Comments on: Be Careful What You Wish For

By: lisa

lisa — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 03:38:00 +0000

i felt in the dryer. i have a front loader, too, and it locks, so i wet the item thoroughly, squeeze it out, and toss it in the dryer with some jeans. it’s fast- i usually check every 15 mins or so. usually it’s felted before the jeans are dry. try it!

By: Ami

Ami — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 19:17:00 +0000

Oh and the clogs are very cute, and I need to make a pair for my boyo.

By: Ami

Ami — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 19:16:00 +0000

I use a pair of old tennies in the front loader when I have tried to felt. It seemed to help add some good beating to the cycle.

By: Confessions of a Knitting Diva

Confessions of a Knitting Diva — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 14:43:00 +0000

great clogs!! how fun for Julie to be able to spend time with her grandparents.

By: jaci

jaci — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 14:39:00 +0000

Hope she wears them after all your hard work. I bet she had fun spending time with her grandparents. I was thinking I need to make a pair of these for myself. My sister loves the pair I gave her last year. Glad to hear that Sophie is giving you some time at night to yourself.

By: Eileen

Eileen — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 14:37:00 +0000

I was thinking about making some of these for my kids until I read your story LOL. I think I’ll wait a year or twelve. I’m a new knitter and I prefer something relatively mindless. We should get your Julie together with my little guy. He only turned two in September but he’s been wearing a size 9 shoe since the summer and is 38″ tall! Mama’s moose boy.

By: jaci

jaci — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 14:37:00 +0000

I am going to a friend’s house tomorrow to do some felting because she has a top loader and awesome hot water. Those clogs are great!! I hope she wears them after all your hard work and extra cleaning chores!! How nice for Julie to spend time with the grandparents.

By: Angel

Angel — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 13:06:00 +0000

The slippers are really cute. I’m sure the Little One will love her slippers. However, if you do find a way to keep slippers on the little one, please share. My 8 year old has always refused to wear socks or slippers in the house no matter how much her feet feel like ice. I even made her slippers and she hid them under her bed so she wouldn’t have to wear them.

By: Connie

Connie — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 12:14:00 +0000

You are always welcome to come to my house for a felting project! I have a regular top loader – I keep the top open so I can reagitate if I need to before I spin the water out. Julie picked out really pretty colors! I LOVE wearing my clogs.

By: Debi

Debi — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 09:10:00 +0000

Wow, what yarn did you use? Six cycles and still stich definition? Wow! I used Elanns peruvian highland and mine felted thickly and tightly in 2 cycles…I do was mine alone with a pair of old sneakers tho, and in a small amount of water.