They worked!

[abendgules]

I didn't expect my slippers to work - they were so huge and blobby and they weren't shrinking as quickly as I expected...but third wash and rinse was a charm.


Flat knitted pieces, before sewing up and felting.



Finished - sewn into footbags, and then felted. The lopi yarn is shedding a lot of longish hairs and fuzz, but I'm hoping that passes.

I can see the advantage of 'shearing' a felted fabric now (the way medieval cloth was felted, sheared, felted sheared again) in a way I hadn't before.

I posted them on Ravelry, if you're a Rav-ist (membership has its privileges).

Comments

[acorngirl.livejournal.com]

LOVE these and might just make a pair for myself. Lopi is one of my favourite commercial yarns. I made myself a lovely pair of Lopi bedsocks last fall, but didn't felt them. Even though the heels and toes were double-knitted, there are now holes in the heels which probably aren't fixable, so another pair of something warm is in order before the cold sets in next fall.

Btw, I'm a Raveler too, although I haven't been nearly as diligent about recording my projects as you have. Thanks for the link to yours and the pattern too.

[bend-gules.livejournal.com]

Friended! Cheers acorngirl.