I wanted some felted slippers in colors to photograph for "Footnotes," since up to now I have made them with Lion Brand Fisherman Wool in neutral colors. When Paton's Classic Wool was on sale at Joanns, I purchased three colors, pink, teal, and a blue/pink/lavender variegated. I had no idea how the variegated would look felted, but I actually like it very much. The two pair I have done, pictured on my washing machine, aka felting machine, are women's sizes. I'll get the teal knitted later. I am getting a pair out of a skein of yarn, but just barely; if I go up even one size, I'll need to purchase a second skein.
The Classic Wool felted very well. I knitted the slippers very large and shrank them deliberately. When I first put them in the washer, nothing seemed to happen. They agitated in hot water a whole cycle with me checking every 5 minutes, and were still huge, but once they started to felt on the second time around, I had to check every minute, because they were shrinking so fast.
"Footnotes" is coming along; I filmed and edited the Summer Mocs, and I think the video is very clear and instructive. First I filmed the mocassins in an energetic, chipper mood, and when I finally got down to editing I realized I had gone too fast and occasionally, I accidentally covered the work with my hands. Last night, I filmed again tired and slow, and it was actually much better.
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