Felting tightens the knit structure and makes it denser. This tightening will cause the piece to shrink. So make sure you allow for this shrinkage. Use washing machine to felt your knits. Add mild soap, never laundry detergents. Use warm water wash and warm water rinse. Do not switch water temperatures (never warm wash and cold rinse). The temperature switch will cause too much felting and shrinkage. Never dry knits in dryer. Air dry and lay piece flat. Be cautious, you can always felt more, but you cannot undo process.


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Other Morehouse KnitTips:

> How to wind a skein into a ball

> How to knit with more than one yarn color

> How to knit in the round

> How to pick up stitches around armhole

> Knitting with lace yarn

> Knitting with variegated yarn

> Pattern stitches

> Pattern abbreviations and what they mean

> Finishing process (felting)