I thought I’d knit a nice felted rose using the short row method. So using real wool I knitted a nice twirly length, twisted it into a rose shape, tied in the loose ends, secured it and prepared to felt.
Anyone who’s felted will know that at first the work goes really floppy and expands all over the place. Don’t panic, it does shrink…but this didn’t, it just got floppier! So I tried shock tactics, hot water, cold water, hot water, more agitating, it just didn’t want to know. I had to admit defeat, this wool was not going to felt.
I rinsed the rose out, and returned to my crafting chair and slumped down sulking. Then I looked at the wool I’d used and saw that dreaded word SUPERWASH aarrgh!!!!
Here’s what happens if you try to felt SUPERWASH wool, my advice is…don’t!
