I must say, yes RheLynn, I am worried about felting. But I figured I could hand wash these socks. Kyle said he really wanted wool for the warmth. I'm very worried that they won't fit or he won't like them, or I won't finish them. Plus many other worries, so I am just making them and will see how they turn out. For my first pair, I figure I need to stumble through and make some mistakes.
We will have the first try on session for Kyle this evening. I at least don't want to get to far if they aren't going to work out. Yes, I told him, I didn't even try to keep it a secret.
A secret I will keep from Kyle... I broke my over three year no McDonalds streak this morning. My stomach was weak and I had to eat an egg mcmuffin with cheese. At least it was good and hit the spot instead of being very disappointing like I was expecting. It is not that we are totally opposed to Mikey D's, but I got a pretty severe case of food poisoning that I attribute to them many years ago and had not been back since. Oh the shame of breaking such a long streak!
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The sock is coming along great, especially for your first one! I didn't mean to sound negative about the felting -- my first pair of socks was in Cascade 220 (Oatmeal) and felted soon afterwards. But... I wasn't careful enough to handwash them *every* time ;o) If Kyle likes wool, he should love these socks ;o)!
I just gave J a buzz-cut and now I'm off to play Literati. Have a great night!
did they felt beyond wearability?
I was worried about such things (felting) but moved forward regardless because I liked the yarn. And now Kyle has tried them on and they are on the large size, so I am going to continue and then try to felt them down just a little bit. Custom Fit! (I hope).
Well -- They fit just right when I made them. I didn't have the forsight to make them a bit bigger.
They felted down to a size that was uncomfortable to wear :o(
J is in the other room fighting Willowpede over puzzle pieces. I have to go help!
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