tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8793849363961285245.post4997785325839231221..comments2023-11-05T10:13:12.043+11:00Comments on Ozlorna's Knitting Blog: Slip Stitch Brim on Two Hatsozlornahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12369005888090645961noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8793849363961285245.post-58119629691990496382011-07-22T17:54:22.771+10:002011-07-22T17:54:22.771+10:00One of the reasons I did two hats, the exact same ...One of the reasons I did two hats, the exact same design but one giant one to felt down. The choice of feltable wool is a big factor. Bendigo Rustic is exceptional at felting. You can see the difference in stitch number, row counts and tension. You MUST give the prefelted item somewhere to felt TO. If there's not enough room it goes rock hard. I checked my feltables in the dryer every few minutes, the hat needed the most, it had the furthest to shrink. Then I found a 23" mixing bowl to plonk it on. when it was dryer I found a round (empty sugar bowl to put on top of a drinking glass to round the top.ozlornahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12369005888090645961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8793849363961285245.post-32199481779022449492011-07-22T15:21:50.539+10:002011-07-22T15:21:50.539+10:00I liked the felt hat! I also want to make felt kni...I liked the felt hat! I also want to make felt knitted things, but I'm afraid that they are strongly reduced in size. As the process control? .Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17206918586549951653noreply@blogger.com