so what am I doing wrong here?
I got this yarn for free. It is my favorite color so I couldn’t pass it up. It is a very course, over-spun wool- would be good for rugs, I suppose.. definitely not good for anything that touched skin. I don’t make rugs, and I need a knitting project so I am thinking about a felted bag. I knitted up a swatch-
Then I felted it…
hmmm- a distinct diagonal slant… any thoughts? Besides the design problem involved I really like how it looks and feels.
(Sorry about the terrible pictures- I am having problems with my camera these days)
August 15th, 2004 at 8:37 pm
I found this very inspiring:
http://www.supernaturale.com/howto/fibre/felting/index.html
August 16th, 2004 at 8:31 am
You aren’t doing anything wrong.
Overspun singles have a tendency to slant. Try doing some slipped stitches or do it all in ribbing to combat it a bit. If you know a spinner maybe they can ply some of it for you then you wouldn’t have to worry about the slant at all.
August 16th, 2004 at 9:01 am
^^^Amy is right.
Also, you could knit in garter stitch or 1×1 rib, which would keep it from slanting, since the pull would be equal from both sides.
August 17th, 2004 at 2:39 am
You can try to “force” the knitting in your required shape before it has dry and “lock” it that way with pins. The wool fibre has a lot of bindings if you look at it in a microscope and some of those bindings can be changed when the wool is wet and then remain when it has dried.