I tried to felt the coffee sleeve, and maybe I just didn't do it long enough, but it didn't felt very well. Or, at least, it didn't shrink. It is nice and fuzzy, though! I used it for my water bottle today, and it worked well. I may put some puffy paint or something on the inside to keep it from sliding, though. The one thing I learned from this is that while Noro Kureyon is pretty scratchy when worked up, it has a really nice feel after being washed! I couldn't stop petting the sleeve today!
I'm looking forward to knitting at lunch tomorrow with my friend! I'm about halfway done with a project that I would like to finish within the next couple of weeks.
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Did you hand or machine felt?
Crafty Alien's advice to me was that if I was asking if it was felted yet, it wasn't; and just keep at it.
I'm working on a bag to machine felt. We'll see how that goes.
I (attempted to) hand felt it, per recommendation of a previous commenter, since it's so small. I think I may try it again. Any idea how long this should take? Maybe I just didn't do it long enough...
I've never used Kureyon so I don't have any advice as to how long it might take. Did you rub it between your hands or use a washboard? A washboard will be faster. I would just be afraid that it would get lost in the machine if you machine felted, but that might just be me. You know, I just remembered that knit then full stuff shrinks more in height than width. So maybe it wouldn't shrink the circumference enough to make a difference?
It's making a really great water bottle cozy, so I'm happy!
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