I knit my husband a beautiful wool/llamma hair sweater several years ago as a gift. Sadly, my gage was off and it NEVER fit him right. I tried shrinking/felting it but it shrunk the wrong way (got shorter instead of getting smaller around). I tried un-knitting it and that is definitely not going to work - the fibers are too interlocked at this point. So... what to do with it?
I was thinking I'd cut it up to use like fabric and sew something out of it. How about a diaper soaker?
Questions:
1. I can't remember exactly what kind of yarn I used and I know some kinds of wool are better for this than others (I've read to avoid "washable" wools?). Any way I can tell whether it will work well as a soaker? Maybe wash a test-piece in Eucalan? What am I looking for?
2. Would I treat this like fleece do you think, as far as sewing/patterns go? Maybe it's just too thick and bulky for this.... It's not super stretchy anymore either, b/c of the felting.
3. Any other suggestions on what to do with a few large pieces of knit "fabric"? Maybe a soaker isn't such a good plan after all, now that I think about it....
I was thinking I'd cut it up to use like fabric and sew something out of it. How about a diaper soaker?
Questions:
1. I can't remember exactly what kind of yarn I used and I know some kinds of wool are better for this than others (I've read to avoid "washable" wools?). Any way I can tell whether it will work well as a soaker? Maybe wash a test-piece in Eucalan? What am I looking for?
2. Would I treat this like fleece do you think, as far as sewing/patterns go? Maybe it's just too thick and bulky for this.... It's not super stretchy anymore either, b/c of the felting.
3. Any other suggestions on what to do with a few large pieces of knit "fabric"? Maybe a soaker isn't such a good plan after all, now that I think about it....
