


Och här är det färdiga resultatet med Istex Létt-Lopi, ca 100 gr. Jag använde stickor nr 6 och mönster något mitt emellan det här och det här. Tofflorna tovade jag i tvättmaskinen på 40 grader. De blev ljuvligt mjuka och fluffiga. Kanske lite stora fortfarande, men jag tänkte prova att sätta dem i maskinen en gång till senare. Min nåldyna hamnade med på fotot för att man skulle se skillnaden i storlek, men tro nu att jag kom ihåg att sätta med den på "färdiga"-fotot.. nejdå! :-)


My first trials with felting!
Having admired the finished results on other peoples blogs for a while now I decided to give it a go myself as well. As I came across this wonderful white-and-pink Istex Létt-Lopi at a yarnswap at our local Stitch-and-Bitch meeting a couple of weeks ago, I made a pair of slippers. They were then felted in the washing machine at 40 degrees for about 1 1/2 hours. They came out beautifly fluffy and soft. Perhaps a bit too big still..
The other pair was made from Novita Huopanen yarn, and this time I actually followed the pattern. They too were chucked in the washing machine at 40 degrees (not at the same time as the other ones though!). They felted much more and came out much harder and almost a perfect fit. The lefthand slipper has been brushed for a softer surface, I don't know if it's visible in the photo? And no, I'm no good at crocheting flowers.. :-)