I know I left you hanging with the mitten situation. To refresh your memory, I had finished dyeing with purple yarn. I had yarn to make mittens in 6 colors.
Before felting
Here they are! Sixteen pair of mittens, knit and ready for the hot water treatment!
After felting
After being felted, they are all about one inch shorter, fuzzier and not quite as intense in color. The color does fade a wee bit – after all it is super hot water and strong detergent (even a bit of dish soap!) – but mostly the texture of the knitting gets softened and somehow that makes the color more subtle. I’m very happy to have these all done! I hope they all find cold hands to keep warm by next winter!
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