I just made a Christmas stocking from the new book, Christmas Stockings
published by Interweave Press. It was knitted huge and then felted in the
washer. After it was done, one of my friends said it would make a wonderful
boot, and she was right!
I knitted it at 4 st./in on size 8 needles - the leg was 15 inches long and
16 in circumference, the foot was about 12 inches. It was really huge! But
I felted it in the washing machine, and it is now a very thick boot that is
12 inches from top to bottom of heel, 11 in. circumference, and the foot is
8 inches from heel to toe. I agitated it for 20 minutes to get it that small
- it looked good at 15 minutes, so you can decide how far you want to go.
A solution for the top edge was to knit St. stitch for 4 rows, then *K2 tog,
yo* - repeat around one row. When you are finishing the sock, hem the top 4
rows inside the sock. You get a really nice scalloped top edge that is
completely finished when felted - no separation!
This is the first time I have felted a knitted item, and I was so excited
when it came out of the washer and looked perfect! What fun - and could make
wonderful boots.
{:-} Nancy Burkhalter, Spindrift Farm, Chelsea, Michigan
(where the sheep are in charge and the rest of us play)
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