<<I threw it in the washing machine in hot water with laundry detergent. Agitated it on high. And agitated. And Agitated. And AGITATED! The thing was in there (by itself, maybe that's why the process was so slow) for about 10 minutes and still hadn't shrunk much. >>
One thing to keep in mind, that isn't usually addressed very much in books on felted knitting especially, is that various breeds of sheep produce fleece that felt in different ways. Some just don't felt very much at all. Some respond really quickly and well to agitation. Some *require* pressure rather than agitation - that may be the key.
The fact yours was dyed first may well have changed its felting properties as well. Then there are the other issues already mentioned - thickness/gauge of yarn, how firmly spun, and how firmly knitted, etc.
My experience with felted knitting is that my own handspun generally felts better than most commercial yarn - I suspect because most commercial yarn is pretty harshly treated along the way, which acts as a sort of superwash treatment.
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