I knit a tube and sew the open ends together with cotton yarn using a long stitch over the top, like closing a potato sack.
It's not necessary to sew the ends of the tube closed. Just begin and end the tube by knitting a few inches of cotton (or any non-felting fiber) on each end - called 'waste/scrap yarn' in knitting machine lingo. I ran a custom knitting business for a dozen years; these cotton margins take the brunt of the washing action - allowing the wool 'edges' to full uniformly with the tube centers.
The sides of the tube do not felt together.
No, the tube doesn't felt together (inside). Do the inside arms of wool sweaters felt together when shrunk (fulled - intentionally or not!!) in the washer?
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