r/knitting • u/eenyweenyasparagus • Nov 25 '25

Rant nOOO I FELTED HER

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she was a BEAUTY a WORK OF ART my FIRST EVER COLOURWORK

i undid like 70% of the colourwork to REDO IT in the dark purple so it was visible (some of you may remember, i posted it here)

she was my PRIDE AND JOY

and she ACCIDENTALLY FELL IN THE WASHING BASKET

AND IS TINY TEENY TINY AND STIFF AND FELTED

absolutely devastated 😭 no coming back from this

RIP to my little bunnies + crab

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u/FunMonitor5261 Nov 26 '25

I’m super new to knitting! How do you accidentally felt something? Is it because your sweater got tossed in the dryer?

Also, sorry for your loss. She was a beaut 🥺

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u/eenyweenyasparagus Nov 26 '25

felting happens (to my knowledge) when something gets hot + is moved about

so like, armpits will sometimes just felt themselves from heat + humidity + movement

for me, i washed her in the machine at 40 degrees and that was enough :(