K’s Netbook Cover
K got a netbook for his birthday, so I decided to make him a felted netbook cover. Found some shetland wool on eBay and set to.
The yarn is listed as sport/5ply but, in my opinion, was closer to a 4ply, so I used it double throughout. Worked a swatch first and felted that so I could work out the initial dimensions for casting on. Unfortunately, I worked the swatch in garter stitch using 6mm needles but, at the last moment, decided to use stocking stitch for the cover itself.
Bad idea! I should have done another swatch as stocking stitch reduces far more in terms of its length when felted compared to garter stitch.
Felting was, as usual, tiring. It took two sessions and I almost made it too shallow for the netbook but it just fits. Ah well, chalk that one up to experience.
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