Shhhh! Don't tell my husband!

If you are my husband, and you've tripped over this site inadvertently while deleting the internet cache...LEAVE NOW...


In my defense, much of this cache was inherited from retired/deceased knitters in my family and doesn't reflect my current knitting requirements...LOL



I found these at the Old Mill. They are intended as tapestry wool, but are untreated 100% wool and should felt. "Should" felt, isn't the same as "Does" felt. I've tried ice water "shock treatments", applications of soap and baking soda...but no. It doesn't really felt nicely. I emailed the company that produces the wool and the proprietor confirms that she has heard reports of people using the yarn for felted projects, but has no experience felting herself. The wool is quite coarse, so I'm hoping to be able to felt it into bags and such since it isn't really garment-friendly.

Any suggestions as to how to improve feltability???



Yikes, I recognize some of this stash from college...and I finished grad school in the 80's!!!



Ok, I can justify this, to myself at least, because it contains a ton of Walmart clearance yarn. I'm not usually a big fan of Bernat and Lion Brand yarns, but when you can get funfur, ribbons and eyelash yarns for $1 per skein...how can you NOT buy it???



This one doesn't count because it's needles, crochet hooks, notions and stuff!



Yikes, what is that horrid lavender stuff!!!



This was my favorite grandma's hope chest. It's mine now.




Hope I live long enough to knit all this stash!!!