1st post-some FO's (Image heavy)

[melissafairy08]

Oh yeah, it really is true that you "block" the Touch Me yarn by machine washing it and machine drying it. I was SOOOOO scared to try it but after confirming online, and with three different Knitting stores I did it and it came out beautiful.

[Hippie9]

I did a swatch in Touch Me and washed and dried it (well, actually, it didn't dryu in the dryer as it was in a mesh bag. It just got bunched up so I ended up air drying it) and it looks awful! Scratchy and misshapen.

Maybe it's because I air dried it?

[melissafairy08]

I think so. It looked so ugly coming out of the washer I thought I had screwed up. I almost cried. But I used good dryer sheets in the dryer and it came out really nice.

I would have done a swatch but I was going broke on the durned yarn and didn't wanna waste any.

[kayrun]

Did you use a pattern for the fingerless gloves?
I like those!

[melissafairy08]

Did you use a pattern for the fingerless gloves?
I like those!

It was from Speed Knitting by Kris Percival. That book is chock full of amazing instant gratification wonders. I gave them to a friend of mine and she promptly posted about 6 pictures of herself grinning and called me brilliant. Needless to say, I knit whatever she wants. Here she is enjoying them:

[Hippie9]

One more question: Did you put your scarf in a mesh bag or something like that or did you toss it in the machines as is? Thanks for your experience and knowledge, by the way!

[melissafairy08]

I just tossed it in there. Oh man it was so scary!!!! No problem on the info, I'm just glad everyone likes my stuff AND I got featured in "Hot Projects"