Felted Knits
Galeskas, Beverly

Softcover, 8.5" x 9", $21.95
ISBN 1-931499-33-0
Interweave Press, 2003.
112 pages.

Back cover: "The Art of Shrinking Your Knitting -Just about anything you can knit can be felted - that is, shrunk with heat and agitation to create a thicker, more durable fabric. The knitting goes fast with fat yarn on big needles, and felting is easy and fun, but learning how to make all of it come together takes some skill. More than just a pattern book, Beverly Galeskas shows you how to:
* choose and test yarns
* correctly size a knitted piece for felting
* accurately shrink items by hand-and-machine washing
* improve your results with blocking
* care for your felted knits
Novice and experienced knitters alike can choose from the book's 36 projects to create bags and totes, hats, mittens, vests and slippers, as well as pillows, placemats, and coasters to compliment your décor. This invaluable resource also includes sections on embelishing your felting and about felting on felt (needle felting).

Beverly Galeskas is owner of Fiber Trends, the largest knitting pattern company in the U.S. She has developed a national reputation as the "queen of felting" and her patterns are known for their accuracy, style and comfort."