Hi,

I am knitting a cable pattern and I want to felt it and make it into a eye glass case. I am making up the project as I go, but I have never felted before. Is my cable going to disappear? Are you supposed to knit straight stockinette when you felt? I don't know what to do. Please help.

Sandy

i would think if you did one cable against a stocckinette or garter background, the cable should still stand out. you will loose some definition, so a nice basic fat cable would probably be best:shrug:

Yes, you will lose some of the stitch detail, but if it's big enough it may show some. You can felt it a little less, too. I think most felting patterns are done in stockinette or garter stitch.

i would think if you did one cable against a stocckinette or garter background, the cable should still stand out. you will loose some definition, so a nice basic fat cable would probably be best:shrug:
Thank you for your help. I guess I will go back to the drawing board on this project.

Yes, you will lose some of the stitch detail, but if it's big enough it may show some. You can felt it a little less, too. I think most felting patterns are done in stockinette or garter stitch.
Thank you, I think I will frog the project and start over.