I am looking to crochet an afghan and felt it, but I want it to be softer than the usual wool that I use for feltingAny suggestions?
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Felting is the process of melding together individual hairs into a solid massFulling is the process of creating felting between strands in a fabric, be that fabric woven, knit, crocheted, etcSo technically, fabric cannot be felted, it is fulledYou can make the fabric seem softer, or at least more flexible, by not fulling it as muchStop while you can still make out individual stitchesIt will still be warmer than unfelted knitting, but will be more flexible than tightly fulled fabricFelting requires larger than normal stitches to begin withMaking them even larger than the 2-3 needle sizes over what is recommended for the yarn will only prevent it from fulling completelyIf you knit it normally for fulling and then control how tightly it is fulled by how long you agitate it, you will have far more control over the finished textureUsing thinner yarn makes for thinner fulled fabric, and it is therefore more flexibleIt also requires a lot more stitches to cover the same acreageIf your issue is with the scratchiness of wool, it is possible to felt or full with animal hair other than woolAlpaca is a good choiceTo be a really good felting/fulling material, it must be animal hair and it must be largely comprised of kinky/wavy fibersYou can full angora, but it really needs to be blended with something to stabilize itSo you could use cashmere, but that would be very costlyNot all alpaca is created equalSome is softer than othersFor an economical alpaca for a project so large, I recommend Frog Tree Alpaca.
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