- point ed ▁need les , ▁kn itting ▁on ▁two ▁circular ▁need les , ▁a ▁M ö b ius ▁strip - like ▁" mag ic ▁need le " ▁approach ▁( comm only ▁known ▁as ▁" Mag ic ▁Loop "), ▁or ▁careful ▁use ▁of ▁s lip - st itch ▁kn itting ▁or ▁equival ently ▁double ▁kn itting ▁to ▁kn it ▁the ▁back ▁and ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁t ube . ▁ ▁Fab ric ▁Fin ishing ▁ ▁Fel ting ▁Fel ting ▁is ▁the ▁hand - kn it ters ' ▁term ▁for ▁full ing , ▁a ▁technique ▁for ▁joining ▁kn itted ▁or ▁w oven ▁animal - y arn ▁fib res . ▁The ▁finished ▁product ▁is ▁put ▁in ▁hot ▁water ▁and ▁ag itated ▁until ▁it ▁starts ▁to ▁shr ink . ▁The ▁end ▁result ▁typically ▁has ▁a ▁felt - like ▁appearance ▁but ▁has ▁reduced ▁dimensions . ▁B ags , ▁mitt ens , ▁v ests , ▁so cks , ▁sli ppers ▁and ▁h ats ▁are ▁just ▁a ▁few ▁items ▁that ▁can ▁be ▁felt ed . ▁ ▁Need le ▁fel ting ▁ ▁Need le ▁fel ting ▁is ▁a ▁technique ▁used ▁to ▁add ▁decor ation ▁to ▁a ▁kn itted ▁or ▁felt ed ▁piece , ▁where ▁raw ▁ro ving ▁is ▁applied ▁using ▁a ▁very ▁sharp ▁bar bed ▁fel ting ▁need le ▁by ▁repeatedly ▁pier cing ▁the ▁ro ving ▁and ▁background ▁together . ▁Once ▁was hed ▁in ▁hot ▁water , ▁the ▁app liqu ed ▁decor ation ▁is ▁f used ▁with ▁the ▁background . ▁F elt ed ▁kn itting ▁can ▁be ▁cut ▁with ▁sc iss