The French Russian wool blankets arrived yesterday. They are destined to become a cloak.  They are in the washing machine, getting the funny mothball smell out, and hopefully getting the last of their felting over with.

I have three of them, and they are very heavy and wonderfully warm.  I bet they’re even heavier wet.  I got a chance to try out wool’s ability to resist rain today, in my favorite sweater, which did rather well in a downpour.  Hmm – I may be okay after all with this plan.

Update: After laundering, they are nicely drapey, but not exactly soft.  That’s okay.  However the lint shedding going on is making me think about lining.  I’d really like a nice soft wool for a lining, so it’s not slippery, and since I may end up sleeping in it…mercy!  These projects go on like every other project, don’t they?