Yes, sock. Not socks, which ironically would be better, but one shrunken sock. You see, I’d been scrupulously ensuring that I washed Mr B’s Mini Mochi socks on a 30 degree wool cycle because I was concerned about them shrinking. It’s not the most convenient thing to do as I usually favour the “bung everything in and wash at 40″ method and only bother to separate white and dark colours. But I started having a once or twice weekly wool wash for all Mr B’s socks and Rose’s knitted clothes so it wasn’t too bad. Until the weekend and when I was rushing to bundle a dark washload together, a sock managed to sneak its way into the pile. Possibly hidden up a trouser leg. And this was the result:
It’s like cardboard. If it was any stiffer, I could use it as a sock blocker itself. The other sock which escaped the machine is fine, but unless Mr B suddenly develops a rare, foot-shrinking illness, or only ever has one cold foot, he has a pair of unwearable socks. Socks knitted from a not inexpensive yarn which I was on a waiting list to buy. Socks which took forever to knit while I was perma-feeding a tiny baby. There may have been swearing. 
So it’s back to Trekking, Regia and Opal 75% wool sock yarns for this household. I will never again be swayed by pretty colours, no matter how much they taunt me. I am immune. 
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So common are the laundry disasters in our house all wooly things have a special place (i.e. landing windowsill) where they await the machine. I am considering a) buying several more washing baskets, one being a ’special’ one for wool or b) knitting absolutely everything in washable sock yarn…;-)
Could you shrink the other one and wear them as slippers? Is there no softness at all to it?
Hmmmm I really hate that ’sick to the stomach feeling’ when you realise what’s happened
I currently have a tank top that I completely felted and ruined hanging around on a radiator staring at me accusingly. I am desperately trying to think of a way to re-purpose it by stitching it up! Maybe you should shrink the other sock and use them for key rings lol
Oh no!! I’ve only felted one pair of socks, which was from an inexpensive yarn that I have a huge cone of, so after the initial shock, it wasn’t a huge disaster. Could it be re-purposed into something small for Rose?
boooo! to small but perfectly formed felted footcoverings. I feel your pain, having done this many times. Thanks for the info though, always good to know which yarns to watch out for in the machine…
I was going to suggest you shrink the other one and give it to one of the younger Mr. B’s until I remembered the stiff as a sock blocker part.
Maybe you could make the one remaining sock into a pair for Rose????
Bummer.
Yikes! Maybe they can become a pair of felted slippers for Rose? Thanks for the warning – I have some Mini Mochi and was thinking of casting on a pair of socks soon.