"fitting" is the operative word here. fitting my proust boots to my feet and calves. i got one finished, and knew that i wanted a bit of a felted look (not so many clearly defined V-shapes in the stitches, a little halo, a well-worn look) but, since they were the knit with the same number of stitches for the foot and the leg, the foot was a little loose, the calf a little tight. the first thing i did, seen here, was block a bit, stretching the leg out with a pair of flip flops inside...
... then with a couple cans of tomato puree inside, to really push it open.
with the tomato cans inside (labels off, in case the ink ran), i scrubbed at the leg of the boot a bit, to fuzz it up somewhat. i did a little actual shrinking/fulling of the foot, particularly around the heel -- when i make those turkish heels, they tend to be a little loosely held together at the top and bottom -- like two lips. hot water, soap and scrubbing sort of fused them together nicely.
this whole process was more like playing with molding clay than it was like knitting! i still have half of another boot to knit, and then finish like the one that is drying now.