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if I were to knit a hat or mittens for you, would you rather it be made out of...

100% wool yarn, requiring hand washing and air drying but it'd be all natural materials

or

a 80/20% acrylic/wool blend, which can be thrown in the washing machine and dryer for convenience?

me personally, I lean towards 100% natural fibers whenever possible because our household has a system to care for woolens, but I know not everyone has that habit.

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𝔼𝕣π•ͺπ•Ÿ 𝔹𝕣𝕒𝕔𝕔𝕠 2y ago

Natural fibers all the way! Or ideally superwash 😏

But I’m still brand new to wool and would love to know your system.

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karo 2y ago

I do like superwash and knit with it quite a lot but I find that when knitting thicker yarns (DK and above) it seems to grow after wash (meaning I have to knit much tighter than I like) and pills with wear more quickly.

my system is air out woolens in an open basket (ex, wire basket) or on a line. once in a while, if airing out isn't enough, I gather the items and put it in my top loader washing machine for a soak with Eucalan (wool wash) about 40-60 minutes, swishing gently by hand every so often. Then I drain the washer and use the spin to spin out most of the water. Then air dry.

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𝔼𝕣π•ͺπ•Ÿ 𝔹𝕣𝕒𝕔𝕔𝕠 2y ago

Thank you so much!

A further question: is there a good way to treat stains on wool? My go to (oxiclean) specifically says not to use it on wool…

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karo 2y ago

I'm not sure. I haven't had any instances where I had to deal with stains on wool that were too obvious or stubborn that it didn't come out with wool wash. sorry I couldn't be more helpful here.