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.
#grownostr
Natural fibers all the way! Or ideally superwash π
But Iβm still brand new to wool and would love to know your system.
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.
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 woolβ¦
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.
100% natural wool. 100%.
100% natural.
