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lilfatty 
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Posted: 05 May 2008 at 6:31pm |
Im looking for cot blankets I understand that Issy should have wool or cotton blankies however some say acrylic wool .. is that still ok? is there a difference?
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Bobbie
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Posted: 05 May 2008 at 6:50pm |
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acrylic wool is man made so it won't breathe as well as real wool. However you don't have to wool wash acrylic.
Not that I'm making any claim as a knitter but my MIL is one.
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lilfatty
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Posted: 05 May 2008 at 6:51pm |
I thought you were working on a scarf 
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Bobbie
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Posted: 05 May 2008 at 6:52pm |
if you saw it you'd agree I'm not a knitter 
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Posted: 05 May 2008 at 7:48pm |
Porcelina's a knitter! She's a Nov 07 mum  I wish I could knit 
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Posted: 05 May 2008 at 8:08pm |
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Acrylic 'yarn' is completely artificial, unless it says otherwise on the label, and definitely doesn't breathe as well as pure wool - but Bobbie is right, you don't have to wash it especially or treat it in the same way as real wool.
I am a bit of a wool snob when it comes to knitting, if I am making clothing 99% of the time I will go for 100% pure wool, cotton, or cotton / wool blend. If it is a gift or something someone has requested and they are not fussy, sometimes I will go for a wool / acrylic blend.
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nikkitheknitter
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Posted: 06 May 2008 at 4:16pm |
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Acrylic = synthetic = doesn't breathe as well.
I'd get wool blankets for winter.
In saying that, when Han was young I used an awful lot of polarfleece blankets!
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Posted: 06 May 2008 at 4:18pm |
Kabe - you can learn  Check out Knittinghelp - it has videos on how to do everything!
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Posted: 06 May 2008 at 4:24pm |
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LOL, thanks nikki! Makes me want to dig around in our basement for some knitting needles.
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Help from the knitters out there please
