Help from the knitters out there please
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Topic: Help from the knitters out there please
Posted By: lilfatty
Subject: Help from the knitters out there please
Date Posted: 05 May 2008 at 6:31pm
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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? ------------- Mummy to Issy (3) and Elias (18 months) I did it .. 41 kgs gone! From flab to fab in under a year  http://www.femininefitness.co.nz/category/blog - LFs weight blog
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Posted By: Bobbie
Date 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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Posted By: lilfatty
Date Posted: 05 May 2008 at 6:51pm
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I thought you were working on a scarf ------------- Mummy to Issy (3) and Elias (18 months) I did it .. 41 kgs gone! From flab to fab in under a year http://www.femininefitness.co.nz/category/blog - LFs weight blog
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Posted By: Bobbie
Date Posted: 05 May 2008 at 6:52pm
if you saw it you'd agree I'm not a knitter  -------------
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Posted By: kabe
Date Posted: 05 May 2008 at 7:48pm
Porcelina's a knitter! She's a Nov 07 mum  I wish I could knit  ------------- http://alterna-tickers.com"> 
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Posted By: HippyMama
Date 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. ------------- Mama to two earth walkers & two angels. Remember, you are not managing an inconvenience; You are raising a human being. ~ Kittie Franz Next Slingbabies! Meet - Friday 4th May !! |
Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date 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! |
Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 06 May 2008 at 4:18pm
Kabe - you can learn  Check out http://www.knittinghelp.com - Knittinghelp - it has videos on how to do everything!
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Posted By: kabe
Date 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. ------------- http://alterna-tickers.com">
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