I'm making mittens for someone who cannot tolerate wool or lanolin. I usually use wool because it keeps its shape. Cotton gets stretched out and that doesn't work especially on the cuffs and stuff from wear. Does anyone know of a lanolin-free blend or synthetic that would hold its shape like wool but isn't actually wool? THANK YOU!
2007-06-21 18:33:32 · 4 answers · asked by eo 2 in Games & Recreation ➔ Hobbies & Crafts
Fingering weight 100% bison de-haired down - soft, washable, durable and lanolin free. see link below
Unlike wool, alpaca is hypoallergenic and lanolin-free, meaning that many people who ... Several LocalHarvest members raise alpacas and make their own yarn.
2007-06-21 19:25:51 · answer #1 · answered by Yarnlady_needsyarn 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you get near a yarn or book store in the near future, look for Amy R. Singer's "No Sheep For You." The first half (or so) of the book talks about substitutes and how they work.
2007-06-22 07:24:36 · answer #2 · answered by lostbat 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
frequently in case you basically e mail the yarn businesses online then they're going to deliver it to you for loose. basically make some stuff up which you like it for a challenge and those suckers will deliver it to your front door.
2016-10-18 08:08:45 · answer #3 · answered by boice 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
any of the acrylics should hold up, you might try woolease, i think its part wool and part acrylic but would not have the oils in it since its blended and washed.
2007-06-21 19:40:08 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋