I found a cabled purse pattern that I really liked and it's something I'll use everyday. I picked out some Pattons cream-colored Merino wool yarn. I wasn't sure if the wool will eventually become felted from frequent use or not. I'm going to be putting a lot of time into the bag and I don't want it to become felted! Should I even use the yarn? or what should I use? I like the feel of the wool and I want the cables to really stand out and the purse to be soft too.
2007-11-02 01:19:12 · 6 answers · asked by Kimmy 4 in Games & Recreation ➔ Hobbies & Crafts
If the wool gets dirty and you accidently wash it in hot water it will shrink. Go to a hobby store and find a yarn or string type of material that is covered in plastic or something soft so it can be washed.
2007-11-02 08:57:40 · answer #1 · answered by Mommiedearest 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A lot will depend on how you use the bag.
If you let it rub against your clothes when walking, it is likely to felt at that point, but if you have it sit beside you on a (car) chair most of the time, that risk is much smaller.
Man made fibers can be as soft and the pattern will stand out as well, but I doubt they are as strong as good wool.
As the wool is white you will want to wash it every now and again, but wool can take a lot of washing as long as you are careful.
Irish cable-knit jerseys have a long history of intense use, staying good for a long time.
My mother once hand spun and knitted a plain woolen jersey that is still in good condition, after 20 years of machine washing, only the elbows have been replaced, but that was because of the intense use.
Make sure you line the bag with sturdy fabric, making the lining that little smaller so that there is no stress on the knit work.
2007-11-02 02:49:10 · answer #2 · answered by Willeke 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If it was me.... I would make the purse but only use it occasionally when I know I won't be doing things that could possibly ruin it. But if you don't want it to eventually felt then I'd go find a similar weight yarn in superwash wool. Superwash is wool that is treated so it doesn't felt.
2007-11-02 02:47:02 · answer #3 · answered by Ann 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wool lasts forever as long as you don't get carpet beetles or moths in it. Our grandmothers all wore their sweaters and shawls for most of their adult lifetimes without them getting really badly felted.
Just be nice to the purse, clean it occasionally, don't get really rough with it, don't over stuff it, etc. and it should last you a lot longer than if you were to do it with the synthetic yarns on the market. They look nasty after a year!!!
2007-11-02 05:16:52 · answer #4 · answered by Nana Lamb 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
your superb selection is to seem at each and every of the yarns you pick to knit with. Then examine the ball band. they might have a cautioned needle length to bypass with that yarn. If it is 5mm then you actually can use that yarn. If it is 4.5 or 5.5 you'll use it, 0.5mm would not really make a lot of distinction to drape in case you make the most of the 5mm really. If the needle length reccommended is way diverse, like 2 or 3mm or 6mm or something, then pick a countless yarn. you'll many times be utilising a medium weight yarn with the 5mm needles, so something it is not any longer really skinny and laceweight and something no longer to cumbersome. once you're nonetheless uncertain grab one in all those gauge thingos with the holes for the diverse length needles, so that you'll be able to examine in case you forget, take it alongside with you once you bypass yarn procuring and feed a loop by the 5mm hollow on the template. If it suits nicely and is not any longer forced into there and by no skill merely floating round then you actually can wager 5mm needles will likely paintings for that yarn. i desire this has helped, and that you've understood all of it! :P
2016-10-23 06:30:08 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe you could use a wool blend so that it won't felt.
2007-11-02 04:49:04 · answer #6 · answered by petunia0384 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋