Mitts for charity pics

Some may or may not know me but i am looking for knitters to knit fingerless mitts for a charity i am trying to start. I got the OK to donate from my current dialysis center. A lot of dialysis patients suffer from steal syndrome making their hands really cold as they dialyze so I and others are knitting mitts where i will donate them in mid to late April. There is a minimum of a 3" on the cuff so that it doesnt cover the access area. I chose to do fingerless mitts so people can still hold a book, use the remote control or use a laptop. If you are interested in makingbmitts send me a message and i can give you shipping info. Also post your pics of mitts here.

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Permalink Reply by Peggy Stuart on May 10, 2011 at 7:13pm

I'm fine knitting with alpaca, but I find that it dries out my hands, so I have to put some hand creme on from time to time. Wool doesn't seem to do that. Maybe there's still some lanolin left in the fiber.

Permalink Reply by angelkarhu on May 10, 2011 at 7:44pm

I use Eucerin Plus. The same burning feeling occured when I used the Fresco yarn which I think is part alpaca and part angora. I've used this yarn before without an issue so it must be a new sensitivity. My hands dry out a lot at dialysis so I have a small tube of it with me when I dialyze. My surgeon reccommended the Eucerin when I reacted to the iodine or whatever it was during the last surgery in August. My body is rebelling against me. Things I never used to have an issue with, I do now.

Permalink Reply by Peggy Stuart on May 10, 2011 at 9:47pm

I hope it gets better soon!

Permalink Reply by angelkarhu on May 10, 2011 at 8:37pm

Just finished a partial knitting experiment. Working with superwash wool and not a problem. Hand still hurts from earlier but its not getting worse from this different fiber so I must be sensitive to alpaca.

Permalink Reply by Peggy Stuart on May 10, 2011 at 9:45pm

Interesting, but too bad if you're sensitive to one of the loveliest fibers!

Permalink Reply by angelkarhu on May 10, 2011 at 9:58pm

I just dont get it. I can wear my alpaca hat with no issues. I'm gonna try to knit with it while wearing some cotton gloves because darn it this wasnt cheap yarn.

Permalink Reply by Peggy Stuart on May 11, 2011 at 5:11am

I can knit in half-finger gloves. Maybe if you cut the tips of the fingers off.

Permalink Reply by angelkarhu on May 11, 2011 at 11:00am

Its wierd I can knit with the brushed Suri blend yarn just fine but toss in some alpaca and owie. Isnt Suri just a breed of Alpaca? This yarn is baby alpaca.

Permalink Reply by PickleSue on May 11, 2011 at 11:52am

It might not be the fiber itself, but something that was used when they were processing it- (maybe chemical in nature) that is still in the fiber. I thought both the alpaca types were the same like 2 breeds of sheep are the same. Both the same animal essentially.

Permalink Reply by cherylbwaters on May 11, 2011 at 12:09pm

Suri Dream is 74% Suri Alpaca, 22% Peruvian Highland Wool, 4% Nylon. And since you can wear your alpaca hat with no problems, it could be some chemical that was used in processing the alpaca you are using. What brand are you using?

Guess I should have read Pickles post a little more thoroughly. In other words, ditto on what Pickles says on the processing.

Permalink Reply by angelkarhu on May 11, 2011 at 12:45pm

The alpaca is baby twist by alpaca with a twist the Suri is a blend of Suri, merino (i think) and bamboo by Blue Sky or something like that.

Permalink Reply by cherylbwaters on May 11, 2011 at 12:59pm

Well, Baby Alpaca is 100% baby alpaca. It doesn't specify whether it is suri or huacaya. The Brushed Suri from Blue Sky is 67% baby suri, 22% merino and 11% bamboo. So unless it has something to do with the processing, I can't imagine the difference.

I am very allergic to angora rabbits, but not to angora fiber. But many animal allergies are due to the dander, not the fiber itself.