Podcast Episode 99: Which Yarn Should I Use?

Don't want stretch? Need drape? Thinking of substituting wool for cotton, or alpaca for linen? Kelley gives advice on how to match fiber type to project.

Fiber Tutorials

Alpaca
Cotton
Linen
Modal
Silk
Wool

Yarn Substitution

Books in Book Review

Knitter's Yarn Palette by Claire Montgomerie

Knitting to Share by Gerard Allt

101 Luxury Yarn One-Skein Wonders by Judith Durant

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Comment by Susan the Blue Lake Knitter on June 12, 2009 at 7:07am: Kelley, Great advice on the fibers.Even though I've never been partial to wearing wool - I always throught of it as too itchy - I am learning that fiber content is a lot more complex than I ever realized. My recently finished Lindsay Socks in Essential Tweed taught me that wool does not have to be itchy. I've been doing a lot of cotton knitting, thanks to KP, the Montavilla Market Tote, and Simply Cotton and Comfy yarns. But I have some wonderful wools to begin working on blankets, sweaters, socks, etc. for this fall. I'm a little concerned with my recent 100% alpaca project... and though it is beautiful, am concerned abot how it will last.