Knit & Chat: Knitting with Animal (Protein) Fibers 101
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 ก.ค. 2024
- Let's explore FIVE different animal/protein fibers that are perfect for knitting. We'll look at the basic info about each fiber as well as its advantages and disadvantages when it comes to knitting.
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📌 CHAPTER LINKS:
00:00 Knitting with protein fibers
4:15 Wool
13:10 Alpaca
17:30 Mohair
20:41 Silk
23:37 Cashmere
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Can confirm the Nordic method. When it gets below zero and the snow is loose and fluffy, I take my wool knits out, cover them with snow and brush with a soft brush. Works wonders. We do the same with carpets.
I am going to have to try this when we get some light fluffy snow!
Please do a video about synthetic fibers! It would be super helpful!
Yes please! ❤An episode about acrylics etc I think is most welcome!! Often we think of them as ”etc” and less wanted. BUT correct information is always good!!! I tend to mix them😅
Thanks for a brilliant wool-episode! 😍
Good to know! I'll add it to my list.
I am gradually switching my store bought acrylic sweaters over to wool hand knit ones. I find it very difficult to get odors out of synthetic fibres. One sweater soaked in vinegar for a full week. Wool smells like wool. How wonderful.
I agree - odors really stick around with acrylic fibers!
I made a dog sweater and I was afraid to make it out of wool. In my mind, I kept thinking I needed to make it out of acrylic. I asked another TH-camr who made one for her dog, and she said the wool did not smell and she didn’t need to wash it often. So I followed her lead, and I am not disappointed. My dog loves the sweater and he doesn’t stink after sleeping in it! Amazing
Thank you, so much great information
You are so welcome!
Helpful information!! I usually substitute due to cost and trying to work from what I’ve already collected.
This video was so informative and helpful! Thank you for a wonderful video :)
Wonderful video, thank you! The animal fiber rabbit hole is deep. Pun intended.😂 My favorite mittens as a kid, were ones that my mom spun and knit from one of our sheep, angora rabbit and St. Bernard. 😂
What a lovely gift!
Very helpful video! Thanks!
I watched a TH-cam video in which the host detailed the process of frogging a used 100% cashmere men’s sweater and used the yarn to make a fabulous sweater for herself 🤯 Cheap way to get a cashmere sweater 😄 I didn’t know it was warmer than wool!
I tried to do that with a sweater from the thrift store but the yarn was so fine it just kept breaking (but I'd love to try it again!).
I often hear people recommending alpaca because it doesn't have lanolin but oh boy, I find it far itchier/pricklier than sheep wool. I have learned the hard way to keep the alpaca content as low as possible when I am using wool blends! I am curious if other camelids will be the same.
They can be. I've had issues with a variety of 'fuzzy' yarns. If you can find the 'kid' versions like a 'kid' mohair or baby alpaca or something similar those are the finest versions of those fibers and usually don't feel prickly. The older the animal the more prickly the fibers get.
I would LOVE to see a video explaining and comparing ALL the different methods you used in your sock tutorials. I want to try socks and I'm leaning toward magic loop, but curious if one of your other methods might be better for me. I will eventually do one of your tutorials.
Great idea!
Try them ALL. Then choose what you like best. I mostly use Magic Loop for mine, but I do get bored so I switch around pretty often. It's a good self-challenge!
I wish you’d talk about blends and knitting with two yarns together…I.e.wool with alpaca or mohair.
There's a video on yarn substitution that talks about this a bit. But it depends on the specific blend and the fibers - the yarn will have some characteristics from whatever fibers are included (and of course, that can vary depending on how much of each fiber is used).
I spin my own wool for socks and recently bought a cone of fine alpaca/nylon blend. I'm looking forward to plying it with wool, but hope it still maintains the ease.
I would think spinning it with wool would be ideal - you'd get all the benefits of both fibers!
I prefer natural fibers compared to man-made. I am allergic to lanolin. I love working with alpaca. It is such a beautiful and workable fiber. I did not like linen. That was such a rough fiber. I mostly knit lace.
Linen does soften after washing, in my experience.
So TRUE! I can only wear alpaca cardigans. An alpaca pullover is way 🥵 HOT!!
Thanks Tonia- I learned a lot from this video. I have a question about alpaca- I have some lovely yarn that is alpaca nylon blend. Do you think the nylon would help minimize alpaca’s tendency to stretch? I am hoping to knit a top down seamless sweater with it. Thanks for your advice.
Nylon can help with that but the only real way to know is to knit a good-sized swatch, measure it, then wash it (the same way you will the sweater) and measure it again. Since it's a fiber that can grow, I might even hang it from a lampshade or bulletin board with a few clothespins or earrings hanging from it (to simulate what happens when you wear the sweater) to see if it will stretch. It's extra work but better to know if it will stretch before you knit a whole sweater!
I always substitute
Please do a episode about acrylic wool.
I will - there are a few people who mentioned they'd be interested so it's on the schedule now!
@@NerdyKnitting yay!thank you so so much!
What about mixed wool/alpaca blends? To me, they act like wool, with more halo!
Yes! I love blends like that - you get the best of both fibers at once.
@@NerdyKnittingI had 50 llamas and alpacas (now retiree) and knit with these two yarns for over many years. They are indeed wonderful for shawls, mitts and hats but never I would want it for a garment. However had an aunt knitting for me a sleeveless west in a 100% of my alpaca. We think that it only worked because of the knit stitches she used and me not wearing it to often. Also the twist in the spinning probably was a help. I agree : To use a blend with wool is perfect for a garment!
I followed the link to your articles but couldn't find about yak yarns. I am curious about type of garment/item it works best for.
I haven't personally used yak but I would guess that it would be similar to the camelid family fibers (very soft and very warm).
Hi and thanks for the great information. I wonder if you can address yarn choices (and perhaps yarn blends) that would be better for winter sweaters when you live in a warmer climate like I do (North Carolina mid-state). Where I live the winters average high is probably 48 degrees. A 100% wool sweater would be too warm a lot of the time. And I am also interested in hearing your thoughts on acrylic yarns. thanks!
I make 100% wool Cardigans for TX winters for my family. I DO have a wool pull over type of sweater that I use during the occasional winter/snowstorm, but mostly it's Cardi's for us. And easy off and on! :)
I used want to spin my Samoyed's fur. I have a question. I noticed esty sellers selling plushies, and patterns based on movies such as Disney, horror movies- Micheal Myers, Freddy Krueger etc. If I was to make them and sell in markets, could I be committing some Copyright or trademark laws? Would you know much about this? Thanks in advance.
I've heard that Disney makes them stop selling Disney-related things, not sure of the others.
@@NerdyKnitting thank you for your response
I almost Never use the yarn that the designer used.
I would love to learn more about acrylic yarn. I use acrylic, cotton and bamboo yarns