I'll not even ask about camel; let's just assume that anything mammalian is off the table--and that's an issue.
No, not because I'm a fiber snob (I am, but that's not why).
See, mammal fibers are stretchy and springy. Vegetable fibers and silk are not--it's not good or bad, but it's definitely a thing. I have a cotton cardigan I got from Land's End that I love, but the nature of the fiber means that over time, it slowly gets l-o-o-o-nger, recovering some with each wash.
Acrylic can do better on the springy front, but is differently bad on the itchy front, and personally I'm trying to move away from plastic yarn as I am from plastic in general: I wouldn't, therefore, feel quite right extolling the value of acrylic in a long-term reference work if there were any possible way to avoid it.
Now, that all said, the book No Wool for You (http://www.knittersreview.com/article_book.asp?article=/review/profile/070712_a.asp#nosheep) seems a promising reference the author is allergic to wool and disdains petroleum--what remains is the question of "Can I Afford That"? In its favor, though, it only costs half as much as the other reference stuff.
I'll know more once I've bought the plane ticket...
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I'll not even ask about camel; let's just assume that anything mammalian is off the table--and that's an issue.
No, not because I'm a fiber snob (I am, but that's not why).
See, mammal fibers are stretchy and springy. Vegetable fibers and silk are not--it's not good or bad, but it's definitely a thing. I have a cotton cardigan I got from Land's End that I love, but the nature of the fiber means that over time, it slowly gets l-o-o-o-nger, recovering some with each wash.
Acrylic can do better on the springy front, but is differently bad on the itchy front, and personally I'm trying to move away from plastic yarn as I am from plastic in general: I wouldn't, therefore, feel quite right extolling the value of acrylic in a long-term reference work if there were any possible way to avoid it.
Now, that all said, the book No Wool for You (http://www.knittersreview.com/article_book.asp?article=/review/profile/070712_a.asp#nosheep) seems a promising reference the author is allergic to wool and disdains petroleum--what remains is the question of "Can I Afford That"? In its favor, though, it only costs half as much as the other reference stuff.
I'll know more once I've bought the plane ticket...
-- Lorrie