Knitting Yarn Wool

Can anyone advise of a suitable yarn substitution for Rowan Biggy wool yarn? I'm allergic to wool.? I need something that will work up well with size 19 knitting needles for a sweater pattern I have. The pattern uses Rowan Biggy and looks like the Rowan works up tight enough that I wouldn't need to wear a tank underneath. To answer your question Sue, I will actually start coughing and sneezing, plus I break out in hives. Here are the specs from Yarndex: http://www.yarndex.com/yarn.cfm?yarn_id=85 Rowan's "Biggy Print" is a super soft, variegated, 100% wool yarn made of two soft, fat single yarn strands gently wound around each other. Yardage: 32 yds. Weight: 100g Yarn Weight: Super Bulky Fiber Content: Wool Texture: Plied Gauge: 6 st. /4 in. Needle Size: US 36 (20mm) Here are the specs from Rowan: http://www.knitrowan.com/html/yarns_results_new.asp?groupcode=14&weight=null&spec=null&guage=null Needle Size: 20mm (US 30) Tension/Gauge: 5.5 sts. & 7 rows per 10cm Meterage/Yardage: 30m per 100g ball So you need to find a super bulky yarn that gets 5.5 sts. & 7 rows per 10cm (4 inches). It also must get the gauge specified in your pattern. Each ball of Biggy Print is 30m (32 yards), so multiply that by the number of balls called for in the pattern to calculate the total yardage. If you can't find a super bulky yarn you like, try using two strands of worsted weight held together. But don't forget that you'll need double the yardage.

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Debbie Bliss Knitting Wool, the Complete Line of the World’s Finest Wools

Debbie Bliss knitting wool is one of the best quality wools. Wool is a term often used to mean a yarn spun most commonly from the fur of a sheep; but there are other sources and types of wools which are as soft and supple as the sheep’s wool.

Types of wools

Debbie Bliss knitting wool such as the Debbie Bliss Rialto Merino DK, Debbie Bliss Fez Yarn and the Debbie Bliss Rialto Merino Aran amongst others, are sheep wools which is considered one of the highest quality wools. Sheep wool is kinky and its scales overlap, hence it is one of the most favorite wool. But the following are other sources and popular types of wools:  Yak wool, alpaca, goats, llamas or rabbits.

1. "Alpaca" is the wool obtained from the alpaca animal one of the domesticated breeds of South American camel-like ungulates: alpaca and llamas. For some, Alpaca wool is the finest wool in the world because they find it pure, resilient, and supple if compared to sheep wool.

1. Prime angora is the best quality wool which is taken directly off from the bunny. It is beautiful in its natural look because it is free falling and fabulous in its natural colour: black and white. This hare fiber is over 2 ½” in length. The Debbie Bliss knitting wool with the awesome combination of soft cotton and soft angora is the Debbie Bliss Cotton Angora.

1. Cashmere is one of the most expensive fibers in the world because of its rarity. It is taken from the fine under-hair of the Asiatic Falconeri goat which is shed only once a year, in spring, producing just 100 to 150 g. This cashmere undercoat has a fiber diameter of less than 19 microns, it is ultra-fine and extremely dense part of the fleece with excellent heat retention properties enabling Falconeri goats to withstand the extremely cold climatic conditions at altitudes that exceed 5,000 m. Its superbly soft touch and unique heat retention characteristics are its most important properties. Falconeri goat’s lives and breeds in China, Mongolia, Afghanistan and Iran. Debbie Bliss Baby Cashmerino, Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Aran, and Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Chunky are amongst the Debbie Bliss knitting wool with the hint of cashmere wool.

1. Originally, this wool was only used for the garments of the sultan. The Debbie Bliss knitting wool with the hint of angora is the luxury tweed yarn.

Debbie Bliss knitting wool is amongst the most popular wools because of its superb quality which makes knitting awfully enjoyable even for beginning knitters. Generally, it is recommended that beginners should start knitting with wool because of its supple, elastic and resilient quality that makes knitting easy.

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