1. Not cotton (which tears up my hands) and not pure acrylic (which I have enough of already), unless you know of a nice fingering-weight gradient acrylic that has a reasonably long color change and doesn't have a sparkly polyester bit that runs through it? (I've been using Hobbii's Moonlight/Universe and I really like it, and the color changes are just right in length, but it is a bit sparkly even for me.)
So, I think that leaves... wool, merino wool, alpaca?? maybe like bamboo or tencel, idk?? (I'm okay with blends with acrylic or whatever... for now ;) )
Also, I have a fairly large preference for things that can be washed in a washing machine :P I am willing to get stuff that is hand-wash only, but it will restrict what I can make from it -- I am not making socks from non-superwash wool because I will 100% forget and put them in the washing machine. But a shawl or blanket, maybe...
2. Gradients forever!! But I also love the kind — I think it’s called tonal — where it's a solid color but it sort of varies around that color, if you know what I mean? And variegated too! Uniform solid colors are the least interesting to me -- but I do have some patterns that need something along those lines. So, all of the above :D
3. I have seen references to Malabrigo online! It looks really pretty. It's good to know you like it and it is going up on my list (...there's a shawl I've been eyeing that would look really pretty in Malabrigo, hmmm). Thank you for the info about the weight!
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Date: 2021-08-19 04:48 am (UTC)1. Not cotton (which tears up my hands) and not pure acrylic (which I have enough of already), unless you know of a nice fingering-weight gradient acrylic that has a reasonably long color change and doesn't have a sparkly polyester bit that runs through it? (I've been using Hobbii's Moonlight/Universe and I really like it, and the color changes are just right in length, but it is a bit sparkly even for me.)
So, I think that leaves... wool, merino wool, alpaca?? maybe like bamboo or tencel, idk?? (I'm okay with blends with acrylic or whatever... for now ;) )
Also, I have a fairly large preference for things that can be washed in a washing machine :P I am willing to get stuff that is hand-wash only, but it will restrict what I can make from it -- I am not making socks from non-superwash wool because I will 100% forget and put them in the washing machine. But a shawl or blanket, maybe...
2. Gradients forever!! But I also love the kind — I think it’s called tonal — where it's a solid color but it sort of varies around that color, if you know what I mean? And variegated too! Uniform solid colors are the least interesting to me -- but I do have some patterns that need something along those lines. So, all of the above :D
3. I have seen references to Malabrigo online! It looks really pretty. It's good to know you like it and it is going up on my list (...there's a shawl I've been eyeing that would look really pretty in Malabrigo, hmmm). Thank you for the info about the weight!