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 | Heyyy, I'm going to knit a pair of mittens to a friend of mine, but the thing is that she has really sensitive skin, therefore I think I want to steer away from wool yarn, bc of the itching. I don't want to use acrylic yarn either. My question is if cotton yarn is suitable for mittens?
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 | I have heard that alpaca wool sould be good. And bc i myself hate itchy stuff and wanted to start knitting (never ender up doing it) i still tried some yarn though and its so Nice
But otherwise i have no idea |
| Annika3 wrote: I have heard that alpaca wool sould be good. And bc i myself hate itchy stuff and wanted to start knitting (never ender up doing it) i still tried some yarn though and its so Nice But otherwise i have no idea Yesss, I've knittet a lot of sweaters using alpaca wool, maaaybe that could work
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 | I'd try with some acrylic yarn because it's smooth and soft Welcome to Crochet & Knitting Discord server!   https://discord.gg/zdWPbt36uF |
| Senby wrote: Tough question I'd try with some acrylic yarn because it's smooth and soft Welcome to Crochet & Knitting Discord server! https://discord.gg/zdWPbt36uF Does acrylic yarn keep you warm?
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| sildenskiold wrote: Does acrylic yarn keep you warm?  I'm always hot so it's enough for me |
 | cotton is super breathable and comfortable on the skin BUT that also means it's not great at keeping you warm.
for someone with super sensitive skin (like me) synthetic / acrylic yarn is the best. some say alpaca wool is fine, but my skin does flare up from that as well... |
 | Merino wool might work for some, but it's also possible to sew a lining inside. The breathability with cotton isn't the problem (wool is also breathable), but yeah it's not super warm. I'd suggest asking your friend if she has preferences :)
If she has a lanolin allergy, it's easiest to avoid any wool altogether since suitable ones can be difficult to find and expensive. Otherwise the very soft ones might be fine, but I can't speak for others. Cotton might work for spring/autumn tho, but I don't have personal experience with cotton mittens I don't have super sensitive skin, but synthetics make me really sweaty and uncomfortable, not necessarily warm even. Besides I personally don't like the idea of wearing plastic so now I try to avoid synthetic yarns and fabrics as much as possible (I also sew as a hobby) On youtube Nicole Rudolph (that's also the channel name) has some pretty good videos on different natural fibers, although from the point of view of fabrics. But from my understanding the properties of the fibers are mostly the same with yarns. I would also like to hear other ideas if anyone knows more about this topic! |
| I ended up buying merino wool, and will probably sew in a lining just in case.
thanks for the help everyone |
