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Best ways to keep mohair fluffs from going everywhere

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PinDIY  Post time 2024-1-26 21:04 |Read mode
What is your solution to stop mohair yarn from shedding fluffs of fiber everywhere when knitting?
I dont like how tangly it gets and how difficult it is to unravel if I make a mistake. Then, when I unravel, its messy. Do you have any tips to avoid that?

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Old topic in Free talk  Post time 2024-2-23 03:43
Post time 2024-1-27 02:54 | Show all posts
I dont use it but can imagine me sneezing like crazy..LOL
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Post time 2024-1-28 03:09 | Show all posts
I dont use too
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Post time 2024-2-2 02:16 | Show all posts
Ive never used mohair either, but Im interested in other replies here. From my experience with other yarn, sometimes a yarn just has to "shed" a certain amount and it will stop being so messy after a while.
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Post time 2024-2-2 16:53 | Show all posts
Edited by LadyBubble at 2024-2-2 11:58

Решение одно - чтоб не было пушинок от мохера, нужно перестать использовать мохер ;P Это особенность пряжи, от этого не спрятаться :)
P.s.: можно ставить маркеры на каждом ряду. Четный ряд - один цвет, нечетный - другой цвет. И распускать целый ряд для исправления ошибки. Я бы сделала так

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Post time 2024-2-4 03:04 | Show all posts
I dont use mohair for these specific reasons (Im alergic to it as well :P  ), but you might try a substitue to get the same effect.  Surri Alpaca is one fibre that is recommended quite a bit as a substitue for mohair.  

The Woolly Badger has a great write up on different fibres and yarns that can be substituted for mohair on her blog that was recently posted which you might like to check out.  Just do a google search for the "the Woolly Badger mohair substitute" and you should be able to find it right off since we arent supposed to post direct links offsite.

Unfortunately if you want to knit with mohair you have to deal with all the drawbacks that entails, but if you are open to a substitute, you can still have the effect, but not as many hassles.  You just have to be open to trying something new.


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Ive been using brushed alpaca as a substitute for quite some time, its nice but knitting it is annoying :D and just tried the suri yarn but it wasnt a match for me. Ill check the webpage, thanks!  Post time 2024-2-6 17:46
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Post time 2024-2-4 11:43 | Show all posts
Do people find mohair itchy? I am sensitive to a lot of wool and hesitant to try it for that reason

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If you find lots of wools itchy, knit a swatch and pin it to your shirt next to your skin for a day or two. A scratch test if you will to see if you have a reaction.  Post time 2024-2-5 09:56
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Post time 2024-2-6 08:30 | Show all posts
I don’t really find much of a problem with it if I crochet with it.
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Post time 2024-2-6 12:07 | Show all posts
I dont use too too
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