Thankyou! Oh..and are you sure your allergic to wool? Try Drops Karisma for example, which is only £2 a ball (so worth a try hun?) and so very soft, squishy, springy and has a lovely natural sort of smell to it. Im not allergic to wool but when I bought a wool/acrylic blend, the unnatural mix of fibres itched me a bit too.. Wool is a wonderful fibre that felts and has a natural haze to it, Acrylic is literally plastic, so even using cotton is A LOT better than Acrylic, when your using all your precious time on a project, do you want it to be made out of plastic that can melt or warp if the temperatures too hot? I did this with Acrylic and it sort of flopped and stretched horribly, whereas all the wool did was felt (and Superwash type wool like Drops Karisma dont even felt!) Also, wool is naturally fire resistant, try burning a little and it goes out immediatly and just smells a little like burnt hair, you burn Acrylic and it has a noxious plasticky smell of its origins. - These are just my opinions as I cant understand why people want to work with Acyrilic other than it being cheap when cotton and wool are natural materials with great qualities. Also there are many different types of wool, Merino is very springy and soft and Wensleydale is incredibly shiny ( it almost looks golden sometimes when its shorn- it has a yellow-y tint!), soft yet strong. My favourites Bluefaced Leciester as its a little shiny, strong, soft etc. There are a few firmer wools but even the roughest one I tried which is Welsh Mountain sheep, was really quite soft after blocking it with steam or water. Also try Mohair sometime- that is so soft its shocking! I literally pulled my hand back in suprise when I first touched it as it has such an unusual texture! I made a nice Elise crochet shawl ou of it in a soft blush pink for a family member. Take care :)
chekccard