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[rootofnewt]

If any of you yarn addicts would like to point me toward a self-striping yarn that doesn't contain wool, I'd be quite grateful.

No animal fibers. This is an allergy thing, not a veg thing. After all, I wear leather. ;)

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[porcinea.livejournal.com]

Whee!! The knitting spreads.

Cascade Fixation. Cotton yarn with elastic. (Is elastic a problem? It doesn't say what kind.)

Schachenmayr Crazy Cotton.

Your LYS should have more suggestions.

[krasota.livejournal.com]

if the elastic is made from natural rubber latex, it's a problem.

And now comes the part where none of the self-striping non-wool yarns come in colorways I *like*.

Ah, well. For the time being, I'll use solid colors, anyway, but I wanted to know for the future.

And knitting madness will only happen if ez_mo's method is as hand/wrist-safe for me as it is for her own hands.

[stmaybe.livejournal.com]

leg warmers could be potentially wrist safe if you knit them in the round, with circular needles or double pointeds. that way the weight of what you're knitting rests in your lap instead of pulling on your wrists.

be careful to pick a somewhat stretchy, more flexible yarn. some cottens are very tight, which makes them (for me anyway) more difficult to knit with, which means my wrists get strained more easily.

what colors are you looking for? if i see any you might like i can tell you about them.