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  • thegiddystitcher
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    1 year ago

    I have some wrist issues from an old injury and honestly I find that what aggravates mine the most is just doing any one particular thing too repetitively. So I flit around between crochet, knitting and cross stitch for the variety of movement.

    There are things you can do crochet-wise though, for example you’ll mostly see people flicking the wrist of their hand that holds the hook, but if mine is playing up I’ll wedge my elbow against something and keep that wrist as still as possible and just do all the movement with my other hand.

    p.s. yes you can definitely use wool yarn but I’m not Canadian so can’t help with the other part of that 😄

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      1 year ago

      Thanks for the help! I see a lot of crochet people using cotton and synthetic yarns, maybe because the stitch has different flexibility than knit? I already adapted my knitting to continental which helps a lot, so I may just look into methods that adapt.

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        1 year ago

        Cotton and acrylic are great for things like amigurumi because you get better stitch definition, so they do tend to be popular. Still though the flexibility makes a difference too like you say, I knitted a top from linen yarn once and it just ruined my wrist.

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          1 year ago

          Thanks for all the help! I might just pick up a couple of cheap cotton yarns somewhere to practice crochet. Can’t stand the texture of acrylic, otherwise I’d hit up the dollar store. Still hunting for decent priced wool, we’ll see!

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          1 year ago

          I’m in the process (still, after 3 months) of making that sleepy bear blanket. I accidentally bought wool for the bear faces. I made one and then stopped because i worried they would shrink/felt when it gets washed. Should i go ahead with it and see what happens? Make the bears oversized and wash before attaching? Or buy different yarn? TIA for any advice.

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            1 year ago

            Hey, so I’m not familiar with the specific pattern but it sounds like probably a baby blanket?

            In that case it’s going to depend on what sort of wool, for example if it’s labeled “superwash” then that generally holds up well to being washed although it can sometimes grow quite a bit so it’d be worth washing a swatch to test it. Personally for a baby if you’re going with wool I’d lean towards only using merino as it’s very soft and good for sensitive skin (source: myself, I can’t wear any other kind of wool 😢)

            Any other wool I’d be concerned not only about how it’ll hold up to washing but also just the risk of skin irritations. There’s also the risk that baby may be allergic to wool in general.