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thank you all! i can't wait to get started! i just...

2008-02-26T16:43:00.000-08:00

thank you all! i can't wait to get started! i just wish the book would arrive.

i'm pretty confident i'll be able to substitute non-wool, and luckily i have some wool-friendly friends, so there will be lots of knitting!

Hi Sarah – It may be a while before I get to a yar...

2008-02-26T06:32:00.000-08:00

Hi Sarah – It may be a while before I get to a yarn shop to look at non-wool yarns, so I wonder whether the following two books may be helpful to you. ‘No Sheep for You’, by Amy Singer, and ’The Knitter’s Book of Yarn’, by Clara Parkes.

I knitted Aria with Rowan's Natural Silk Aran and ...

2008-02-25T04:49:00.000-08:00

I knitted Aria with Rowan's Natural Silk Aran and Steffi used Salima, a cotton blend, for Stacked Wedges. There are links to these in the Labels section of the side bar.

Welcome Sarah.Shawl Collar is knit with Blue Sky C...

2008-02-24T03:56:00.000-08:00

Welcome Sarah.

Shawl Collar is knit with Blue Sky Cotton. LittleRedHen posted below about knitting it.

I'll take a look at some non-wool yarns and let you know what I find that might be good substitutes. Hopefully, knitters who read your post will share some recommendations.