[Nfb-krafters-korner] Working with cotton

[River Woman]

Cindy, Knit a swatch. Bind it off. Measure it. Then, run it through the wash 
and dry process, as you would do with the shawl. If there is shrinkage, you 
will know it. I would not combine the two unless I did the test first. It 
would be a shame to be disappointed after making the shawl and washing it. 
That is what I would do. I have never combined cotton with anything else, 
either.
Lynda
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Neva Fairchild" <nevafairchild at verizon.net>
To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, March 30, 2012 9:47 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Working with cotton


> My experience with cotton is that it does shrink, when washed, but that it
> can be stretched back out. I have never combined yarns as you hope to do, 
> so
> cannot speak to that, but when I made a baby blanket from cotton and 
> washed
> it before giving it to my granddaughter, it shrank a lot. I pulled it and 
> it
> expanded some again, but I cannot honestly say if it went back to original
> size. I doubt it.
>
>
> Neva Fairchild
> 972 416-7039
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> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of slerythema
> Sent: Friday, March 30, 2012 7:46 PM
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> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Working with cotton
>
> I have a question for our more experienced knitters. I want to know if I
> will have a problem using a cotton with an acrylic in a shawl pattern.
>
> The cotton is Bernat handicrafter's, worsted (4) and the acrylic is
> Lionbrand Pound of Love, worsted (4).
>
> I'm trying to use yarn from my stash for a prayer shawl but want to make
> sure the cotton shouldn't cause any shrinking. The pattern is a feather 
> and
> fan repeat and I was going to alternate the yarns in stripes.
>
> Cindy S.
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