[NFB-Krafters-Korner] Want to know Wednesday

Sat Jan 13 23:22:40 UTC 2024

I have socks made of bamboo thread.  I wash and dry them with the 
regular laundry, and they have lasted several years. I should look for 
some yarn.  It would make a beautiful soft sweater.

Best, Ramona

On 1/13/2024 2:34 PM, Tracy Carcione via NFB-Krafters-Korner wrote:
> I have a shawl made of bamboo yarn.  It has a beautiful drape.  I  > think bamboo yarn is very nice. Wish we could have Show and Tell, 
and > I could admire your sweater. > > If it were mine, I'd handwash, 
dry flat, and I'm sure it would be > fine. Tracy > > If > > 
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Wednesday > > Ooooh, if your sheets are anything like my yarn, they must 
be really > cozy! If you don't mind my asking, where did you get them? > 
 > I believe the bamboo in my yarn is mixed with a fiber from oyster > 
shells believe it or not! I'm pretty sure the directions on the label > 
said to hand wash the yarn, which I could do, I'm just worried about > 
messing it up somehow. I know, that's probably silly of me. > > Best, 
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know Wednesday > > Sarah, I just got Bamboo sheets.The washing 
instructions should be > similar. Machine wash on cold gentle cycle. In 
a warm, not hot, dryer > tumble half way to dry. Lay flat and smooth out 
to shape. If you need > a little room here or there kind of pull gently 
the yarn. You could > pin it in place, if you choose. Just let it air 
dry flat. > > My sheets I could leave in the dryer to dry completely. A 
sweater is > different. It also matters what the bamboo is mixed with, 
but you are > pretty safe with this method. > > Becky > > -----Original 
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Wednesday > > I think the most challenging craft project I made was the 
first (an > so far only) sweater I knitted! I made the mistake of 
choosing a > pretty thin yarn (I think it was DK weight), and it took me 
forever > to complete! The yarn was a super soft bamboo yarn though 
which is > why I chose it. I made a lot of mistakes along the way, but > 
fortunately there was a very experienced knitter, Chris, in my > 
in-person knitting group at the time... She was very sweet and came > to 
my rescue every time I messed up. Thanks to Chris's help, I did > finish 
that sweater. Unfortunately, I'm now kind of nervous to wear > it, 
because I'm afraid of getting it dirty! > > I'm still horrible at fixing 
knitting mistakes independently, and > this is something I am hoping to 
get better at. > > As some of you may have read in another message from 
me earlier > today, I would like to knit another sweater, but I'm 
planning to use > a much thicker yarn this time, so hoping it won't be 
as difficult. > > Happy crafting! Sarah > > > > -----Original 
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