Comments on: A Dirty Betrayal

By: Crystal

Crystal — Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:17:47 +0000

Wasn’t sure how hard the cotton/acrylic requirement was, but my recommendations:

Lion Brand Coboo — Bamboo Rayon/Cotton blend; also soft and not as silky as Truboo
Website says machine wash, machine dry

Lion Brand Truboo — 100% bamboo rayon, very, very soft and silky with lots of vivid colors — does tend to split, but I like it anyway
Website says machine wash, lay flat to dry

Cascade Nifty Cotton — 100% cotton; is a little more expensive, more of a worsted, but it is quite soft and lovely, and comes in infinite colors. Comes in hanks, but I think Wool and Company (online store) will wind it into cakes for you for free 🙂

By: Radha

Radha — Mon, 17 Feb 2025 03:29:51 +0000

I definitely recommend the LionBrand bamboo rayon yarn (it’s either the “Truboo” or the “Coboo” yarn – which I believe is a cotton blend).

I recently made a blanket for my mom who had knee surgery in winter, and it’s lightweight but retains warmth (and pretty machine washable in my opinion). She uses it all the time, even after her surgery!

Definitely comes in a bunch of colors – I just fear that the cotton blend variety was only available at Joann, and sadly I see they are going into bankruptcy – though maybe that means extra sale?

Good luck finding the yarn!

By: Snarky Magpie

Snarky Magpie — Fri, 14 Feb 2025 23:19:35 +0000

Most of the (very few) acrylic yarns I’ve tried are limp with no body, no elasticity, and I hate knitting with them, crocheting with them is even worse. Have you considered a washable merino wool?

By: Hanna

Hanna — Thu, 13 Feb 2025 23:37:19 +0000

There’s a new yarn store in south Austin called KnitAtx. They have lots of inexpensive acrylic blends.

By: Amber

Amber — Thu, 13 Feb 2025 05:27:14 +0000

Caron Simply Soft is nice

By: Christa

Christa — Thu, 13 Feb 2025 03:50:18 +0000

I’ve used Berroco Vintage (acrylic blend) and Berocco Ultra Wool (superwash) for a couple blankets and really liked the feel as well as the finished projects. Plus great color selection and reasonable price point.

I, too, have had to abandon a big project’s quantity of acrylic because I just couldn’t stand the way it felt in my hands. It made me hate the project, and life is too short!

By: Jenny

Jenny — Thu, 13 Feb 2025 00:14:25 +0000

I have had a lot of success knitting with yarns from knitpicks.com

By: Han

Han — Wed, 12 Feb 2025 21:03:23 +0000

Lotus Cashmere on Alibaba was the source of a bundle of nice DK yarns that I received as a gift. I switched from the acrylic after learning some yarns contain flame retardants, alas.