Ah well, I'm sure the yarn will become something else warm and lovely, in time.
If the pattern you're trying to make calls for wool and you're using acrylic, or vice versa, that's going to be difficult to pull off, for sure. There's plenty of variation *within* a type of fiber (merino wool feels and knits up differently than Peruvian wool than Icelandic wool, for instance). Extend that to different kinds of fiber and ... yikes!
In my experience most acrylics knit up stiffer than most wools, though the "baby yarn" acrylics, and ones called "Softee" and "Satin" respectively, are softer and behave more like wool.
How complex does your hubby want his hat to be, and what weight of yarn do you have to work with? I'm currently working on a cowl from a pattern called Brain Frieze that I found via Ravelry; it uses fingering weight yarns and a somewhat complex pattern, but knits up *very* stylishly, and it can be adapted for a hat as well.
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dancing_serpent
Re: knitting natterings
Date: 2017-02-19 05:45 am (UTC)If the pattern you're trying to make calls for wool and you're using acrylic, or vice versa, that's going to be difficult to pull off, for sure. There's plenty of variation *within* a type of fiber (merino wool feels and knits up differently than Peruvian wool than Icelandic wool, for instance). Extend that to different kinds of fiber and ... yikes!
In my experience most acrylics knit up stiffer than most wools, though the "baby yarn" acrylics, and ones called "Softee" and "Satin" respectively, are softer and behave more like wool.
How complex does your hubby want his hat to be, and what weight of yarn do you have to work with? I'm currently working on a cowl from a pattern called Brain Frieze that I found via Ravelry; it uses fingering weight yarns and a somewhat complex pattern, but knits up *very* stylishly, and it can be adapted for a hat as well.
Best of luck with your projects!