Someone please pass the Zyrtec! I hope you find a solution to your itchy eyes soon. I have trouble with of all things cashmere. It makes me itch something fierce!
Love this! What’s the verdict?
Some knowledge from visiting too many allergists:
— Itchy eyes are ‘usually’ from airborne particles. [COLOR=“Blue”]Residual fibers[/COLOR] from where you knit. RIGHT? Nah…
Unless you change your clothes afterwards & take a shower, &/or lint-off the chair, they are still everywhere….
— Are you allergic to fleece or other acrylic fiber clothing? (Why nylon carpets are preferred for allergy patients.) I’m voting for something picked up in the manufacturing area or warehouse.
— Cat enzymes. Are you allergic to cats? Allergists predict 1/2 the population is allergic to ‘MOST’ cats. Their (the cats not the allergists) enzymes stick to every thing & become airborne thru A/C & heat ducts. You know, [COLOR=“DarkRed”]warehouse Tom & Jerry[/COLOR]?
I’m just a humble beginner, but already have found 2 similar acrylic yarns (same manufacturer, type, etc, different Lots) where ONE gave me watery eyes & the other NO problems. Don’t really like crying while I’m knitting or cutting onions - got rid of the yarn & saved the onions…
Could drive you crazy trying to figure this out…
Is that part of knitting?
Take care of yourself!
Lee
I’m not allergic to almost anything, but the occasional yarn will make my eyes water, nose itch…so I just hand wash it, as if I were washing a delicate but thick sock or something.
Wet ball in sink of water, lather a lot, squeeze…rinsing is tedious cuz it holds the soap well…but with patience and lots of rinsing, it works.
Then I sit the ball on a heater or floor vent to dry…never tried the dryer yet. Or just outside on a raised netting on a sunny day.