I know not everyone gets the same episodes, but the one that was on today said it was new, and I’ve never seen it before.
It was all about natural non-wool yarns. Did anyone see it? The corn yarn was cool. I’d like to know where to get some of that stuff. Just wondering what everyone thought.
I think I have seen that one too, and I love the new trend in yarns. Away with the acrylic novelty stuff, let’s go natural! I have no idea where to get the corn yarn, but I would love to give it a try. Have you tried googling it?
[FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]I have wool allergy and I enjoyed the episode this morning on alternatives to wool. My LYS is carrying more and more yarns that are not wool. I don’t know about everyone with wool allergies, but I can use and wear super wash wools. The explanation that I received was that the components that cause the allergy have been removed.[/SIZE][/FONT]
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This is all I could find on a quick search. I want to try it so badly!
WAIT!!! There is a TEE VEE show dedicated to Knitting!!! Please fill me in!! 
I saw it, too… on HGTV. My LYS carries some alternative yarns. I’ve purchased a 70% wool 30% soy blend (Paton’s SWS) at Michael’s that comes in lovely colors. After watching the episode this morning, I’m tempted to try the hemp yarn I saw at my LYS. When I touched it last week, it felt really fibrous and kind of scratchy like twine: turn-off!! The guest on Knitty Gritty said it softens up a lot after it’s washed. It may be good for something more than just a market bag? Anyone else knit with hemp?
Our very own Kemp has the a-maize-ing corn yarn at her store: www.divaknitting.com
Ohhh yeah. It’s on the DIY Network and also on HGTV. Where I live, it comes on the DIY Network at 2:00 pm and HGTV at 7:00 am… guess which one I watch! 
lol
I LOVE hemp, and Linen. Both are non stretchy and can be scratchy when knitting with them. But the more you wash them they softer and drapier they get. Also both are very strong and make excellent yarn for market bags.
I felt up some corn yarn on Saturday at Fiber Fest in Crystal Lake, IL. It was sorta like flax yarn, if you’ve ever felt that. A bit stiff on the skein, but neat.
I am so going home and setting my DVR!! 
It comes on at 4:30am or 5:00am on HGTV at my house… 
YIKES! I DVR it, too.
I bet I could watch it while I get ready in the morning for work if it was on that early. But that is early!
On the west coast it comes on at 7:30 am (I think) I DVR it too. THen I tape them. I have Most of them on tape. If anyone wants copies of a particular show let me know and I can make a copy for you. Can’t wait to get home and see the new episode.
Hemp yarn does soften with each washing. I’ve used Allhemp 6 from Lana Knits and am currently stranding some Allhemp 3 along with some fingeringwt. sock yarn to make a baby sweater. It ends up being very drapey. I found the hemp easier to knit with than linen and regular dishcloth cotton yarn. I’ve also knit with corn based A’maizing (I think that’s how you spell it). The yarn was flat and ribbon like, it was stretchy. I liked it–used it in a baby sweater, a gift,–worn once I think and is now being worn by a teddy bear! It was on the expensive side and eventually the LYS ended up adding it to their sales bin. I, of course, picked up more–I would get the exact name, but the yarn stash is in a closet that’s blocked by a upturned bed and a couple of dressers—stripping wallpaper and painting another room! Good incentive to get it all done, so that I can return to knitting and the stash!
I haven’t seen it yet, I have it DVR’d though so will watch later. 
This seems to play at 7am for me.
Thanks a bunch for bringing up this show!
I shall watch it on wedsday
I like soysilk … 
I never get to see cool yarn - no LYS:cry:
Wouldn’t it be the coolest to grow bamboo and turn it into yarn? I love that idea!!
It airs on both hgtv and diy, but lately the new episodes have only been on hgtv