Type of wool? (a question and tiny little rant)

[Stiney]

@AnnaT

I keep hearing that merino and alpaca are very soft and don’t bother sensitive people. I am working on a sweater now that is 80% acrylic, 10% virgin wool, and 10% mohair. It was not expensive at all and I thought it was just right for my first attempt at a sweater. However, I think I will have to wear a t-shirt under it. It’s a little prickly. That’s assuming, of course, that it’s wearable. :oo:

That could be the mohair, too. While some wools are itchy, I have found many (including merino), to be soft enough to wear against my skin. But anything mohair? :ick: I just can’t do it. It feels fine on my hands, but anywhere it’s just too itchy.