Working with chenille

#1

I picked up some baby chenille 1/2 off to do some baby socks with. They don’t stretch like they do when I’ve just used acrylic yarn. Is that typical? Would it work better with a bootie type pattern then socks?

#2

Precisely. You’ve learned, like the rest of us, that chenille will not stretch at all. If you want to make a baby item, I would make a blanket or jacket or something like that.

#3

Or, use the chenille as a deco yarn… like a fur edging or something, but do it as a stitch over, and not as the knit its self because it will not give, and will frey if rubbed too much!

#4

That sucks! It’s so soft and luxurious.

#5

Yikes. Good thing I read this. I was just about ready to order some.

Thanks for the tip. I’ll have to keep it in mind for an accessory.

#6

and it absolutely shreds if you try to Unknit it
I saved one skein by frogging it
but that was knit loosely, with needles more than a whole size bigger
even so you might have to CAREFULLY unknit each stitch

Expensive experiment

good Luck

#7

And dont grip tightly.
I tension my yarn by using the middle knuckle on my first finger (just the bump) Even though I dont wrap at all I have still stripped the chenille by tensioning too tightly.