My experience is that a light wool is better than cotton. (Based on sweaty cotton garbed reinactors up against refreshed-looking wool and linen garbed sorts.) The wool/bamboo stuff says it's moisture wicking or something like that. And it's machine wash/tumble dry! Yay! I have a plethora of awsome yarn stores, although my current favorite is main street yarn in Mill Creek.

The yarn brand is Regia. I think I got what is shown here as Jamaica and Blue Spot.

Oh - and you might be allergic to the lanolins or something like that. Oils that are sometimes left in and sometimes removed from wool.

First of all--you tease!

Link me to pictures of beautiful yarn where there are zero skeins in stock. Hmmph. :p

I presume "superwash" means I can wash this yarn--but can I dry it? Because honestly, I can't see myself hand washing OR drying socks.

My first sock is almost done!

Yay for first sock! Get that digital camera warmed up....

Yes, the bamboo stuff is machine wash AND tumble dry. Yay for bamboo!

That's great for your bamboo stuff, but what about MY yarn? Can I put MY socks in the dryer?

Oh yeah ... er.... hmmmm. What brand?

Knit Picks. I figure it's going to go in the dryer eventually anyways. I'll find out one way or another!

Yeah, it's probably fine. You generally get the felting from water and heat, not heat alone. But do wash in cold. I think I put all mine in the washer and dryer.

Cold wash I can do. Bathroom sink I will not. ;)

Egads no! Ever since I got the front-loading washer I don't think I've actually handwashed anything. Even my handwash only stuff. No way! Yeah - socks into the washer dryer should be fine.

I need to get busy on mine! I've got quite a backlog now. Plus, I need to do a baby blanket for a classmate.

Hey, Prudence, don't you want to know how Lisa's "scary" is turning out?

What knitty/crafty things are the rest of you doing?