I loved receiving this parcel! The front gate bell rang, in drove the courier and handed me a box, I opened it and oh my goodness, the joy!!! It was so beautifully wrapped and I just can’t help lifting the lid to look at it each time I walk into the study. The box is on the table, where I think it will stay for a few days and then, I will knit! Ahhh, this Manos del Uruguay yarn is JUST divine, I bought it from here.
Oh my goodness!! I would squeal but my kids are asleep still in the other room. Those are absolutely beautiful!!
I knitted a baby sweater from some of this yarn, and the sweater is ADORABLE, but then someone told me I shouldn’t let a baby wear it because it was extrafine merino wool! Is that true? The sweater just seems warm and durable because of the thickness of the yarn.
Hi Lyssa
I have not heard of babies not wearing / being exposed to extra fine merino wool so I did some online research. The conclusion of many web searches (allergies, hypersensitivity, dangers of fibres to babies/children etc) is that because it is so gentle on the skin, super fine merino is particularly great and widely used for baby and children’s blankets and garments! (One website said it is the best wool other than cashmere!) It seems that some people with hypersensitivity to wool find really fine merino (the finer the better) to be very comfortable to wear!
I did not find any evidence to suggest that babies in general must avoid extra fine merino wool.
Some people are allergic to lanolin which would prevent them from wearing wool at all & also cause reactions to products containing lanolin. (Cosmetics containing lanolin may only cause allergies if the lanolin contains pesticides & so it is advised to only use lanolin containing products that state that they are pesticide-free.)
Please email me if you find out the reason for the person advising you differently. I would be very interested to know what the reasons are!
Thank you SO much! I let my baby wear the sweater a few times before I had heard that, and nothing negative seemed to happen. My new-mom-nerves got freaked out thinking that the merino wool sweater might be bad for her skin or something. But she’s wearing it again right now, thanks to your information! I really appreciate you alleviating my fears. I definitely didn’t want to waste the gorgeous yarn and the lovely sweater! Thank you!!!
so gorgeous! i do love manos too, so soft! enjoy linda!
the colors are gorgeous! hmmmhh…a delight;)
sarah
That looks divine – can’t wait to see what you make with them.
x
It looks like a box of bon-bons………non-fattening, of course! 🙂
My gosh! Reason to celebrate! Knit happy.
Oh my goodness! Absolutely BEAUTIFUL…
Linda, I know you are going to enjoy every minute of knitting with that stunning yarn
and I can’t wait to see what you turn it into….have fun!
Beautiful – what are you going to make with them? Can’t wait to see 🙂
They will be new cowl designs Kate:)
I am a big fan of Manos Maxima! Oh those colors, enjoy 🙂
Oh! THAT is a treasure box. I look forward to seeing what you’re going to knit with that jewel of a yarn.
drop dead gorgeous!!! what are you making with it???????? can’t wait to see!
Yum-mmy!
DROOLING…..
I also can not wait to see what becomes of all that beauty!
Oh my goodness Linda – stunning!!!
well where will you start! I think a good few days of admiring glances is in order first, while you contemplate 😉
Oh Linda, what a box of deliciousness awaiting the touch of the needles. The colors are delectable and their softness can be felt thru the screen.
Actually, going to go out on a limb here and say, this looks better to me than a box of chocolates. And that’s going a ways.