Fluffy (mohair and similar) yarn

[aedifica]

I've done a couple of shawls in sockweight yarn now, and I'm thinking I'd like to make one with laceweight yarn next. It turns out my mental image of laceweight yarn is the fluffy stuff, mohair and the like (for example this stuff), because when I looked at non-fluffy laceweight yarn something inside me was saying "that's not right!"

I've never worked with that kind of yarn before. Is it easy or hard to work with? Does it require special care?

Comments

[neotoma]

Brushed mohair, eyelash, and similar 'fluffy' yarns are tricky to work with, in my experience.

It's easy to catch the 'fluff' and not the yarn with brushed mohair, and obviously this will result in a dropped stitch if you don't notice it right away.

It's *very* hard to rip back mistakes with this kind of yarn -- I've crocheted several shawls with brushed laceweight yarn, and ripping back was always fraught.

It's surprisingly delicate -- I've snapped brushed laceweight a lot more often than smooth laceweight.