What can you make with acrylic yarn?

Acrylic yarn tends to have a relatively bad reputation, partly because it is made of artificial fibres, and partly because it can not withstand washing at more than 40 degrees. This naturally means that acrylic yarn is not suitable for all knitting or crochet projects. You should, for example, avoid using acrylic yarn for baby items.

However, there are many other things that acrylic yarn is great for. Here below, you will find some examples of knitting and crochet projects that are perfect for using acrylic yarn.

Blankets, hats, mittens and scarves

One of the best properties of acrylic yarn is that it is extremely good at keeping in the warmth. In fact, acrylic yarn is in many ways reminiscent of wool, so you can often use acrylic yarn for many of the same projects that you would use wool yarn for.

The warming quality of acrylic yarn therefore makes it perfect to use for hats, mittens and scarves, as it helps to ensure that you can keep warm during the winter.

Acrylic yarn's ability to retain heat also makes it ideal for making blankets. Although, you would usually use a yarn blend that consists partly of acrylic yarn and partly of some other types of yarn, in order to get more of the many good properties from the different types of yarn.

Clothes – also for people with a wool allergy

You can also use acrylic yarn - or yarn that consists partly of acrylic yarn - to make jumpers, shawls, etc. Acrylic yarn is also really good at keeping its shape, so your clothes will last for many years without beginning to look misshaped.

In addition, acrylic yarn can be a good alternative to wool yarn if you are allergic to wool. Wool allergy is caused by a hypersensitivity to lanolin, which is found in wool. You will not find lanolin in acrylic yarn, as it is made of artificial fibres, and you will therefore have no problem tolerating acrylic yarn.

Acrylic yarn can therefore be used for many different knitting or crochet projects, but keep in mind that it can only be washed at a maximum of 40 degrees, which means that you cannot always get all the bacteria out from the yarn in the wash.

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