Hi Ladies.
I am mostly a lurker in this realm, but I have been crocheting for 16+ years and knitting (Self taught) for almost a year now.
I picked up this month's (actually November's) Crochet! magazine and it had a nice article on crocheting from unspun wool. So I go to the local Farmer's Market for the first time over this weekend there is a YARN BOOTH. All local hand dyed yarns, most spun already, but some 'Fluffs' as she called them. I made a beeline for a bright as the sun yellow one.
So my question is does any one here knit or crochet from unspun wool and just how hard is it? I do have a hand spindle that was a wedding present from three years ago along with some undyed natural wool, but I am not brave enough to use it without major instruction (which doesn't appear to exist in my area). So if push came to shove I could spin it, but I'm not excited about using this yarn for that test.
One other question - I HAVE a huge problem with dry hands (don't let me touch silk or microfiber - it gets caught) mostly because I wash them regularly due to working with yarn on a regular basis (and I cross stitch) and I don't want to get anything on the fibers. Can you recommend anything other than udder cream?
Thank you, Jenn in CA
FYI for those interested the yarn is from a shop called Royale Hare in Santa Rosa CA.