As a knitter and a crocheter, I am a big fan of wool.  Any animal fiber, really…anything from sheep, alpaca, bison, goats, etc…Quite aside from the fact that it’s cozy and durable and will keep you warm even if it’s wet, it’s also remarkably fire retardant.

A million years ago, back when I first learned to crochet, I crocheted MANY blankets from a free pattern I found on some yarn company’s website.  And I crocheted almost all of them in acrylic yarn.  I of course can no longer remember the company name nor find the pattern, but that doesn’t really matter because I wrote up the instructions (in a clearer manner, if I do say so myself).

I both knit and crochet.  Both crafts use yarn.  Both produce cloth of some kind.  But beyond that, they are very different.