The Great Yarn Debate

February 13, 2026

Today we talk about superwash wool yarn and untreated wool yarn (regular wool). When should you knit with superwash yarn, and when is it better to choose wool yarn that has not been modified?

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⏰ Time Stamps

00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:24 Disaster with Superwash
00:00:44 Superwash or Nonsuperwash?
00:01:32 Exactly What is Superwash?
00:02:04 The Danger of Felting
00:02:40 How to Make Superwash Yarn, Chlorine Hercoset
00:03:40 History of Superwash
00:03:52 Made in the USA
00:04:44 Byproduct Treatment, Ecology
00:06:00 The Difference in How the Yarns Look
00:07:28 The Difference in Texture
00:08:16 How the Yarns Knit
00:10:28 Swatch Test
00:14:08 How to Calculate Gauge
00:14:24 Feature not Flaw
00:15:12 When it is Best to Use Superwash
00:16:10 When it is Best to Use Regular Wool
00:17:17 Which Yarn is Best?