Moth-Proof
Usually, when I am shopping at my local yarn store (LYS), I do not think that much about labels. It's not like going to the co-op. Sure, I have to check for yardage, fiber content, and dye lots, but I don't have to think about chemicals and things that are bad for me. Aside from acrylic. Right?
Yeah, not so much.
I had never heard of moth proofing until recently. When I read about it, I thought, "Well, that's unnecessary use of chemicals," and I forgot about it.
Then a friend and I made a stop at a LYS where we have never been, and I was seduced by a skein of Lambs' Pride Bulky. It's this gorgeous variegated green. I found two other coordinating skeins, and I thought I could make something beautiful with them. I figured out what that was, and I started on the project.
Then I looked at the label.
Moth-proofing is done when they dye the yarn, so the stuff, called Mitin FF, is in there to stay. The federal government says that it has low to moderate toxicity and low mammalilan toxicity, but I still think it's unnecessary, and I want to stay away from it. I'll keep this yarn and finish the project. It's not for the boy, it's for me. Besides, the federal government is dragging its heels on BPA and the parabens, so I think I will be a maverick and blaze my own trail.
As it were.
