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achrisvet
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 Posted - 11/19/2002 : 2:43:00 PM
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I'm making a scarf with Wool Ease Thick and Quick left over from making a very cute hat. On the white ball I noticed a little brown larva crawling. Could it be a wool moth? The horror! Wool Ease is only 25% wool. Would moths bother that? You would think they would get indigestion. This yarn was not near any other part of my stash.
What do you do to control mtohs in your stash or fisished projects? I'm getting ready to start a merino sweater for my husband.
Anita
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glenreagh
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Posted - 11/19/2002 : 3:16:23 PM
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I've never had a problem with moths in either my stash or finished products. I don't do anything to prevent them in my stash. I do use eucalan with lavender to wash them with after they're finished. Lavender is suppose to have some anti-moth capabilities.
Is it possibly that the yarn came that way from where ever you bought it. Or, maybe because it's fall and all those little critters are trying to get into the house this one made it to your yarn stash.
Maybe it's not even a moth larvae.!!
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achrisvet
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mokumegane
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Posted - 11/24/2002 : 08:21:52 AM
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I keep most of my yarns and stuff in a cedar chest. Cedar's supposed to be good at keeping the suckers at bay so I've never had a problem! There is cedar blocks available for sale to keep with woolens...
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achrisvet
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Posted - 11/24/2002 : 8:10:16 PM
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I love the Internet! I went to Google and entered "wool moths". In less than a second I had a page that showed me a picture of what the nasty little critter looks like and it's nothing like what I saw. Big sigh!
I think I will get some cedar blocks though, to keep in my stash!
Anita
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Jane
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Posted - 11/25/2002 : 04:58:23 AM
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You could be seeing carpet beetle larvae. I've weathered some pretty heavy infestations over the years. Freeze 'em. Put whatever fiber you think is infested with either moths or beetles in your freezer for a couple of days. Remove it and let it thaw, then repeat the process. The freeze and thaw does them in. Lavender, cedar, or lavender plus pennyroyal also help. I learned the hard way that vigilance is the best preventative, and even that isn't foolproof!
Jane
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Elsa
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Posted - 11/25/2002 : 09:08:01 AM
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I use lavender to control the moths and other crawly creatures. I take all my old guage swatches, fold them in half, stuff them with lavender from the farmers market, seam them up, and throw them in my stash. I have been told that, any herb that is super fragrant will do. Off the top of my head- mint, lavendar, cedar, eucalyptus.
Elsa
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achrisvet
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Posted - 11/25/2002 : 7:45:03 PM
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What a clever idea! I actually gorw some lavender. I cold do this next year!
Thanks!
Anita
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I use lavender to control the moths and other crawly creatures. I take all my old guage swatches, fold them in half, stuff them with lavender from the farmers market, seam them up, and throw them in my stash. I have been told that, any herb that is super fragrant will do. Off the top of my head- mint, lavendar, cedar, eucalyptus.
Elsa
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BlueStocking
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Posted - 11/25/2002 : 7:56:44 PM
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Elsa -- that IS a great idea! And yet another reason for me to talk myself into *liking* to do swatches (which, I must admit, I do not really like to do).
I keep all my yarn in a cedar chest, and I also have lavender saches mingled throughout. I put cedar blocks in between some of my most wooly sweaters in my closet, and I put a little lavender oil in the rinse water when I wash them, too.
Jen
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megknits
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Posted - 11/25/2002 : 8:12:04 PM
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Hmmm.. I may have my yarn stash hidden all over the house, but I have NEVER tried the freezer  Not a bad idea. Better than the oven, at least  
Meg
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mokumegane
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achrisvet
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BlueStocking
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Posted - 12/16/2002 : 4:29:54 PM
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Hi Anita! Just thought I'd pass on that a good knitting friend of mine has found little larvae/beetles in her roving especially. YUCK! This may be what you have ... don't know if it's a carpet beetle or not ... just a little ugly critter eating away at her wool!
Freeze 'em out! Freeze 'em out! ... maybe if the weather turns cold enough again you can put all your yarn outside for a couple of days ... it sure seemed cold enough here last week! 
Jen
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mokumegane
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