Plaid Turtleneck

I love turtlenecks. I had a great idea the other day while knitting. I’m working on a wool sweater, kitting from the bottom up, so I have plenty of time to think about what the neckline will be. I want it to be a turtleneck but the wool I’m using is too scratchy, so I thought I would just knit the neck with cotton yarn. It would be comfortable and warm! The idea is so practical, I wondered why this isn’t already a standard solution. Then I realized that the washing of the two fibers would be a problem. In my opinion, wool is self-cleaning. If you leave it alone long enough the smells always drop out. This is not the case with cotton. I would end up hand washing the neck, trying to keep the body of the sweater dry and that would be a pain.