Cotton v Wool

I did knit on the black Tolsta Tee yesterday and all is well.  Still, with an abundance of caution, I am gong to change projects and knit on my Mashup Top.  What it comes down to s this.

One is mostly cotton. 

The other mostly a classy wool blend, Elsbeth Lavold Silky Wool and Noro.

The wool is easier on my hands.  That is so hard for me to say.

I started my fibre adventures with crochet cotton and I worked with cotton for many years.  It feels comfortable in my hands and I have never had to worry about using it for anything, knit or crocheted. It was all good.  Yet here I am, with just a touch of arthritis in my hands and you know what?  My hands are feeling the difference in the fibres.

Cotton is a bit harder on my hands.  It doesn't stress them but it does tire them out faster than when I work with wool.  That tiredness is a sign that it is time to stop for the day.  It always has been.   So while there was knitting and all is going fine, I am switching to wool today.  

It isn't hard to decide this.  I am loving this top to and now that I know how I want it to be, knitting it is fun.  So onward to fun.