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Rowan Super Fine Merino 4Ply is a fantastic yarn for the entire family and is my go-to yarn for baby. It's super soft making it perfect for baby wear or anyone who tends to be wooly sensitive. I can't imagine anyone finding this yarn "itchy".  It is machine washable and I do put this (and all other machine washable knits) in the machine with these caveats: inside out in a sweater bag with cool water and gentle agitation. However, with all my machine-washable hand knits I prefer to hand wash when I have the time.  It's a gentler process and will preserve the sweater. I also prefer to pat to shape and dry flat, then if I can catch it when it's about two-thirds dry, I toss it in a cool dryer for a few minutes to fluff, then finish if off by drying flat. I often use Super Fine Merino for baby gifts and am comfortable knowing that it will most likely go in the washer and dryer and it will survive just fine. You can find Super Fine Merino at your local Rowan stockist or any number of online suppliers.

Breathless by Shalimar is an elegant yarn and easy to knit.  It showed a bit of fuzz as I was knitting but I should not have been surprised because it is not tightly spun.  A tighter spun would have eliminated the fuzz but changed the yarn.  I really did like it the way it was and think anyone would think this yarn was superb.  Besides being mostly merino, it does have silk and cashmere and so feels divine. It does say machine wash so it is fine for a baby garment, but do feel it would benefit from being carefully hand washed as it does seem a bit delicate.  Still, this is a gift and I am comfortable knowing that most likely it will be in the washing machine. I don't know if I would use this again for baby, but would love it for me as a pullover or shawl.  The color, Velvet Slippers, is the palest antique pink. It's gorgeous.