Comments on: AUUUUUUUUUUUUGGGGHHHH http://sucka-sc.arlette.us/2009/08/06/moths/ To the extreme, I rock a hook like a vandal Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:05:24 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Page http://sucka-sc.arlette.us/2009/08/06/moths/comment-page-1/#comment-18790 Page Tue, 26 Jan 2010 08:58:47 +0000 http://sucka-sc.arlette.us/?p=295#comment-18790 I feel for you. I would want to cry. I have several sweaters with tiny little moth holes in them - store bought cashmere ): I got them in N. California. Since then I have purchased a cedar chest. I also have 2 antique chests (one was free and the other was given to me by my mother but cost too much money to bring home on the plane). I am going this week to buy a piece of aromatic cedar to have cut to fit in each of those trunks. I do keep all of my yarn in plastic bags and have not had any "incidents" yet. But I am really paranoid about this since I had store bought sweaters eaten. I have read that moths are attracted to items that are dirty from food "splashed" or dropped on a garment when eating - even the smallest little drop can attract the little fiends. They probable could smell your yarn because it was "raw". So I hope these tips help. I haven't had any problems since storying in my cedar chest, but I have run out of room like every good knitter does. I am hoping a few large pieces of aromatic cedar will keep the moths away in my other trunks too. (: I feel for you. I would want to cry. I have several sweaters with tiny little moth holes in them – store bought cashmere ): I got them in N. California. Since then I have purchased a cedar chest. I also have 2 antique chests (one was free and the other was given to me by my mother but cost too much money to bring home on the plane). I am going this week to buy a piece of aromatic cedar to have cut to fit in each of those trunks. I do keep all of my yarn in plastic bags and have not had any “incidents” yet. But I am really paranoid about this since I had store bought sweaters eaten.

I have read that moths are attracted to items that are dirty from food “splashed” or dropped on a garment when eating – even the smallest little drop can attract the little fiends. They probable could smell your yarn because it was “raw”. So I hope these tips help.

I haven’t had any problems since storying in my cedar chest, but I have run out of room like every good knitter does. I am hoping a few large pieces of aromatic cedar will keep the moths away in my other trunks too. (:

]]> By: Arlette http://sucka-sc.arlette.us/2009/08/06/moths/comment-page-1/#comment-18280 Arlette Tue, 11 Aug 2009 07:48:13 +0000 http://sucka-sc.arlette.us/?p=295#comment-18280 Those four skeins were so righteously infested that I just threw 'em out. Fortunately, there were only a few unbagged skeins nearby, so I soaked them in water and microwaved them for awhile to kill any potential moth eggs, then dried them outside. So far, so good. Those four skeins were so righteously infested that I just threw ‘em out. Fortunately, there were only a few unbagged skeins nearby, so I soaked them in water and microwaved them for awhile to kill any potential moth eggs, then dried them outside. So far, so good.

]]> By: Tracy http://sucka-sc.arlette.us/2009/08/06/moths/comment-page-1/#comment-18222 Tracy Fri, 07 Aug 2009 02:57:10 +0000 http://sucka-sc.arlette.us/?p=295#comment-18222 Oh noooo! I hope that nothing else was touched. Oh noooo! I hope that nothing else was touched.

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