" There is a certain segment of knitters who refuse to accept that there may be such a thing as a wool allergy. They accept that you can be allergic to bees, peanut butter, daisies, or penicillin, but not their precious wool. They maintain that the allergic have simply not yet met the “right” wool. "

― Stephanie Pearl-McPhee , At Knit's End: Meditations for Women Who Knit Too Much