Check the label on the yarn. Some say "do NOT dry clean". I have started using acrylic yarn for this very reason. There are also some very nice wool/acrylic blends. The Aran patterns are gorgeous, aren't they?
at michael's or try walmart they have those craft materials but not as much as michael's thecrft store
There are some fiction books (available on audio CD at Amazon and mostly likely Barnes and Noble) that have knitting as part of the subject: -The Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacobs -The Knitting Circle: A Novel by Ann Hood -Knitting: A Novel b...