Mucking Out the Spam Folder
So, it appears that my comments were not broken after all, other than the fact that Movable Type cannot differentiate successfully between crazy russian porn spam and real comments left by my readership. Real comments had been dumped in the spam folder and then were buried there by mountains of actual spam. So, if you’ve left me a comment in the past few months, I do apologize. I’ve shoveled out all the junk and am determined to clear it out each day so that I don’t miss any more real comments, cuz I love hearing from you guys!
We recently got a Canon Digital Rebel and I’ve been very slowly learning how to take decent shots with the manual settings. So far yarn proves easier to capture than an active 2-yr old. Perhaps I’ll take a photography course before the baby comes this spring….
Please help…I have a hand knitted baby sweater and cap. It was what I brought my daughter home from the hosiptal in in the year 1971. My daughter is now expecting a baby and I want to wash this sweater and cap and have it fresh and sparkley to bring home her baby from the hosiptal in. I know nothing about knitting…Please let me know if you think it is safe to wash this knit sweater set? It would have been knitted around 1971. Were the yarns at that time washable?(permanant press?) I don’t want to ruin the set by washing it. If it can be washed, then please suggest what would be the correct detergent to use and how best to wash it.
Thank you for any help and advise,
Jeanie Etharidge
New Orleans, LA
retharidge@aol.com
Hi Jeanie,
If your knitted set was made in 1971, it could be either wool or acrylic. Acrylic could be washed on a gentle cycle in the washing machine, but wool is likely to felt if it goes in the washer. If you’re not sure what it is made of, the safest bet is to wash it very gently by hand in the sink with some cool water and a wool safe detergent like Woolite. After a gentle wash and rinse, lay it out flat on a towel somewhere where it can dry undisturbed. This is the best way to wash wool, and it certainly won’t hurt synthetic handknits either.
If you’d like more info, I wrote an article on this topic here: Washing Hand Knit Items
Congratulations on expecting a grandchild!
Michelle