My MIL has kindly knitted some gorgeous jumpers for DS1 (due in 1 month). They are lovely and snug and warm...but unfortunately she told DH that they need to be hand-washed and dried flat.
I'm assuming this means they are pure wool, so would shrink in the washing machine.
Now it's my first DC, but I'm guessing I won't have much time and patience in the first few months for hand-washing clothes (they are all for 0 - 3 months). I'm upset as I would love for him to wear his Granny's jumpers but on a practical level I'm not sure how much I'll put them on him.
Any advice for how I can wash them in the machine without shrinking them?
Otherwise I'll just be reduced to putting them on him when we visit her, which seems a real shame as a lot of love and time has gone into making them (and they are really lovely).
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Bartimaeus · 05/09/2011 08:09
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