I decided to wear it today with a white turtleneck underneath. It's big and baggy. On the bright side, it's very comfy and it hides ... well, things that I might want to hide. Let's just leave it at that.
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
The Completed Sweater
I've worked on this sweater for months. I only knit in the evenings, and not every evening. That's why this sweater too so long to complete. I first blogged about it here. It was not a complete success. It's way too big. I tried to shrink it by washing it first in warm water, which is contrary to the instructions found on the yarn label. That didn't work. Then I washed it again and put it in the dryer on high. That didn't work. I got brave yesterday and washed in it hot water on the gentle cycle. That didn't work. The yarn is a cotton & wool blend. Why won't it shrink?
I decided to wear it today with a white turtleneck underneath. It's big and baggy. On the bright side, it's very comfy and it hides ... well, things that I might want to hide. Let's just leave it at that.
I decided to wear it today with a white turtleneck underneath. It's big and baggy. On the bright side, it's very comfy and it hides ... well, things that I might want to hide. Let's just leave it at that.
The color is lovely and sometime it is just nice to snuggle into a big sweater and feel all soft and cuddly.
ReplyDeleteWhere is this snow Ainsley was tweeting about?
Spammers? *sigh*
Not in Japanese by any chance?
I know cotton doesn't shrink much and isn't able to be adjusted well when wet, so that could be the problem- that the yarn isn't entirely wool. Also the wool could be treated to not shrink and to be more machine washable... darnit, I can't remember what that's called, though.
ReplyDeleteI love it. Big and snuggly sounds just perfect to me...
ReplyDeleteI don't know about Ainsley, but we got the snow and the cold wind today...but it is December.