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Crafts

beac

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8. Good on you for being a considerate as well as crafty grand.

Reply to hedgehog (Original post)

Mon Jul 1, 2013, 09:14 PM

Jul 2013

My favorite story on this topic is about my friend whose mom knitted friend's newborn baby a CASHMERE sweater.

"The most gorgeous piece of clothing that my child will ever own for five minutes" as my friend called it.

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So I ordered some soft, soft yarn to make a baby bankie for the expected grandchild, [View all] hedgehog Jun 2013 OP

Does she have a washer with a handwash setting? knitter4democracy Jun 2013 #1

100% acrylic should be able to be washed and dried SheilaT Jun 2013 #2

I took a close look at the yarn and it consists of one or two main strands, very fine, hedgehog Jun 2013 #3

The short strands won't felt, but they may come loose from the blanket if it is washed and dried Nay Jun 2013 #6

I do not believe acrylic felts, but others who read this SheilaT Jun 2013 #4

I would pipi_k Jun 2013 #5

Update - I found some washable polyester yard with a similar fuzzy texture - hedgehog Jun 2013 #7

Good on you for being a considerate as well as crafty grand. beac Jul 2013 #8