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polly7

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1. I think it depends a lot on the yarn, I imagine it was probably natural fibers?

Fri Mar 25, 2016, 03:22 PM

Mar 2016

If so, even the delicate setting in a dryer may (possibly) shrink your afghan, although it might straighten itself out again if placed on a bed and stretched out a bit later. If it was made with acrylic or a combination of natural/acrylic - the delicate setting would probably be ok. That's just my experience with my own afghans I've made.

(I usually hang those things I've made with all natural fibers, though it's a bit harder with a large afghan. Those, I hang outside to dry in a not too sunny spot).

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I think it depends a lot on the yarn, I imagine it was probably natural fibers? polly7 Mar 2016 #1

What size afghan is this? If it is acrylic yarn, you can put it in the dryer japple Mar 2016 #2

If the yarn is acrylic, WSSlover Dec 2019 #8

Does the afghan feel slightly scratchy? PADemD Mar 2016 #3

Unless you can figure out what it's made of, you should probably avoid the drier. surrealAmerican Mar 2016 #4

Is there a good yarn shop near you? SheilaT Mar 2016 #5

Speaking of yarn shops: WSSlover Dec 2019 #9

If you don't know what it's made of shanti Jun 2016 #6

If you can spot any woven in ends that you could pull partially out and clip Warpy Jul 2016 #7

Take it to the cleaners dem in texas Dec 2019 #10

Many ways to tell jbandsma Jul 2021 #11