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japple

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2. What size afghan is this? If it is acrylic yarn, you can put it in the dryer

Reply to Jim Lane (Original post)

Fri Mar 25, 2016, 05:04 PM

Mar 2016

on a delicate cycle and it will come out just fine. If it is a natural fiber, you need to dry it naturally. You can drape it across a clothesline or put it on a drying rack outside. You might want to consult with a professional cleaner to see if you can figure out what type of yarn your mother used. If it is wool, you def. need to stay away from a commercial dryer at the laundromat, or you might just wind up with a very thick baby blanket.

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Knitters, can you advise me about caring for an item? [View all] Jim Lane Mar 2016 OP

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