loisamelia
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OMG my jumper is ruined :-(I recently finished my Gathered Pullover from IK and washed it today. I did it in Jaeger MM merino which I thought was machine washable but it really stretched in the wash even though I did it on a low temp with a gentle spin cycle 
Now it is only fit for an orang-utan 
will I be able to frog it and reuse the yarn? do you think the yarn is useable?
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terri
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oh no 
I wonder if you wash it again by hand it might go back I'm not sure tbh, but it might be worth a try 
I never spin any of my hand knitted stuff............just in case
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dreamcatcher
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Oh goodness so sorry to hear that! Terri's suggestion definitely sounds worth a try.
I think I've read about putting handknits into a pillowcase (or maybe one of those zipped mesh bags) for spinning in the machine, I gues that limits their movement? TBH I tend to get a big towel and roll them up in that after handwashing, then stand on the roll to squeeze the water out!
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pictish
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Oh dear Lois . I wonder if it's because it's knit at a loose guage It's knit at an aran guage isn't it yet it's a dk yarn - which is exactly what the pattern says to do. Jaeger MM should be absolutely fine for normal machine washing
I wonder if as terri says if you washed again it might pull back in - it's all I can think of. I know some people stick their jumpers in the tumble dryer if they come out too big but I don't think I'd ever risk doing that.
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pictish
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PS the yarn should be absolutely fine if you frog it - you'll just have to steam it or wet and hang up to get rid of the kinks.
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Fi
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Thats so annoying.
Must admit I always wash mine in a pillow case just in case.
I never handwash anything, much to my mums amazement she used to get orders from me and my sis.
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loisamelia
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Thanks for all the replies and advice
I think I will hand wash it tomorrow to see if that hepls, if not a frogging i will go
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pictish
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Fingers crossed Lois!!!
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miacat
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Oh no It must have taken you some time to make with 3 young ones.
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carolinne
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how frustrating ...hope it all works out ok
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Auntie Noo
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Well if there's a silver cloud - at least it stretched and didn't felt, so you have a chance of salvage or re-using the yarn.
Hope something works for you. 
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Glynis
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Oh no! I hope that you are able to retrieve the situation.
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loisamelia
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| Auntie Noo wrote: | Well if there's a silver cloud - at least it stretched and didn't felt, so you have a chance of salvage or re-using the yarn.
Hope something works for you. |
I thought that too  I have felted things before that took me ages to make so I am glad that didnt happen here and that it was quite an easy knit too so i could do it again if needs be 
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loisamelia
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Well, hand washing didnt work so I will be frogging it all at some point
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pictish
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sorry to hear that.
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paula
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Re: OMG my jumper is ruined :-( | loisamelia wrote: | I recently finished my Gathered Pullover from IK and washed it today. I did it in Jaeger MM merino which I thought was machine washable but it really stretched in the wash even though I did it on a low temp with a gentle spin cycle
Now it is only fit for an orang-utan
will I be able to frog it and reuse the yarn? do you think the yarn is useable? |
Oh no! I don't believe it, poor you. I have quite a lot of the MM purely because it is supposed to be machine washable, I've not used it yet though and now I'm concerned I was sure that some people on this forum have used the matchmaker and washed it successfully, or am I clutching at straws ?
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loisamelia
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Paula
I think it stretched so much because the pattern needed dk yarn to be knit at aran tension. I am sure if you knitted the yarn the way its supposed to be used it will be fine(well I am not sure really but I hope   )
I am now winding it back into balls heyho!
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modelwidow
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Oh that is such a shame, after all that work.
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