Saturday, November 16, 2019

Sweater Weather

 For the past week all my handknits have been getting a bath. It started when Daughter asked if she could borrow one of my Lopis to take to Iceland.



All my sweaters were stored in a yucky old garment bag and forgotten since this time last year I was covered in poison ivy and wool of any kind was off limits for the season. Now they are all getting a soak in the sink....


 ....and then a drying on the rack with the dehumidifier on full blast in the small downstairs bathroom. They dry really fast that way.



I've had a real assembly line going. After they dry I pack them in my new Ikea underbed garment bags. I love these things. Unlike the cheap Walmart bags these things do not attract dust. They slide in and out easily and are very lightweight for being such a structured box. I need to pick up a few more on my next trip. I've got a lot of sweaters.


I'd also like to sing the praises of sock blockers. I know, I know, we all have them but I never used them. They were just for photo shoots with finished socks. I've been actually blocking my socks after I wash them and the difference is amazing. They fold better, fit better and just seem softer.  Who knew?

9 comments:

  1. Ok - I'm with you on the sweaters, but I just cannot block my socks (other than for pictures). I just have waaaaay tooo many! They do look lovely though.

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  2. Love those 2 sweaters in the photo. They are 'my' colors! I'm curious about your sock blockers. Do you have bunches of them so you can wash & block lots of pairs at once or do you wash one pair at a time? I'm a once a week laundry girl and can't imagine the expense of buying that many sets of blockers.

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  3. I wash a pair a night. When I take them off I throw them in the tub for a quick wash, let them drip dry in the tub all night then put them on the sock blockers in the morning and sit them in a sunny windowsill. They are dry by night and the process plays on...

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  4. Ahh, I'm glad that you wrote your comment because I, too, was wondering how many sock blockers you own!
    Your knits are amazing. Those sweaters! So beautiful Debra. I don't think I have the patience to knit intricate patterns like that but I sure admire and envy those who do.
    I have long discovered that I am a "production" knitter, not a "process" knitter.
    Blessings,
    Betsy

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  5. Your sweaters are just beautiful and I love your storage solution! Definitely time to be wearing those sweaters.

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  6. Daughter is a very lucky girl to get to wear your sweaters.

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  7. Beautiful laundry day items! I just discovered drying my socks that way after each wash and not just for staging, too. I love the idea.

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  8. so many beautiful sweaters, every where you look there is something amazing to see.

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