My daughter knitted a beautiful baby blanket with wool yarn for her 1st babyIn the past she always washed it on delicate and hung or laid it to dryWhile she was in the hospital giving birth to her 2nd son, her dad was trying to help and do laundry for herHe put the blanket in the dryer and it shrunk to about 1/3 the sizeShe was heart broken about this because she wanted to use it for the new baby tooIs there any way to get this back to original size or at least close to it?
Take the blanket to the cleaners and tell them what happenedThen ask them if you can have the blanket blockedNot all knitting patterns can be blockedPatterns stitches such as cables, ribbing, or any raised stitch can not be blockedYou will also need to know what type of yarn was used, if it was acrylic it can not be blocked because acrylic yarn is actually spun plastic which shrinks when driedIf it is natural fibers, you will be able to have it blockedBlocking is a method where the finished product is stretched out on a board while it is wet and secured downIt is then dried in that shape, once removed maintaining it's shape.
Tell me you did not pick that up!.you could get a disease like rabies
