knittystitch:

knittystitch:

If you have cashmere taste and a Red Heart budget, this is a friendly reminder that acrylic yarn can be softened very easily by

1. Prewashing your skein in a lingerie bag with fabric softener and warm water in the washing machine & dryer
2. Soaking your finished project in a bath of cheap hair conditioner and warm water in your kitchen sink

I know there are a lot of yarn snobs who might talk a big game about how “terrible” acrylics are so, here. Have some tools to prove them wrong. 💜

1. How to prewash your skein to soften & fluff
2. How to soak a finished project to soften

Just in case you’re a yarn worker that prefers using tutorials before jumping in
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