Laundering Easy-Care Crocheted Acrylic Blankets & Afghans

With gentle care with your blankets and afghans will be beautiful keepsakes to be treasured for years to come!

All my Easy-Care Acrylic Blankets are shipped ready to enjoy! Before every afghan is shipped, It has been soaked overnight in lavender *Eucalan Wool Wash, spin dried on a delicate setting, then laid out with a final straightening on the bed in the spare room to air dry. Laundering is tough on blankets, so skip the temptation to wash it upon receipt.

When your afghan needs laundering, soak overnight in the tub of your washing machine or a tub* with cool water and a mild soap (like baby shampoo or Woolite). If there are stains, spray or spot treat with an all fabric safe spray (like Zout, Oxi-Clean or Spray ’n Wash) prior to soaking.

After an overnight soak, spin dry on delicate stopping as soon as the water is spun out. Your blanket will be almost dry.

​Lay it out on a flat surface (a bed is perfect!) and gently shape if necessary. Do not use fabric softeners, bleach or an iron!

After laundering, you may have a couple "tails" pop out. These hardly noticeable yarn ends have been woven twice to lock them in, but washing/spinning can cause a couple ends to work their way out out. Simply weave them back in with a darning needle or tug gently and snip close to afghan after a gentle pull to be sure that tail is long enough to ensure it won’t unrave! Gently work  the fibers straight after doing so. It is always best to reweave rather than snip!​

*No washing machine? Try this: soak overnight in a large tub, then drain the blanket in a large sink or tub and press out as much water as possible. Do not wring! Fold the blanket between 2 big towels, roll the towels and blanket, put the rolled blanket on a clean floor and gently press more water out by walking or pressing with your bare feet (yes!). This will gently force more water out. Now, unroll the bundle and lay flat to dry following instructions above.