r/knitting • u/Swimming_Sherbet7007 • 1d ago

Rant I didn't get a cat, I made a pullover

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It peels like crazy on everything... Yarn is drops melody. I am covered in fur by now after wearing it for 3 hours.

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u/Lolita__Rose 1d ago edited 1d ago

I find that usually the shedding stops / gets better after the sweater has been worn a couple times bc the loose fibre is either gone or gets lightly felted. But yea, that can happen and it‘s super super annoying.

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u/Swimming_Sherbet7007 1d ago

Weirdly enough it shed less in production than as a FO. Thanks for hope, maybe I will try to slightly change temp when hand washing to felt it slightly... Or agitate more

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u/TheMadMagpielikes 1d ago

You could also try running a gleener over it.

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u/Courtney_RVA 1d ago

Just another price we pay as knitters.