Most items should be washed by hand with mild soap and water and lay flat to dry out. Drying the handmade item outside is best under direct sunlight.

Some items can be machine washed and dried. Those products are usually made with cotton or acrylic knitting yarn!

How to clean yarn

Begin filling your sink or bucket with cool to lukewarm water. Some people recommend warm to hot water, and you may need that if your yarn is actually dirty, but it's best to use cooler water, especially with animal fibers that may felt under too much heat or agitation.
Add a good bit of wool wash, shampoo or liquid dish detergent to the sink (about a tablespoon for a small batch of yarn).

Once the sink is full, add the hanks, one at a time, gently pushing them down so the water and soap can permeate the fibers. Be careful not to agitate.

Allow the hanks to soak for about an hour.

After washing, dry the skeins or hanks by rolling them in a clean towel and laying them flat to dry or hanging them.

Please feel free to email me if you have special requests!

Sizing Chart for Hats and Gloves

Please measure your head with a flexible tape measure around the largest part of your forehead all the way around.

Most of my hats that I knitted are 21-inch circumference with a length of 8 1/2 inches from top to bottom which is a size medium for a woman and small for a man.

However, since most of the hats I make have a ribbed edging they can stretch up to 22 inches. If you have any further questions, please feel free to email me at Handspun Handicrafts.

Please check individual listings for the specific circumference of hat or gloves for more information.

For gloves the hand circumference means all the way around the widest part of your hand with a tape measure.