How To Take Care Of Knitwear

Spring doesn’t officially start for another week, but it already feels like it’s here. The songbirds are singing; the dandelions blooming. It’s time for lazy afternoons lounging on the porch while basking in the warm glow of the sun, and bike rides through the city to get some cold ice cream.

Presumably, anyway. I spent this sunny weekend indoors, doing my taxes and packing away winter clothes. Heavy sport coats and outerwear are easy. Knitwear, on the other hand, is another matter.

If you’re a responsible person, your knitwear is probably clean, tidy, and ready to be packed. If you’re anything like me, however, you have a pile of dirty sweaters sitting somewhere (probably a bedroom armchair). So here’s a full guide, with links to previous Put This On articles, on how to take care of your knitwear – to be used throughout the winter like a normal person, or in the middle of March when you’ve put things off until the last minute.