I just want to make something informative about washing chunky knit sweaters. You may ignore what the cleaning label says about hand washing an item and stuff it in a delicates mesh bag before dumping it into the washer but think twice.
What kind of washer do you use?
A top-loader with the middle spiral may actually be very violent to your clothes. A top-loader once decided to prey on my friend's brand new sweater (which happened to be a little $$ and was an anniversary gift) and the entire right sleeve was torn up. Parts of the sweater knitting also hardened, like the feeling of dried glue.
If you have a side-loader or the ones that you pull open like a door, it may be okay to have it washed in a delicates bag but make sure you're not washing it with other clothes that have sharper edges ie. zippers and studs.
Better safe than sorry.
It may just be better to hand wash. All you need is a shallow bucket and some detergent. Don't be lazy with this if you don't want your sweater ruined! Some times things don't have an easy way out and you will just have to take the longer route. At least you'll know good end results will be guaranteed rather than risking it in a machine's mouth.
xx jasmine
