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Molly
I have two questions, but they'll take a little explanation -- please bear with me!
Back when my brothers and I were kids, my mom tried learning how to crochet. She made a bunch of granny squares, but she never really got into it and gave it up. When I learned to crochet last year, she gave me the bag of squares she'd made. Now my younger brother and sister-in-law are planning to start a family (sometime sooner rather than later, at least), and when they do, I'd like to make the baby a blanket using Mom's old squares along with some I would make myself.
First of all, though, I need to clean these squares, since they've been sitting in a knotted-closed plastic bag for more than 20 years and some have little brown stains on them. I'm certain they're made of low-cost acrylic (probably equivalent to Red Heart Super Saver), so they should be washable, but because of their small size I'm concerned about just tossing them in the machine.
So my first question is, do you think it would be okay to wash them on the permanent press cycle, with a regular detergent, as long as I put them in a lingerie bag? How about drying them -- should I play it safe and let them air dry, or do you think they'll be fine on low heat?
Also, since these were a learning tool for my mom, they're not perfect -- some are a little lopsided, others have a rounded corner here or there. I'm going to need to "even them up" to make them a uniform shape and size before I can join them.
So my second question is, how would you recommend doing that? I was thinking about just figuring out what size I need them to be and adding one or more rows of a single crochet border, using increases as necessary to get the sides the right length. That should work, right? Do you have any other suggestions?
Thanks!!!
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