Can I shrink my polyester sweater?

Acrylic, now, is a totally different experience. I have one acrylic
sweater which grows new inches of arm length every time I wear it,
and
fails to return to it's original shape when washed.


That is it's beauty ... Hahaha! When buying for baby, buy acrylic.. it
will still fit him when he goes to university ;-)

Brings to mind an experience I had when my DD was about 3 years old. I
crocheted her a dress for Easter & was so proud of myself having it done in
February. It was a beautiful soft variegated pink yarn, crochet in a simple
pattern. I put it on a hanger & hung it in her closet, all ready for Easter
in April--usually I'm staying up late the night before putting all the
finishing touches on everything.

Easter morning, I went to her closet & got the dress.. OH, MY!!! It had
grown to almost adult sweater size. At the time, I burst into tears, and
dressed her in another outfit, but we've had many laughs about it ever
since.

Merrystitch