Yup, we all do it. We all throw something in the dryer that isn’t supposed to be there.
I was shocked when sorting through the laundry to find my dear husband’s merino wool sweater half it’s size. No. It was not my doing.
At first a small part of me thought he purposefully put in the sweater my parents got him in the dryer to have a good excuse not to wear it again. Then I realized that:
a) it’s an awesome sweater, why would he ruin it?
b) he’s a boy. Boys do these things.
Thankfully I benefitted, and if you have any accidentally shrunken sweaters lying around, or any of your current sweaters may fall to that fate (check your wash instruction labels!) then all hope is not lost.
Here’s how I wear my husbands shrunken sweater.
Since the sweater was very short and I didn’t want to wear it as a crop top and risk looking like I came out of the 90’s film Clueless, I paired it with a long button down shirt from forever 21 I bought years ago.
The jeans are my faithful rw&co skinny jeans and the leopard print flats were $12 at urban planet (they’re my second pair, they’re cheap because they don’t last, but damn they look good).
My yellow jacket by mac + jac is my winter staple, bought a few years ago at the bay My warm hat is last season from aldo and I crocheted my scarf a few years ago (and man it took forever). Lastly this is my necklace from Etsy shop Peach Tree Lane. Oh and the lipstick? New Temptation by MAC.
what was the last item you accidentally shrunk?
Love it! Unfortunately at my house, the boyfriend is really good at not putting stuff in the dryer that are not supposed to go in there anyway, but me on the other hand…. I’ve shrank a few things, including a maxi dress that I know wear as a maxi skirt. On the other hand, things like that oversized sweater I bought and wish it was one size smaller, no matter how many times I dry it on maximum heat, it just won’t shrink. Darn clothes.
Lovely… I never would have guessed that the sweater was shrunken! Great knitted accessories… so cool that you made the scarf yourself! 🙂
It’s quite short 😉
Great idea! I bet it looks better on you than him. 😉 Super cute paired with the white shirt and yellow jacket.
Love it! Love it! Now i have to work a sweater into my Alt attire!
Super cute, Tan!! You look gorgeous. I haven’t shrunken too many things recently (knock on wood) but there have been a few lipsticks that have gone for a ride in the washing machine. Any suggestions for men’s t-shirts with pink splotches all over it?! 😉
Aww thanks hun!
Ohh yikes! Could it pass off as funky tie dye? 😉
Ahem. The whole reason I was washing it was because I had been wearing it so much. Kinda undermines my motive to ruin it deliberately. 😉
(I’m still a sad about it.)