How stupid can I be?!?!

[catnapper]

I gained a LOT of weight the past few months sthanks to being sick and reaching for comfort food. I am hoping this is a temporary weight gain, and I will lose it once I get my sinus pain under control.

Thus said, I need new clothes that actually fit. I don't want to spend money on a new wardrobe that hopefully will be stored away in a couple months. So I headed to Goodwill and found a great --- AWESOME!!! --- new sweater. It was made for me: tailoring, fit, style, color. I'd have paid almost anything for this sweater in a retail store, thats how perfect it is.... ummm..... WAS.

You see, since it was Goodwill, I immediately tossed it in the laundry. STUPID ME never looked at the tag. Guess what my $3 Goodwill find was. 100% Merino Wool. And now, it shrunk so much that Cameron could wear it.

I want to cry. I had something that made me feel good about myself and now I ruined it.

[Daisy and Delilah]

That stinks, Kim. You are sure going through a rough patch. I guess the bright side is: Cam will love his new sweater?? {{{{{HUGS}}}}}

[karyn674]

Can you check if maybe Goodwill has another one like it?

You never know!!!

[MoonandBean]

Ick...who wants to wear wool anyway? Itchy!!!! You probably saved yourself from having to go on a steroid pack...hehe.

[lvpets2002]

Sorry Kim I had to chuckle just a wittle bit.. Yup I would go back & see if they may have another one.. Well at least it only cost $3.00 instead of $30.00 or $300.00.. Hey that is the good side right..

[Genny]

Yea, at least you didn't pay a lot of money for it. It was only 3 bucks

[Karen]

Okay, I have to ask - is wool NOT itchy for anyone? I always knew that I have extremely delicate skin, and wool bothers it - a LOT - if I wear anything wool that actually touches bare skin, I am miserable.

But is that normal, or is wool itchy for everyone? I cannot imagine it would be as popular as it is if everyone's skin reacted like mine ...

[caseysmom]

I don't know I never buy it because I don't deal with dry clean only items...too much trouble! It seems itchy though.

[Lady's Human]

Wool doesn't really bother me TOO much, especially nice fine wool. I had a sweater from Iceland I loved.....and one of my barracks buddies thought they were doing me a favor, put my laundry in the dryer, and POOF......a size 2t sweater.

[Taz_Zoee]

I don't know I never buy it because I don't deal with dry clean only items...too much trouble! It seems itchy though.

Same here. And my parents owned a dry cleaners for over 40 years up until August of 2008. LOL
I don't like wool either. It's too hot and itchy. A wool blend is not as bad. And I think Merino Wool is much softer than regular wool. It's a finer blend, if I'm remembering correctly.

[catnapper]

I'm so glad people understand!

I scoured the store while there for comparable sweaters so ?I know there isn't another like it. Drat

As for itchy.... I get itchy with acrylic something awful but 100% wool doesn't bother me in the least. This sweater WAS sooooooo soft and comfy. I guess it is a matter of the quality of the wool, and the processing. Because I bought a $150 wool sweater at the outlets the other day for $24. Its GORGEOUS, but ITCHY.... but that might have somethign to do with 97% wool and 3% acryllic. Perhaps I'm allergic to acrylic?

[Asiel]

I can't even stand touching anything made of wool, much less trying to wear it...ugh...just the thought is enough to make me break out in hives.

[kitten645]

As a knitter, I find that GOOD quality wool is a dream. Price really makes a difference. The inexpensive stuff is realllllly itchy. I figure if I'm going to spend the time making something, it might as well be the best quality!Sadly once it gets "felted" (H2O + agitation) there's no going back I only hand wash anything I make. I don't do dry cleaning. When I drop something off I completely forget about it!
RIP sweater..you were loved!