I’m a cleaning expert and you’ve been washing your knitwear all wrong

THE colder upwind has officially arrived present that we're approaching November, which means astir of america are digging retired the cosy, lukewarm knitwear.

With wind, rainfall and dropping temperatures looming, the large jumpers, heavy jackets and wintertime boots are each returning to our wardrobe.

Knitwear is simply a wintertime staple for astir Scots - it's comfortable, cosy, durable and looks large successful each styles portion keeping america warm.

But did you cognize that astir of america are really washing it wrong? And it could beryllium causing much harm than good.

Experts astatine manner steadfast SilkFred person recovered that astir 60 per cent of america are not looking aft it properly, and it costing america wealth successful the agelong run.

Now, they've teamed up with TV cleaning adept Lynsey, who is known arsenic the Queen of Clean, to uncover however often we truly should beryllium washing our knitwear.

And she's besides shared her useful hacks connected however we should beryllium washing it, positive tips connected what to bash if we accidentally shrink our beloved outfits.

While astir of america hold until we've worn retired knitwear up to 4 times earlier washing it, Lynsey has said that this is risky.

She revealed that we should beryllium washing it aft astir 2 to 3 wears to support it successful the champion condition.

Lynsey explains: "First things first, it’s important to cognize that it is champion to lavation your knitted covering items each 2 to 3 wears.

“You tin get distant with washing your knitwear little often than accidental your t-shirts and shirts, arsenic usually you often deterioration a basal furniture underneath your knitwear which should sorb immoderate oil oregon moisture.

"However, washing them each 3 to 4 wears whitethorn beryllium risky arsenic the garments whitethorn person picked up galore germs and bacteria, peculiarly if you’ve been wearing them extracurricular of the house.”

To support it looking and feeling its champion for longer, Lyndey advises buying knitwear-specific detergent and putting it done a delicate wash.

And determination are immoderate items that you could beryllium washing with it that could beryllium wrecking your knitwear.

She adds: "It whitethorn look similar an evident one, but you’d beryllium amazed by the magnitude of radical who don’t ever travel the attraction statement instructions.

"Always, ever cheque what it says arsenic you whitethorn beryllium amazed what is classed arsenic manus lavation and what isn’t.

"If it is instrumentality washable, it’s omniscient to usage a knitwear-specific laundry detergent and marque definite you usage the delicate oregon knitwear mounting connected your machine.

“You should besides prevention up your knitwear and lavation them together, ensuring you don’t premix them with different items that could origin harm specified arsenic zips oregon bra clasps.”

Lynsey besides has a useful hack to halt our lovely, acheronian wintertime knitwear outfits from losing their colour.

All you request to bash is adhd a small oversea brackish to your lavation and it'll halt the instrumentality from stripping its colour.

And if you're disquieted astir the colour of your knitwear successful general, Lynsey advises picking up immoderate colour catchers to propulsion successful the machine.

She said: “When it comes to colours, ever guarantee you lavation your items wrong retired and opt for a colour catcher - you tin prime them up inexpensive connected Amazon oregon adjacent astatine the supermarket.

“Some radical whitethorn shy distant from cloth conditioners arsenic they judge it tin impact agleam colours - but it really has the other effect arsenic it manages to marque colours past longer.

"Just guarantee you’re utilizing the close measurement arsenic utilizing excessively overmuch tin sometimes origin fading.

“Colour fading oregon bleeding is usually caused by washing items connected somesthesia settings that are excessively high. When this happens, the vigor strips the colour.

"To debar your acheronian colour knitwear fading, adhd successful immoderate oversea brackish to your lavation - spot me!”