5 Quick Sweater Fixes: No Need to Throw Away Your Old Favorites

Cold weather is here! What does that mean? Sweater time! As you take your sweaters out from whatever storage container you keep them in, do a quick inspection of each one. Are your absolute favorites frayed at the ends? Does your Christmas sweater have an unsightly deodorant stain because at last year's office Christmas party, the heater was turned on way too high? Are your knitted sweaters covered in little pills?

Do you feel like donating them all, going out, and purchasing new sweaters? Well, you can, but you certainly do not need to. Chose your least favorite sweater and donate that, the rest might be salvageable.

Quick sweater fixes- no more pills

Those pills, that are all over your knit sweaters? Buff them away! Purchase a sweater stone for six dollars at www.planetnatural.com. The stone removes the balls without tugging or snagging. Moreover, it does not wear fabric thin, as a sweater shaver can sometimes do. Your favorite sweater can last for years.

Quick sweater fixes- if the sweater fits

In a previous article about the alternate uses for hair conditioner, I mentioned hair conditioner could reshape a sweater that has been shrunk. It is worth mentioning again here. Fill a sink with water; add in a tablespoon of conditioner. Soak for thirty minutes and rinse. Reshape your sweater and then lay flat to dry overnight.

Quick sweater fixes- pit stains

Does your maroon sweater have unsightly white deodorant stains? Cut up a pair of pantyhose and rub over the area. The nylon lifts the deodorant streaks away. Use a pair of panty hose you were going to toss anyway, because it had a run.

Quick sweater fixes- be at peace with grease

If your sweater has grease stains, apply salt to the stained area. Wait for five minutes. Toss in the laundry as usual. Sodium cuts through oils, thereby the spot disappears when washed.

Quick sweater fixes- sew easy snag repair

Do you crochet? I do not, but I know plenty of people who do and the one item they have in abundance is crochet hooks. Borrow one, or get your own: turn your sweater inside out and use the hook to grab the snag. Knot the loose yarn to keep in place with the hook. No more snag. Alternately, you can use a needle. Simply grab the lose thread from the inside of the sweater with the needle and tie off. Under no circumstance should you tear or rip the snag from the sweater. Tie off and leave it alone.

Enjoy the cold weather!