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The Knitwear Care Guide
How to keep your favourite knitwear pieces looking their best, season after season.
With the right care, your knitted pieces will last for seasons to come, becoming more loved with every wear. To keep them looking their best wash after wash, we recommend saving this guide and referring back when needed.
We know that when you invest in new knitwear you expect it to last season after season. At Seasalt, we hand-select quality natural yarns and blends, like traceable organic cotton or responsibly sourced wool, to give each knit the perfect weight, warmth and hand feel.
How to Care for Your Knitwear
- Avoid over washing. Instead, refresh your knits by hanging them up to air out.
- When you do need to wash your knits, always follow the care label and use cool settings or handwashing where required.
- Turn your garment inside out to minimise bobbling.
- Use a specialist wool-wash detergent on any knits containing wool.
- Roll in a towel to remove excess water.
- Never wring or twist as this can damage the fibres.
- Gently re-shape while damp.
- Air dry on a flat surface away from direct heat.
- Wash and completely dry knitwear before packing away between seasons as stains, sweat and even deodorant residue can damage the fibres.
- Fold to avoid misshaping and stretching caused by hanging.
- Store in a cool, dry place.
How to Prevent and Remove Bobbles
Natural yarns can be prone to bobbling. As you wear your knits, the yarns will rub together which can create little balls of fluff. To prevent bobbling:
- Turn knits inside out before washing.
- Follow the steps above to wash and dry the yarn properly.
- Use a fabric lint shaver to remove bobbles as needed and, in time, knitwear should bobble less.
Knitwear FAQs
Store your knits with cedar balls, which contain natural oils to repel moths.
If you do find moth holes in your knits, try putting them in a sealed plastic bag and leaving in the freezer for two weeks to kill the moth larvae and eggs.
Natural fibres don’t need to be washed as often as synthetic ones.
For this reason, we recommend washing your Seasalt knitwear as little as possible - simply airing them out will often be enough.
Each season, our team comes up with new designs to add to our knitwear collection.
Carina shares the inspiration behind her designs and how she uses shape, colour and texture to thread stories of Cornwall into every piece.
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