When the directions for knitting the 4th Doctor’s scarf were posted, I mentioned in a post that I had the one my mom made for me ~40 years ago.
I said it had never been washed and it needed to be.
I finally did it. Cold water in the laundry room sink, a little bit of woolite, and some swishing. A couple of rinses, and some gentle squeezing to get as much water as I could out.
The tricky part, of course, was laying it out flat to air dry.
God I hope you’re not me! I wouldn’t wish that on anyone!
Nonsense you’re wonderful!