Q&A for How to Fix a Sweater That Has Stretched

This might sound weird, but you should wear two or three other sweaters underneath your wool sweater. Hang around the house like that for a while. When you take the under sweaters off, your shrunken sweater will have stretched out.

Acrylic doesn't usually shrink much, but you could try putting it in the dryer on high heat.

Put it in the dryer in a netting bag or laundry bag. It will shrink and not get frayed.

Use method two, above, dampening the humps. If this doesn't work, just wash the whole sweater and tumble dry on low.. The humps should go away in the process.

It should stay put as long as you follow the instructions on the tag. Or, you can hand wash it to be absolutely certain it'll stay okay.

Alpaca loosens when wet, unlike wool, so these tips are not likely to produce the same results.