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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle

The inside of my cardigans never become bobbled. Can’t the pieces be sewn together inside out?

A child gets stuck while pulling on a dark green sweater – only their head is sticking out
What a knitwit. Photograph: Posed by model; Natalia Lebedinskaia/Getty Images

The inside of my jumpers and cardigans never become bobbled, despite the friction that must occur. So why can’t the pieces be sewn together inside out? Helen, by email

Post your answers (and new questions) below or send them to nq@theguardian.com. A selection will be published next Sunday.

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