I have a dd who is a crochet blankie lover (picture linus from snoopy
) and I'm always washing one of her several blankies. I usually wash them on gentle & dry them on low or air dry them over a chair ect. Never had any problems yet and I'm usually washing a few of them a week. I've got ones from my childhood that I wash in the same manor & they being 20-30yrs old are still kick'n