Fluffy Scarfs

Has anyone bought the kit to knit their own fluffy scarf?, I bought a few last year and knitted several scarfs and bags and then I gave them to family as Christmas presents, when knitted they look brilliant until they were washed , they were no longer nice and fluffy. Has anyone had similar experiences with these home knit scarfs.

When was the first time you tried to knit something, like a cardigan for a baby. My first attempt was when I was expectant with my first child I thought it would be great to knit something on my own rather than have my mum do all the knitting for her. So decided to knit a first size cardigan for her, this thing was about four inches long but it took me six months to knit it, for a first attempt it was alright and knitting got easier after that now I cheat and do most of my knitting on a machine.