YARN LESSON..."SUPERWASH"

So in my beanie baby pattern I rambled a bit about the yarn I was using and that I hoped it was washable because it says "Superwash".  Today I googled this "superwash" and GOOD NEWS!!!  Superwash wool is a process used to treat wool (much more detail about the process can be found here: http://knitting.about.com/od/knittingglossary/g/superwash_wool.htm) but in short, it makes it so that you can in fact wash the wool without worrying about it shrinking.  You do not have to feel guily about giving a gift to a new mother that has to be handwashed...Yay!!