Random journaling about life, the art of knitting, and my occassional creative endeavours in writing with light (photography).
Just to show how much yarn one can get from thrift store wool sweaters, I'm posting a picture of the basket of yarn gleaned from 3 sweaters. The thing is, the pink one's from pieces were unsalvageable, the burnt orange's front has yet to be unraveled, and the green sweater was a child's size. These are destined to be turned into either felted bags, bowls, or my first pair of felted clogs.
posted by Heidi @ 8:51 AM
Random journaling about life, the art of knitting, and my occassional creative endeavours in writing with light (photography).
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6 Comments:
well looks like way too much fun there!!!! and wow looks like it will be a fun bag to create or even clogs!!! can't wait to see what you decide!!! Hugs Linda
You know, I gotta tell ya, I've heard about this 'unraveled thrift store sweater yarn treasures' thing but, I haven't learned how much time this takes. And, I can't even frog my own project disasters successfully so I can't imagine being able to do a good job at this. Lastly, did I get t his right, you just started knitting?? NAH. Surely you jest.
Deborah, I did just start knitting a week ago, but I've crocheted for years....that probably helped me get the hang of it nicely!
Unravelling sweaters is a nice cheap thrill! LOL!
I'm going to have to try this. Can you tell us what you paid for your treasures? I'm hoping it's mere pocket change - to encourage me to try it. I can't resist a creative project that's a recycling thing, and a bargain to boot! Do you check what type of seams the sweater has before purchasing? I read an article about that recently. I love winding yarn into balls by hand. Can't wait to see what you come up with!
Hi Sonja, nice to "see" you again. Those sweaters cost me between $2-$3...is that nice enough to tempt you?! :o) Yes I now know to only get sweaters where all the seams are knitted and not sewn (overcast). It truly is so satisfying to unravel a sweater into a sweet ball of yarn!
Heidi,
I hope you don't mind, I had a little fun at my blog mentioning your skills with frogging. I love boucle yarn and it doesn't frog well so I suggest to everyone that it is impossible to do, except for you, of course!
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