Re-using old sweater yarn

Holly · Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 10:53 am Post subject: Re-using old sweater yarn

This video is great to help you see how to recycle yarn from a sweater.

http://www.neauveau.com/recycledyarn.html
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Inukshuk71 · Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 11:53 am Post subject:

Ooh! Thank you Holly. I've been looking for a way to learn to do this. I have some wool pullovers that I no longer wear and that would be wonderful to knit something with. I think they are fingering weight too! One is orange, one is beige and the other is navy.
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Holly · Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 11:56 am Post subject:

I see more socks in your future.....put those old sweaters to good use.
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Inukshuk71 · Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 1:02 pm Post subject:

I'm not sure they would be good for socks, I find them a bit scratchy... I was thinking more of felted items, or even another shirt or cardy.
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A_nony_mouse · Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 6:05 pm Post subject:

sylvia · Parlor Resident Joined: 03 Jul 2006 Posts: 187

i am glad i found this post
i have heard of people buying goodwill sweaters and unraveling
the yarn
how can you unravel machine knit sweaters
i would love to know how
great source for more charity knitting
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Kathryn · Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2008 2:53 pm Post subject:

I think it depends whether the sweater has been knit as different pieces (like you or I would), or whether it has been cut out as if it was a sewing pattern. In the first case, you can frog it, in the second case you would just end up with lots of little bits.
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GrannieAnnie06 · Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2008 5:04 pm Post subject:

Almost makes me want to run up to the Goodwill Super Store in Jeff City to see what I can find...
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hils · Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 9:14 am Post subject:

I've added that link to my favourites to try later - thanks Holly

Lightning57 · Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 7:41 pm Post subject:

This time of year is great to search for sweaters that can be unraveled and re knitted. I look for wool and other natural fibers that are a worsted or bulky weight. It is so much cheaper than buying retail. I have used smaller yarns though by working up to three strands together at one time. That cardigan is very warm. It is made from wool, alpaca, mohair & cashmere.

knancy knitter · Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2010 10:09 am Post subject:

Ooo, I like the idea of blending yarns into a thicker yarn. I find the finer yarns a royal pain in the wrist to work with. Very Happy

I've only worked with yarns that I worked myself n no longer liked or used so far. I need to go check out the Goodwill and the local Cosignment store.
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Jsgreatauntie · Joined: 21 Aug 2010 Posts: 22 Location: Virginia Beach, VA

I'm glad I now know what frogging is. Turns out I have done that already with a sweater that I started years ago but never finished it b/c I didn't like how it was turning out. I like the idea of wrapping the yarn around a plastic hanger and hanging in the shower so the steam will help release the sproingishnish of the yarn. Sproingishnish is a technical term I just made up that I think very aptly describes the conditition of a yarn that has been knitted into a garment or an item and then pulled out to be used elsewhere in something else. Sproing seems to be the sound the yarn would make (if it did make a sound) when you pull it out straight and then let it go and all the kinks come back in it.

It's late, I think I should go to bed before I get any further strange thoughts, especially if I feel compelled to share them on this msg board.

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aharbor · Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2010 11:56 pm Post subject: Re: frogging

Jsgreatauntie · Joined: 21 Aug 2010 Posts: 22 Location: Virginia Beach, VA

Wow, I haven't heard that word since high school! I don't think I've ever had a chance to use it in normal conversation. Now I'm feeling very smart in spite of myself!

Thanks

knancy knitter · Posted: Sat Aug 28, 2010 7:56 pm Post subject:

Sproingishnish, it sounds like a dish served by the Pensylvania Dutch with scrapple and stuffed acorn squash. Baked apple slices for dessert. Laughing

It also sounds like what the yarn does but the dish (whatever it may contian) sounds like it must taste good.
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