2 sweaters into plenty of yarn to unravel and knit again
Went shopping and brough back 2 very large sweaters, none of them I would even wear.
WHAT!!!!
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Yes, I don't buy any sweater any more, only if I can reuse the yarn later.
I like to buy sweaters from expensive stores at 80% off and unravel the yarn.
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LOOK FOR
- good quality sweaters
- dk weight yarn are my favorite
- no surger finish, like in this picture otherwise it will be a torture to unravel
- merino blend, 100% is the best but it is hard to find so the highest % is the best
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Once you have the right sweater, you just have to find the right threat and pull.
It will easily separate all parts of the sweater
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Once you have your sweater in a few pieces, you can star to unravel
Note thar you usually start to unravel at the top of each pieces not at the ribbing
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Little by little make it into a ball
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And soon you will a few balls of great yarn
Next we will see how to color, untangle and finally knit it in a new project...