reduce, reuse, recycle
… or something to that effect.
i ripped apart a sweater that i had from back in like high school, it was ill-fitting back then, so there was really no hope for it now. so after quite some time spent ripping out seams and trying not to cut the crap out of useable strands, this is what i’m left with.
the fine folks over at knittychat confirmed my suspicion that i can get away with soaking the yarn with some wool wash then beating it upon a counter or table (not sure what that does, but hey, can’t be anything but fun, right?).
not sure what the yarn will become once it’s been soaked and smacked, but it’s soft and has colorful tweedy flecks sprinkled all over. i’ll have to double check the yardage, but maybe a lacey shawl? socks? doubled to make luxury mittens?
Woohoo!! Recycling is the way to go! I think smacking the yarn helps it relax more so when it’s dry it doesn’t shrink all up. Sort of like how you set the twist in handspun. I don’t know about socks, but a shawl or mittens might be the best bet.
Comment by LaBean — August 26, 2006 @ 11:51 am