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Unravel Knitting And Use The Yarn Again
by Barbara Breiter
There comes a time when you want to use yarn you've already knit into a sweater or other project, and knit it up again...especially if it was a costly yarn. You may have tired it, it may be old fashioned. Or maybe you found something great in a thrift store!
First you'll need to take the seams apart. Using sharp scissors, cut carefully so as to not cut through the knitting but rather the yarn used to sew the seam. If you do cut the knitting, you will have smaller balls.
After the seams are ripped out, you'll have the pieces before they were sewn together. Begin to unravel at the point you bound off, not casted on.
As you unravel,wind the yarn around someone's hands or the back of a straight back chair. When you're at the end, tie a loose knot with another piece of yarn around the unraveled yarn in two places so it doesn't tangle.
The yarn will be very crinkly looking because it's been knit all this time. You could go ahead and try to knit with it but it's best if you straighten it out.
Hopefully the yarn is washable and not dry clean only. Wash the yarn but leave it dripping wet. If you hang the yarn over a shower head or slide it over a broomstick you can lay between two chairs outside until dry, the weight will uncrinkle the yarn.
After it is all smoothed out and dry you can wind the yarn into balls or use a wool winder. Cut the yarn you tied around the hank to keep it from tangling and again use someone's hands or the back of a straight chair to hold it as you wind.
Need more knitting instructions?
Knitting Help: Learn to Knit
The Complete Idiot's Guide To Knitting
& Crocheting (3rd edition)
by Barbara Breiter & Gail Diven
Available in book stores everywhere.
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The Complete Idiot's Guide To Knitting and Crocheting, has been a world wide best seller. The third edition was published September, 2006 and is available in bookstores everywhere. Information on the book and a preview of the patterns included is available at Knit A Bit.
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