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hannahsorchard · 01-02-2005, 11:34 PM

It was a J.Crew sweater coat in navy blue cotton yarn. It was knit double stranded... and that is how I wound it. I figured it would be too much of a PITA to get it into single strands.

Here is the boatload of yarn I got. I might make me a sweater from knitty. I have never had so much of the same yarn before. This is going to be a cheap way to make stuff for myself!!! But how to do measure how much you have?

I also have a black one and a white one to take apart. This was some major work though. Mostly the winding it into skeins. Those are only single strands though

Thanks for looking! Need to post more here, keep forgetting about this forum!

.:Becca:. · 01-02-2005, 11:46 PM

That is so cool. I've been wanting to do that... maybe I should just get off my arse and do it

Congrats tho! Great job

Debrond · 01-03-2005, 09:57 AM

Wow that's a lot of yarn! Have fun recreating it.

kyteler · 01-03-2005, 09:58 AM

I deconstructed my first this weekend as well--a ribbon yarn tank top. I have two BIG balls of variegated blue ribbon yarn now for a total cost of 1.98

Shelly · 01-03-2005, 10:34 AM

Isn't it fun?

dandelions2 · 01-03-2005, 01:04 PM

Wow! I have got to try that!

spiritfreedom · 01-03-2005, 03:38 PM

Very jealous. I tried on two sweaters so far, unsuccessfully.

hannahsorchard · 01-03-2005, 03:46 PM

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Originally posted by spiritfreedom
Very jealous. I tried on two sweaters so far, unsuccessfully.

Oh that stinks! What brand sweaters were they? Were they serged seams? My unravelling didn't go as easy as on the link I saw posted... but it wasn't too bad once I got going and found the part where it starts unravelling. I noticed Old Navy and Gap and J.Crew... they all have perfect seams.

I found winding the hardest... I unravelled it into piles, but my piles somehow managed to get tangled. Tangled yarn is a pita and I managed to cut and toss some. Got sick of screwing with it.

dandelions2 · 01-03-2005, 04:05 PM

I wonder if it's easier to unravel sweaters with a ball winder...

spiritfreedom · 01-03-2005, 06:56 PM

Not sure what kind they were but they had "good seams". I'll try Gap sweaters next. Was trying for merino wool :-(

Mama Eagle · 01-05-2005, 04:39 PM

That is totally cool. Can you weigh your yarn to figure out how much you have?