[MamaWrites]

Does anyone reuse yarn to save money? I've had great luck with unravelling sweaters, and I was wondering if anyone else did this.

Reusing Yarn

[blossy]

sometimes I do but not very often

[MamaWrites]

Do you reuse it from your current projects or from exisiting sweaters and items you purchased elsewhere?

[blossy]

Usually it is from current projects that I have taken too long to complete, like a jumper for the boys and the size will no longer fit them.

[Aerie]

I have been wanting to do this, and have been tempted to pick up wool sweaters a couple of times when I saw one at the thrift store that would be just perfect. But I have to work through a little more of my 'to do' craft stack before I get stuff for a new project! It sure does appeal to my frugal and environmentally careful side, though. Glad you did a blog post on it!

Theresa
wife to James dear
mama to 6 little sprouts

[Rudolph75]

i love this idea! i saw it on a DIY show! thanks for the reminder!

[LeanyBean]

I do it often. I used to have a huge selection of yarn odds and ends~I made 2 blankets for my sisters and away half of it went! I 'll start a pattern with some of my yarn and it'll turn out not like I want it to and I'll just unravel (or frog) it and wind the yarn back into a ball to use at a later time. The vast majority of my yarn were gifts and yard sale finds.

[Labhaoise]

I have unravelled a few things, and when I try to re- knit it it doesn't knit up as nicely as it did the first time. It isn't as neat.
Is there something that I'm doing wrong? Should I leave it in a ball for a while to straighten it out? Not sure...