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Recycling Yarn, Part 2: Starting with a New Sweater
January 1st, 2010 | 
Author: In my previous post about recycling yarn I stated that I didn’t like the process of hunting for the source sweater at a thrift shop, and I’m sticking with that opinion. You will not find me giving but a cursory glance at the sweaters there when I’m there for something else. It’s just too much effort for too little result. I have better things to do with that time.
I did however realize that recycling a new sweater from some inexpensive shop such as Ross or Marshalls is a great option. I was there shopping for the holidays last month and was lured to the men’s sweater rack. One thing I was confident of was that I would not be disappointed by finding a great sweater that had been ruined by washing and felting/fulling. While there were not a lot of colors and fibers that I wanted I did find one that is perfect.
A lot of nice yarn for just $20. Maybe I'll make a scarf and socks.
It’s a gray sweater in what I believe is Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: cashmere, Cat picture, Fiber art, intarsia, knit, Knitting, lambswool, modal, recycled yarn, recycling, Ross stores, sweater, turtle, yarn | 
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