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Yarn reuse: get the knots of the yarn that has already been woven

I don’t know about you, but every now and then I get to the middle of a project and then decide I don’t like it anymore … In my early knitting career, I used to keep working, striving to live by my father’s words of “you have to finish what you’ve started. ” Somewhere along the way, I had an epiphany and decided that my time (and yours!) Is too precious to spend on knitting things I don’t like. As painful as it is to break my hard work, I’ve accepted those first few hours as a sunk cost (see Econ 101 for more on sunk costs!). Most of the time, I delay the “tear” as long as I can bear it. When I finally got to do it, I noticed that the thread looks ‘frog’, it is bumpy and curvy, and not very attractive (like a frog). The last time this happened, I checked with our retail store manager, Jeanne, and this is what she told me to do:

  • First, reattach the yarn to a skein by loosely wrapping it around your arm; just as you would a long electrical cord. The “loosely wrapped around your arm” part is important.
  • Gently remove it from your arm and place it on a table.
  • Tie it with some scrap yarn in 2-3 places (not too tight) just to keep the strands together.
  • Place it in cold water with a little mild soap for about 20 minutes.
  • Rinse and squeeze out the water, being careful not to tangle the strands.
  • Lay it out on a towel and roll the yarn over to get excess water out of the yarn.
  • Hang it on a hanger (plastic is preferable, but if you don’t have a plastic hanger, you can use a rag around the neck of the hanger, so it doesn’t rust on your thread) and hang it in the shower to leak. . Sometimes it is useful to hang a weight at the bottom of the thread; I find that a heavy wooden hanger is perfect for the job. Again, you will want to protect the thread from rust by placing a rag between the hanger and the thread.
  • Once it dries, roll that beautiful yarn back into a ball and use it to weave something else.

PS: Did you know that in the ‘old’ days, when money was tight and buying new yarn was not in the budget, garments would ‘go bad’ making yarn available for a new and useful piece? In fact, my friend Sandy often wanders through thrift stores, looking for sweaters made from luxurious fibers … she untangles them, washes the yarn, and then uses them for one of her own creations! He loves the adventure and thrill of finding hidden treasure!

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