Many years ago, I bought a thick cable knit cashmere sweater for my daughter at Good Will. She outgrew it so instead of donating it, I decided to frog it. It was knit using double yarn so when I was done, I got double the yardage and made 2 sweaters from it. Win win.
@zangetsu284 Жыл бұрын
This is incredible, I know this is a tutorial, but I need a hundred more videos of thrifted knit or crochet sweaters getting this treatment
@oppositeofh8 Жыл бұрын
fantastic idea. so often i see sweaters in the thrift store, where i fall in love with the yarn but not the sweater. thanks for the inspiration & know how.
@isabelkassan5244 Жыл бұрын
Years ago my mum and I used to do this! She used to crochet a lot! We got some cheap interesting yarns this way! Excellent video!
@gittel_malky9 ай бұрын
Very clear and helpful video! When I buy a sweater to unravel and it has any wool, cashmere, alpaca, etc., I pop it into a plastic bag, tie it off, and put it in the freezer for a few days. This kills any moth larvae and so forth.
@janelle37112 жыл бұрын
wish i would've seen this tutorial 50 minutes ago before i butchered my sweater haha ! thank you for this super clear tutorial !
@lindaouk37133 жыл бұрын
Thank you for showing us how to choose the right seam to look for🙂Now, I can give this a try😊
@Woodlawn22 Жыл бұрын
A well-done tutorial! Kudos to you Mirith! One or two sweaters I have unraveled that were a thin cotton yarn were actually knitted using two working yarns! This meant one row of unraveling had to follow the other so I was winding into two balls as I went along rather than just one. One handy tool for winding the yarn is a an electric spinner. Or just using a hand ball winder helps a lot. If neither of those is available just wind into a ball by hand as you go. You need a rubber band to put around the ball so you can stop now and then, secure it, and let the ball dangle to release some of the excess spin.
@orkatelura29652 жыл бұрын
Well... I learned the hard way and now I'm sitting with a half unraveled sweater with all edges overlocked. Help, please...
@Pluviophile21811 ай бұрын
Unfortunately that sweater will need to be thrown away. Not much you can do with an interlocked piece. So sorry.
@sophiacromwell801711 ай бұрын
Macrame? Granny Squares? Give it to kids (with a packet of beads) to make Friendship Bracelets?
@MsLarrythegreat6 ай бұрын
Nålbinding needs cut yarn. Haven't tried it though.
@camellia86254 ай бұрын
Can it be used along with other scrap yarn, in a rag rug style shaggy rug, latch hooked through hessian
@KnittingsAndSewings3 жыл бұрын
Great, clear to understand tutorial. Thanks! I've been wanting to do this. Off to the thrift store I go!
@mirith3 жыл бұрын
Glad to hear it! Enjoy!
@thatgrumpychick4928 Жыл бұрын
My great grandmother used to tell me that she used to do this during the wars when her family needed garments
@Pluviophile21811 ай бұрын
It's so nice to learn a useful skill. I enjoy doing this as well.
@sareneve16262 жыл бұрын
only about halfway through the process myself, but thank you so much for making this tutorial! it's also clear and well-explained. thank you!
@GabrielaLtc2 жыл бұрын
Thank you, now I know what to look for to have a continuous yarn. :)
@camellia86254 ай бұрын
Extremely helpful with estimating yardage
@KarenJedrzynski7 ай бұрын
I wish you would have shown how you keep it from getting tangled as you unravel it.
@shelleysmith4017 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for reminding folks to protect themselves because covid is still a worldwide problem. My husband is a research scientist and professor at a world renowned university and has been researching various diseases with no cures for the last 30 years, and has been researching covid19 and it’s mutations since it escaped China. Leaving the clothing outside for several days is great advice, but if you live in an area where you cannot do that, if the garment is washable, when you get home, with your face mask still on, immediately put in in the washing machine and wash. Soap will kill any potential covid virus. Just make sure to wash your washing machine door/lid to kill any potential covid virus…and of course wash your hand and put the bag you carried the garments home in if they are paper or plastic. I take my own bags that can be washed and just throw them in the washer with the garments. It is also more eco friendly that way too. But so many think covid is no longer a problem which is not the case. I loved your explanation although I have been doing this for years! Thank you for sharing. These places are also a great and inexpensive way to get beautiful and unusual buttons as they can be so expensive. I have been known to buy an ugly coloured garment just for the buttons. Thanks again, I hope you are staying safe and well!
@floras76303 жыл бұрын
I’m so excited to do this
@asslicks26492 жыл бұрын
This was really helpful, and I like the way you made the video!
@daphneraven6745 Жыл бұрын
Just a word to the wise: if you’re going to wash the yarn up, you need to make sure that it’s not wool before using detergent. Detergent plus agitating wool in water is the recipe for felt. Far better to hand wash in lukewarm water with the proper cleansing agent, then to risk detergent and agitation.
@Pluviophile21811 ай бұрын
Nice tip. Also I never wash yarn or a sweater in hot water. Always soak in lukewarm and rinse in cool.
@PugLovah2 жыл бұрын
Yay! I was hoping to find an easy method like yours. I scored some natural fiber sweaters at a thrift store today with the intent of frogging & recycling the yarn. Your tip on looking at the inside seams was GOLD. Question: One sweater is Italian cashmere in bright red. For the first step, does it have to be soaked in hot water?
@shelleysmith4017 Жыл бұрын
I would strongly suggest not using hot water to soak the red cashmere (great find though). The warmest I would go with it is body temp, test like you would for a baby’s bottle. If the water is hot, it will damage the fibres.
@MelaniMiguel Жыл бұрын
Great tutorial. 👌🏾 Thank you. ❤️
@ickachu2 жыл бұрын
I just made a mess XD It's difficult to find the right place/thread to cut.
@Pluviophile21811 ай бұрын
I have deconstructed a few sweaters and I found that washing the item first made is dry easier, then I took it apart. Is that a good idea. Also, I really got interested in your way of calculating yardage. Nice video. Thank you.
@steadfastinthefaith.2 жыл бұрын
I totally get why you would wash the sweater when you actually buy it before unraveling it, but I guess I was confused by why you washed each skein if you had already washed the sweater to begin with before you unraveled it. Also sorry if this is a really stupid question, but is there a particular way to unravel these types of skeins? I had never worked with this type of yarn before and I bought some that was wrapped just like yours from hobby lobby and it was an absolute nightmare to undo. It turned into a giant knotted mess that I had to spend a few hours unknottinging to get into balls.
@alorahoward2 жыл бұрын
They likely washed the skeins to relax all the curling and kinking that happened from the fiber being knit into that shape for so long. It isn't required, but it can help stop excessive tangling. As for unraveling hanks/skeins like those, the easiest way is to use a yarn swift since that's what they're made for, but you could also open up the skein and slide it over the back of a chair or something similar while winding :)
@steadfastinthefaith.2 жыл бұрын
@@alorahoward I wondered if that was a reason they washed them. Thanks! And actually after I commented on here I went and looked up videos on how to unravel these skeins! I wish I would have done that before trying it on my own! Lol. Thanks for your reply!
@11thShadowDragon2 жыл бұрын
Very handy, thank you!
@franticxavierjaymes16092 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@ellenacollinson44482 жыл бұрын
Im gunna cry, been trying for hours to take the seams out like you did but its not happening
@dogsareawomansbestfriend2 жыл бұрын
That's a great idea!!
@wild_cub_times Жыл бұрын
Oh thang god, I thought I screwed up and was about to cut the rows, but hopefully the other shirt is one piece
@staceymortson16043 жыл бұрын
Do you unravel then wind onto a swift? I missed how you got the skeins
@mirith3 жыл бұрын
I unwind directly on to the swift!
@susancheveralllong76943 жыл бұрын
Hi great and clear information keep going 👍🙂👍
@mariadelmardospasos3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this! It was co clear and usefull! I didn't understand the yardage part: I got that you count the number of strands and that you multiply by the width of your swift but why do you divide it all by 36? What does that number stand for? Thank you!
@mirith3 жыл бұрын
Only to get the number of yards! 36 inches = 1 yard.
@chriscaine76896 ай бұрын
I am certainly interested in doing this as yarn is quite expensive, especially if it's pure wool, cashmere, angora etc. However, you can't put those in hot water which is a real disappointment
@jill5526 ай бұрын
And why does that disappoint? Don’t use hot water.
@karenshin63592 жыл бұрын
What will be your next video about?
@jessicaprintke49732 жыл бұрын
Aww
@VondaInWonderland Жыл бұрын
Thank you! I have a fabulous mohair sweater that I shrunk ┐('~`;)┌ I love the way it feels and would love to make something else out of it ❤️
@mirith Жыл бұрын
Good luck! Mohair may be a bit tricky to unravel, especially if it's from a garment that's been felted/shrunk. It's a very sticky fiber and may require a bit of force to unravel. Would recommend winding it up frequently when unraveling too, as it tends to tangle easily and sometimes nastily!
@knittysong Жыл бұрын
Instead of unraveling, check out some videos on making hats, mittens, etc from old sweaters by cutting them up and sewing pieces together. Works great, especially on felted (shrunk) pieces that don't unravel well.
@VondaInWonderland Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the tips. I hope that it unravels, I would like to make some fingerless gloves :)
@latitude1904 Жыл бұрын
Two strikes for frogging: mohsir and felted. If you find it too hard, cut it up and sew some fingerless mitts etc.
@praxisfurnaturheilkunde5394 Жыл бұрын
Treat it with a lot of fabric or even hair conditioner and stretch it while laying in the hair conditioner bath.