i was up in the attic getting boxes and wrap for xmas presents when i decided to look for a sweater i hadn't worn for a while. when i found it, i came across 2 other sweaters.
this sweater is cotton. i got it 11 years ago in provincetown, massachusetts. i was thinking of it becos i thought i could recycle the yarn. when i tore out the bottom hem and looked at the side seams, it looked like it was cut from one piece of machine knitting. that means that if i try to unravel it, it will shred to pieces.
i was thinking of unraveling the yarn to this sweater to reuse. when i saw how it was knit, i reconsidered:
see all that detailing? i can't recycle that. btw, the body of the sweater is seed stitch. i got this sweater at shafer's in millville, probably 10 years ago. it was really expensive. i got it on sale. even tho i didn't like fuchsia, i loved how it was knit.
my first thought was i could felt the sweater and cut a bag or mittens or hat from it. but with the detailing, i don't know how they would look felted (i never felted cables or seed stitch). i thought of cutting the sleeves off and making a big bag out of it, but that bag would be really long. i thought of cutting the detailing of the collar from the body of the sweater, knitting a border and wearing it like a shawl. so many possibilities!
and this is the sweater i dug up to begin with:
plain black machine knit, embroidered by hand. thought it would look cute with my new pants.
what would you do with these sweaters?
this sweater is cotton. i got it 11 years ago in provincetown, massachusetts. i was thinking of it becos i thought i could recycle the yarn. when i tore out the bottom hem and looked at the side seams, it looked like it was cut from one piece of machine knitting. that means that if i try to unravel it, it will shred to pieces.
i was thinking of unraveling the yarn to this sweater to reuse. when i saw how it was knit, i reconsidered:
see all that detailing? i can't recycle that. btw, the body of the sweater is seed stitch. i got this sweater at shafer's in millville, probably 10 years ago. it was really expensive. i got it on sale. even tho i didn't like fuchsia, i loved how it was knit.
my first thought was i could felt the sweater and cut a bag or mittens or hat from it. but with the detailing, i don't know how they would look felted (i never felted cables or seed stitch). i thought of cutting the sleeves off and making a big bag out of it, but that bag would be really long. i thought of cutting the detailing of the collar from the body of the sweater, knitting a border and wearing it like a shawl. so many possibilities!
and this is the sweater i dug up to begin with:
what would you do with these sweaters?
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