How To Re-Claim and Recycle Yarn |
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This article is re-published by Eastman Publishing from a Cooperative Extension
Service, Oregon publication titled Knitting - Creative Use of Leisure Time - 1966.
Although it was originally published in 1966, these vintage step-by-step instructions can
be of use to the individual who knits or crochets and would like to re-claim, recycle or
salvage yarn from a sweater and other garments. These instructions teach you how to
disassemble formerly knitted or crocheted items and remove the wrinkles from the yarn
after the stitches are taken apart.
Perhaps you have a knitted garment that you made earlier
and have outgrown or do not like any more. Don't discard it or push it to the back of your
sweater drawer. If the yarn has not been damaged by washing or wear, you may unravel the
garment, re-claim the yarn, and knit something new.
To re-claim yarn means to take out
the wrinkles so that it will be like new. If the knitted garment is soiled, wash and dry
it thoroughly. If it is made in sections, remove all seams and unravel each piece
separately.
Steps in
Re-claiming/Recycling Yarn
1. Find the last stitch in the
binding off and carefully rip out or ravel the knitted piece. Roll the yarn in a loose
ball as you rip to prevent it from becoming a tangled mass. When the stitches catch,
gently ease them apart. Don't pull or you may break the yarn.
2. Wind the wrinkled yarn into hanks
on a large book, box, or some similar object, taking care that the end is left visible.
Wind the yarn loosely and evenly.
3. Carefully remove the
"hank" from the book. Tie securely at the starting and finishing ends. Now with
short pieces of yarn, tie the hank loosely in two more places at equal distances apart so
that it is tied in four evenly spaced places.
4. Dip the hank into lukewarm water
until thoroughly soaked. Roll in a bath towel to remove excess water.
5. Hang the damp hank up to
dry. Tie a light weight to the bottom of the wet hank to remove the kinks or wrinkles. Be
sure that the weight is not too heavy, just heavy enough to hold the yarn straight, not
enough to stretch it. A wooden clothes pin of the clamp type is just about right for most
yarn.
6. When the yarn is completely dry,
wind it into a ball and it is ready to use.
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