I have continued to binge on thrift store sweaters and recycled materials. It's an addiction, and it's weird. I enjoy thrifting more than shopping at yarn stores, and lately I've enjoyed the process of reclaiming the yarn more than I have actually enjoyed knitting it.
Part the First of this bizarre obsession:
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| From Winter 2009 |
Part the 2nd:
I may or may not have gone thrifting yesterday. For $1.09 a sweater, who would have been able to say no?
Certainly not me...
They're all wool blends. No acrylic. All soft and luxurious and HUGE. I can't wait to sink my little fingers into them.
And, perhaps the most exciting thing I've done in a while...
Part the Third:
Yarn from a t-shirt, lightly plied, and
AWESOME plarn. Plastic bags and casette tapes spun together. I love it. LOVE it.
Tonight I have 2.5 hours of Bach Choir, but hopefully I'll be able to post a tutorial on making plarn and t-shirt yarn in the near future. It's seriously addicting.
5 comments:
Awesome! I've been collecting plastic bags for ages to make plarn! What are you going to use it for?
No idea! I'm thinking of making a little bag or something for a friend of mine, and also selling some at the weekly craft fair I've been going to. Mostly I just love making it!
Ooo selling it is a good idea! How long does it take to cut up all the plastic bags?
Suprisingly not as long as you'd think, if you play with the technique. I'm going to put together a little tut and link to some videos this weekend, since there are SO many variations and ways.
It's really fun!
Too funny ... I was just thinking to myself the same thing, it's more fun to thrift and unravel sweaters (my new obsession) than to actually knit something! :)
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