How to Recycle yarn from a sweater

Remember when I blogged about reusing yarn from sweaters to make new things? Well I just stumbled upon an excellent free instruction on how to unravel the yarn from the sweater step by step. So if you've got sweaters you want the yarn from but are frustrated with how to get it apart, check out this page from Neauveau fiber arts.

Plastic Bags and Audio/Video Tape

Picture borrowed from
My Recycled Bags

I just stumbled across the My Recycled Bags blog. It's a great site that includes instructions for making your own plastic bag yarn (called plarn) and creating lots of useful items like water bottle totes, reusable lunch bags, purses, etc. There's even Barbie doll clothes crocheted from cassette tape!
The author of the blog is too modest to tell us who she is, but kudos to her for giving us such a great resource! Here's a pick of her latest Barbie fashion.

New Life For Two Old Sweaters

Picture borrowed from Pacific Rain

The author of the Pacific Rain blog has created a very cute little sweater from a couple of old worn out sweaters and some items she had laying around the house. I love her design and might just have to make one for myself. She describes a bit about how she made it on her blog and also shows more pictures. I think she did a great job! If she didn't tell anyone, no one would ever guess that this was recycled.

A Dress From Binder Clips

A new use for binder clips. Just imagine the tinking noise it would make as you move around... Definately a way to draw attention! I wouldn't want to try sitting down in it though.

Picture borrowed from yourpsychogirlfriend.com

This comes from a site I just found on the web - yourpsychogirlfriend.com. Lots of interesting clothing made from items that no one but the designers could envision as cloth. Unfortunately there's not much in the way of description for the clothing on the site - they just list what it is made of. I'll be going back to write about more of their creations.

And while I can't see myself ever wearing anything like this, it sure would be fun to use to dress up a manequin in. Lots more fun than dressing up a cement duck.

Recycling Sweaters for Yarn

Have an ugly sweater you received as a gift? Need some yarn? Instructions for how to recycle an unwanted sweater into yarn that can be sold or used to knit, crochet, weave or otherwise craft something new. I'm sure this can also be done with scarves, blankets, shawls, or anything else made of yarn.

If you recycle some and make something new send me pictures and I'll post them here.