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Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:38:42 +0000

[...] Thinking only of monetary cost, if you buy a thrift shop sweater for $2, unravel it as we did here, and then knit it into 20 washcloths, (mercy!) you could easily figure out the savings. Divide the [...]

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:34:45 +0000

Cool, I was pass this bit along to my wife!

By: Cassie

Cassie — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:23:57 +0000

I do a lot of knitting. What a fabulous idea! One more reason to hit up the thrift store.

By: Miette

Miette — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:47:09 +0000

Hey I’ll take any angora, cashmere etc you have but don’t want!

By: Janci

Janci — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:48:59 +0000

What a neat idea!

By: Chloe Rowles

Chloe Rowles — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:45:04 +0000

I never thought of unraveling a sweater! Great idea! I save my old wool sweaters for the cat’s box in the winter; they love to sleep on wool. BUT, I will rethink that now, especially for my cashmere, angora, or alpaca sweaters. The cat’s don’t mind that itchy wool, so I can save those for them.