[crafty] Photoessay: Death of a Sweater

[snugglekitty]

I've been plotting this for a while.

Behind the cut, find my photoessay on the death of a sweater.

If you already think I talk way too much about yarn, this may not be the post for you. But if you have been wondering, "How do you turn a sweater back into yarn? What does it look like?" this is the moment you've been waiting for. Enjoy!

	The Sweater I am a terrible old lady sweater. I'm made out of nice blue chenille, but I have upsetting ruffles and shoulderpads. Who will save me???
	Step One Oh, thank God! The shoulderpads are gone. But what's happening to my seams?
	Step Two Oh God, the pain! Heh heh. I'm just kidding. Actually, being unraveled kind of tickles.
	Two and a Half I'm melting, I'm melting! Most of the ruffles are gone. I feel grateful.
	Two and Three Quarters I am all un-sweatered! I feel free!! But I'm very wavy and I still stink of thrift store. Also, there's no way to tell how much of me there is.
	Step Three Streeetch! She's wrapping me on a kniddy-knoddy.
	Three Point Five Oh, I'm all tied up! Now she knows she has 1200 yards of me, and I won't get tangled or unwound. But I still stink from thrift store. My previous owner was a smoker. Yech!
	Step Four Ooh, a bath! It's so nice and warm.
	Step Five Now I'm hanging to dry. You can't see the cans stuck in me, but they're heavy. I'm stretching so much, I feel like I'm taking yoga!
	Step Six Dry, clean, and unkinked! What bliss!
	Step Seven Now my hanks are wound for safekeeping. I'm ready to be knit!

Comments

[catskillz.livejournal.com]

Adorable and educational!

[cutieperson]

i have a cardigan with a hole in it (over my right breast, so very noticeable) that needs taking apart. but.. it's been so good to me! how can i cut it up?

[lady-anemone.livejournal.com]

Well, if it's between that and throwing it away...

I'd take a picture first, if you don't already have one.