Crochet with used materials?

[STAYVOCAL]

Hi there,

I was just wondering if anyone on here has any experience with reusing materials to crochet with? Can you take apart any old items and make something new? I am interested in learning more. Either contact me here or by email: info@stayvocal.com

 

Thanks!

[Elle]

Welcome to Crochetville!

 

If you want to see some AMAZING things made from recycled materials, use the search feature and do a search for Recycle Cindy. She is our resident recycler and she has done some unbellievable things with "plarn" (yarn made from recycled plastic bags) and old cassette tapes.

[Julexia]

There are several sites that address recycling yarn. Here are a couple:

 

http://www.az.com/~andrade/knit/thrifty.html

 

http://www.craftstylish.com/item/9839/how-to-recycle-yarn-from-a-thrift-store-sweater

 

Here is one that has links for all kinds of "yarn":

 

http://www.squidoo.com/make_yarn

[gerykho]

i had taken apart a blouse twice because my sister didn't like the style. On the third try, she loved it. I had also taken apart a crocheted cardigan because it was too small and it became a knitted cardigan.

 

You just need to be patient and be a perfectionist.

[Roli]

I tried buying good quality sweaters at a thrift shop and reusing the yarn. In the end, the work was not worth the savings in dollars.

[onfire4Jesus]

I've crocheted rugs from old fabric. I've used leftover material from sewing projects. I have also recycled clothing that way ... cut into strips and get started!

[MaryPat]

Some yarn can be unravelled a million times and still look good. Other yarn seems to get bad looking simply by undoing a stitch or two.

 

If you're unraveling a cardigan, look for one without side seams -- you'll get longer strips of yarn.

[MrsLewis907]

I save plastic bags, old video tapes and audio tapes, old tshirts, fabric...all those can be used, as well as trashbags (but kinda defeats the purpose, cause who would want to use USED trashbags...ewww), ribbons, greeting cards (I have a pattern for a Christmas card box, where you cut the cards into squares and crochet them together into a hexagonal shaped box with a lid)...that's all I can think of at the moment.