But what I was not prepared for was a thin sweater (too much work), I was also unaware of how long to soak the recycled yarn. After more research, I learned it is best to leave the yarn soaking over night. This will help to get rid of the wrinkles (not totally so far), clean the yarn and leave it smelling like new.
I unraveled the sweater with the help of my yarn winder.
Then I wound the yarn into large skeins by wrapping it around 2 chairs and used about 6 ties to secure it.
I then let the yarn soak over night in a eucalyptus wool wash.
The batch in here are yarn balls I bought second hand and they were smelly so I washed them too.
This is my first lot of unraveled and soaked yarn, that is now drying in the shower.
You can put something heavy on the bottoms of the skeins to assist with the wrinkles coming out even more.
This is another sweater to unravel.
I have now gone just that one step further and attached the yarn winder to the chair to save time.
For me, I found it relaxing (apart from winding the yarn around the chairs).
The washing means you are almost there.
The money saved is more than worth the effort.
And finally, I finally have the same ply and color to make larger projects, this is very exciting for me.
Some very useful links.
