Last week I unraveled an old sweater for the first time, using these directions. It was rather easy (just a little time consuming) and I ended up with a ton of pretty, light blue cotton yarn. I haven't figured out what I'll make with it yet.I'm really excited about this. I already bought two wool sweaters at the thrift store to unravel to make dryer balls (which has been on my to-do list forever!!). One tip: don't do this right before bed. I had dreams all night of untying knots and clipping seams!
Here's the sweater before:
I haven't had much to share here lately. A couple weeks ago I was really busy in the garden getting it ready and planting. That's almost all finished... all that's left is potatoes and some flowers that I'm going to try to dye yarn with (hopefully!).I'm taking a couple classes this summer, which started last week. That's pretty much all I've had time for since then. My head is getting crammed with scores and scores of medical terms. May I complain a bit more? I don't remember the last time I touched my sewing machine. It's been dark and cold here for days now. I injured my knee running so I haven't been able to do that in a while. It's very frustrating and I miss it. I have no idea when I'll have the time to prep the soil for the potatoes and get them in the ground. And between my and Brian's schedules, I'm afraid we won't have any chance at all of enjoying summer, even though I know that we still will..
How do you guys juggle busy schedules and stay sane?
5 comments:
I've never heard of dryer balls. I'm guessing you use them in place of the tennis balls myy mom uses in her dryer.
cooking dinner each night helps me retain sanity. i am a teacher and there is something about coming home from school and the creativity that goes into making a meal, however simple, is very relaxing. also, i always use place mats and cloth napkins. so easy and something about the order of it all is restoring after a day with students.
Liz, They're supposed to replace fabric softeners (which are extremely toxic) and I've also read they reduce drying time. I use tennis balls when I'm drying my down comforter but I don’t like the smell of them so I’m hoping these will work instead. :)
I love that idea Candace. Baking relaxes me but I don't do that every day. Same with gardening. I need something that I can do on a daily basis.
I've always thought unraveling sweaters is the ultimate in recycling, but a herculean effort! good for you...
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