This realization was huge for me. I would say 90% of my yarn stash was either gifted to me or purchased second hand. I am not able to spend $100 + on a sweaters quantity of yarn whenever I want to start a project so being able to reclaim yarn has been amazing. I haven't ventured into overdying anything yet, but I am hoping to give it a shot soon.

I LOVE reclaimed yarn. I have had great success at finding very nice yarns that I would not normally buy due to the price point. Great video to introduce newbies to one of many ways to afford this great hobby

I started reclaiming yarn several years ago and fell in love with the process. There is just something about it that is so relaxing, which is why I’m watching your fabulous video. 😊 Great tips provided, especially regarding washing before deconstructing.

Thanks for saying that knitting can be an expensive and wasteful hobby! So many YT videos going "just buy this, just buy that ..." Great to see more people re-using second-hand clothes in this way.

Just a tip, not all side seams are done the same way. I'm currently unpicking a tightly (machine) knit jumper/sweater which has 'invisible' seams. The knitted sections have edges slightly folded inwards and sewn together, using a strand of the wool plus a strand of same colored cotton. It is very cleverly done to make the garment as seamless as possible, which makes it hard to undo. But will be worth it in the end.

This was so helpful. I didn't know how to recognize the seams of the sweaters that will unravel well, thank you for sharing these tips!

Thank you for this….I had been reusing reclaimed materials and never thought about reclaimed the yarn Duh! Great tips…..

I buy clothes at thrift stores all the time to reclaim the yarn!  Good to find so many members of my tribe here :-)  I also sometimes will buy something just for the buttons, cut the buttons off and immediately re-donate the garment to the thrift store.  Yes, it has less value without the buttons, but I paid the full price for the garment so if they re-sell it for slightly less, they're making almost twice as much on it, and whoever buys it can sew on the buttons of their choice!

Some sweaters specially vintage ones can be worth a lot of money. It's crazy to me what people will buy and for amazing prices

I love to take things apart. I enjoy the process.

Thanks for not just telling us but also showing us what NOT to buy when looking for sweaters to unravel. 😊

Thank you for this video. I have always passed by the clothing in thrift stores but now I will keep my eyes on those racks! The only problem is that now I have to go through all of the racks and not just my size!

Wow would never thought to do this I have so many quality wool sweaters that are extremely to large on me now

Thank you for always coming up with such informative and interesting content!  I really enjoy your podcasts.

Thank you so much for sharing this knowledge and things to be mindful of while taking the sweater apart. Your instructions are clear and very helpful. Thanks again! And most important of all, congratulations on your baby!!! ❤❤👶🏻👶🏻👼👼

This was super helpful, thank you!

bless you. this video fell out of the sky! thank you sooooo much!❤

new subscriber here! i’ve done this before with a super chunky acrylic sweater as practice but this video has given me the courage to try something finer. love it!

such an informative n helpful video!! thank you anna!!

Thank you, after watching I got out my thrifted bulky cashmere sweater that I had taken apart successfully years ago but wasn't confident about the unraveling part.  But with your tips  I have now unraveled the sleeve....so excited!
Maybe a seasons cardi!

I would use a fine cable needle to help with the unpicking.
As I've lost a lot of weight recently I've become very good at frogging my own knits. And comfortable with the  idea of recycling knitted but never worn garments 😄😄.
So of course my next step is to do this with ready made garments too. I had been thinking about the cutting ideas prevalent on yt but prefer the frogging idea.
Thanks