The latest candidate for frogging was this very red scarf.
The pattern is lovely, an intricate lace panel.
I knitted it back in April 2004, but I've hardly worn it. The problem is I wear a lot of pink and that red, is just a bit too red to co-ordinate with anything I've got. Don't ask me why I chose to buy that colour.
So this is what the scarf has become.
The yarn is still very, very red but I might be able to work it into a Fair Isle pattern and tone down the redness. Whatever it becomes, it's a good feeling giving new life to something that was unloved and unused.
This is weird for me, but I didn't know that frogging meant unravelling your knitting. I am not sure what I thought it meant, I think something to do with frog fastenings. So I have learned something new today.
ReplyDeleteThat scarf was beautiful-but if it doesn't work for you re-cycling is a good option, red is not my colour either I have to say.
ReplyDeleteNew wool to play with though.
Helen
I love the idea of reusing old yarn into something new and loved. I actually love the colour but then I do wear a lot of red.
ReplyDeleteI admire you for being brave enough to recyle one project for another x
ReplyDeleteWhen my children were small and outgrew jumpers I would undo them and knit something else using the yarn from 2 old ones in either stripes or with a fair isle border. Nowadays people treat clothes as disposable when they are outgrown, Couldn't afford to then
ReplyDeleteI love doing that, too! I just had some friends look at me like I was a little kooky for even suggesting it. Yes, I take apart old blankets to make new ones...why is that so crazy? ;-)
ReplyDeleteOh! Could make the perfect little/mini stockings on a garland for Christmas?! X
ReplyDeleteWhat a good idea. The colour would be very appropriate for Christmas decorations.
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