TEMA
01-30-2009, 11:14 AM
About 10 years ago, I knit my hubby and myself some Buffalo wool vests, with a totem design on the back of his and a whale design on the front and back of mine.
We hardly ever wore them because back then I thought it was wise to add a big heavy collar to them... dh was working outside at the time and I wanted his neck warm.... big mistake.
So yesterday day, I decided to try to save them from a distressing future and take off the collars and add just a little rolled collar to them instead.
I learned a lot doing this.
I learned the Buffalo wool felts very easily - just from general wear... Darned hard to take the collars off but I finally managed.
Then I frogged the collars and used the wool from them to pick up and knit the rolled collars. I think they look pretty nifty.
I learned that my darning needle is too small to accommodate the wool but that I could still use it if I split the wool in half to sew in my ends.
I learned just how heavy the sweaters are while I was knitting the collars on too... oh, my aching shoulders... LOL!
I learned that recycling is a good thing and that home-knitted things are worth saving.
I learned that you pick up and knit from the right side of the garment if you want the collar to roll the right way and have a better edge where the collar meets the sweater.
I also learned that I feel so much more self-worth if I just try something instead of worrying that it won't work and that knitting is a joy!:woohoo:
My hubby now loves his Buffalo vest and I love mine.:heart:
Today we are taking them to the dry cleaners to be cleaned.
I was surprised just how dirty they were...
TEMA:knitting:
p.s. I also learned that the Buffalo wool really holds it's lanolin! My hands feel great! :teehee:
Not sure how I can post their pics. I don't think they will really show up on my web cam and my camera takes the pics too big to be displayed here... but I'll try to figure it out.
We hardly ever wore them because back then I thought it was wise to add a big heavy collar to them... dh was working outside at the time and I wanted his neck warm.... big mistake.
So yesterday day, I decided to try to save them from a distressing future and take off the collars and add just a little rolled collar to them instead.
I learned a lot doing this.
I learned the Buffalo wool felts very easily - just from general wear... Darned hard to take the collars off but I finally managed.
Then I frogged the collars and used the wool from them to pick up and knit the rolled collars. I think they look pretty nifty.
I learned that my darning needle is too small to accommodate the wool but that I could still use it if I split the wool in half to sew in my ends.
I learned just how heavy the sweaters are while I was knitting the collars on too... oh, my aching shoulders... LOL!
I learned that recycling is a good thing and that home-knitted things are worth saving.
I learned that you pick up and knit from the right side of the garment if you want the collar to roll the right way and have a better edge where the collar meets the sweater.
I also learned that I feel so much more self-worth if I just try something instead of worrying that it won't work and that knitting is a joy!:woohoo:
My hubby now loves his Buffalo vest and I love mine.:heart:
Today we are taking them to the dry cleaners to be cleaned.
I was surprised just how dirty they were...
TEMA:knitting:
p.s. I also learned that the Buffalo wool really holds it's lanolin! My hands feel great! :teehee:
Not sure how I can post their pics. I don't think they will really show up on my web cam and my camera takes the pics too big to be displayed here... but I'll try to figure it out.