Old Sweater, New Use
I’ll bet you’ve got one hiding in your closet or dresser.
A tacky Christmas sweater from 1992? How about a preppy argyle crewneck or a shaker knit from the 1980s??
We all have old sweaters hanging around the house that, for whatever reason, we just can’t seem to part with – even though we wouldn’t be caught dead wearing them on any occasion but Halloween.
Now, one entrepreneurial knitter has found a way to recycle those old sweaters into something new, fun and practical.
Rekn.it is a simple concept.
You send in your payment, and your old sweater, to this nice lady in Massachusetts.
She turns your old sweater into a new matching scarf and hat and sends it back to you.
Or you can turn your stuff into a cozy laptop cover, gloves…all sorts of things.
This concept is really pretty cool. And now, ReKnit has created a signup list for other knitters who want to use their mad knitting skills to help recycle old sweaters, too. There will be a whole worldwide network of knitters recycling ugly stuff into new stuff.
It costs $99 to turn your old sweater into a new set of goodies. It’s a steep price, but I guess when you’re getting something newly handmade AND recycling old materials, there’s a value to that.
My only concern with this service is that I haven’t seen a bunch of photos of the Knitting Lady’s work. There’s a few on their Facebook fan page (like the laptop case pictured above) but for $99, I’d want to see more samples of her work, just to know exactly what I’m in for.
If you’re cleaning out your closet after Christmas and you want to utilize this service, just head over to ReKnit for details.
