Last week Baby John’s cashmere sweater came off my needles. Am I insane to knit a cashmere sweater for a 5 month baby? Probably. But he’s my munchkin to spoil. However, I will say I paid a total of $8 for this cashmere.
No, I didn’t get this lovely yarn at a yarn sale. I salvaged it from two lovely cashmere sweaters from the second hand store. After ripping out the two sweaters (one blue and one camel) I plied them together with my spinning wheel — yes, one of the lovely benefits of having a wheel on hand. It turned out to be a lovely, rounded, 4 ply worsted weight cashmere yarn that was heaven to knit.
So, if your dying to knit with cashmere but your budget right now will not permit that kind of a splurge — try recycled cashemere! It’s VERY rewarding.
I will say one thing — this sweater is VERY warm. Poor Baby John almost overheated in it on Sunday. I’ll have to make sure he wears it only on the coldest days.
Next time I recycle cashmere I think I’m going to make my Birthday Cake Cowl or my Pearl Street Scarf. Those are two items that would sing if they were knitted out of cashmere!
Thursday, January 28th, 2010, 12:43 pm | 
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