Reclaim Swatch Yarn - How to recondition used yarn 

ya know there are people out there who would think we are nuts appreciating a video about watching water take the kinks out of reclaimed yarn ...thanks for making it so interesting Suzanne ...another great video

Thank you for adding this tutorial, I think that Merlin would have been a great name for you because you are a magician. Take care.

This is so helpful! I have a question though. If you're just ripping back yarn that hasn't been blocked but it's been knitted with, should you do this process? I'm only asking because you get the same curlyness to the yarn after it's been knit and ripped back even if you don't block it. I have quite a bit of yarn that's all curly from projects I've started, didn't like, and then ripped back. I've rewound them into loose cakes but now I'm wondering if I should do this process to them before I use the yarn.

brilliant - I have some beautiful pure cashmere that is already on its second failed knit up... now have the confidence to rip it out and start again (again)! PS - What's a niddy noddy? ... I have a swift, but no idea what you were referring to!!

I am painfully introverted and generally never comment/like/subscribe but this video has changed my knitting forever. I have been knitting off and on since elementary school but usually projects that didn't require strict gauge to work - scarves, bags, trial and error frogging hats until they fit 🥴 In the last couple of years I finally felt ready to try doing some proper wearables and had decent luck with socks but I haven't been very happy with any top I've tried - crop tee, tank, cardigan. I have never had the patience for gauge swatches but I endeavored to half@$$ it for the last couple of projects by going most of the way through a swatch and guessing what might happen if I were to wash and block it because I didn't want to lose that yarn. It wasn't until I started attempting proper garments that I realized why folks used to tell me to buy one skein than I think I need for the intended project but I unfortunately I have quite a smattering of pretty yarns that I can't buy more of and aren't quite enough for a single project let alone a project AND gauge swatch - crop tops and body confidence here I come...I guess 🫠😵‍💫 I am hunting for patterns where I can use the pretty stuff along with a complimentary solid color to increase my overall yardage but knowing I can actually cut, wash, and block my gauge swatch and still reuse that yarn is an absolute game changer!! Thank you!!! ❤ In a few years I might gain enough confidence to tackle a particularly pretty pattern that requires steeking - is that a verb? 🤔 I haven't explored your other videos yet but I am definitely bookmarking your channel for future reference. I appreciate you so much!!!

I made so many knit-in-the-round swatches (on different size needles) for my last sweater to get gauge (and drape) for the body, and another set to get a comfortable fit for the turtleneck I knit at the end. THANK YOU for showing me how to reclaim these swatches (of a beautiful and somewhat expensive wool)!!! I love your videos.

Hello Suzanne! I just came across your very helpful video while researching if it was possible to reuse yarn from a blocked swatch. I’m curious to know what the pointed hook tool you had in the video is used for. I was gifted a friend’s grandmothers knitting needles an she had one of these and I’m not sure what it’s used for. Thanks for your awesome very helpful videos!!

Amazing Teacher it worked your a Doll saved me hundreds ❤️ 🌷🌹🌸😊

This is a great video. This will help anyone who considers using repurposed yarn. Excellent learning video. Definitely see why you tied it off like you did.

I am totally enjoying your videos, Suzanne. But, I've got to say that the yarn you used here, Dark Side of the Moon, intrigues me.

Should this also be done to yarn that was wound too tightly and allowed to sit around in that ball? Or will simply rewinding that tight ball into a looser ball and letting it rest be sufficient? Thank you!

Learn something new every time I watch your videos. I had no idea! Didn't know what a Niddy Noddy was either. Totally amazed. Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge.

Here's a hint for outdoor reclaiming. I did this recently with a large quantity. I wound it around the back of a lawn chair and then sprayed it with the gentle settling on the hose. I let it air dry for a while so it wasn't sopping wet. Then I hung it inside to finish drying, making sure to tie off as you did. It was a wool-rayon blend, and it took several days to fully dry.

Thanks so much for your videos! I tried this and put it inside a bunt cake pan and it was easy peasy removing it from the water.

Amazing no more ruffles repurpose is Great ❤

Thank you for your clear and easy instructions to revamp swatch yarn!

This video popped up at the most perfect time. I had unraveled 2 hats, both had been washed/soaked before. It was a curly mess! I had no idea about this method and had planned to just to re-knit the hats. Thanks for saving me a world of frustration. Could I use my swift (that I use to wind yarn) as a niddy-noddy? Thanks again for a great video.

Does this also work with cotton or yarn that is a blend of fibers? Anything special we should know? Esepcially if you block the swatch.

Do you have to hang it to dry? I've done this process but I mostly lay it flat to dry and keep flipping it.

Thank you for your videos. I find them very, very helpful! I want to reuse the yarn from a gauge swatch to knit another gauge swatch. 1. Would I need to reclaim it before I do, or would it be fine to use it straight away? 2. Would I need to block it again once I finish the new gauge swatch?

Very much. All your videos do! I enjoy them very much

Hello Suzanne. Thank you for this method !! Would this work or advisable if I want to undo my sweater and reuse the yarn?

I love your vídeos and instructions. I try to reuse a really pretty yarn from a cardigan made in a knitting machine but did not work out. continue to be in pumps

Thank you for this lesson.

When you say it is reconditioned I can see this for non-superwash yarns. Am I right when I assume superwash yarns will be conditioned to knit-able yarn but it won't regain it's superwash conditioning?

Thanks again🌺🌷🌸 Susanne ❤️

Amazing. I am about to reclaim my swatch for the project I am working on. Thank you.

Is it necessary to go thru all this process if the previous use was not blocked?

What is a knitty knotty?

I love your swatch.

Hello Suzanne, thanks for this great video. Is it different with different types of yarn? I frogged a shawl made with 100% acrylic yarn [thick yarn for 7.00mm needles] and the kinks are almost nonexistent, the yarn is just a bit wavy. is it better to do this exercise anyway? the yarn will be used to make a new shawl. thanks for advice.

A knitty what-ty?? Knotty? I never heard of that.

Super cute 😍😍

Thank you. I have not heard from a niddy noddy before. Bought one on Ebay and now I am trying to reclaim yarn of a jacket which I do not want to finish. It has not been blocked yet but has kincks anyway

thank you ...

Is this swatched washed before blocking? Because I'm wondering if the yarn will knit up the same as unwashed yarn.

It's a new word for me, but you spoke of a "knitty knotty" (sp?). What is it, how is it spelled, & where is it to be purchased? Thank you (again). :)

Another fantastic tutorial thanks!!

Thank you, foe your time!

Thanks for Sharing 💖!