Received an ugly sweater as a holiday “gift” — and don’t know how to knit yet? For $30, you can get that unfashionable item upcycled into a one-of-a-kind, handknit winter accessory!
How? Send it to Reknit, a new service dreamed up by graphic designer Haik Avanian — and knit together by Haik’s mother. Mail in an old sweater, and Haik’s mom will unravel the thing and reknit it into a scarf — even mixing in a second color to add an accent stripe or two if your sweater happens to be a plain unicolored dud. (via Ecouterre)
All that costs just $30 including return shipping — a real bargain price for an eco-friendly, upcycled, handmade, unique accessory. I’m left wondering how fast Haik’s mom knits —
Have more than one ugly sweater — but don’t need that many scarves? Then try sending Reknit one sweater a month because while Haik’s mom’s knitting scarves in January, she’ll be knitting something else next month. In fact, you can vote on what you’d like her to make by visiting Reknit’s website now to pick between beanies, iPod cases, cut-off gloves, or socks.
Earlier:
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