Newspaper Yarn

A friend of mine recently sent me a link to a page explaining how to make yarn out of newspaper. I rummaged through my house, found some newspaper, and gave it a shot.

The page actually said to use a drop spindle, but my drop spindle was otherwise occupied. I twisted this ball of yarn by hand, which is no easy task and is messier than you might think. My hands were covered in ink for a couple of days.

Oddly enough, it wasn’t hard because of the repeated twisting of the wrist required. It was hard because the paper would often rip straight through when I twisted it. I don’t know how the person in the tutorial managed it on the drop spindle.

I don’t think I’m actually going to make anything with this. Paper is a very flimsy substance and I’m a pretty violent knitter/crocheter. I don’t think it would survive a project. So I’m just going to hang onto it and admire how it looks. I may ever take more pictures of it every once in a while.

T-Shirt Hoodie and TARDIS Cargo Shorts

Alright guys. I'm really proud of these two pieces because I can actually use and wear them. In fact, I've been wearing these shorts all days.

The T-Shirt hoodie was made using pieces from four different T-shirts. The main part of the hoodie is simply an old red Target work shirt that I cut up the middle and hemmed. The two pockets on the sides were taken from two identical red shirts and simply sewn on. The hood was cut out from the front and back of an old Pirates of the Caribbean shirt that I shrunk in the wash years ago.

Here's a profile shot to show off the hood. I had to slouch to actually get the hood into frame.



The shorts were also made from old Target work uniform parts. In the beginning of the summer, I attempted to dye some khaki pants black, but they ended up this grey/almost purple color. Today, I cut off the bottoms of the legs and hemmed them into shorts. I made a stencil for the TARDIS and filled it in with Sharpy.