Un-Knitting Machine

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Un-Knitting Machine

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Imogen Hedges’ bicycle-powered Un-Knitting Machine unravels sweaters and then lets you wind up the yarn for reuse. [via The Mill]

5 thoughts on “Un-Knitting Machine

  1. ameyring says:

    Perfect for unknitting those sweaters that didn’t come out right, especially the holiday ones with strange-looking Santas!

  2. miroslava von schlochbaum says:

    Now connect the output of this machine to a knitting machine and… well you get the mad idea.

  3. Grayfox says:

    Best way to use the sweaters you get for a gift.
    Recycle it.

  4. 니트 분해기 | Make: Korea says:
  5. WHAT’S WRONG WITH THE LOWEST HANGING FRUIT? | REUNION Yarn says:

    […] else out of it. I can unravel an ugly sweater using the power of my hands (or maybe my legs with The Un-Knitting Machine?) and knit or weave it into something much more beautiful, utilitarian, or even […]

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