Hoiv to Reclaim Wool When hand-knit wool sweaters are no longer usable, the wool from them can be easily reclaimed re-claimed If the garment is washed and dried thoroughly. Do not try to unravel a sweater which is knit too closely. Use the following method for ripping hand-knit sweaters. 1. Wind the strands of wool around a board, making sure that the end is always visible. Continue Con-tinue until you have a long enough piece, and then break off the wool. 2. Tie the starting and finishing finish-ing ends together on the board. At four equal distances apart, tie a white thread around the wool strands on the board, and then remove the wool from the board. Repeat these steps until the sweater is completely unraveled. unrav-eled. S. Dip the skein of wool into warm water until thoroughly soaked and then squeeze excess water out carefully. Tie a weight to the bottom of the wet skein to remove kinks, and then hang skein to dry. Do not expose to sun; dry In any airy place. When dry, wind Into balls. It is then ready for knitting.