Uploaded November 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
RJ Jones, an avid knitter known as the Man Who Knits, reveals his ultimate hack for saving $1,000+ per sweater on cashmere, camel hair, and other luxury yarns.
The Surprising Place to Find Top-Quality Yarn That Most Knitters Don’t Even Think About
There’s a Goodwill or Salvation Army somewhere in your town, and hidden in the sweater section is a bargain on yarn that is so genius, you’ll wonder why you didn’t think of it yourself. RJ Jones, lover of luxury fibers and avid knitter of Irish fisherman sweaters, can’t afford the $1000+ it would cost to buy sweater-quantities of cashmere yarn at his local yarn store.
Mindful of his fixed income, he cleverly shops the Salvation Army every time he want to knit a new fabulous sweater or cabled hat.
“When I go to the Salvation Army, I am looking for the largest sweater that has the most designer character to it that is cashmere.”
--- RJ Jones, the Man Who Knits
He heads to the women’s sweaters section and scours the racks for pure cashmere. Even sweaters that have a hole in them, or a design on the front, can be used – he just uses the back and the sleeves.
When RJ gets home, he uses a seam ripper to cut the edge of the sleeve and starts unraveling the yarn onto a ball winder. In just an hour or two, he’s got several neat little balls of pure luxury yarn to knit with, no millionaire bank account needed.
“If I’m gonna pay 99 cents for a sweater, I’m gonna definitely get all the wool I can.”
--- RJ Jones, the Man Who Knits
This Genius Hack Prevents You From Going Bankrupt on Yarn
When you’re on a fixed income and love to knit, you usually can’t afford cashmere yarn in sweater quantities.
The 17 skeins, for example, of Rowan Pure Cashmere Yarn you’d need to knit a large men’s sweater (2,665 yards) would cost you $1,190!
But with this amazingly simple trick, all you need is a ball winder and a few hours of your time to start knitting.
Gift a Cashmere Hat or Mittens for Friends and Family for Pennies
With this trick, you could knit small projects for friends and family members without breaking the bank. The gift would be of your time and skill in knitting the item, not how much you can afford to spend on yarn!
Please leave me a comment and let me know how interesting this was for you, on a scale of 1-10. What was the most interesting thing about this for you? Thank you!
Thank you so much for your feedback and see you next Wednesday with another eye-opening video clip.
Love,
Liat
Many thanks to Broad and High for posting the original interview. You can watch the full 5-minute video and learn more about how RJ got started knitting here: youtube.com/watch?v=dBryKSZwb5c
RJ Jones, an avid knitter known as the Man Who Knits, reveals his ultimate hack for saving $1,000+ per sweater on cashmere, camel hair, and other luxury yarns.
The Surprising Place to Find Top-Quality Yarn That Most Knitters Don’t Even Think About
There’s a Goodwill or Salvation Army somewhere in your town, and hidden in the sweater section is a bargain on yarn that is so genius, you’ll wonder why you didn’t think of it yourself. RJ Jones, lover of luxury fibers and avid knitter of Irish fisherman sweaters, can’t afford the $1000+ it would cost to buy sweater-quantities of cashmere yarn at his local yarn store.
Mindful of his fixed income, he cleverly shops the Salvation Army every time he want to knit a new fabulous sweater or cabled hat.
“When I go to the Salvation Army, I am looking for the largest sweater that has the most designer character to it that is cashmere.”
--- RJ Jones, the Man Who Knits
He heads to the women’s sweaters section and scours the racks for pure cashmere. Even sweaters that have a hole in them, or a design on the front, can be used – he just uses the back and the sleeves.
When RJ gets home, he uses a seam ripper to cut the edge of the sleeve and starts unraveling the yarn onto a ball winder. In just an hour or two, he’s got several neat little balls of pure luxury yarn to knit with, no millionaire bank account needed.
“If I’m gonna pay 99 cents for a sweater, I’m gonna definitely get all the wool I can.”
--- RJ Jones, the Man Who Knits
This Genius Hack Prevents You From Going Bankrupt on Yarn
When you’re on a fixed income and love to knit, you usually can’t afford cashmere yarn in sweater quantities.
The 17 skeins, for example, of Rowan Pure Cashmere Yarn you’d need to knit a large men’s sweater (2,665 yards) would cost you $1,190!
But with this amazingly simple trick, all you need is a ball winder and a few hours of your time to start knitting.
Gift a Cashmere Hat or Mittens for Friends and Family for Pennies
With this trick, you could knit small projects for friends and family members without breaking the bank. The gift would be of your time and skill in knitting the item, not how much you can afford to spend on yarn!
Please leave me a comment and let me know how interesting this was for you, on a scale of 1-10. What was the most interesting thing about this for you? Thank you!
Thank you so much for your feedback and see you next Wednesday with another eye-opening video clip.
Love,
Liat
Many thanks to Broad and High for posting the original interview. You can watch the full 5-minute video and learn more about how RJ got started knitting here: youtube.com/watch?v=dBryKSZwb5c
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