I just unraveled a light blue sweater. It was a Ragland sleeved sweater (navy and black twin in picture). It had started to unravel at the collar seam. I have unraveled it into four center pull balls. It has three strands acrylic that were not plied before being machine knit.
The seams were sewn using separate two unplied strands without being surged (not cut or trimmed for sizing).
You can see how the stitches crinkled the acrylic yarn in this photo.
I am swatching for a stockinette pullover with insert sleeves. And I am working with it as is. I am not having any trouble working with three unplied strands because it runs through my left hand and tension keeps the strands together. It might also be the hairs of the strands were lightly felted between the strands by the original work.
I will be knitting freestyle using only measurements from a comfortably fitting stockinette stitch pullover.
Cast on in 2Ă—2 rib using size 2, 2.75mm needles.
Body in stockinette using size 3, 3.25mm needles.