What are Recycled Yarns & How to Use Them
Learn all about the different types of recycled yarns and the best things to make with them. Including links to crochet patterns.
Easy Boho Skinny Scarf Free Crochet Pattern
Free Crochet Pattern for a quick, easy, and trendy boho skinny scarf. It’s made in eco-friendly ethical banana yarn! A gorgeous sustainable fashion essential.
Quick Gift Idea – Butterfly Crochet Bracelet
A gorgeous crochet bracelet with beads, that is easy to make and fastens with a button or magnetic closure. Perfect last-minute gift idea and includes 4 sizes.
Quick Easy Eco-friendly Crochet Bag – Daisy Clutch
A cute Summery clutch bag for summer parties and weddings. Quick to make in recycled ribbon yarn, the crochet bag that’ll be the ‘greenest’ belle of the ball.
10 Eco Crochet Patterns for Recycled Yarns
10 fantastic eco crochet pattern ideas that use recycled yarns. You’ll find oodles of eco-friendly crochet inspiration here.
Totally Textured Tote – Crochet Bag
Perfectly sized tote handbag that’s brimming with texture. Quick to make in chunky recycled ribbon yarn, an eye-catching eco-friendly crochet bag.
Paintbox Recycled Cotton Yarn Review
Unbiased honest yarn review of Paintbox Recycled Cotton Worsted yarn, a popular weight yarn that is 100% recycled cotton.
Eco-friendly Crochet Gift Ideas
Stuck for crochet gift ideas for Mother’s Day? I’ve put together 10 of the most gorgeous and eco-friendly from indie designers.
Crochet Bluebells
A premium pdf pattern for beautifully realistic crochet bluebells using 4ply cotton yarn. Crochet your own adorable bonnie wee Bluebells to cherish year round.
Spring Blossom Crochet Necklace
An adorable flower crochet necklace pattern, in a choker style with beads. It’s FREE, easy to make and fastens with a simple button closure.
Spring Blossom Crochet Bracelet
A pretty flower crochet bracelet with beads, that is easy to make and fastens with a simple button closure. It’s perfect to make as a gift and includes 3 sizes.
Crossed Hdc Cowl Crochet Pattern
A beautiful cowl crochet pattern using hdc/xhdc and 3rd loop to create gorgeous eye-catching texture. Adult size is FREE in this post.
10 Amazing Eco Friendly Gift Ideas
Finding the perfect eco friendly gift just got easier. I’ve done all the searching for you! Here are 10 amazing ideas from small shops that you’ll love.
Star Coaster Free Crochet Pattern
Free crochet pattern. Pretty star Christmas hanging decoration or festive coaster. Easy and quick uses chunky/bulky recycled ribbon yarn, perfect for gifts.
Crochet Invisible Join and Finish in the Round
Free Crochet Tutorial. How to do an Invisible Join and Finish in the Round. Learn this easy way to get a neat even join in your crochet and a beautiful invisible finish.
Spiral Hat Crochet Pattern
Quick Beanie style Hat crochet pattern, in a beautiful eye-catching spiral design. Part of the Spiral Series with matching Fingerless Mitts and Cowl patterns too.
Spiral Fingerless Mitts Crochet Pattern
Quick fingerless mitts crochet pattern, in a beautiful eye-catching spiral design. Part of the Spiral Series with matching Hat and Cowl patterns too.
Why I use Recycled Yarn
It’s recycling week, so I thought it poignant to write a post about why I use recycled yarn. Recycled yarn may mean a number of… Read More »Why I use Recycled Yarn
Crochet Necklace Crystal Keeper
This free, easy, beginner friendly crochet necklace pattern is the perfect way to wear your crystals. The crochet crystal keeper works up really quickly too.
Paintbox Recycled Ribbon Yarn Review
An unbiased and honest yarn review of Paintbox Recycled Ribbon yarn, a super chunky weight 100% recycled yarn.
Sleepy Mandala Crochet Pattern
Crochet a beautiful crystal embellished mandala to help get a better nights sleep. A beautiful dreamcatcher style design that is easy and quick to make and lovely with or without crystals and a tassel.
Easy Eco Cowl – Free Crochet Pattern
Free Crochet Pattern for an easy, super quick, cowl made in eco friendly ethical banana yarn! Alternatively, you can use any #5 weight bulky yarn if you prefer.
Banana Yarn Review
Banana yarn review. It’s a bit bonkers, deliciously soft and silky, ethically produced and as environmentally friendly as it gets. Read all about banana yarn.
10 Ways to More Eco Friendly Crochet or Knitting
Want to be a ‘greener’ crocheter or knitter? It’s easier than you think. Here’s my top 10 tips to help you be more ecofriendly.
Ecofriendly Yarn Reviews
I realise I’m using some wacky and new yarns that some of you will have never heard of at the moment. Soooo, I thought I’d… Read More »Ecofriendly Yarn Reviews
10 Best Floral Crochet Patterns for Spring
If you love Springtime, you’ll love this fantastic crochet pattern round-up featuring 10 most beautiful floral crochet patterns from Indie designers.
Cloud Applique – Free Crochet Pattern
Free crochet Cloud pattern. Can be used as an applique or on a mobile. It goes lovely with my sun and rainbow patterns as a super cute mobile.
Sunshine – Free Crochet Pattern
Free crochet Sun pattern. Can be used as an applique or on a mobile. It goes lovely with my rainbow ( and cloud coming soon) pattern as a super cute mobile. Or perfect as an applique on it’s own.
Free Rainbow Crochet Pattern
Free Rainbow crochet pattern, the Rainbow of Gratitude, a beginner friendly rainbow that’s the same on both sides, perfect to hang in the window.
Spiral Crochet Series
The gorgeous and super popular Spiral crochet pattern series, has recently been completed with the addition of a stunning matching Cowl pattern. So now we… Read More »Spiral Crochet Series
Ear Candling
Had a cold or flu? Urrgh know the feeling all too well. Why does it linger on after for weeks on end with nasal congestion,… Read More »Ear Candling
Snowball Fight in a Bag Crochet Pattern
Who says snowball flights need to be cold and wet? Not anymore! Crochet your own soft snowball fight complete with a cute Santa sack bag to keep them in!
Crocheted Faux Fur Pompoms
Crochet your own faux fur pompoms, the perfect finishing touch to your beautiful handmade hats. Beginner friendly FREE pattern.
Calendula Flower Fairy
The sweetest little summery fairy you could ever meet, Calendula the flower fairy crochet pattern materials and where to buy the pattern.
The Definitive (ish) list of Recycled Yarn
If you are looking for recycled yarn, this is THE post. It has all the available recycled yarns we can find and where to buy them.
I like Big Bows …
.. and I cannot lie! Who’s with me? Big … fabulous … on trend … why not? So here’s my take on the big bow. It’s really easy and… Read More »I like Big Bows …
Top Vitamins for Your Immune System
Urgh winter can be fraught with colds and sniffles that leave lingering niggles behind for weeks. Or worse catching another after because the immune system… Read More »Top Vitamins for Your Immune System
Berry Fairy Crochet Pattern
Meet Berry the gorgeous little crochet fruit fairy! Much like a flower fairy but she looks after raspberries. An easy fairy crochet pattern.
Bread Bag Plarn
Bread bags make really great Plarn and it’s so easy I promise. You’ll be plarning all your bags, thin carrier bags, toilet roll bags and… Read More »Bread Bag Plarn
Free Crochet Pattern Tree Garland
This week’s featured free crochet pattern on our Free Pattern Fridays is the cutest must make crochet Tree Garland and Gift Tag pattern by Sweet Potato 3.
Free Crochet Hat Pattern
Featured free crochet hat pattern, the Jelly Beanie crochet hat pattern by Loops and Love, isn’t it pretty? Read all about it and the talented designer.