My Eco-friendly Pattern in a Crochet Mag!
The April edition of Happily Hooked is all about eco and it features my new banana yarn eco-friendly pattern and an article I wrote about recycled yarns.
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Paintbox Recycled Cotton Yarn Review
Unbiased honest yarn review of Paintbox Recycled Cotton Worsted yarn, a popular weight yarn that is 100% recycled cotton.
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 different things to different people but when I refer to it, generally I’m talking about new yarns that are manufactured from recycled materials. I started using recycled yarns a few …
Paintbox Recycled Ribbon Yarn Review
Unbiased honest yarn review of Paintbox Recycled Ribbon yarn, a super chunky weight 100% recycled yarn.
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 share my honest experiences of them so you know exactly what to expect should you wish to go ecofriendly with your yarns too and try them out. I should say …
Exciting news
Exciting news… and a couple of questions for you at the end So, I’ve a confession, I don’t like marketing my crochet biz, I feel squirmy with sales and self promo. I avoid it so I don’t annoy people! But I realise it has to be done or nobody sees anything! So I’m facing this …
Yarn Shortages?
Having difficulty finding yarn just now? It’s a great time to try something new, a different make of yarn, different suppliers …
Recycled Yarn Rainbow?
What every crafter wants from a yarn is a great range of colours! I use the gauge of the rainbow… if I can make a rainbow I’m very impressed with the colour range. But I also want it to be truly eco-friendly, delivering a positive service to world in it’s existence, so it needs to …
Bananas for Banana Yarn
Completely and utterly, it’s driven me crazy, I’ve had ALL the emotions with this yarn! Spoiler alert, this post ends well, banana yarn is my new love! I originally wrote this with the title Banana Disaster! My first experience (note I say first) wasn’t a good one you see, it went wrong… horribly wrong… it …
Delicious Purplelicious Recycled Bag
The making of a gorgeous recycled purple bag, using plarn from bread bags and recycled cotton yarrn.
It’s Bananas!
It’s Bananas… no really it actually is. It’s banana yarn: recycled, ethical, vegan, silky and beautiful and I’m gonna crochet with it…