Showing posts with label recycle. Show all posts
Showing posts with label recycle. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Recycled yarn


Made for E's school auction, which features recycled items.  I had this yarn from the Prairie Crossing yarn store's closing sale and thought it would be perfect.
From the label:  Rowan Purelife Revive is made from used garments which have been selected according to the silk, cotton and viscose content. These are then carded to make regenerated fiber, which is then spun into this beautiful, high quality yarn, which gives life to new hand knitting designs.
Fiber content: 36% recycled silk; 36% recycled cotton; 28% recycled viscose (rayon)

It's not the softest scarf, but it's definitely not scratchy or stiff either.  I really liked the drape after washing it and the heathery shades are awesome.  It's not quite as in-your-face as this photo might suggest - it's more blue-gray-heather.  Hope it sells!



Friday, December 30, 2011

Antique finds

A few weeks ago I checked out the Gurnee antique center for the first time. That place is huge!

Among many other finds, they had a few buckets with lots of yarn bobbins.  One place had a ton of wooden spools.  Really cute, if I could figure out a way to use them.  Ideas?

Things that make you go "hmm."