Crochet With Recycled Materials

  • Crochet A Wonderfully Rustic Basket From Rags!

    As you may know, I’ve been really into crocheting and knitting with rags lately. And my desire to make a crocheted basket together with the idea that one such bowl/basket would be a nice gift for my brother’s house in Sonoma led to the question: “Mom, do you have any old sheets that you don’t…

  • You Can Crochet With Sheets!

    I don’t know about you, but this is my perfect vision of summer! Well of course I’d like to be sitting next to a beautiful lake with an iced coffee, but for now I’m quite happy sitting next to our largish wading pool with a gorgeous mountain view beyond. You see, when you need to…

  • Crochet Fun Placemats Using Yarn Made From Plastic Bags!

    Make festive crocheted placemats by crocheting with “plarn”, yarn that you’ve assembled from plastic bags. Shopping will never be the same.