Page 6 - Let's Get Crafting Knitting & Crochet - Issue 118 (January 2020)

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Bringing you the latest craty

trends and fabulous products

Plastic? Fantastic!
If Greta Thunberg hasn’t made you join the
climate change movement to save our
planet (and us) from drowning in plastic,
maybe this new initiative from Wool And The
Gang is a little more knitter-friendly. Each
skein of New Wave yarn is made from three
plastic bottles – but do not fear, the recycled
polyester is blended with cotton to create a soft
and practical fibre. Now, there’s no need to
defend adding to your yarn stash; you’re simply
tackling plastic pollution one stitch at a time.
woolandthegang.com

Zero waste fashion
London-based knitwear designer and founder
of her own brand, Valentina Karellas produces
handmade, unisex, sustainable luxury knitwear Treat yourself
that is the epitome of slow fashion. Using leftover
fabrics such as cashmere and merino wool that The super stylish Freya yarn range from
would otherwise go to waste in big production Stof & Stil is our new favourite when
factories, Valentina creates fun designs that are we’re looking for something special to
zero-waste and good for the planet. She says, put on our needles. With yarn names
“I learned pattern cutting and sewing at a including Flufy, Warm Hearted and
young age as my mother was a seamstress. Mindful and fibres ranging from merino
By the time I was a teenager I was making my wool and cashmere to cotton and baby
own clothes rather than buying them.” To see alpaca, this extensive collection has
more of Valentina’s quirky designs visit something for everyone. See
valentinakarellas.com stofstil.co.uk for the full range.

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