May 14th, 2010
This book, by the venerable Ann Budd, is the latest knitting book to focus on eco-friendly yarns and patterns.
Detailing a wide range of perspectives and approaches to environmental issues, this unique crafting manual offers ideas for knitting conscientiously. Leading figures of the industry, from designers to yarn company executives, share their methods for integrating green principles into their work and lives–selecting organic products, facilitating an alternative to chemical detergent, recycling old projects, reducing disposable plastic bags, and creating pieces that provide warmth and save on energy.
I can’t wait to have a look!
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April 27th, 2010
The Mother Nature Network has a review of Ann Budd’s new knitting book “Knitting Green.”
Knitting Green goes into solutions, highlighting eco-friendlier choices people can knit together using the many new greener yarns now on the market. Patterns range from the Back-to-Nature Hat made with organic O-Wool, an all-North-American hoodie made with wool that’s grown, harvested, and processed, in the U.S — and for the really crunchy knitters, soap nut vessels for the laundry, knit with hemp yarn.
I’m impressed Budd worked soap nuts into her patterns! Way to represent for the eco crowd! Soap nuts are awesome!
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