I could sew do that!

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I really enjoy recycling clothes and its true that with a little assistance that I can make darn near anything out of an old T-shirt, but I’ve always been drawn to knitting and crochet. The trouble is that I don’t actually know anyone who does it and everyone who has tried it complained that they couldn’t sort it out. Luckily, a friend of mine is currently happily knitting away at wash cloths and some very elaborate squares (I think to be used in a blanket). So I figured, it’s now or never… I’ve ordered a video from Amazon entitled The Complete Beginner’s Guide to Knitting and Learn to Crochet.  We’ll see how this goes….  Next, I purchased some beginner project items from Lion Brand Yarn. I really likied that I could shop by yarn type and then link right to the projects with free instructions to download. It also groups all of the items that you need and then gives you 15% off if you order all at once, which I really thought was the Bee’s Knees.  I picked the Learn to Knit Cuff and the Learn to Crochet Cuff because they just look so cute and the materials needed are inexpensive. I’m really looking forward to this and crossing my fingers, we’ll see just how smart I really am (eek!). I’m allergice to wool so I’m going to start reading and learning more about knitting with cotton and other alternatives. These days they have yarn made from all kinds of neat materials including bamboo, soy, corn and hemp. I’ll see what I can find about their sustainability, but hope to ultimately be able to purchase sweaters second-hand and just recycle the yarn.  Wish me luck and I’ll keep you posted!