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5 WAYS TO RE-USE YARN SCRAPS (AND WHY YOU SHOULD!)

Stumped on what to do with the scraps left over from your fiber makes? Considering throwing them away? Or worse, storing them with no plan! Don’t!

My least favorite thing about crocheting is my yarn waste. Yarn production (both natural fibers and man-made fibers) utilizes a lot of water, resources, and energy, and can have a negative effect on the environment. I am intentionally working to decrease my waste and focus on re-using and recycling my yarn. One of the ways I do this is accurately measuring my yarn needed before purchasing and checking my own stash before hitting my local JOANNs. However, sometimes you just have leftovers! Whether they are big or small, I came up with five ways to re-use these scraps and give them new life, without the guilt of throwing them away.

EXPLORATIONS IN YARN PUNK | HOW TO CROCHET SLEEVES ON A JEAN JACKET

Learn how to crochet sleeves to any jacket or vest! Embrace the yarn punk lifestyle and start wearing your crocheted makes. This easy peasy pattern works up easily with double crochets.

If you haven’t heard of yarn punk, it is:

“An individual that incorporates yarn into their everyday lives with confidence to express oneself.”
yarnpunk.com

I love this idea and especially love the community sprouting around this concept and Vincent’s blog, it’s so welcoming and fun!

I decided to head on down my own yarn punk journey and started by adding crocheted sleeves to a jean jacket vest I had just embroidered my new logo on.

HOW TO USE THE CHECKBOXES ON PATTERNS

Have you been wondering why my patterns have checkboxes? I created a tutorial to help you use these checkboxes while crocheting and following my patterns on the blog!

All of my patterns have checkboxes next to the crochet instructions. This was an intentional design to help readers and crocheters more easily follow my patterns from their phones and computers. It is a very simple and intuitive feature to use.

5 FAVORITE DESTINATIONS ON THE ROAD

On a road trip? Wondering where to camp and climb in the southwest? Find out where the best destinations for vanlife are and what to do at each spot!

When traveling around the southwest in a minivan for a year you put a lot of miles on your car and see a lot of beautiful places, but some places stand out. Some destinations were planned and some we stumbled upon- those were the best. These are my 5 favorite destinations from our vanlife road trip and ones that you should take time to visit too!

9 THINGS WE COULD NOT LIVE WITHOUT ON THE ROAD

All things we could NOT live without on the road! Find out what items were most useful when living in our van for a year and how you can pack for your own #vanlife adventure!

We definitely lived a minimalist life on the road; we bought a used mini-van, finished it out with a cheap futon, and packed everything on in!

There were a few things we could NOT live without though! Most of them were inexpensive, a few we splurged on, but all were necessary to a happy and healthy #vanlife experience. Read on to find out my favorite and most useful items after a year on the road living out of our van.

4 FAVORITE CROCHET PROJECTS ON THE ROAD

Four DIY crochet projects for the road! I designed these projects while we were living #vanlife and still use them today.

The year we spent on the road I began my journey into designing my own crochet patterns. We had free time in the evenings and on rest days, and it was the perfect creative pursuit for me to engage in. I especially enjoyed sitting in a camp chair in a new place, looking around at the desert beauty, and imagining what new project I could crochet. I crocheted much more than I ever had before, and learned so many new skills, and became much more consistent in my stitches and tension. Below are some of my favorite projects I designed on the road, and all are things I am still using regularly!

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THE VAN SET-UP

We lived out of our Toyota Sienna mini-van for 12 months! Many people wondered how we did it. Mostly they wanted to know how we didn’t murder each other in the confined space! Learn how we [cheaply] built our van out for a year of #vanlife for very little cost and maximum fun.

We lived out of our Toyota Sienna for 12 months. Was it small? Yes! Was it a blast? YES! Find out how we set our mini-van up for a year of travel.

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