Knit Green
20 Projects and Ideas for Sustainability
- Publisher
- Turner Publishing Company
- Initial publish date
- Oct 2009
- Category
- Knitting
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780470426791
- Publish Date
- Oct 2009
- List Price
- $25.99
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Description
Let Your Knitting Go Green
Knit Green offers tons of information and ideas on everything you need to be a more environmentally conscious knitter. From sourcing materials locally and using organic products, to supporting fair work and fair trade programs, Knit Green is a tremendous source of information to help you tailor your craft to your convictions.
Fashion-forward knitting and easy-to-digest essays come together to help you ""green-up"" your hobby and easily implement suggestions and strategies for sustainability in the context of knitting. You'll get a full exploration of green avenues and product options, including organically -farmed fibers, non-animal yarns, alternative or recycled fibers and yarns, fair work and fair trade companies and programs, buying local, sustainable farming and energy in yarn production, and more. Plus, you'll find more than 20 fashionable patterns that don't sacrifice style for sustainability.
- 20 projects for environmentally conscious knitting
- Full exploration of green knitting product options
- From the author of Fiber Gathering
From vegan options to eco-diversity, Knit Green gives you the tools you need to green-up not only your knitting, but your whole life!
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Editorial Reviews
* [STARRED REVIEW] ""There are books that are carefully orchestrated to hop on the ""green crafts"" bandwagon, and there are books like this one: a thoughtful, intelligent work that discusses how everyday crafters can make environmentally responsible choices. The projects are fun and varied."" (Library Journal, December 2009)