This innovative and fun book showcases what you can do with all those spare carrier bags you have! Simple instructions show you how to create 'plarn' (plastic yarn), and how to knit everything from funky liquorice allsort earrings to beautiful hangbags.
- Twenty projects plus variations
- Easy-to-follow knitting patterns
- Good for the planet!
Table of Contents
Introduction 4
Mobile phone sock 6
Purse 8
Belt 10
Bead earrings 12
Drink mats 14
Hair bands with bobbles 16
Travel card wallet 18
Heart necklace 20
Disc earrings 22
Vase 24
MP3 player sleeve 26
Brooch 28
Desk tidy 30
Waste paper basket 32
Building blocks 34
Bottle holder 36
Hair clip 38
Handbag 40
Bangle 42
Liquorice jewellery 44
About Emily Blades
Emily Blades' parents main interests were arts, crafts and literature, and like many creative people, educated their daughter at home. Art galleries, Craft Council exhibitions and the freedom to pursue whatever interested her at the time allowed Emily to develop her own creative side.
She has taught gymnastics to the under-5s, worked as a nanny, enjoys drawing, reading, walking, visiting galleries and museums and, of course, knitting
