Crochet to the Moon Progress - Winter 2022

Progress Update

Since our last update at the beginning of October, we have crocheted, knitted, and woven 593,542 yards of yarn, which means we are making it through almost 150,000 yards in a month. That’s excellent! Our pace is certainly picking up. Maybe it’s all those blankets we’ve been making for the cold weather!

My sister recently started crocheting her first blanket for herself, and I’m always so happy to get her progress photos. She’s trying a Jacob’s ladder design, and she’s doing so well! I’m so proud of her.

Who in your life is new to their exploration of fiber arts?

As we head into spring, don’t let the warm weather stop you from doing what you love! I’m looking forward to seeing your cotton crocheted swimsuits and crop tops. I recently made a pair of silk mermaid gloves designed so that a mermaid could swim in them!

And don’t forget! Knitting and yarn bombing count, too. Get creative!

If you haven’t found us on social media yet, check out @crochet_to_the_moon on Instagram or our Facebook group. If you post your photos there, we will get some of them posted!

Enjoy the free pattern below that one of our astronauts crocheted their own version of. If you would like us to feature your pattern in our next newsletter, please email splash@mermaidsinspace.com.

Total yards completed: 1,496,055

Yards to go: 418,969,125

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Featured Pattern

Get started on your spring fashion by checking out the free pattern below! It even has a video tutorial. Enjoy the shift in seasons!

For the Frills Crop Top

This is a free pattern by For the Frills. To find it, click here.

Photo by For the Frills.

Where Do You Get Your Yarn?

Yarn is not only expensive, but so much of the cheaply made varieties are acrylic, which is a plastic variation created through the use of fossil fuels, not to mention that much of it is shipped from overseas, which means enormous environmental costs. What can you do to lessen your footprint while indulging your yarn habit?

Here are some eco-conscious and yarn reuse ideas for your future projects:

Buy local yarn from boutique yarn stores and farms. Always check the labels for where the yarn was made.
Go thrift store shopping for some inexpensive secondhand sweaters and gently frog them to reuse the yarn.
Seek out secondhand and creative reuse stores such as SCRAP in your area to find partial skeins and donated yarn stashes (they have an online store as well!).
Make your own yarn out of local wool!

If you do not have the time, resources, or energy to get eco-conscious yarn, that’s okay. You as an individual are not solely responsible for saving our environmental crisis, so focus on having a good time!