Crochet to the Moon Progress - Spring 2022

Progress Update

Since our last update at the beginning of February, we have crocheted, knitted, and woven 270,975 yards of yarn. Great work, everyone! Let’s try to keep up the pace during the summer. Fiber arts are great projects for long road trips!

My sister is getting very close to finishing her first blanket, and I can’t wait to see her face when it’s done. I’m working on a vintage crochet polo pattern, and all I have left are the sleeves and collar! Photos to come.

Which fiber artists are currently inspiring you?

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.

*The photo is of a crocheted bag made with reused materials that was donated to SCRAP PDX.

Total yards completed: 1,767,030

Yards to go: 418,698,150

INVITE YOUR FRIENDS TO TRACK THEIR YARN USAGE HERE.

Featured Pattern

Who loves a good bobble stitch? Start working on this blanket now to have it for the winter!

Bobble Diamonds Throw

This is a free pattern by Sara Dudek. To find it, click here.

Photo by Sara Dudek

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 most yarn 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!