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
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!
Knit plastic carrier bags into handbags, desk tidies, hair accessories and much more in this book that is part of the Twenty to make series. Twenty projects but there could have been more details on preparing 'plarn'.-KarenPlatt.co.uk Eco-Friendly Knits: Using Recycled Plastic Bags, by Emily Blades, is part of the excellent 20 To Make series by Search Press. As with other books in the series, a lot of content is packed into a small 48 page book. Emily Blades presents an innovative range of knitting projects that are created using yarn made from recycled plastic bags. The projects are perfect for knitting with plastic bag yarn or 'plarn' as they relatively small and therefore require just a few bags. While the projects are small in size, they are interesting and use a variety of techniques which means that this book will appeal to knitters who are looking for new challenges.-Suite101.com This book shows you that knitting while recycling is not only useful but funky and fun! There's something for every age group, and the only limit is your imagination. This is the ideal book for anyone with hoards of carrier bags that you just don't know what to do with. Simple instructions show you how to create 'plarn' (plastic yarn), and how to knit everything from funky liquorice allsort earrings to beautiful hangbags.-Hothive Textiles Help save the planet and have fun knitting a whole range of useful items. This sounds like a great idea and it is; all you need are some basic knitting materials (ie needles) and lots of plastic bags! Everything in this book is knitted not with conventional yarn but with "plarn", plastic yarn made from cutting up plastic bags in a special way. My only grumble about this otherwise excellent little book is the brief section on "preparing plarn". This is the most important part of the book after all, but it is relegated to a tiny space on the introduction page sans diagrams of any kind. Just a couple at the trickier stages would have been so much help; once mastered however making yards of lovely plarn is fortunately simple enough. The projects are wide ranging and include wearables such as a belt, jewellery, hair clip, purse and handbag and household or office essentials such as a waste paper basket, desk tidy, flower vase and even building blocks for a young child. As this is a Twenty To Make book there are twenty projects, but there are also some pictures showing alternative colorways. You can have a lot of fun with this book and recycle not only plastic bags but also other plastic household waste when making some of the vessels. Truly innovative and one for the keeper shelf.-Myshelf.com Here's a book to show us that knitting while recycling is useful, funky and fun. There's something for every age group and the only limit is your imagination. There are 20 projects plus 20 variations, easy to follow knitting patterns, and it's all good for the planet.-Machine Knitting Monthly Knitters looking for something a little different as well as people interested in green crafting will find plenty of interesting ideas in this knitting with plarn title within the excellent 20 To Make series. Plarn is a term that has been coined to describe strips of plastic bags that can be used as 'yarn' to knit or crochet with. Eco Friendly Knits gives plenty of information about working with plastic bags as well as some useful tips for finishing items. The projects are innovative and varied, and small enough that they can be completed using just a few plastic bags. This great little book is ideal for people new to working with this unusual and free 'yarn'.-Suite101.com If you've never considered knitting with plastic bags before, Emily Blade's nifty little book will surely inspire you to give it a go. Emily gives instructions on how to create your own ball of 'plarn' (plastic yarn!) and she's come up with some simple ways to use it to great effect. The Mobile Phone Socks and MP3 Player Sleeves are perfect projects for plarn as the plastic offers more protection than regular yarns. Other quick ideas include purses, travel wallets and coasters, but we really like the larger bag, as shown on the cover, which is ideal to attempt once you've got the knitting with plarn habit. And of course, with every project created from recycled plastic bags, these designs are about as eco-friendly as you can get.-Simply Knitting 20 to make Eco-Friendly Knits using recycled plastic bags by Emily Blades is a practical craft book from Search Press. This book is a fun and entertaining way to knit some interesting looking items using plarn (plastic yarn) from recycling, reusing and renewing plastic bags that are choking our landfills. Using plarn to knit with isn't new. What are new are these adorable projects. This is a great book for tweens, teens and adults. Teaching the next generation to knit helps to share the enjoyment we receive from knitting for others and ourselves. Eco-Friendly Knits is just the book that will help you hold their interest. The materials are already on hand. I do wish Emily had used photographs for the step by step of preparing plarn. Please review the slideshow if you are having difficulty. Other than that, I think this book is a winner. The book is small enough to carry in your knitting bag. The projects in the book include home decor, jewelry and handbags. The Drink MatsA" (coasters), I found to be a great idea. Perfect for the backyard and to create with children. School is almost over for the summer and they will be asking, What is there to do?A" You have an answer. Now it's just a matter of scrambling for shopping bags that have unique colors.-Examiner.com Is it just here at Spool, or do plastic bags breed in cupboards everywhere? While all responsible earthlings are cutting down on use of these little blighters, Emily Blades gives us twenty projects for plarn: plastic yarn, cut from plastic carrier bags. This instalment of the 20 to Make series (6" x 81/2" format, but all titles pack an over-sized punch) makes shopping for various colors of shopping bags as compelling as the actual shopping for stuff to put into them. [This book] is more a project publication than a teaching title. You'll fine patterns for coasters, belts, purses, beads and more, and even for new knitters the projects fall under the 'quite do-able' heading. With plarn being so inexpensive (more than just fee: you're removing plastic from landfills), experimentation is the name of the game.-Spool
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