Sari Basket

 So one of the yarn clubs I joined is called My Secret Yarn Stash by Fibre Lounge (formerly known as Komod Krafts). There are different size options but the point is that each month you are surprised. with the yarn you receive. It's to promote independent indie dyers. Funnily enough my first package contained yarn from my lovely friend over at For The Love of Yarn. Each month I receive one indie dyed sock yarn and another from a more main stream company. There is usually a theme and there are some goodies to go with them. This months theme was lust. The indie dyed yarn is beautiful but that wasn't what I used first. That basket above is made from Sari yarn. I crocheted it up in an hour. It's not huge but it is sweet and fairly easy to follow. The pattern is from Darn Good Yarns (who happen to sell Sari yarn in the US.

This yarn however is distributed here in the UK and comes from Yarn Yarn. It's a company which specialises in ethical yarns. In this case the Sari yarn is literally made from Sari's. Women in India recycle Sari's into balls of yarn. There are lots of lovely colours to chose from. The edges are a little frayed as you would expect but it adds to the texture of the end result. I found it to be a little fragile in places. Particularly where the ends of strips were joined. However, the end result is sturdy. I would definitely work with it again. In fact there is a matt which is knitted with the usual yarn fibres but contains strips of the Sari yarn which I have my eye on. I recommend it if you like bright colours, a sturdy end product and something just a little bit different.