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Friday, June 6, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Dear community,
how about a lovely and sustainable upcycling project for the weekend? Here in the thread and in the shop, you’re sure to find a project you’ll like. Have fun with it.

@Designers:
You can each present 2-3 suitable patterns here that have not been promoted in the forum in the past 3 weeks and must each have at least 10 sales / a CR of at least 2%. Don’t forget links, images, info, etc. 

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Saturday, June 7, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Don’t throw away the cardboard rolls from toilet paper! You can crochet around them and turn them into original gift packaging for different occasions.
Here are 2 examples from my shop:


Royal Guardsman, a wonderful gift package for fans of Britain! The crocheted-around cardboard roll forms the lower body. The upper body can be removed. That way, you can hide a little surprise inside: English toffees or a voucher for an English course or a stay in London.


The Chef Charly was made using the same principle. Here, too, the upper body can be removed again. Charly is perfect as gift packaging for all hobby cooks. How about a voucher for a special cooking class? Or a clever new recipe? Or even homemade sweets? With Charly, it all gets a very personal touch!

9218 Posts Recent Started
Sunday, June 8, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Today I’m showing you a pattern for using your empty jars. 



We’ll be crocheting around jars of various sizes—honey jars, carrot or beetroot jars. I like pickle jars best because of their size. 



Filled with flowers from the garden or used as lanterns for evenings on the patio



Click here for the pattern 

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