3KCBWDAY5 - Something Different: yarn planting

Hello and welcome to my fourth post in this lovely blog week! I'm enjoying very much so far, you too? I never post this many in one week, the posting isn't that hard to do but I'm behind on reading your blogs! I'll catch up and take a peek at all your lovely blogs, since that is what makes blog week so fun!

Enough with the rambling.

I think all knitters and crocheters would love to be able to buy a wide variety of yarn, but in times of financial crisis one cannot afford to visit the local yarnstore every week. So, you have to be creative. No problem for us crafters, right?

I might have a solution for all our problems. Free yarn.


Free?



Yes! Free!



You can multiply all the yarn you love.


How, you ask?



Yarn planting!

Here's a little tutorial on yarn planting.

Most of us keep our yarn in boxes, baskets or cabins away from the light. But what if you didn't? Get your favorite yarn and put them in the window. Hello sunshine!

Now you will have to have a little patience, but after a week your yarn will start to sprout!

This is the moment to plant your yarn. I only have limited space, since I live in an appartment. But don't worry, you will only need a small pot. You can even plant it in a pot in the window. Yarn does grow better when it has lots of space. My balcony is only suited for thin yarn, for bulky yarn you will need more space.

Once your yarn is planted just take care of it like any other plant. Some water, some nutricion and lots and lots of light. Especially the lighter colours. Dark colours can also grow in the shadow, like my blue yarn.

After some love you will see some plants growing!

I took one out that I planted earlier so I can show you how it looks:

I also got a yarn plant that is already full grown, every year in spring it gets little yarn flowers! So cute! The only sad thing is that these flowers don't give a lovely smell. Ah well, can't have it all right? 

So now I just have to wait until autumn, that is the worst part...the waiting. Little balls of yarn will grow slowly from the little flowers, similar to the way orange grow. The more you wait, the bigger they will get. Once autumn has arrived I will be able to harvest all my pretty yarn just in time for cold weather. Perfect for knitting! 

Just a little note, you can't plant acrylic yarns. They have to be organic, so any wool type and cotton. 

Can't wait to see all your yarn plants growing, tell me if you've grown your own yarn plants. I'm curious to see different type! 

Have a great day!