Granny Crochet Ornaments Kit

As promised, I have now added a complete kit for my new Granny Crochet Ornaments to my shops. Read on for all the details.

With this complete, eco-friendly kit, you can make two ornaments for your Christmas tree – a star and a square – in a classic red, white and green colourway.

The wool in this crochet kit

The lovely, springy yarn at the heart of this kit is woollen-spun sheep’s wool. The wool comes from Shetland breed sheep, grown on the Shetlands islands, where it was also processed and spun. It is not super-wash treated, which is a process that involves chlorination and coating the wool fibres with a plastic-based polymer. For me it’s a real positive that purchasing this yarn means helping to sustain the fragile crofting traditions in this unique part of the British Isles.

I measure and wind the mini yarn skeins in each kit by hand, to provide the correct amount to complete the two ornaments, with a generous leeway. You are guaranteed no knots in the length of yarn provided. The finished ornaments are around 9cm across.

Star-shaped crocheted ornament in the granny crochet style in red, green and white yarn.

Crocheted ornament in the granny crochet style in red, green and white yarn.

More details about this kit

This crochet kit, like all of my crochet kits, is as eco-friendly as I can make it. It is entirely plastic-free. The kit includes a metal yarn needle that will serve the recipient for years (no bendy plastic needles here!) and optionally one of my lovely Pony Perfect crochet hooks.

The highly-detailed 23-page pattern is printed on 100% recycled paper. The tissue paper and all labels are also 100% recycled paper. The box is made with a large proportion of recycled material, as well as being reusable. The whole kit is packaged without plastic and is letter-box friendly to make receiving it, or sending it to someone as a gift, trouble-free.

Contents of the Granny Crochet Ornaments crochet kit, including wool and crochet hook

I always include ‘end-of-life’ information in my kits so the recipient knows what materials are in their kit and how to recycle them.

How easy is this crochet kit?

🟨 I rate this kit as an advanced beginner to intermediate level project. The most challenging but fun part is the two-colour edging that gives a striking harlequin effect. However, I believe that with my detailed instructions this pattern is approachable to anyone who has a knowledge of crochet fundamentals, and anyone who has made granny squares should be able to complete these ornaments successfully.

Gift Wrapping

I offer a gift-wrapping service for all of my kits. I use 100% recycled paper and pretty paper ribbon, in seasonal designs and colours depending on the time of year and occasion, and your message is included in a notelet. Your whole gift and packaging is plastic-free. During late autumn and winter, this is how your hand-wrapped gift will look. And all for less than you’d pay Amazon to drop something into a plastic-based (albeit recycled) drawstring bag!