YSTUDIO Ocean Sustainable Rollerball Pen Review

(Sarah Read is an author, editor, yarn artist, and pen/paper/ink addict. You can find more about her at her website and on Bluesky. And her latest book, The Atropine Tree, is now available!)There's too much plastic in our everything, but especially too much in our waterways. There are lots of options for ways to reuse this surplus of waste, but arguably one of the best ways is to make a cool pen. Okay, there are probably more practical, efficient ways to solve this problem, but every little bit helps and this was a neat idea, so let's run with it. The YSTUDIO Ocean Sustainable Rollerball pen is made out of discarded nylon fishing nets, preventing them from ending up in waterways or landfills, where they might snare wildlife. The body is crafted from these recycled nets in a way that reduces 83% of carbon emissions, and the core of the pen is made from brass and aluminum. The metal gives it some weight, though it's much lighter than their original brassing rollerball pen. The body…