scrap yarn

[crochetlady2012]

I am wondering if anyone has some suggestions of what to make w/ what I call odds & ends of yarn. I am currently working on a corner to corner blanket & I am planning on making quite a few of them. But when I get I get tired of making this type of blanket what should I start making next? Any ideas are very welcome!

[magiccrochetfan]

the old standby granny square is a classic for a reason!  In my opinion there is nothing prettier than a well-done granny square afghan.  and it is the perfectway to use up scraps.

 

corner to corner patterns can be good for scraps too.  

[crochetlady2012]

the old standby granny square is a classic for a reason!  In my opinion there is nothing prettier than a well-done granny square afghan.  and it is the perfectway to use up scraps.

 

corner to corner patterns can be good for scraps too.  

 

Thank you so for this suggestion I will keep this in mind!

[Gingerbread Girl]

In addition to the granny squares, I like to make flowers and other small appliques that can be used to embellish other, bigger pieces. Hearts, butterflies, stars etc. 

[LI Roe]

I agree with the other posters, granny squares are so versatile for afghans but you can also make scarves with them. I do that using my scraps also. And I also use them for appliques, currently I am making little flowers and football and sports appliques to add to those stretchy knit caps I bought at Walmart last year for 25 cents. They are going to a charity project so I wanted to kick them up a notch for the little kids.

 

LI Roe

[magiccrochetfan]

appliques are a great idea.  there is an afhgan posted today with creatures on it that is so cute!  http://www.crochetville.com/community/topic/149243-lizards-turtles-and-dragonflies-afghan-for-grandon/

 

and accessories made out of grannies, so cute!  

[Granny Square]

Clothes hanger covers are a great way to use up odd bits of yarn and are quick projects.

[crochetlady2012]

I just found another project that might work was well on www.redheart.com as well.

[krzykajun]

You could make a magic ball and do a scarf or an afghan or shawl.

[crochetlady2012]

You could make a magic ball and do a scarf or an afghan or shawl.

I just had this exact same thought last night!

[Real Deal]

I keep a special plastic bag just for small amounts of yarn that I don't know what to do with.

 

I really didn't know what to do with these small balls and bits, then one day I looked at all the beautiful colors and said "flowers, of course!" Even the smallest piece can make a flower center or French knot, so this became my flower making bag. All small amounts go in the bag, and when I'm in the mood, I sit down and make flowers. I keep the made flowers in the bag too.

 

Most of the time I sew the flowers on totes or purses I make, but I have also used some as table decorations.

[Avon Lady]

The Stash Buster Tote Bag is another good way to "get rid of" those pesky pieces!  

[magiccrochetfan]

following on the flower idea, you could turn them into a garland for party dec, or use on gift wrap.  Or other little shapes, like leaves or say cars for a boy's gift wrap or party dec.  

[katyallen815]

the old standby granny square is a classic for a reason!  In my opinion there is nothing prettier than a well-done granny square afghan.  and it is the perfectway to use up scraps.

 

corner to corner patterns can be good for scraps too.  

 

I vote for all of the above ideas!! personally, i am currently working on small balls of odds and ends, and doing ,,,wait for it,

GraNNY Squares of all sizes and colors, lol Im doing well, making great progress, and enjoying the work too!!!! Here's a few that i did the other day...

 

 

 

[fayn]

Mostly scrap yarn, but needs a lot of one main color Flowers in the Snow afghan.

[Becky Morgan]

Don't forget Christmas (or other holiday) ornaments! Most of them use tiny bits of yarn. I made a holly leaf wreath the other day and wish I'd have done it with more different shades of green--I'd only have needed maybe (at the outside!) six feet of each.

[spiritwalker]

My family has a tradition. We save all small amounts of yarn and make "Around the world grannyghans".

You can make them any size you want. Just keep adding colors until it reaches a size that is needed.

They a very colorful and brighten up any space.

[ReniC]

My very favorite pattern is the Stitch Sampler Afghan by Jean Holzman. If you have either one of the books the pattern is in, you may be surprised with the versatility of color schemes. I have made it in blues/white, reds/white, purples, and lastly greys/black and white. My next one will be multi color. Ravelry has a page listing the 2 books the pattern is in and many examples of eye candy.

[autumn35]

I agree with spiritwalker I have been using all my small balls for an aftgan it reminds me of and indian blanket---i just do a row of dc and a row of sc. It is turning out real pretty

[mamarose22]

I was tired of throwing away all those scraps so I started saving them and I have been making rectangular granny afghans with them.   When I have a lot of scraps collected, I start my rectangular afghan and as I collect another bunch, I keep adding them on and keep going around until it's the size I want. Then I use a solid color and make a scalloped edge on them.  I work over the ends as I go along so I don't have to weave hundreds of ends in.  Also I just found out how to make to make knots using the double knot method which could work for this project.