I made my own self striping yarn!

[Midds]

And in the process of doing so created what is probably the ugliest potholders known to man! I had this gallon size zippy bag of all my little scrap pieces of yarn (I don't throw away anything larger than about 6-8" long) and it was getting so full that I decided to just crochet them all into potholders and here is what they look like. YUCK! At least it got rid of some of my scrap yarn/bits & pieces. The bag now only has about 4 smaller balls in it yet but they are colors I can use for hair and such so I just left those out.

 

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[Triskele]

Those are cute!

[debbysewing7]

:hookThey may not be beautiful but they're functional. How's that for a backhanded compliment? You've got to feel really good that all of those scraps are gone!

~ Debby

[DesertCrocheter]

I think they look great, very retro and mod. Very ingenious of you! Patty

[nevadamama]

Very productive ..... I'm Impressed!

[Monique39]

I am impressd as well..

[mamabear10]

Wow, I was just doing a search here for magic yarn balls! These are not ugly at all. I think they're fun to look at. What better way to use up scraps of yarn that might otherwise wind up in the landfill?

[cher49]

they look nice

[tcandlgmom]

I really like your potholders. For the lack of a better description... they really do make you want to smile! If you passed them on to someone you would really brighten their day everytime they went into their kitchen:clap

[fiddleyarn]

Nice and bright! I like these magic square potholders because all the knots are on the inside! A great way to use up those tiny bits of leftover yarn.

Alice

[photojenic]

At least you used up your scraps. I saved mine for about 8 years, then bagged them all up and donated them to Goodwill. lol....

[Mom w/a Motif]

I think they're cool. I should do that with all my cotton, too. I have a few balls with acryclic going... I love that pattern, too.

 

Tina

[LegalWoman17]

I did the same with a dishcloth once. I called it the "Dishcloth of Many Colors".

[Tina M.]

I think those look great. I have always used all my scraps for stuffing, but that is a nice idea. Now, do you tie all those pieces together, or do you just work them into the pattern like you would when adding a new skien? Thanks for sharing.

[lhasaapsolady]

Great way to use up yarn.

[stitchgirl]

I don't think they're ugly either. I think they're colorful and fun.

[HerDawn]

I think they're attractive.... so ...

 

I take a skein of black and knit together all my lil leftovers into hats and scarves with black as a unifying color. The tinyteeny pieces go out for the bird's nests! NOTHING wasted here, either!

[Midds]

I think those look great. I have always used all my scraps for stuffing, but that is a nice idea. Now, do you tie all those pieces together, or do you just work them into the pattern like you would when adding a new skien? Thanks for sharing.

 

Thank you all so much for your kind compliments. I finished off the stitch with the new color, knotted the pieces together and then kept crocheting, while crochetin over the ends to help hide them. I only knotted because I thought since some of the pieces were so short that it might come undone. The next time I do this though I am going to try to russian join all the pieces and then just do a continious crochet and see what happens.

[rashidah]

Very Nice

[Tina M.]

Thanks for the tute on the russian join. I will definitely try that next time. If I were ambitious enough, I could make my own choice of colors varigated yarn. Ha! Anyway, thanks so much.

[threadlover]

Clever idea. I don't think they are ugly.

Marcia

[Tampa Doll]

Sorry, I think they are cool looking. They sure will brighten up a kitchen.

[yarncat]

Great use of scraps!

[diane gladys]

That is a fantastic :clapway to use up scraps,what pattern did you use :thinkthere looks to be one similar at CPC a double diagonal type one:crocheting

[sunflowermom1972]

I like them too!