What will you do with yarn leftovers?

[HollyzHobbyz]

I have also made grannies daughters, although I haven't made them into anything yet. They are in a couple of food storage bags right now.

 

What leftovers? Actually, I make granny's daughters and keep them in ziploc bags also. I use sandwich size bags, and I bag them 50 to a bag. This is so I can keep track of them. When I'm ready to use them, I dump them all into a paper grocery sack and mix them up! Then, I blindly pull them out one at a time as I crochet. The only rule is if I pick the exact same one I just used, I drop it back in & pick a different one.

[boksie]

 

I did some spool knitting with my leftover bits and pieces of yarn. Then, I broke out my Q-Hook and crocheted a little rug for my chis to take naps on. A way I store my odd bits of yarn are to put them in small plastic bags. You can reuse them over and over again so there is no waste involved. I use the little sandwich bags or a larger bag if I have a full skein of yarn and another partial skein of the same color and type.

[paperdoll]

To hold the ends of my small balls of yarn I use snap clips.. The kind that clips baby's hair. They have some cute ones out and I like the ones that bend and snap. I have also used paper clips to hold the ends. I have a large pretzel jar I put them in.

[Lov2Crochet]

I just throw all of mine into a tote just as they were when I got done using them and then when I need to make squares for a charity or other small project, I dig through and see what I can use.

[aphelia]

And here's something I have done...:

 

(Just a long chain)

 

I thinks it's pretty cool. I have already started to save up for Christmas.

[eyrthmother1]

some awsome ideas on here, ladies. Thank you each and everyone for sharing. A few I've done before, but others give me new initiative.

 

Sandy

[sharlaelizabeth]

My yarn scraps are destined to become either a scrappy hat or a scrappy-ghan.

[Elvee]

I made a Babette!

 

I used 27 different colors in mine and it didn't cost a single cent! Photos on page 5 of my Flicker link--

[Katie G]

I made a Babette!

 

I used 27 different colors in mine and it didn't cost a single cent! Photos on page 5 of my Flicker link--

 

Lorry, just peeked at your pictures, you have made a lot of beautiful things and your grandbabies are so precious. I love the hooded baby capes. Is that your own pattern or can you share the source? I'd love to make one for my grandbaby, if the pattern is available.

Have a good night.

[Elvee]

Katie, That is a Leisure Arts pattern in an old publication. I think is is available as a download from their site, though. I will look it up.

[Elvee]

Found it! http://www.leisureartslibrary.com/cart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idcategory=6&idproduct=63

 

I love those capes. Not awkward as a sweater and almost as big as a blankie. Enjoy!

[stitchgirl]

I just started a scrapghan with my leftovers. It will be a work in progress for a long time, but I love them and have been wanting one for a long time. My left over balls of yarn never get tangled up because when I'm done rolling them into balls I secure the end under a few strands on the ball. I can always see the end, but it never comes undone.

[KER828]

I bought my mother a yarn ball winder for Christmas. She has taken all her scraps, made balls by adding color after color then putting a solid color with the balls she wound makes shawls and lapghans for a local nursing home. These come out the most interesting colors and patterns!! I too have been shipping my scraps to folks who need yarn and can't afford it right now due to the economy. I would rather it get used for a good charity purpose than sit and take up space at my house!

[Craw]

Katie, here's the same cape pattern for free!

 

http://home.inreach.com/marthac/babie.html

look for "dream puff baby afghan" and you'll get the cape from that link.

[karishema]

:yayI use masking tape to tape the ends so they don't get tangled. I make a mess with my yarn, and then every few months, I tackle it again and roll all the loose skeins into balls. It is just a nuisenses that we have to put up with.

[snapdragon928]

I have two balls of the magic type in my closet right now of pastels. They were gifted to me, I forgot about them. I should crochet them up. I have tried keeping yarn in ziploc bags and that worked well, but I kept taking yarn out and leaving the bags open and yarn mess all over again. I have been taking sections of the tangled yarn out a bit at a time and giving them to my husband, he's got half skeins and some whole skeins and little balls and has quite an afghan going. Personally I don't like scrap ghans usually but he loves it. My scrap yarn is getting smaller as we speak. I was making squares with it, but he took it over.

[LondonLaura]

If there is enough yarn to be used as trim or whatever then I'll keep it. I ball the yarn, tuck the end under safely, and keep them all in a bag together. If there's not enough to be of use, I bin it.

 

I tried hanging out scraps for the birds, I was so thrilled at the idea. A few weeks later I went out and picked up all the scraps and threw them away, not a single one had been taken.

 

I also try to remember to always keep a length of yarn, with the label, for future reference about texture and colour etc. I keep all these samples together in a lidded basket. It's come in handy so many times when I can't quite remember what a yarn felt like or what the colour was exactly.

[Kimblee]

I will either do a regular sc scrapghan or squares. The little 3-4 inch pieces that i snip off when fastening off any project? Goes in the dog's bed stuffing (it's has a zipper-closed cover).

 

Those are the ones that go into my magic ball. I make them into hackie sacks and pretty afghans.

[crazycrochet]

The pattern on Annie's Attic today is a 7 hour scrap granny tote. I printied it off, looks like a good way to use up your scraps.

[gumby28]

Most of my scrap become ami parts or bookmarks.

[Katie G]

Thank you Lorry and Craw for the pattern links. That cape is definitely going on my WIM list.