Yarn Scraps Tips & Ideas (Includes links to Unique Scrappy Projects!)
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- Answers to questions like "Do I have enough yarn?" and other Hat Tricks, Pom Pom Ideas and Links to 34 Unique Uses for Scrap yarn!
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still with you, I watch you at night on my fire stick in the bedroom, can do thumbs up but can't leave comments, love to watch you always
Hi, Edna! Looks like you can leave comments just fine!
Hello how're you doing hope you're safe due to the covid 19 pandemic?
My scraps go to squares to Blankets for Canada. They collect 8 inch squares to put together as blankets for people in need, shelters, family services, inner city neighborhoods. If you're in Canada, they can always use more squares.
Thanks, Lynne! This is great info!
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The bits of colour joined together make the most unusual patterns for blankets
I made Christmas stockings out of scrap yarn. I made the top band, heal and toe out of red, green and white and the body of the stocking in scrap yarn. My family loved them. I made most of them extra large and sometimes I put a first name on the top band. Some of my family members hangs them on their wall every Christmas.
If you make stuffed projects, like toys or pillows, you can use even your tiniest scraps to add to the filling...a little less traditional stuffing needed.
Very true, Diane! I forgot about that! Thank you!
I learned to knit from my mum when I was 8. She makes incredible big teddy bears and I give her my yarn tails and other really small amounts to use as stuffing :) We've been doing it for years. It's an awesome way to combine both of our forces into a finished piece.
I do that
That's a great idea!! 👍👍
This may be the most informative and useful video you have made in awhile! I am not knocking any of your previous videos - they are all informative and fun to watch but this one is super informative! Thank you so much for making this one!!! Can't believe I just saw it today.
Thank you, Rosamunda! (What's informative to one may not be to another.) I've never claimed to be an expert... I'm just throwing out things that work for me!
What do I do with my scraps?? I hide them in a deep dark spot! Out of sight, out of mind. Lol. Now I have to dig them out. Thanks
Hahaha! I tend to think of them as "free yarn." After I use a skein for it's intended project, and I have leftover, purposeless bundles, it's kind of like "found items" to play with!
Margaret Olander I just need to change the way I think...and this is where your channel comes into play.
Canadian Crocheter.....😂🤣 that’s so me.
Another brilliant video. Well researched and presented and I adore your accent, so calm relaxing and friendly. Thank you!
What kind words to wake up to this morning! Thank you! 😊
I discovered the folks in the Alzheimer’s unit at the nursing home, absolutely love getting brightly striped throws, lap blankets, & shrugs!
Excellent choice of charities, Jamie!
Jamie Shelton aw my nana has dementia and Alzheimer’s and she loves bright cardigans and comfy things. She loves scarves too.
Fiddle muffs are excellent too Jamie for a smaller project. Mum detested gloves but got such cold hands. I fur fleece lined one, worked a treat.
Margaret Olander y
That bucket hat at 2:00 is *gorgeous* love the gray and rainbow skullcap. OK I love them ALL.
Love your ideas! Thank you!
I'm a charity knitter, too.
I knit for homeless people, battered women's shelters, preemies and miscarried children.
You're so welcome, Henriette, and what wonderful charities you help! Thank you for watching, too. It's so nice to have like-minded friends to share our ideas with!
Great idea ☺️
Please do a tutorial on your Adult beanie hats, they’re really nice! The shape is perfect and the size looks perfect! Ty in advance ❤️
Thank you so much for such great, yet obvious ideas...sometimes we need a gentle reminder!!!
You are just the cutest thing, simply adorable! Love your upbeat personality!
Well, thank you, Delena! What a lovely compliment to wake up to this morning!
Great tips and your energy has been restored it seems from your last bout with Lyme. So glad to you upbeat and snappy. God bless you
Thank you! Energy is not exactly restored but I have more good days than bad so that's something to work with! (And God has blessed me and does so everyday!)
Loved this video with all of your helpful tips and tricks! You used some stitches I didn’t know and of course your hats were amazing! Thanks for all of your hard work
Thank you, Nancy! Glad I had something of value to share!
Great tip on determining if you have enough yarn for a row. I usually guess at it then say, Thank You, Lord!, if I make it to the end! LOL! :)
I did that same method for years, Mellody! Glad I could help releive a bit of anxiety! Ha!
Mellody M Lol! Me too. Have you ever knitted faster when you think it might run out, so that you finish the row in time, before the yarn runs out? Haha!
Hello how're you doing hope you're safe due to the covid 19 pandemic?
Absolutely amazing Margaret. I have a lot of odd scrap yarn and I'm going to try this. Thank you.
Have fun!
I keep my scraps that are 2 inches or longer in a baggie then when it's full I gather them up and brush them with a pet brush and turn that into stuffing for crochet stuffed animal I make.
Oooo! I've heard of saving them for stuffing but the extra step of brushing makes a BETTER stuffing! Thanks, Alesha!
@@sheepishlysharing You're welcome 😁
Thx for yr helpful hints!! Tip #6 was especially needed. I always wondered how to determine if I had enough yarn for a section. Love the video--definitely well-made & thorough😍
This was wondeful! Thank you for the tips and handy links! I have 3 large tots of oddball skeins u couldn't part with and I love the idea of crochet for charity too. I also liked the cat mat, I thought it was cute! Take care:)
Thank you, Lindsay! What a treat to see your name pop up as I've been watching you for years! (And saw you on Tim Schmoyer's channel, too!) Not only do I covet your artistic talent but your ability to do one-take videos, too! (Editing takes forever but I can't keep my mind and my mouth to working together! Ha!)
aww, you are so sweet, thank you:)
Hello how're you doing today hope you're safe due to the covid 19 pandemic?
The Random Stripe Generator is a great tool to learn about color changing schemes for scarfs and other projects. I had so much fun with the random generator that I came up with some cool coloring ideas for projects. Mrs. Margaret comes up with the best ideas to improve on the crafts. Plus you can make pet toys out of left over scraps. I finished off two left over grey yarn scraps with making a bunny rabbit, plan to make more in future to use up the scraps. It was also so kind of you to help us improve on our own style technique. I bookmark the random stripe generator to my computer now I have some real fun with it. Thank you.
I use my small scraps for Christmas ornaments, multi colored granny squares, or C2C blankets.
I had once an awesome jumper my friends mother made me knitting I presume from scars she knitted a few rows then when the colour changed she slipped one stitch every few stitches and the next row purled it off then the next colour change she did that in the mid point of the previous slipped spaces it looks amazing as a jumper and great use of scraps.
Sounds pretty!
One of the most beautiful things to do is Tunisian crochet with scrap yarns. You just do Tunisian Simple Stitch (TSS) aka "Afghan stitch" and every pass you change color. It works best if you have a group of harmonious colors. When starting and stopping the row, you leave a 6" tail approx. as your result, depending upon how much scrap you're using up, if it is an afghan or a pillow or even a handbag, you can figure how to make the fringe look good as part of the project. This also makes fun placemats and if you are dealing with bulky yarn, you may make a bath mat.
Now, I've also made hats with Tunisian double-ended hooks so it is the only Tunisian which you turn while making it. The hat does then need seaming and on the one side the fringe can be added into a Pom-Pom. The other side, you can knit and i-cord and cover the fringes so if fringe isn't your thing, you can i-cord for afghans also as I have allergies and don't like fringe by my nose.
And thank you oodles for all the great ideas.
You know.... I've only dabbled a bit in Tunisian crochet but I really did like it. I need to put that on my list of things to dive into.
I have a great set... I think they're by Knitter's Pride... but I've never actually completed a project. I did lots of practice stitches. I've seen people use a knitting tool for repair garter stitch that's sold only for that purpose but clearly a double ended Tunisian hook is simply what it is! (But it's much shorter... like 3-4")
Margaret Olander I put a link at the bottom of this post, for a project that I think you'd love, but you'll be able to just watch what she does and understand how it is done, it is in Italian however. She is making hats with a bulky yarn and the hats work up very fast. She works a seamless Tunisian hat on a straight double-ended Tunisian hook, using two colors. They look very tailored when done and something men would like also. In the bulky yarn probably a 6 weight, it works up fast.
I actually have two sets of Knitter's Pride Tunisian hooks to make the double-Enders and got a small cord to join them though I do think it would be cool to get the hook she is using as I LOVE bamboo or wooden hooks and knitting needles. The wood just seem more earthy then using metal and they are never cold.
The link I pasted, does not start the tutorial until you are 1:00 into the video . Hope you enjoy it. With your vision for projects, you may enjoy this a lot. I don't speak Italian but I do speak French and understand a bit of Spanish so I can get the gist of what she is doing just by watching.
th-cam.com/video/eGdejrW2XWQ/w-d-xo.html
I put 3 strings together, used a P hook, half double crochet, to make a large blanket for my bed. Just tie on a new string when one runs out. Used so much scrap yarn and everyone has loved the blanket. Blends better than the granny squares......lol basically your cat pad but larger
Well, there you go! Creativity and sustainability at it's finest
Scraps & half skiens is why I bought a yarn baller. Make my own yarn cakes. Scrap scarves. Scrap hats. Scrap afgans. Scrap ( insert project) I always find a use.
Yes... I did a video on making our own DIY Caron-type cakes but since they're simply joining one color to another, I can't justify the time it takes to stand there and do it! I just sit down with the colors I want and join while working on the project. Boom! Goal accomplished!
Hello how're you doing hope you're safe due to the covid 19 pandemic?
I like somuch your smart work of knitting, it is so beautiful
I love all of these ideas. I always end up with little bits of yarn that I can't do much with and while I mostly do big box yarn (Red Heart, Caron, Bernet, and Peaches and Cream) but I do very rarely treat myself with stuff from a local yarn store. I would recommend Magic Knot which I've recently discovered, for the big box yarn I would say look at Bella Coco who did it, it is really simple but hard to explain and she shows it the only way I understood it.
What I like to do is separate my yarn into light and dark and using Magic Knot that makes a Wonder Ball and rely on that, it is a bit busy but not overly so and could be made with as few as two colors in long turning or you can use a hundred different colors in short color changes or anything in between. My favorite color mash up is dark purple and white and I discovered it on accident (Red Heart Amethyst and Red Heart White).
I do have to say you've inspired me to crochet for charity (I can't knit and I am so jealous of those who can) I was always planning to do that but only after I've finished making the biggest things I want to. I've decided instead to work on things for charity while also doing things that I want to do (I do want to make things for charity but I also have things I want to make for myself or someone else) So I've started making things for charity to. But I do have a question I hope that since you wait to bring your things to (since I don't want to be going to donate stuff every time I finish only one project especially since I love to do sets) what should I do to keep the things clean and nice looking, do you think a simple bin would do?
I just store mine in a plastic bags. Actually, they're bags that cover our clothes when we pick them up from the cleaners! I knot the end where the hanger comes out and fill the bag. Since it's clear, I can see what's in it!
What a very useful video! Thanks for all the ideas 😊
You're so welcome, Laura!
Those hats are beautiful,very nice and cheerful
Thank you, Jacquie! I consider "cheerful" the ultimate compliment!
I inherited a hug bunch of yarn including a whole bunch of small/ish balls. I took them all and tied together to make one bug ball. I then made blanket squares and a big afgahn.
Debra Jahnke I do this too. I make 2 big balls from 2 contrasting colours (my current project is yellows for the background, and purples for the repeating small circles pattern) and just follow the simple graph for the pattern repeat, working in the ends as you come to each join. I graduate the colours from dark to light and back again. Sometimes you get high contrast, and sometimes a subtle effect between the two colours. It is so, so easy to do, and the result never fails to impress. People think it is a lot more complicated than it is.
Great Idea to use my scraps! I have to many scraps so I can get this started! Thanks!
You're so welcome, Susan! Have fun creating!
Hello how're you doing hope you're safe due to the covid 19 pandemic?
Ooo a cat mat! I’ve got 4 kittles, Waffles, Hobbes, Bean, and Lulu. I bet they’d love that!
I want to buy some sacrap yarn .where l bought it .lovely work
Mississippi native transplanted to Eatonton Georgia here so it’s nice to meet you
Oh! I just missed you! (This is an older video.) We just moved to Texas after four years in Georgia! We loved Georgia though! Hope you do, too!
Margaret Olander thank you I love it here, we moved a little over five years ago to be closer to my husbands family. And I do hope Texas is treating you well.
I make scrap hats for my great niece and nephews, they love them. And I also make c2c scrap blankets for our family auctions. That's how we pay for our family reunion and Christmas party.
I bet they can have a whole wardrobe of fancy hats to choose from! I love the idea of your family auctions! Tell me more about how that works!
Hi Margaret! Just found your video and like it so much that I subscribed!! Really needed to know what to do wit leftovers yarn 😊. Thank you for teaching us!
Well, thank you, BZ! What a nice compliment!
Finally perfect projects to use up my scraps!!! Thank you so much, and bless you!
P.s. my birthday is the 11th of May, haha
Glad I had something useful to share! Have fun!
Lots of neat little tricks, thanks! Side note: you're a lovely woman! 😊
Brenda yes she seems like a great person to talk to!
What kind words, Brenda! Thank you!
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I am supplied with scrap yarn and I make baby blankets, wheelchair coverlets, and crib blankets for a charity organization, being shipped all over the world.
Ooo! Great job, Pat!
I make Fair Isle hats for a local homeless shelter. I love doing that. This stripe generator looks interesting. I might check this out for the hats. Thanks!
Oooo.... what a treat for the shelters! I need to practice my fair isle skills before I can do that... I'm not so great. 😳
@@sheepishlysharing I didn't think I could do it either, but I taught myself Continental knitting and after practicing that for a while I found this really great video from GV Knitting Ministry called Fair Isle Knitting in 3 Easy Steps. I practiced that and now I just zip along. It's is so much fun and you are carrying the yarn in each hand. Try it!
I don't think I know GV Knitting Ministry! I'll have to go look! Thanks, Berni!
Making hats never failed. I do have a lot of yarn, a friend of mine gave some yarn, her mom doesn't crochet anymore so I ended with old yarn, funky colours, texture, and size, some are sport, bulky etc. I been making hats, purses and scarfs... I still have a lot left
One time I got some yarn handed down to me from that same situation! It took me ages to go through it and some of those older acrylics were horrible! Technology sure has helped out the yarn industry over the years!
How cute I love your hats
Thank you, Beverley!
I love to use scraps! You can get so creative with them. I make blankets for animals at pet shelters. I have lots of fun making pretty doggy & kitty size blankets to keep them warm, cozy, and calm until their adopted. Nice tips on reducing the ole stash!!
Thanks, Laurel! And thanks for taking care off all those shelter babies, too!
Love your beanie hats!
Thanks, Joann!
OMG I never realised there’s such an amazing tool as the Random Stripe Generator you showed. That’s just the best thing I’m so pleased I watched your great video all way through to find this gift 🌷 Loved your items you made as well. Inspired you bet 👍🏻
So glad I had something useful to share, Carolyn! That Random Stripe Generator IS fun to play with!
one of my long time favorite things to do with the very small scraps (1.5 in and larger) is to tie them all into a ball and then turn that ball of scraps into monster grocery bag holders. each one is different and i find it fun to come across those little bits and remember the original project it came from....this even goes for the skinny ribbon and elastic that sometimes holds a pair of shoes together...basically anything goes
Creative, Jamie!!
Love your ideas!😊
You have won me over with your personality and your ability to instruct. I am a new subscriber and I look forward to learning more from you!
Well, what a lovely compliment to wake up to this morning! Thank you! You have me blushing!
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I'm making a king size blanket with just scraps.when ever I get a small ball after a project I add it to the blanket.
I am making a standard size c2c afghan from scraps of Sweet Rolls as I finish projects also. It's for my daughter's home.
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Thank you, there sure was I have custody of 4 of my grandchildren. Lots of love from them.
Awesome vid ! I love scraps - it's like a challenge - what to do - what to do .... Thanks for the extra ideas.
Thank you! And you have an awesome tutorial channel, btw!
I love crocheting corner to corner blankets and give them to Project Linus with scrap yarn (which can eat up all the scraps)!
You are amazing! Thank you for sharing this wonderful information. Blessings!! 💕
You are so welcome, TS! I wouldn't say it's amazing but I'm happy to share what I know!
my friend has rats she raises and she asked me for my scraps when I did pom poms. They like to make nests out of them.
Well that works!
I will usually make granny square's to make a large granny square blanket. Also hats for preemies at my local hospital.
Great choices, Jennifer!
Bless you Jennifer...me too.
What a great video. Could you make a video and teach us how to make these fabulous half of yours.
Thank you, Amy! Check the description box below. There are several links to tutorials listed. If you have a question, let me know.
I've watched your video a long time ago, but rewatched it again today. Thank you for the links you provided. I, too, make hats to donate and just needed some other ideas. I love the Stripes Generator from Biscuits and Jam.
Thanks, Michele! Isn't that Random Stripes Generator FUN?? Genius!
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I use them for practicing my stitches in crochet or make decoration :)
When I was in my late teens my friends mum made for me an awesome scraps jumper she knitted a colour then changed colour every so often say six st she slipped one and then pulled a row and kept doing this staggered across very few rows it made a wonderful bright jumper afterwards I have done it myself for kids.
Awww.... that's sweet!
I crochet yo-yo and when I have enough I make dolls for children in the hospitals in town. The only restriction I have come across is no button eyes so I embroider them on the face.
Sorry, just came across your tutorials below! Ty❤️
I use scraps to make flowers, bows, and decorative things that I add to hats.
Preemie hats are great for scraps because you don't need much yarn at all. I've had three foster preemies and it's really hard to find hats for them that don't engulf their whole head. Preemies also have to be kept warm and hats help. Great charity item.❤️
Excellent use of scraps! And what a treat to be able to love some foster preemies. I'm sure it's a lot of work but such time well-spent! Here's a preemie pattern I did a while back that you may like: sheepishlysharing.com/2013/04/01/quick-color-band-preemie-beanie/
Love, love your video!
Really useful tips too! Thank you!
You're so welcome, Mich! Thanks for the kind words!
I use scraps as stuffing for the stuffed animals I make. I mix them in with regular stuffing.
It is just a great video and thanks for all the tips! 😄
Glad you found something you could use, asley jason!
what I do with my leftovers is makins scrap afghans for foster kids at Christmas time, but not all are from scraps, n then w/ the tiny strings left over I put in a ziplock n use to keep my bird feeder w/ so the birds can use them to make their nests.
I was giving my scraps to the birds until the scientist at the Natural Science Museum told me not to! He said only short, NATURAL fibers and preferably organic as some dyes can be harmful. Also length of the scrap is a factor. Here's a link for more info: www.goodknitkisses.com/psa-dangerous-yarn-scraps-for-birds/
wow thank you so very kindly.
I did that once. Some kind of critter (I am guessing a raccoon) scattered the little pieces all over the yard, What a mess, but I imagine it was fun, lol
I’m also a Mississippi transplant to Atlanta! Thanks for the tips :)
I make hats and scarves that a friend distributes to homeless people in our area. They don't care about the colors so I use everything.
I hoard every scrap. I am a great fan of Kaffe Fasset, and follow his motto, “When in doubt, add 40 more colours”! You can get absolutely awesome results by mixing and matching quite small lengths, and working in your ends as you go. Following a simple Fair Isle type repeating pattern springs to life with lots of different colours. I think knitting in one plain colour is just plain boring!l
There's definitely an art to colorwork and Kaffe certainly has a knack for it!
I use my scraps that are too small for full projects on hearts,butterflies,shamrocks,etc. I have a drawer full of them to put on bags, hats ,etc.
Oh! Appliques! Excellent suggestion! Thank you!
Thank you !
That is actually a really great idea!!
Same lol
AprilJean Ibelieve what a great idea!
This is a Great Video🤗 glad I found you today because I’m having to find a place for all my scraps 😂
If you liked this one, you may like the Christmas version, too! th-cam.com/video/1ckZRAJ1Ur4/w-d-xo.html
Thanks. Magnificent video
What a nice compliment! Thank you, Diane!
I just about spit out my drink when I saw your sock knitted with Paton's Kroy striping yarn. I just finished a pair using that same yarn a few weeks ago!!! I'm loving your tips on using up scraps. I made a scrappy afghan/blanket over the winter for a friend of mine. I held 2 different colors together and used double crochet all the way through. I hope I get it shipped to my friend before next winter sets in. Ha!! lol
Hahaha! I have that same problem... what is it about the shipping process that makes us procrastinate?! Ah well... it eventually gets done!
I so want a tutorial on the knitted hat at 9:10 ! LOVE the Random Strip hat too. I’d forgotten about the random strip generator. I used one years ago. For the most part I just randomly chose myself what color to use next.
Update: just heard you have a link for the hat in your description. Thank you!
Check the description box for a link to the knit baby hat tutorial! Have fun!
What great ideas. Thank you!
You're very welcome!
I make blankets for my local Dog & Cat shelter.
Simples Meerkat WoW that’s a very good idea! So sweet❤️
Simples Meerkat
What a great idea! 🐶😻
HI Mary Margaret,
I have just been sorting all of my craft things, so this is topical for me. I made a point to sort based on how I was going to use my yarn for example, is this planned for a sweater? Pop all sweater quantities together, planned for a blanket well give it it's own space, no plan then sort by weight/fibre. I also made a point to make up project kits with pattern, needles, yarn all together so I can just pick one when I want something new, they are all from the top items on my queue so I know I would be happy with any of them being finished and I have already been working on 2 of them :0)
Hugs, Mel
I tried the purchase-for-a-project approach but I end up changing my mind so that didn't work for me. Maybe I should work on organizing my mind!!! Ha!?
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Great vlog, very, very helpful!! XXX
Thanks! Glad I had something of value to share!
I make blankets, scarfs, Granny squares, dishcloths etc I also make friendship bracelets with my yarn everyday
THE OLDER LADIES IN MY FAMILY WOULD MAKE A SCRAP LAP ROBE FOR A MAN AND A WOMAN IN A NURSING FACILITY NEAR THEM WHO HAD NO FAMILY TO SEE TO THEM!!! IT WAS A FORM OF PAYING IT FORWARD!!!
I learn something every video I watch! You are a wealth of knowledge. I could honestly put your videos on back to back and listen to you talk. Your voice is so very soothing to my soul! Thank you once again.
Awww... what kind words, Charlene! Thank you! That's my goal to share at least 1 thing that at least 1 person may find helpful! (And it sounds like I may be a good sleep aid for you, too! Hahahaha!)
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There's the helix technique that makes continuous stripes and saves on sewing in ends. I am going to try it out.
Ooooo! I'll have to look that up! Thanks, Ashley!
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We make Mini-Prayer Shawls & bring them to leave at different places. I just found out though, if we're making them for our military, to use 100% cotton because acrylic burns & could possibly burn into a wound. 😱😥
Yes... I have a whole video about crafting for charity and it's very important to learn your charity's guidelines: th-cam.com/video/CFoZpMAR8To/w-d-xo.html
love the sock yarn with regular yarn I'll be doing that grey is my fav also beautiful hats
Thanks, Joyce! Glad I shared an idea you can use!
I’d love if more people learnt how to knit and crochet. It’s such a simple task and a great hobby. I knit blankets and toys for animal shelters and rescue homes so when the animals find their forever home, they bring something with them that makes them feel safe. The blankets aren’t too big, about the size of an average Male hand. It would be cool if for one week every year before winter, people all over the world knit as much as possible and send them off at the end of the week for thousands of animals and homeless people. People could go out and knit a little jumper for a local stray cat that they sometimes feed. That would me AMAZING!!
Yes, that's a nice wish! (Except the cat sweaters! Most cats won't tolerate sweaters. Plus, it impedes their grooming which is a huge part of cat behavior.) You may like my Tips for Charity Donations video: th-cam.com/video/CFoZpMAR8To/w-d-xo.html We can each make a difference in our own way!
Margaret Olander oh yes, it was just a little idea. A happy accident some would say. Thanks for sharing the link!
Hello Margaret, this is fabulous idea for yarn scraps 😁 definitely going to start doing this every few months 💜 however I did use a lot of my scraps up last year when I came across your yarn cakes tutorial. I made my own yarn cakes 😁 I have just watched your destash & knitcrate giveaway, I am sorry to hear you have not been well & you have Limes disease. Sending you all my love & good wishes 💜 💕 💟 Erica x
Thank you, Erica, but it's ok! Lyme is scary but it's not the end of the world!
Howdy Margaret, Most excellent video! Your deliver and presentation are engaging, your tips are varied, and you share so much useful information. But the best part is that you both Crochet AND knit - as do I. So all your tips are relevant to me! Don't know how I stumbled on your channel, but so glad I found you - I subbed! Peace, LuLu
What a lovely compliment, LuLu! Thank you and WELCOME!
I can't crochet anymore because of my hands but I used to make granny square afghans with my leftovers.
I'm quite cack-handed and even more so when it comes to textiles: no matter who tried to teach me how to knit (every girl and some boys, except me, could do it in primary school!) I never managed to make even a dishcloth, and I while others in my class were making patterns and sewing trousers, dresses and shirts before they were 12 yo, my teacher banned me to go anywhere near a sewing machine. That was the last time I did anything more than sewed the emergency button or fixed a small tear... I HATED anything to do with craft!
But I slowly changed when I got kids and now I have started learning how to crochet. My projects are not good enough to put on display and often I find a mistake so far at the beginning that I don't want to unravel the work umpteenth time to fix it! So, since I mainly make blankets, I donate my sad efforts to animal charities. When a new animal is brought in its bedding it is given a new blanket to prevent of cross-infection, just in case: machines take space, cost money and take time, the blankets are thrown away - charities are always in need for more blankets, as are people living on the streets. You can make different sizes for kittens & puppies (many rescues are pregnant when they enter a shelter), cat-sized blankets and anything up to the size of a Great Dane, to which a baby blanket is about right. I have never heard an animal complaining of a choice of pattern or colour schemes, and if they have found those mistakes, they have been too polite to mention it. :)
Brilliant! And you're so right... animals ARE too polite to complain about such minor issues! I love this post!
Here is what I do with my scraps. I take one scrap yarn and one end I tie a knot with another scrap yarn end, and just keep adding till I think I have enough yarn for a project. I roll the yarn in a ball. You can add more yarn to your ball by tying yarn to the ball yarn. Then I make my project with my scrap ball yarn. I like to keep the knotted ends on my project for decorations .
I do the same thing!
There's a crocheter I follow who called one project made like this her Frankenyarn Ball, and she made a few different projects with it. (www.projectarian.com/)
She also has some fabulous patterns with whole skeins, so you can make some scrap yarn balls by making nifty stuff.
Jeannie Smith
I do the same as well. I hate wasting of any kind so I use those little scraps. Here’s a sweet little story. Years ago I crocheted a teddy bear out of a ‘magic ball’ . I had sat it on top of the piano and basically forgotten about it. One day my granddaughter, who was 2 at the time saw it. She said, “Grammy, I really like that teddy bear. “ Or something similarly cute. I don’t remember exactly now. Of course our babies get what they want. LOL So I got Patches down, gave him a good bath and he’s been sleeping cuddled up with her every night since . She doesn’t go to sleep without it. She lives in a different state and we don’t get to see each other often. I like to think Patches reminds her of me.
Blue Hydrangea Awww that’s so cute!
Hello how're you doing hope you're safe due to the covid 19 pandemic?
My problem is all my scraps are different weights... so the colors go together wonderfully, but they are different weights, so I can’t make anything
You can't make anything YET! As knitters and crocheters, we always have more scraps coming in!
Can you please make a vid of the sizes that comes out on the different machines when knitting on the round(/max panel)? How thin and thick yarn as max/min that can be used? If I want to be able to use a much thinner yarn, is there any smaller sized needle machine? Thank you for informative videos!
Here is everything I know about these machines. sheepishlysharing.com/circular-knitting-machines-useful-links-like-the-addi-express/ I have a video already on different size tubes. As you watch Beginner Tips and the FAQ video, you'll learn about yarn weights. The only smaller gauge machine available on the market is a sock machine and they're way above this price range.
I like to checkered blankets out of my scrap yarn.
Hi Margaret.. I just came across your excellent channel! I've been a crocheter for over 40 years and never knew that tip on how to calculate if I have enough yarn for a row... what a game changer!! I've always just used the yarn and then frog it if I run out.. not so much fun if you're making a bigger project or several rows of color. Thank you so much.. I love listening to your sweet voice and simple, easy to follow tips. In my 60's now and still love crocheting for charity as well as friends. My favorite thing to do lately has been to make hats in team colors and then finding the team's patch on eBay and sewing it to the front. It's something that is so appreciated by the sport's fans I know and has also brought me some business when their friends want one too! Take care.. I am a new subscriber. Your yarning friend in Southern California!
I didn't know that tip either, Gerri... as a matter of fact, I made it up! I needed something that didn't involve too much math and where I didn't have to leave my chair to figure it out! HA! Love your team hat ideas! My oldest son is in L.A... not sure when I'm going to get out there (I'm sure he'll be home for the holidays before i can make it out there.) He loves it!
I have found that if you lay your knitted garment down flat and run your yarn across 4 times, generously, you will have enough to knit a row. If it's a circular project like a hat, you would measure around, of course.
Ahhh.... very similar to my crochet measurement technique! Thank you, Betsy!
Love your ideas
Thank you, Lisa!
I know I’ve already commented but you seem like such a wonderful person to talk to. I would love to meet you and knit with you! Thanks for posting, you definitely gave me some ideas to make some hats. I will keep in mind about the neutral colors and no waste! Very interesting.
What a lovely compliment! Thank you!
I love playing your videos as I crochet mindlessly. thanks for making them and thanks for keeping your older videos up. I like to make afghans with my scraps. I live in an old farmhouse in Wisconsin and we always need something to keep us warm in the winter!
Well, thank you for watching and chiming in here in the comments, Linda! I love knowing I'm not "alone" over here just talking to my camera! Ha!
So what I did is put it. All together and made my parents a 60th wedding anniversary presents a super king sized blanket
What a thoughtful present, Sheri!