I spend too much time on Ravelry. It is truly addictive. I was recently looking for some stash busters and was amazed at the variety of pro...
Delight your family and friends with these crochet patterns for an adorable collection of "Mini Broom Dolls". Worked with cotton thread, these irresistible dolls are ideal for perking up the refrigerator door, wall decor or tree ornaments (Christmas or Easter!). Dresses are fitted over a 6" flat dried Pine broom - size includes 3" handle. *** We no longer sell the brooms that are used in the pattern leaflet. You can usually find these brooms in craft stores like JoAnn's, Hobby Lobby, and Michael's; as well as on eBay or Amazon.com***
I spend too much time on Ravelry. It is truly addictive. I was recently looking for some stash busters and was amazed at the variety of projects and ideas.I thought I would share a few of my finds with you. The first 2 are not Ravelry. I found this while Goggling (another addiction of mine) when looking for some craft ideas to do with my young nephews at the cottage this summer. Dream catchers Many children will be familiar with Dream catchers from their studies in First Nations Cultures which (if I remember correctly) is about grade 3 in York Region. The Ojibwa believe that a dream catcher changes a person's dreams. Only good dreams would be allowed to filter through… Bad dreams would stay in the net, disappearing with the light of day.Good dreams would pass through and slide down the feathers to the sleeper. For more information on Dream catchers, use the following wikeipedia link which also contains other helpful information links. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreamcatcher Dream Catchers are great cottage projects for kids. The base can be made from a variety of easily accessible items - coat hangers, paper plates, margarine lids. Cover them with yarn, web the center and then decorate with found objects from the beach - feathers, shells, pine cones. The following link is a very kid appropriate set of directions for Dream catchers. http://www.thatartistwoman.org/2009/07/how-to-make-dreamcatcher.html God's eye A God's eye is a yarn weaving and a Huichol spiritual object. The Huichol or Wixáritari are a Native American ethnic group of western central Mexico, living in the Sierra Madre Occidental range. http://www.katcoyle.com/blog/2007/11/gods-eyes/ provides the following instructions Treasure Pouch A little fun something you can knit for kids with just a few meters of sock or DK yarn - a Treasure Pouch. If you are spending time at a beach, it is a perfect little pouch for special stones or shells. http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/treasure-pouch Little Ditty Bag A nice little pouch you might enjoy for yourself is a Little Ditty Bag. Pattern at http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/dots-little-ditty-bag A 50gm ball of cotton makes a bag the perfect size to be a project bag for socks You could use small left overs to create stripes. Knit with variegated cotton , you can get some funky colour pooling. Deep Sea Flower Dice Bag Knit with just a few meters of Kureyon or Silk garden Pattern at http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/deep-sea-flower-dice-bag---anemone-de-mer Minnow Hat We took this little hat knit with left over sock yarn to the Frolic. It got more attention than anything else in our booth. It is a scaled down version of the Dead Fish Hat from Knitty (http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/fish-hat-dead-or-alive and uses just a few meters of sock yarn. And what sock knitter doesn't have tons of left over bits of sock yarn. The pattern only offers one size, newborn. I am playing around with resizing to fit slightly older children.The one I knit used a mere 10 gms for the red sections and 20 gms for the body. A free pattern on Ravelry at http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/minnow-hat Baby Surprise Jacket There are over 17,000 Baby Surprise Sweaters posted on Ravelry. It is the third most posted project. http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/baby-surprise-jacket Mitered Sock Yarn Blanket Free Pattern at http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/sock-yarn-blanket If you are unfamiliar with miters, don't fear this project. All those little squares/diamonds are joined as you go, not seamed together at the end. Gabriela is doing a class on the technique used to make this project this summer. Christine's Stay On Baby Booties These adorable booties use just a few meters of sock yarn. I recognize this yarn as one of my favourite colourways of Trekking, now unfortunately discontinued. FREE Pattern on ravelry at http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/christines-stay-on-baby-booties Saartjes Bootees & Easy Peasy Newborn hat Saatjes bootees & Easy Peasy Newborn hat in Regia Kaffe Fassett Design Line colour Snappy 02900 http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/saartjes-bootees http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/easy-peasy-newborn-sock-hat Easy Peasy in Zauberball Crazy1701 A diagonal knit scarf/shawl using random bits of left overs. http://knitty.com/ISSUEspring08/FEATspr08FK.html Mini Mania Linen Stitch Scarf One of my favourite stitch patterns is linen stitch. I have used it dozens of times in various projects. One of its most popular uses is as a scarf with hand painted yarns. . The young lady below has knit a huge version using up a ton of different colours of sock yarn. I love it. It is on my list of must do projects. http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/mini-mania-scarf Squishy Love Shawl The shawl/wrap below appeals to me also. I love all Noro Yarns. I can't bear to throw away even the smallest scrap of Noro. The shawl below uses a unifying skein of solid yarn knit in random garter stitch and eyelet stripes with a selection of small amounts of various Noro left overs. I have all the left overs, just have to select a solid unifying colour. http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/squishylove-shawl Knitter's Journey Afghan - This Becomes this Using Stephanie Pearl McPhee's pattern for the Knitters Journey Afghan Pattern Description from Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Casts Off: “This is one of my favorite projects and one that can reflect a knitter’s journey as well as any scrapbook or postcard collection. It was inspired by a quilt I had as a little girl made of the leftover scraps of fabric from the clothes my grandmother sewed. There was a square that was a piece of my mother’s favorite nightie, a square of an uncle’s flannel shirt, bits of a summer sundress and a soft bedsheet. Our lives and stories about what people did and where they went in the clothes made from those fabrics were laid out in bits and pieces and backed with pink cotton, and I loved it. This knitting project serves the same purpose: It uses the leftovers of projects gone by (or as they go by, my personal choice) to work a traveler’s afghan.” This pattern may be found on pages 206-209 of Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Casts Off. This Becomes this Or this I hope you have found some inspiration to help use up your stash. If not I have one more option. At Serenity Knits we are happy to accept donations for 2 local schools with knitting clubs and a local church which knits charity afghans. If you have any yarn or knitting needles you would love to get rid of, drop them off and we will get them to the schools or church. Happy knitting Beth
Enormous Stripey Knitted Snake: This is a fairly easy project that mostly requires knitting in the round with no increases or decreases. We made it (or rather him) to live in my little brother's playgroup, so it is rather enormous being around 240cm long, which works well w…
I spend too much time on Ravelry. It is truly addictive. I was recently looking for some stash busters and was amazed at the variety of pro...
Who wants to use up some leftover YARN? I know I have been lately! Today I have a HUGE list of free stash-buster crochet patterns for you!
Spring is almost certainly upon us in full force now; the last bit of the cold weather is starting to melt away, while flowers tenderly start shooting up from the ground and the grass begins to green. Spring is a season of life and rejuvenation, spring ushers in warm weather, sunshine, and flowers. Out with […]
Who wants to use up some leftover YARN? I know I have been lately! Today I have a HUGE list of free stash-buster crochet patterns for you!
I spend too much time on Ravelry. It is truly addictive. I was recently looking for some stash busters and was amazed at the variety of projects and ideas.I thought I would share a few of my finds with you. The first 2 are not Ravelry. I found this while Goggling (another addiction of mine) when looking for some craft ideas to do with my young nephews at the cottage this summer. Dream catchers Many children will be familiar with Dream catchers from their studies in First Nations Cultures which (if I remember correctly) is about grade 3 in York Region. The Ojibwa believe that a dream catcher changes a person's dreams. Only good dreams would be allowed to filter through… Bad dreams would stay in the net, disappearing with the light of day.Good dreams would pass through and slide down the feathers to the sleeper. For more information on Dream catchers, use the following wikeipedia link which also contains other helpful information links. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreamcatcher Dream Catchers are great cottage projects for kids. The base can be made from a variety of easily accessible items - coat hangers, paper plates, margarine lids. Cover them with yarn, web the center and then decorate with found objects from the beach - feathers, shells, pine cones. The following link is a very kid appropriate set of directions for Dream catchers. http://www.thatartistwoman.org/2009/07/how-to-make-dreamcatcher.html God's eye A God's eye is a yarn weaving and a Huichol spiritual object. The Huichol or Wixáritari are a Native American ethnic group of western central Mexico, living in the Sierra Madre Occidental range. http://www.katcoyle.com/blog/2007/11/gods-eyes/ provides the following instructions Treasure Pouch A little fun something you can knit for kids with just a few meters of sock or DK yarn - a Treasure Pouch. If you are spending time at a beach, it is a perfect little pouch for special stones or shells. http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/treasure-pouch Little Ditty Bag A nice little pouch you might enjoy for yourself is a Little Ditty Bag. Pattern at http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/dots-little-ditty-bag A 50gm ball of cotton makes a bag the perfect size to be a project bag for socks You could use small left overs to create stripes. Knit with variegated cotton , you can get some funky colour pooling. Deep Sea Flower Dice Bag Knit with just a few meters of Kureyon or Silk garden Pattern at http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/deep-sea-flower-dice-bag---anemone-de-mer Minnow Hat We took this little hat knit with left over sock yarn to the Frolic. It got more attention than anything else in our booth. It is a scaled down version of the Dead Fish Hat from Knitty (http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/fish-hat-dead-or-alive and uses just a few meters of sock yarn. And what sock knitter doesn't have tons of left over bits of sock yarn. The pattern only offers one size, newborn. I am playing around with resizing to fit slightly older children.The one I knit used a mere 10 gms for the red sections and 20 gms for the body. A free pattern on Ravelry at http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/minnow-hat Baby Surprise Jacket There are over 17,000 Baby Surprise Sweaters posted on Ravelry. It is the third most posted project. http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/baby-surprise-jacket Mitered Sock Yarn Blanket Free Pattern at http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/sock-yarn-blanket If you are unfamiliar with miters, don't fear this project. All those little squares/diamonds are joined as you go, not seamed together at the end. Gabriela is doing a class on the technique used to make this project this summer. Christine's Stay On Baby Booties These adorable booties use just a few meters of sock yarn. I recognize this yarn as one of my favourite colourways of Trekking, now unfortunately discontinued. FREE Pattern on ravelry at http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/christines-stay-on-baby-booties Saartjes Bootees & Easy Peasy Newborn hat Saatjes bootees & Easy Peasy Newborn hat in Regia Kaffe Fassett Design Line colour Snappy 02900 http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/saartjes-bootees http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/easy-peasy-newborn-sock-hat Easy Peasy in Zauberball Crazy1701 A diagonal knit scarf/shawl using random bits of left overs. http://knitty.com/ISSUEspring08/FEATspr08FK.html Mini Mania Linen Stitch Scarf One of my favourite stitch patterns is linen stitch. I have used it dozens of times in various projects. One of its most popular uses is as a scarf with hand painted yarns. . The young lady below has knit a huge version using up a ton of different colours of sock yarn. I love it. It is on my list of must do projects. http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/mini-mania-scarf Squishy Love Shawl The shawl/wrap below appeals to me also. I love all Noro Yarns. I can't bear to throw away even the smallest scrap of Noro. The shawl below uses a unifying skein of solid yarn knit in random garter stitch and eyelet stripes with a selection of small amounts of various Noro left overs. I have all the left overs, just have to select a solid unifying colour. http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/squishylove-shawl Knitter's Journey Afghan - This Becomes this Using Stephanie Pearl McPhee's pattern for the Knitters Journey Afghan Pattern Description from Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Casts Off: “This is one of my favorite projects and one that can reflect a knitter’s journey as well as any scrapbook or postcard collection. It was inspired by a quilt I had as a little girl made of the leftover scraps of fabric from the clothes my grandmother sewed. There was a square that was a piece of my mother’s favorite nightie, a square of an uncle’s flannel shirt, bits of a summer sundress and a soft bedsheet. Our lives and stories about what people did and where they went in the clothes made from those fabrics were laid out in bits and pieces and backed with pink cotton, and I loved it. This knitting project serves the same purpose: It uses the leftovers of projects gone by (or as they go by, my personal choice) to work a traveler’s afghan.” This pattern may be found on pages 206-209 of Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Casts Off. This Becomes this Or this I hope you have found some inspiration to help use up your stash. If not I have one more option. At Serenity Knits we are happy to accept donations for 2 local schools with knitting clubs and a local church which knits charity afghans. If you have any yarn or knitting needles you would love to get rid of, drop them off and we will get them to the schools or church. Happy knitting Beth
I spend too much time on Ravelry. It is truly addictive. I was recently looking for some stash busters and was amazed at the variety of projects and ideas.I thought I would share a few of my finds with you. The first 2 are not Ravelry. I found this while Goggling (another addiction of mine) when looking for some craft ideas to do with my young nephews at the cottage this summer. Dream catchers Many children will be familiar with Dream catchers from their studies in First Nations Cultures which (if I remember correctly) is about grade 3 in York Region. The Ojibwa believe that a dream catcher changes a person's dreams. Only good dreams would be allowed to filter through… Bad dreams would stay in the net, disappearing with the light of day.Good dreams would pass through and slide down the feathers to the sleeper. For more information on Dream catchers, use the following wikeipedia link which also contains other helpful information links. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreamcatcher Dream Catchers are great cottage projects for kids. The base can be made from a variety of easily accessible items - coat hangers, paper plates, margarine lids. Cover them with yarn, web the center and then decorate with found objects from the beach - feathers, shells, pine cones. The following link is a very kid appropriate set of directions for Dream catchers. http://www.thatartistwoman.org/2009/07/how-to-make-dreamcatcher.html God's eye A God's eye is a yarn weaving and a Huichol spiritual object. The Huichol or Wixáritari are a Native American ethnic group of western central Mexico, living in the Sierra Madre Occidental range. http://www.katcoyle.com/blog/2007/11/gods-eyes/ provides the following instructions Treasure Pouch A little fun something you can knit for kids with just a few meters of sock or DK yarn - a Treasure Pouch. If you are spending time at a beach, it is a perfect little pouch for special stones or shells. http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/treasure-pouch Little Ditty Bag A nice little pouch you might enjoy for yourself is a Little Ditty Bag. Pattern at http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/dots-little-ditty-bag A 50gm ball of cotton makes a bag the perfect size to be a project bag for socks You could use small left overs to create stripes. Knit with variegated cotton , you can get some funky colour pooling. Deep Sea Flower Dice Bag Knit with just a few meters of Kureyon or Silk garden Pattern at http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/deep-sea-flower-dice-bag---anemone-de-mer Minnow Hat We took this little hat knit with left over sock yarn to the Frolic. It got more attention than anything else in our booth. It is a scaled down version of the Dead Fish Hat from Knitty (http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/fish-hat-dead-or-alive and uses just a few meters of sock yarn. And what sock knitter doesn't have tons of left over bits of sock yarn. The pattern only offers one size, newborn. I am playing around with resizing to fit slightly older children.The one I knit used a mere 10 gms for the red sections and 20 gms for the body. A free pattern on Ravelry at http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/minnow-hat Baby Surprise Jacket There are over 17,000 Baby Surprise Sweaters posted on Ravelry. It is the third most posted project. http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/baby-surprise-jacket Mitered Sock Yarn Blanket Free Pattern at http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/sock-yarn-blanket If you are unfamiliar with miters, don't fear this project. All those little squares/diamonds are joined as you go, not seamed together at the end. Gabriela is doing a class on the technique used to make this project this summer. Christine's Stay On Baby Booties These adorable booties use just a few meters of sock yarn. I recognize this yarn as one of my favourite colourways of Trekking, now unfortunately discontinued. FREE Pattern on ravelry at http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/christines-stay-on-baby-booties Saartjes Bootees & Easy Peasy Newborn hat Saatjes bootees & Easy Peasy Newborn hat in Regia Kaffe Fassett Design Line colour Snappy 02900 http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/saartjes-bootees http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/easy-peasy-newborn-sock-hat Easy Peasy in Zauberball Crazy1701 A diagonal knit scarf/shawl using random bits of left overs. http://knitty.com/ISSUEspring08/FEATspr08FK.html Mini Mania Linen Stitch Scarf One of my favourite stitch patterns is linen stitch. I have used it dozens of times in various projects. One of its most popular uses is as a scarf with hand painted yarns. . The young lady below has knit a huge version using up a ton of different colours of sock yarn. I love it. It is on my list of must do projects. http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/mini-mania-scarf Squishy Love Shawl The shawl/wrap below appeals to me also. I love all Noro Yarns. I can't bear to throw away even the smallest scrap of Noro. The shawl below uses a unifying skein of solid yarn knit in random garter stitch and eyelet stripes with a selection of small amounts of various Noro left overs. I have all the left overs, just have to select a solid unifying colour. http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/squishylove-shawl Knitter's Journey Afghan - This Becomes this Using Stephanie Pearl McPhee's pattern for the Knitters Journey Afghan Pattern Description from Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Casts Off: “This is one of my favorite projects and one that can reflect a knitter’s journey as well as any scrapbook or postcard collection. It was inspired by a quilt I had as a little girl made of the leftover scraps of fabric from the clothes my grandmother sewed. There was a square that was a piece of my mother’s favorite nightie, a square of an uncle’s flannel shirt, bits of a summer sundress and a soft bedsheet. Our lives and stories about what people did and where they went in the clothes made from those fabrics were laid out in bits and pieces and backed with pink cotton, and I loved it. This knitting project serves the same purpose: It uses the leftovers of projects gone by (or as they go by, my personal choice) to work a traveler’s afghan.” This pattern may be found on pages 206-209 of Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Casts Off. This Becomes this Or this I hope you have found some inspiration to help use up your stash. If not I have one more option. At Serenity Knits we are happy to accept donations for 2 local schools with knitting clubs and a local church which knits charity afghans. If you have any yarn or knitting needles you would love to get rid of, drop them off and we will get them to the schools or church. Happy knitting Beth
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hye-ber-NAK-yuh-lum (noun): That which serves for shelter in winter This beautiful blanket will keep you cosy throughout the coldest months. Crocheted in chunky yarn, it's a quick and easy project. A full photo-tutorial demonstrates how to make the gorgeous join-as-you-go seam. Skill level: Beginner/Intermediate Materials: I used 6 x colours of Stylecraft XL Tweed and a 10mm hook The patterns are written in English and are available in UK and US terms. The finished blanket measures approx 100 x 90 cms. ***Feel free to make and sell finished items made from this pattern. However, you may not reproduce or sell the pattern itself. I just kindly ask that you credit me as the designer and that you link to my Etsy shop (www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AnnaboosHouse) if selling online*** Please do not: Make copies of the pattern Post a copy of the pattern on the internet for others to use Modify the pattern and sell it as your own Once payment is received details of how to download your PDF pattern will be emailed to you.
My youngest child is making this sheep as a beginner’s knitting project in Steiner Class 1 (ages 6 – 7)… seeing as the ‘bunny made out of a square’ tutorial has been s…
Get Yarn Stash Buster Patterns for Knitters to make quickly in just one day. These small projects use scrap yarn leftover from previous projects.
SewCanShe has free sewing patterns for all the most popular projects. All of the blog posts include easy step-by-step instructions.
If you're after some super speedy and extremely easy knitting projects then we've got you covered. Last minute gifts, yarn stash busters or just something to
errata english Version: Page 4, right front; Repeat the last 2 rows (ending with a ws row) CONSTRUCTION NOTES The sweater is worked seamlessly from the top-down. Start with an i-cord. Pick up stitches along the i-cord for the back. Short rows are used to shape the back. Pick up the stitches for the fronts. Join the fronts and back to work the body in garter stitch using short rows for shaping down to the bottom ribbing (there is also an option for pockets). Pick up the sleeve stitches and work sleeves in rounds. Final measurements have approx 18–24 cm / 7–9.5” of ease worked into the size GAUGE: 21 sts x 34 rs/rds = 10 x 10 cm / 4 x 4 in garter st on main needle. Please bear in mind that garter st will relax after blocking, mainly in length. Sample shown in Isager Tvinni Tweed held double with Filace Kidseta Mohair/Silk. See below for yarn substitution suggestions.
A granny square scrap buster blanket that is a riot of gorgeous color and a joy to crochet! An easy free crochet pattern for everyone!
Using up scrap yarn is the bane of my existence! Do you have that problem, too? Well, let's get started on one of these 11 ways to use up scrap yarn quick!
If you're after some super speedy and extremely easy knitting projects then we've got you covered. Last minute gifts, yarn stash busters or just something to
There are 37+ patterns to use up your yarn stash. Shop your own stash with so many small knitting projects to choose from!
If you're after some super speedy and extremely easy knitting projects then we've got you covered. Last minute gifts, yarn stash busters or just something to
UPDATE 2023: I’m back with an even larger basket!! No matter how many of these I make they alway amaze me!!! For this one I needed a liner for the vintage MCM folding metal basket and worked this one up just like I posted in the pattern below, but since it was a liner and… Continue reading Scrap-tastic Crochet Basket: Scrap Yarn Basket
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Create a beautiful wall display with letters and scrap yarn. This Anthropologie-inspired craft really adds a beautiful element to any home. This tutorial will show you step-by-step how to achieve a wall display of your own! There are a few decorations in our home that have stood their test of time and the wall display […]
Today I decided to present you an easy project to get rid of the yarn leftovers that lay at the bottom of our yarn containers. It is a fact that we find it difficult to depart from the yarn that is…
There are 37+ patterns to use up your yarn stash. Shop your own stash with so many small knitting projects to choose from!
Whether you want to spice up your key ring or maybe cut down on the jingling, the Creative Key Cozy is what you're looking for. The pattern is knit in the round using the magic loop. It's easy to learn how to knit this pattern and you can use leftover yarn too.
A free knitting pattern like this one is great. Just put your final product over your mop and go it. It'll serve as the greatest duster ever.
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Today I want to share 8 ingenious ideas on how to use up your yarn stash - so you can stop being stressed out by all your leftover yarn!
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You have heard of Saori. And you have seen freeform art weaving. But you are not sure how freeform art weaving differs from Saori. Here's a breakdown.
When you crochet you're often left with odds and ends of different colors from projects past. Oftentimes you'll have just a little bit of a whole bunch of colors that go together really well. But what are you going to do with 5 yards of yarn?
I spend too much time on Ravelry. It is truly addictive. I was recently looking for some stash busters and was amazed at the variety of projects and ideas.I thought I would share a few of my finds with you. The first 2 are not Ravelry. I found this while Goggling (another addiction of mine) when looking for some craft ideas to do with my young nephews at the cottage this summer. Dream catchers Many children will be familiar with Dream catchers from their studies in First Nations Cultures which (if I remember correctly) is about grade 3 in York Region. The Ojibwa believe that a dream catcher changes a person's dreams. Only good dreams would be allowed to filter through… Bad dreams would stay in the net, disappearing with the light of day.Good dreams would pass through and slide down the feathers to the sleeper. For more information on Dream catchers, use the following wikeipedia link which also contains other helpful information links. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreamcatcher Dream Catchers are great cottage projects for kids. The base can be made from a variety of easily accessible items - coat hangers, paper plates, margarine lids. Cover them with yarn, web the center and then decorate with found objects from the beach - feathers, shells, pine cones. The following link is a very kid appropriate set of directions for Dream catchers. http://www.thatartistwoman.org/2009/07/how-to-make-dreamcatcher.html God's eye A God's eye is a yarn weaving and a Huichol spiritual object. The Huichol or Wixáritari are a Native American ethnic group of western central Mexico, living in the Sierra Madre Occidental range. http://www.katcoyle.com/blog/2007/11/gods-eyes/ provides the following instructions Treasure Pouch A little fun something you can knit for kids with just a few meters of sock or DK yarn - a Treasure Pouch. If you are spending time at a beach, it is a perfect little pouch for special stones or shells. http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/treasure-pouch Little Ditty Bag A nice little pouch you might enjoy for yourself is a Little Ditty Bag. Pattern at http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/dots-little-ditty-bag A 50gm ball of cotton makes a bag the perfect size to be a project bag for socks You could use small left overs to create stripes. Knit with variegated cotton , you can get some funky colour pooling. Deep Sea Flower Dice Bag Knit with just a few meters of Kureyon or Silk garden Pattern at http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/deep-sea-flower-dice-bag---anemone-de-mer Minnow Hat We took this little hat knit with left over sock yarn to the Frolic. It got more attention than anything else in our booth. It is a scaled down version of the Dead Fish Hat from Knitty (http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/fish-hat-dead-or-alive and uses just a few meters of sock yarn. And what sock knitter doesn't have tons of left over bits of sock yarn. The pattern only offers one size, newborn. I am playing around with resizing to fit slightly older children.The one I knit used a mere 10 gms for the red sections and 20 gms for the body. A free pattern on Ravelry at http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/minnow-hat Baby Surprise Jacket There are over 17,000 Baby Surprise Sweaters posted on Ravelry. It is the third most posted project. http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/baby-surprise-jacket Mitered Sock Yarn Blanket Free Pattern at http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/sock-yarn-blanket If you are unfamiliar with miters, don't fear this project. All those little squares/diamonds are joined as you go, not seamed together at the end. Gabriela is doing a class on the technique used to make this project this summer. Christine's Stay On Baby Booties These adorable booties use just a few meters of sock yarn. I recognize this yarn as one of my favourite colourways of Trekking, now unfortunately discontinued. FREE Pattern on ravelry at http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/christines-stay-on-baby-booties Saartjes Bootees & Easy Peasy Newborn hat Saatjes bootees & Easy Peasy Newborn hat in Regia Kaffe Fassett Design Line colour Snappy 02900 http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/saartjes-bootees http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/easy-peasy-newborn-sock-hat Easy Peasy in Zauberball Crazy1701 A diagonal knit scarf/shawl using random bits of left overs. http://knitty.com/ISSUEspring08/FEATspr08FK.html Mini Mania Linen Stitch Scarf One of my favourite stitch patterns is linen stitch. I have used it dozens of times in various projects. One of its most popular uses is as a scarf with hand painted yarns. . The young lady below has knit a huge version using up a ton of different colours of sock yarn. I love it. It is on my list of must do projects. http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/mini-mania-scarf Squishy Love Shawl The shawl/wrap below appeals to me also. I love all Noro Yarns. I can't bear to throw away even the smallest scrap of Noro. The shawl below uses a unifying skein of solid yarn knit in random garter stitch and eyelet stripes with a selection of small amounts of various Noro left overs. I have all the left overs, just have to select a solid unifying colour. http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/squishylove-shawl Knitter's Journey Afghan - This Becomes this Using Stephanie Pearl McPhee's pattern for the Knitters Journey Afghan Pattern Description from Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Casts Off: “This is one of my favorite projects and one that can reflect a knitter’s journey as well as any scrapbook or postcard collection. It was inspired by a quilt I had as a little girl made of the leftover scraps of fabric from the clothes my grandmother sewed. There was a square that was a piece of my mother’s favorite nightie, a square of an uncle’s flannel shirt, bits of a summer sundress and a soft bedsheet. Our lives and stories about what people did and where they went in the clothes made from those fabrics were laid out in bits and pieces and backed with pink cotton, and I loved it. This knitting project serves the same purpose: It uses the leftovers of projects gone by (or as they go by, my personal choice) to work a traveler’s afghan.” This pattern may be found on pages 206-209 of Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Casts Off. This Becomes this Or this I hope you have found some inspiration to help use up your stash. If not I have one more option. At Serenity Knits we are happy to accept donations for 2 local schools with knitting clubs and a local church which knits charity afghans. If you have any yarn or knitting needles you would love to get rid of, drop them off and we will get them to the schools or church. Happy knitting Beth
Who wants to use up some leftover YARN? I know I have been lately! Today I have a HUGE list of free stash-buster crochet patterns for you!
