I know lots of us work with yarn whether it’s recreational or to make products to sell online and at craft fairs. This makes it incredibly easy to amass an enormous collection of yarn scraps. Well don’t toss those scraps! Finding new and fun ways to use them can be a great way to challenge your creativity and a easy way to save some money. Who knows, maybe you’ll figure out a brand new item to make to sell in your shop just from the scraps. It’s always good to challenge yourself, so why not start here?
1. Yarn Globes (shown)
5. Yarn Vase
6. Dog Yarn Art (shown)
11. Easy Keyboard Duster (shown)
12. Fiber Yarn Scarf
14. Glue and Yarn Ball Centerpieces
15. Reader Tip: Yarn as Pillow Stuffing
16. Dahlia Dishcloth (shown)
18. Swirly Faux Crochet Embellishment
20. Yarn Bangles
21. Yarn-ified Flip Flops (shown)
23. Yarn Octopus
What do you normally do with the scraps from your projects?
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I make hair scrunchies to sell at the farmer’s market for around 5 bucks each.
I make little sachets.
If I have scraps of sock yarn, I make stripey sock tops then finish in a solid color. I sometimes cut up scrap yarn to make washable stuffing for toys. One thing that always draws compliments is a large clearn glass like (plastic) container that I filled with small balls of scarp yarn. It’s colorful and makes an interesting display.
I have a lot of scraps, so I use them for latch hook rugs. I make my own patterns, cut the yarn to the right length and make a rug. I have 19 grandchildren and give one rug to each one when they graduate from high school. They seem to love them. Each one is a different design, Indian designs are easiest, with triangles, diamonds and stripes to separate them.
What a great idea! Thanks for posting.
I make children’s hats of many colors and donate them to our homeless shelters.
1. I take cardboard, from a cereal box or simular, cut a slit at top, downwards and wrap scraps and store them, keeps yarn in tack, and doesn’t unwrap like a ball does, easier to store also.
2) best tip, I crochet boarders around the top of streachie gloves. Using a darn needle 1st, do a whip or blanket stitch around the wrist, then crocheting any favorite stitch, color. These gloves you can get for .50 cents to a $1.50. Excellant gift to go with a scarf,hat or a store bought item.
After making about 30 Afghans \ lap throws for family and friends, I found that I had a lot of miscellaneous colors of yarn left. I ended up knitting different colors together, making multi colored lap throws for our local veterans home.