tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21074148.post592446716773637315..comments2023-12-21T03:57:50.346-05:00Comments on Knit me a river: Leftovers, Snippets, and Scrapssgeddeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17275763405350309320noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21074148.post-32600135373597497082008-02-03T19:37:00.000-05:002008-02-03T19:37:00.000-05:00Come on over to my blog. I'm putting together a li...Come on over to my blog. I'm putting together a list of free knitting patterns on the web to use up those pesty bits and pieces.<BR/>http://simpleknits.blogspot.com<BR/>VickiVickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08637610999966384657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21074148.post-57129464970073866702007-08-27T14:04:00.000-04:002007-08-27T14:04:00.000-04:00Thanks for asking this; I struggle with the same q...Thanks for asking this; I struggle with the same quandary. I'd save them - but I understand your desire to just chuck 'em, too! I usually save the remainders unless it's only a few inches. What I'm not good at is saving notes about what the little balls are, or about keeping them organized, or about using them in small projects! Which explains why they give me some amount of angst!Lazulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05190270995311616124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21074148.post-37420958477957221802007-08-17T11:51:00.000-04:002007-08-17T11:51:00.000-04:00I love leftover yarn it's a challence. What to do ...I love leftover yarn it's a challence. What to do with it? Sometimes you can combine different yarns for a completely different project. Same weight yarn can be made into blanket. Wool can be used for felted objects or decoration (like flowers). <BR/><BR/>It comes in handy if someone wants you to teach them how to knit. Then you have scrap yarn ready to go. <BR/><BR/>But if I can't imagine (or don't want to) using the yarn again I toss it. No hesitation. I might as someone first if they want it. This doesn't happen often.<BR/><BR/>Sonja<BR/>handavinnublogg.blogspot.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21074148.post-77346041228152917752007-08-17T07:25:00.000-04:002007-08-17T07:25:00.000-04:00I gasped when I read Dave's blase "I usually chuck...I gasped when I read Dave's blase "I usually chuck them"...Egads.<BR/><BR/>Of course, in truth I think he's right. I have so much leftover yarn that I expect I will never use and it just sort of haunts me. It should be useful. But it isn't.<BR/><BR/>But I still won't chuck it!Soohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08072821039582965057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21074148.post-22472724182543103052007-08-16T20:57:00.000-04:002007-08-16T20:57:00.000-04:00Fun, and very colorful! Baby socks are a good idea...Fun, and very colorful! Baby socks are a good idea, but personally, I think I'd try to knit insanely colorful adult socks out of all the colors.Battyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03892116045581715793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21074148.post-27609562988269579102007-08-15T19:20:00.000-04:002007-08-15T19:20:00.000-04:00What a pretty pail of yarn! I've decided to use m...What a pretty pail of yarn! I've decided to use my leftovers for baby things if I have enough, Barbie doll clothes for charity, or add to a mitered square piece that will probably turn into a blanket.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08100129333721277712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21074148.post-37211459852732774002007-08-14T11:49:00.000-04:002007-08-14T11:49:00.000-04:00I keep them or pass them onto a friend who is knit...I keep them or pass them onto a friend who is knitting a blanket purely from scraps of sock yarn. I also use the little colourful yarns to tie up a few stitchmarkers as token gifts. :)<BR/><BR/>I like the decorative quality of your wire basket full of scrap balls. :)gilraenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16250031387170333309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21074148.post-34233174523875871912007-08-14T08:33:00.000-04:002007-08-14T08:33:00.000-04:00you can definitely swap the leftovers - even parti...you can definitely swap the leftovers - even partial skeins....I plan on making a pair of crazy socks using a bunch of leftovers eventually...StaceyRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02548699204426427069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21074148.post-74959823298497172262007-08-13T21:44:00.000-04:002007-08-13T21:44:00.000-04:00If I can squeeze a pair of baby socks, I do that. ...If I can squeeze a pair of baby socks, I do that. Otherwise they just hang around until I get overly annoyed and throw them out!The A.D.D. Knitterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12667169869020308185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21074148.post-42046013178867338552007-08-13T21:43:00.000-04:002007-08-13T21:43:00.000-04:00I'm a quilter by nature so of course I save everyt...I'm a quilter by nature so of course I save everything. I did just got rid of several boxes of fabric to a lady for her church. They do projects for needy folks, kids etc and they were excited to get this. I have to believe that their are knitters that do that kind of work too. Maybe if you keep it organized in bags or vases by color or weight and idea will come to you when you see it all together. <BR/>Don't look at it and feel badly because you aren't using it - look at it and think about all the projects you've completed to get that quanity of scraps!!<BR/>Knit a bunch of smaller things and sell them at a market in town????Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21074148.post-70460806212599440462007-08-13T21:21:00.000-04:002007-08-13T21:21:00.000-04:00I save everything longer than a single yard. Smal...I save everything longer than a single yard. Small impulse projects, swatches to test out a stitch pattern, freeform work, bags, mittens, multicolor scarves, it's all good.<BR/><BR/>All the bags seen on my blog in recent weeks have come from my leftovers :)Avriennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01556153085853884424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21074148.post-14829642186517000172007-08-13T20:44:00.000-04:002007-08-13T20:44:00.000-04:00I usually keep the leftovers...don't ask me why. ...I usually keep the leftovers...don't ask me why. I have used leftovers to knit other things, though. The phlox socks were knit with leftover cascade fixations...maybe I am not as bad as I think I am.<BR/><BR/>AngAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21074148.post-33395928572831819502007-08-13T16:01:00.001-04:002007-08-13T16:01:00.001-04:00I can't even toss out the few inches left, after w...I can't even toss out the few inches left, after weaving in the ends. I've got a tall glass vase where I throw those in, with time it will be pretty and colorful (or so I imagine). I have another glass vase where I put left overs of a few yards. Sock left overs go into a platic bag, and I guess I have a left over stash as well, because sometimes as you said, there's even 1 or 2 whole skeins left over. So I've got my normal stash, my left over stash, and the slowly growing hand spun stash. ;o)<BR/>I'm even sinking so low, that I would take over somebody elses left overs, it's sick really! ;o)Monikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12088557380015172558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21074148.post-27843743047687366442007-08-13T16:01:00.000-04:002007-08-13T16:01:00.000-04:00I save everything, so I'm not the person to ask ab...I save everything, so I'm not the person to ask about throwing things away. Items I know I can't use I donate. The scraps of yarn can come in handy for making squares (I used lots of 'extra' yarn in the squares I made for the Rebuilding Greenburg Kansas drive).<BR/><BR/>A log cabin afghan made from misc. scraps could be fun. I guess my motto is: "you just never know when you'll need some extra this or that. If you throw it out, you're sure to need/want it sooner").Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21074148.post-87513778302668623232007-08-13T15:52:00.000-04:002007-08-13T15:52:00.000-04:00Oh no! Don't throw them out! If you know any knit...Oh no! Don't throw them out! If you know any knitters who freeform, or if you ever intend to try it out, leftovers are perfect. As a knit and crochet freeformer, I don't even think of them as leftovers. They're just yarn I'll use in future projects-<BR/>Lisa at www.stringamajig.blogspot.comLisa Carneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16003978680545164877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21074148.post-18853253423726142232007-08-13T14:43:00.000-04:002007-08-13T14:43:00.000-04:00Mine are in my stash tubs, with no real plan in mi...Mine are in my stash tubs, with no real plan in mind. I suppose if I got organized, I could find someone to take them. I don't knit blankets or scarves, so they aren't really any use to me. But, getting that organized would take a lot.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17017181574951131381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21074148.post-73034400961992865662007-08-13T14:36:00.000-04:002007-08-13T14:36:00.000-04:00I sent all of my worsted scraps to a lady who make...I sent all of my worsted scraps to a lady who makes teddy bears and gives them to kids in hospital. That way they were out of my way but still out there doing some good. Just couldn't simply toss them out!Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04549433838794370673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21074148.post-33118718403682547242007-08-13T12:56:00.000-04:002007-08-13T12:56:00.000-04:00I save all my scrap yarns, especially sock, and kn...I save all my scrap yarns, especially sock, and knit them into either baby hats or log cabin squares of various sizes. The heavier yarns also get saved for log cabins. I'm currently working on one for Milo.Sue J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01529084642771418927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21074148.post-80227154266909998352007-08-13T12:06:00.000-04:002007-08-13T12:06:00.000-04:00I use my scraps for log cabin blankets a la Mason ...I use my scraps for log cabin blankets a la Mason Dixon. I just knit a side with one or two scraps until it is gone, then onto the next color. They make great doggie blankets or picnic blankets.Heather Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04776293080372126388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21074148.post-15114551202323528962007-08-13T11:59:00.000-04:002007-08-13T11:59:00.000-04:00Save it! You never know when you might want to kn...Save it! You never know when you might want to knit a log cabin blanket and those scraps would be perfect!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21074148.post-28785169936005684052007-08-13T11:32:00.000-04:002007-08-13T11:32:00.000-04:00I cleaned out my little balls this weekend too and...I cleaned out my little balls this weekend too and wrestled with this. I stuck 'em all in a ziplock gallon bag and have dedicated them all to use for Hats For Alex. <BR/><BR/>My partial skeins get used for the same thing. You never know with the partial skeins. I purchased a couple of partial skeins from the destash blog for a project I was working on in a yarn of a discontinued color. Maybe try to get rid of it before you chuck it?Bezziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11359396377873745454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21074148.post-58650902912059059492007-08-13T10:59:00.000-04:002007-08-13T10:59:00.000-04:00I usually chuck them. The psychological weight of...I usually chuck them. The psychological weight of those scraps can be directly opposed to their actual weight.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05483752128029075112noreply@blogger.com