Sunday, January 31, 2016

Scraps for Dinos!

Over the course of the three or four years that I have been "playing with yarn", as some like to call it, I have accumulated many scraps of yarn that are too small to use in a full project. For a long time, probably about a year, I have thought about using these scraps for granny squares, but never got around to it and didn't know what to make with granny squares.

I have been watching some of my friend, Vivi's projects developing over the past couple of months. She has been making these African Flower Motif softies/toys and they look so beautiful and cuddly. The pattern calls for various colors of scrap yarn, which I thought would be an amazing way to get rid of some of my scraps in my yarn stash.

We have a niece and nephew in Texas. Our nephew just turned two and our niece is going to be four years old, this summer. I am not sure how long making these softies will take me so I'm planning on making one for each of them, as their Christmas gifts.

Right now, you may be saying, "Uhm, Cassie, it is only January, you have eleven months still." and to that I say "yeah, and?". I am trying my best to plan out my projects for the year. So far, that means me taking on five projects at once and making my rounds when I get bored with one. I wasn't able to make anything for Rebeckha and Ken, this past Christmas and I feel bad about that.

Today, I started working on the Puff the Magic Stegosaurus for Ken and I'm still trying to figure out which one to make for Rebeckha.

So far, this is all I have:
Thankfully, the motifs are quick work ups. I have finished all of the squares, triangles and Octagons. I'm working on the Heptagons and then all I would have left would be the hexagons and pentagons. Whee!

What projects are you working on? 

How do you use your scrap yarns?

Feel free to leave a comments below, I love hearing from you!
Remember that you are beautiful and well loved.

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  1. AnneFebruary 1, 2016 at 3:45 PM

    I usually use my scrap yarn to knit doll clothes! I knit a lot of doll clothes anyway, but small leftover bits are perfect for this type of project. The super smallest scraps go in the compost pile (as long as they are natural, compostable fibers - though many of them end up in birds' nests!).

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    1. eMberzFebruary 3, 2016 at 5:44 PM

      I wish I knew someone who was old enough for dolls. I would love to make doll clothes, but I don't have a doll to make them for. I also love the idea of putting the smaller bits in a compost pile. I have never thought of that. I'm sure the birds appreciate the extra warmth.

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  2. AnneFebruary 3, 2016 at 5:49 PM

    LOL, I actually make most of my doll clothes as samples for knitting patterns that I sell online! :D Most of those patterns are purchased by grown-up doll collectors (I write mostly for Blythe), too, though I definitely have considered expanding to write patterns for dolls that actual kids have. :)

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