[moke]

Beautiful Dick, I role mine in balls also and put in bins. granny sqaures is what i do too..but i usually have to add black or white.

 

[kksunshine]

When all else fails, donate them to a local school or daycare. I am a teacher and we are always looking for things like yarn for craft projects.

 

[FireballDave]

I have loads of little balls of yarn leftover from various projects, and I'm looking for ideas...

What is your favorite way to use up leftover yarn?

Egg cosies!

Evern tiny off-cuts can be used up:

http://www.knittingparadise.com/t-65006-1.html

Have fun!
Dave

 

[spinninggill]

Free form projects. look at http://www.Knotjustknitting.com for inspiration

 

[Portia]

I have loads of little balls of yarn leftover from various projects, and I'm looking for ideas...

What is your favorite way to use up leftover yarn?

Decorative flowers to trim sweaters etc. Multi coloured pompoms for hats. Fringing for scarves - each tassel being a different colour. Children toys - a pair of ears for example uses just tiny amounts. Stripes on anything. Patchwork squares. Baby hats & bootees, or little shoes. Knitted jewellery. Bookmarks. Etc. etc. etc......

 

[elaineadams]

This is completely silly, but I've been thinking of 'yarn bombing' things in my home office with yarn scraps.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yarn_bombing

Otherwise, hats, maybe? Baby hats? Or use the scraps to make a striped scarf?

...I like the idea of yarn bombing and see much scope for my garden, the office, and a few other places that need a bit of colour and cheering up

 

[Kellanrevere]

You could use the Russian Join method to make
the yarn continuous.
http://community.knitpicks.com/notes/Joining_Yarn_-_Russian_Join
Dick

I always join my yarn this way. Takes just a minute and then I don't have to mess with hiding ends

 

[elaineadams]

You could use the Russian Join method to make
the yarn continuous.
http://community.knitpicks.com/notes/Joining_Yarn_-_Russian_Join
Dick

I always join my yarn this way. Takes just a minute and then I don't have to mess with hiding ends

I learnt how to do this in school, way back in the late 1960's and tend to use it rather than trying to carry different colour yarns 'up the rows'...makes a much neater join as well.

 

[raggyanne]

Hello
I use the little left overs to knit hexagons (no bigger than 6 inches) I build up a stash and then sort them by colour/shades to make afghans. I hate myself during the sewing up stage but it is worth the effort.

Also longer lengths can make the body of fingerless gloves with the smaller bits added in for stripes or fair isle patterning. Make a lot of these for our Xmas charity boxes.

Finally have you considered making pompoms. They can be transformed into toys etc.

Yours
Ann (UK)

 

[Wynn11]

I have loads of little balls of yarn leftover from various projects, and I'm looking for ideas...

What is your favorite way to use up leftover yarn?

Egg cosies!

Evern tiny off-cuts can be used up:

http://www.knittingparadise.com/t-65006-1.html

Have fun!
Dave

Good morning, Dave. Egg cosies! Of course. Wynn

 

[paljoey46]

There are so many great ideas for using scrap yarn. Here is another one, free on Ravelry: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/ten-stitch-blanket

I haven't done this one yet. I don't have quite enough scrap yarn.

 

[Granalou]

You could use the Russian Join method to make
the yarn continuous.
http://community.knitpicks.com/notes/Joining_Yarn_-_Russian_Join
Dick

I was under the impression that only 100% wool could be joined this way.

 

[TFurlo]

I've been making hand puppets. There are lots of free toy and puppet patterns online. My grandkids love them!

 

[MeShell]

Mittens - or fingerless mittens (my new favorite thing to knit) are great for leftover yarn. Especially for kids - they love wild colors and mismatched things these days - so it works. Oh and scarves with the same idea.

 

[B.THETFORD]

I knit or crochet multi-coloured squares and then add them to the Afghan I am making, I hope to make enough to use as a throw.
Other projects for left-over yarn (same thickness) would be to make sweaters for small dogs. My current project is to knit these sweaters for Chinese Crested (classed as Toy Dogs here in UK). I can sell them for a much cheaper price than those available on e-bay as the yarn has already been paid for, so I only have to add a small charge for my time and I get pleasure from knitting. Hope this helps. Love Barbara

 

[mavisb]

If you have enough left over wool you could knit dolls clothes or even the Nativity Scene

 

[grandmatimestwo]

Last fall I made all 30 ladies in my mom's assisted living home Christmas ornaments using leftover yarn. They loved them!

 

[frannie di]

beautiful

 

[stitchedhen]

I'm a fan of small projects so I'll use up leftovers for coasters, crazy squares, or pin cushions.

 

[Chadleyb]

I was just looking at the picture of the bin
with the white balls of yarn in it.
At the top left, looks like a gun in the
picture. It is a tripod handle. I have had that tripod
for years. I used to use it with my 35mm camera.
I don't have any guns in the house...LOL..
Dick

Death to leftover yarn balls!!!