We like to waste not need not.. and are at all times on the lookout for initiatives to make use of up odds and ends of craft supplies. Since embarking on our crochet crafting frenzie… now we have lots of scrap yarn and therefoe want some good Scrap Yarn Tasks and Concepts to make use of these up with too!
The obvious methods of utilizing up leftover yarns is in easy weaving initiatives, in addition to this improbable set of extra “normal” yarn craft concepts. Equally, I’ve an exquisite set of yarn Christmas ornaments to make, which usually solely wants small items of yarn – however typically in particular colors. Nonetheless, right here I’ve picked out initiatives which can be particularly suited to smaller rembrands of yarn or aid you work by your yarn stash!
Issues to bear in mind when working with scrap yarn
As with all craft initiatives, however particularly crafts that dissipate scraps or recycle “previous” issues, it’s price making the purpose, that a bit of cautious planning goes a good distance. You can also make recycled yarn look actually nice or actually unhealthy, relying on the way you combine and match your left overs. So, I’d consider:
- Colors – typically sorting your yarn by colors and utilizing scraps alongside a color theme could make it look actually nice vs “simply okay”. Take into consideration the color wheel when matching yarns, or go together with one color in several tones and hues.
- Textures and yarn thickness – these could make an enormous distinction – e.g. should you select to crochet together with your yarn scraps, you’re more likely to need to work with the identical yarn weights.. nonetheless if you’re making a weaving initiatives, completely different yarns, could make it look fairly completely different and make your designs pop (eg if weaving a panorama and so forth) or as in with this pom pom fairies, completely different textures the place chosen on goal to provide a really differnt look to the ultimate craft
The way to dissipate your scrap yarn – cute DIY concepts
Scrap yarn and wool stuffing
As a normal first (and no image supplied, ha!) – scrap yarn, makes nice stuffing for crochet initiatives, stitching initiatives and knitting initiatives! Some individuals like to have a bit of bag for all their yarn trimmings that they dissipate as they go alongside! So that’s one thing at all times price holding in thoughts!
Blankets, Scarf, Coasters and Baskets
If you’re into knitting or crochet there are a ton of fabulous blankets, scarves, shawls, baskets and coasters on the market so that you can knit and crochet. So many nice crochet patterns and tutorials (that I might write about individually). I nonetheless, needed to give attention to “actual” wool scraps or wool scrap initiatives for “these of us” that don’t knit or crochet!
Make traditional God’s Eye weaving initiatives
Make a traditional God’s Eye Craft or up your abilities and make the patterned Flower god’s eye craft. I feel these are an exquisite craft for utilizing yarn scraps.
Make fabulous friendship bracelets
Many individuals suppose you possibly can solely make friendship bracelets with “particular embroidery yarn”, not so, wool and yarn scraps are excellent for friendship bracelets too. And as you possibly can see right here, I blended and matched the colors to go together with completely different color themes. However you don’t want a lot wool or yarn for every bracelet. Good!
Doll Weaving Tasks on selfmade looms
Weaving after all is one other standard method for utilizing up scrap yarn. You possibly can merely make some woven wall hangings (with pom poms and tassels) or up your abilities and make photos and even Doll weaving – any weaving undertaking is appropriate for scrap yarn, however these doll’s are significantly cute.
Fear Dolls Huge and Small
Fear dolls are one other childhood traditional and an ideal little craft for utilizing up these oods and ends of yarn and wool. You can also make them in “massive” with these peg doll Fear Dolls or make teeny tiny ones utilizing match sticks or twigs.
Extra weaving – Paper Plate weaving
One other instance of weaving, is paper plate weaving or “stitching”. Listed below are two pretty examples our paper plate weaving flowers or yarn hearts.
Lacing playing cards
Lacing playing cards are improbable for high-quality motor abilities and hand eye co-ordinations. And there are such a lot of cute DIY lacing playing cards you may make (now we have many free printables for you too or you should utilize previous greeting playing cards with gap punch holes). When you add a bit of tape to the tip of your yarn, you’ve a “shoe lace” that kids can work with simply.
Make multi colored pom poms
We love making pom poms – right here we mixed it with our free Unicorn Pom Pom maker. However after all you may make pom poms for any ornament (together with the backpack charms up subsequent!).
Make enjoyable DIY Tassels
We love making tassels too! And naturally you possibly can mix all types of colors to make some enjoyable multi color tassels. We made a enjoyable tassle for our for our Elephant Bookmark, however additionally they look nice as again of backpack charms.
Yarn Wrapping Crafts and Actions
Yarn wrapped crafts are tremendous enjoyable – they make cute ornaments for many completely different events, however we significantly love yarn wrapped stars at Christmas and yarn wrapped hearts at Valentines when utilizing yarn scraps, as each of those look nice in multi color too!
Yarn Coronary heart Playing cards
Equally this cute yarn card making approach is a enjoyable method to make use of up yarn scraps. You possibly can go together with one color theme as within the picture shared, or use a a number of set of colors! Additionally.. although this was made as yarn coronary heart card – you can minimize out different seasonal shapes – e.g. easy lengthy triangles as Christmas Timber, or an apple form for Again to College and so forth.
Yarn Bowls with Pure Fibres
In case you have plenty of yarn scraps with pure fibres in them, these work properly for making yarn scrap bowls.
Make a Yarn Scrap Ball for larger initiatives
My Poppet has an excellent intelligent approach for connecting yarn scraps to make one neat continous ball of woll for larger crochet or knitting initiatives! That is additionally a fantastic instance of selecting colors to that work properly collectively, slightly than “simply” making a loopy multi colored ball of wool to crochet or knit with!
Make some multi coloured wash cloths or dishcloths – knitting or crochet
We’ve a Waffle Sew Wash Material sample for Knitters (free sample).. and naturally you possibly can crochet wash garments too. Here’s a cute crochet dishcloth by A Extra Artful Life. For each of those, I’d make an enormous ball of yarn as per the directions above, first, with a view to keep away from having to “sew in ends” and so forth. Evidently these work as wash cloths, dish cloths or potholders!
Have a go at latch hook initiatives (nice for funky cushion covers)
Scraps of yarn are after all excellent for Latck Hook Tasks! Palms Occupied offers you some improbable high tricks to get you began. These samples shared within the picture are one other nice instance of displaying you learn how to match colors to make your ultimate scrap yarn undertaking look nice!
Granny Sq. Tasks
Granny squares are a “traditional” scrap yarn crochet initiatives. So if you’re after some fabulous Granny Sq. Tasks, try this assortment!
I hope you’re impressed by this set of yarn craft concepts and that you just now going to provide this stash busting problem a go! Goodbye leftover yarn scraps!
