When I practice new stitches I make somewhat largish samples. Mostly because some patterns may be a 1 or 2 row repeat, but others may require as many as 8 rows to complete a design 😂 I then save those swatches and sew them together for a "quiet book" for my autistic son. Many stitches have textures he likes but some just look really cool and he likes all the colors.

@SkeinSpider

8 ай бұрын

That's a fantastic idea! When I have enough, I'll have to try and make one for my niece.

I make Pom poms or tassels and use them on gift packages. They are especially good for gifts being mailed since they can be squished and still survive. Great content! Thank you!

I use a two pet brushes to brush out my scraps and then I can use it as stuffing or even mix it with wool and respin it into new yarn

About the Tip #4, my friend uses nylon stocking that she fills it with scraps then put it within the amigurumi parts. That way, there will be no yarn trying to getting out through the stitch holes and then the amigurumi will be safe to be given to a toddler or even a baby.

When my oldest brother got married he specifically asked for a scrap blanket as a wedding gift. I had to double check that is what he really wanted because the colors were all over the place. Both said yes. Anyway they now have the most colorful blanket that they use for the winter months. :)

@purplebec9112

8 ай бұрын

That's such an amazing story! For me I didn't use scrap yarn but the same yarn just in different colors, and they all blended well for a nice lap blanket I made for a friend of mine. To be honest I actually like using the different color schemes of the rainbow to make a project and when I get into a business, that's exactly what I'm going to do.

One use for scraps I always forget about until it is too late and I've used them up is to keep some set aside indefinitely for repairs!!

I’ve used an old pair of tights to help prevent yarn scrap/poly fill poking thru my project

With the testing new stitch patterns you can turn them in to a stitch library. Either do a long strip and keep a separate written record of which stitch and how to do it or do individual pieces and put it and the instructions into a notebook. Having a touchable sample has benefits over just a photo

@aliceDarts

8 ай бұрын

This is a great idea!

@SkeinSpider

8 ай бұрын

Seconded!

I had this teeny tiny ball of black and a tiny ball of brown yarn forever. Over the summer, I was making small granny-square pouches for headphones and the like - I got to use up the brown and the black for the center of sunflowers. It was very satisfying and I managed to get several pouches made.

I've been tying my longer ends into a scrap ball which I intend to use for a crochet basket, held double with jute or macrame.

@rosequill7925

8 ай бұрын

I would recommend against using jute. It really scratched up my hands and I kept splitting the yarn.

I brush out tiny pieces og acrylic yarn with a pet brush and use it to filt on details :)

Yarn tumor is the perfect way to describe it. It is very accurate! Thank you for the video. I put my cuts in jars and it looks pretty. The longer pieces are kept as book marks for the family when we read.

I should remember your Number Eight. I just lose yarn labels constantly. I should also consider using your Number Ten when I start attempting to invent amigurumi patterns of my own. And ABSOLUTELY I should try out Number Thirteen.

I use the small leftovers from projects to make afghan pieces. Right now I'm amassing hexipuffs, and looking at the smaller pieces and thinking about starting a puff stitch flower afghan as well.

That intro was pure gold!

Ive been slowly going thru yarn we'll never use... have made blankets for charities to sell.... ive made baskets (especially with the speciality yarns, paired with regular stuff) i now have an eyelash yarn fuzzy basket that stores all my scarves

I’ve been making a scrap yarn granny square blanket and it’s super fun! Makes me want to crochet more so I can add to it lol

My last scrap yarn project was a blanket (lots of ball ends for the most part), but this go around I've been tying my scraps together and winding them on cardboard cores, once I have enough I'll be turning them into a yarn basket!

At the moment I'm turning all yarn leftover from projects into granny squares to make a scrapy blankets and cardigans and anything that doesn't make a fully granny square I tie together into a magic knot ball. I have two going one in anything green and another for everything else, the green is for a plan to make a super scrapy sweater in one color.

I've been using some scrap yarn to try Tsunisian Crochet. It really does help. I've mostly kept to basic stitches to create blankets or Amigurumi (in more recent years) patterns. To where I have a 10 gallon locking lid trash can full of yarn that my grandma had before she passed. I'm not a huge fan of all the color options or feel of the fibers so my plan is to practice granny squares and more complicated stitches with that yarn and use the flatter granny squares as coasters.

You can use a dog/cat slicker brush to comb out the scraps for stuffing and the won’t poke out. They’re into actual stuffing. It can also be turned into felting materials at that point too.

Scrap yarn is useful for making things you know are going to get ruined fast. …. And keep the patterns simple too unless you’re using it for a test. Suggestions: Any pet related projects. Gifts for people you don’t like. Things destined for schools. The children’s play house. That someone else is in charge of washing. Keep the good stuff for yourself or people who’ll respect good yarn and your work. No stories behind any of these.

I make multicolored granny square bucket hats with remnant and full skeins. And then if you make more hats than you could need or want, they can be sold or gifted to others.

I love making crochet kits for new crocheters 🤗

Love the idea of having a stash of pre-made eyes/flowers/pom-poms etc! I use my small scraps with polyfil for stuffing but any short ends that are more than about 5cm, I tie them together and have a steadily growing ball of scraps. I leave the ends of the knots about a cm long because I plan on making something with it eventually (I’m not sure what, a blanket maybe) and I want those little tufts to be on show 🥰

For those that spin yarn with a board and carding paddles and recycle yarn into more yarn after you spin it.

I have just found your channel. So far, I like it !!!! I am reading the comments and something has occurred to me that perhaps I should share with all of you. When I make scarves and hats or blankets if I have some eyelash or feathery-type yarn I use it for fringe along edges or for the pompom. That way the item is a little more unique and you have found a way to use strange yarn. Just a thought. Now back to our regularly scheduled program. 🥰

@SkeinSpider

8 ай бұрын

Hi, welcome and thank you for sharing such a great scrap tip 😄

I use longer scraps wrapped around clothes pegs as a way to decide colour combinations. The mini yarn palette it creates is cool plus pegs are a good way to make sure you have no tangles or yarn barf.

I use my scraps to make colorful shoelaces. Just make chain stitches and cover the ends with a tape

@brandibucko

8 ай бұрын

I just saw a pair of crochet boot laces for the first time this week. So cute!

@danielastuff9529

8 ай бұрын

@@brandibucko And it is so easy to do!

Love the intro 😂

I hear my freinds talk about their "scrap yarn" piles all the time and I just never understood! I didnt realise people weren't using the last bit of a skein on another project (we are all ami crocheters so this makes total sense to me!) or just completely ditching skeins. The ends from sewing on I can kinda understand? but I dont have scrap yarn, at all! When im sewing pieces together I never leave really long tails (because I know how much I need to sew something on) and just weave the ends in through the toy until its short enough to pull back in and hide, nothing gets cut off or scrapped! As for yarn I dont like/wont use on my own projects, well I use that to make donation items! every year someone gives me a lot of half used skeins of random yarn and I will either make toys for a charity or hats and gloves for a homeless shelter. If I really wont use them then I donate them to a church group who I know will use them for the same toy drive I donate my toys to. And like I said for the last bit of a skein left, well I keep it and start the next project in that colour with it so it gets used and then just add on the next skein when I run out. No waste 😄

I spin, so I love using off cuts to card and make new yarn out of.

I love the look of scrap yarn sweaters they're so cool! It's like ugly cool color vomit.

Scap yarn is great for scrunchies.

I was thinking you could maybe decorate a jar with scrap arranged in a decorative way, maybe glue it to the side. That way you'd have something unique to hold future scrap :) I don't know if it would work but it would be cute if it did.

I make granny squares. Random sizes and stitches. Usually matching colors but they don't have to be. I'm going to piece them into blankets and give them to charity. I figure they will be pretty and colorful and will brighten things for someone who is in hard times.

@SkeinSpider

4 ай бұрын

That's a really great use for them 😊

That would have been a fantastic title! 😁😁😁😁😁

Love those crocheted eyes !! ❤ Is there a video ? ❤

@SkeinSpider

8 ай бұрын

Nah, I think that was one of those random patterns I just made up as I went along lol.

As a coffee drinker, I am highly offended XD Thank you for the great ideas! Love your content!

@SkeinSpider

8 ай бұрын

Sorry, not sorry 😉😂

When I do #7 I like to knot the yarn together and leave the ties short but visible.

One to add to your record list is where you purchased it from. How many hours have I searched past email invoices trying to find where I ordered something from because I need to reorder that extra ball!

I'm trying to make a scrap yarn dress but I've lost motivation.

Crap yarn tumor!!!! Yessssss!!! 😂 love it! ☺️🧶🫶🏻

I found a video to using yarn scraps as stuffing, but the person use dog hairbrush to make scraps fluffy.

@SkeinSpider

8 ай бұрын

Interesting. I wonder what sort of difference it makes?

@jilllesko3057

8 ай бұрын

@SkeinSpider The wire pet brushes called slickers are very similar to the brushes used when carding wool. They just aren't as large or stiff. You need a pair of them and then go to town. I've seen them at the Dollar Tree for $1.25.

@WilczycaCzarownica

8 ай бұрын

Also with that brush you can make "flur" for toys.

I also use yarn for stuffing but i shredded it up so the yarn doesn't stick out and I've never had to use polypill stuffing

I have not done this but seen where you can use a wire brush and make fluff out of yarn to felt with.

I keep my scraps until I have a large amount and then I hold two strands together and crochet them into a rug

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I would use my scrap yarn that is very tiny into resin :)

@SkeinSpider

8 ай бұрын

That's really cool :).

Hi, not so long ago I bought a yarn winder and decided to join all my same type of scrap yarn regardless of color together, I first made a ball and now I'm going to wind it to maybe make a bag or basket.

@SkeinSpider

8 ай бұрын

Oooh! I love that idea, just having a whole bunch of rainbow scrap skeins would be so cool.

Hahahaa i love my yarn-tumor xD but i always also use up crap yarn i got gifted of ppl that didnt know what i prefer using xD

I have a lot of crap yarn, too lol. I feel guilty for not using it but I just don’t like it. What do you guys do with the yarn that you have, but know you won’t use?

@dees3179

8 ай бұрын

See if anyone local is in the same position and wants to do a yarn swap event, or perhaps a mass crafting event to turn all your mutual horde into something that you can make together and give away to people who need something handmade for a bit of comfort this winter.

@rosequill7925

8 ай бұрын

If you use ravelry there is a swap option so you could find someone else who might use it

Ive been crocheting and knitting for 12 years ive never ever kept scrap yarn.

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I knew some of these already, but learned new things I think will be useful for me too! Thanks for the great video!

Wow you don’t drink coffee? How quirky of you 😂

@SkeinSpider

8 ай бұрын

I don't think disliking the taste of something counts as being quirky lol.

@romonaelrod7870

8 ай бұрын

​@@SkeinSpiderI don't drink coffee either. Never really cared for it. I do drink hot tea and cocoa.

@SkeinSpider

8 ай бұрын

Same, I just never really enjoyed the taste. Give me all the tea though 😂

You will probably not see this because it is the first comment😂

@SkeinSpider

8 ай бұрын

Nope, didn't see it.