I've been thinking about the projects I've already completed with the yarns I have in my stash. For the last few years, I've made 2 queen size scrap afghans, like the one pictured above. You can find the pattern here: http://knitting.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http://www.knitting%2Dand.com/knitting/patterns/afghans/st%5Fst.htm . These were fun & portable, plus the squares work up very quickly. The afghan not pictured used the smaller version of the squares & more different color combinations.
I've also made about 200 7x9 inch blocks for Warm Up America, a charitable organization that makes & gives completed blankets to the homeless. Then 17 hats & one pair of mittens for needy children. I gave one hat to a little girl we met on vacation. :) Also, the 50+ chemo hats that have been completed. These have a tendency to vanish sometimes, like when my daughter or a friend sees one & just HAS to have it! So, I'm not sure how many there really were, but I've given 50+ to the cancer center!
I've also made a little blanket for my Yorkie, Sparky. Its a small scrap blanket using a cream colored yarn & various scraps of different colors, done in a garter stitch. Its about 3 ft by 2 ft, so its perfect for a little guy like him! I've also been working on the I-cord rug-thing, which will most likely be for Sparky. I have some really small scraps saved for this. So far, its about 1-1/2 ft by 2-1/2 ft, in an oval shape.
Sadly, the yarn is not dissappearing as quickly as I would like. I try to be good & not add to the stash, but I think I'm hopeless!
3 comments:
That is a nice afghan! It's so colorful! It doesn't look like you made it with scraps. Nice job. :)
Thanks! It was made from "big" scraps! The other one used a lot of the smaller scraps, & some stripes were different colors, too. My mom has it, otherwise I would have posted a picture!
Dear Dr. Spunknit,
Yes, you are hopeless, you are part of the dreaded "CKD" group! :) Stand up and be proud! lol!
Lisa
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