A Fun Bag to Knit to Use Yarn Leftovers

February 16, 2024 by Sarah White Leave a Comment

You all should know by now that I’m a big fan of using your yarn leftovers in different projects. Sometimes I even challenge myself to use whatever yarn is left from one project in the next project I’m working on so those leftovers never really become stash.

Of course that’s not always possible to do (nor would you always want to) so there are also odd balls and leftovers that end up lurking deep in the stash, waiting for the right project.

I love what Cashmere & Beach did with their leftover yarn, making a fun multi-step project in the process. They used Lion Brand Fisherman’s Wool, but any naturally colored wool could be used for this project (you can probably also do this with natural cotton yarn, but it needs a little more preparation, according to this post from Casale Crafts).

First they dyed the yarn with carrot tops, giving it an interesting green and yellow color. They then knit the yarn into a little zip project bag, with a knit twine base for extra durability.

Even if you don’t want to go to all that trouble, this is a good pattern for a little project bag that you could make with any worsted weight yarn (or use a different weight to make a bag of a different size). Make it with a single color of yarn or bring all your odd balls together to make a bag the size you like.

And of course you don’t have to use the twine on the bottom if you don’t have any on hand or don’t want to deal with knitting with it. It’s very choose your own adventure.

Best of all, you can get the pattern for free on Ravelry, and the designer has tutorials about the dyeing process and how to knit the bag on YouTube if you need more guidance.

[Photo: Cashmere & Beach]

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Christmas Stocking Knitting Patterns for Your Pets

I’ve shared a lot of Christmas stocking knitting patterns over the years (see posts 1, 2, 3 for example) but what if you want to knit a stocking for a non-human member of your family. If you’re looking for Christmas stocking knitting patterns for your cats or dogs, this is the post for you.

These large paw print stockings are perfect for either dogs or cats, so they’re great to knit if you have both. They are worked in the round using DK weight yarn, and the stocking measures about 17 inches/43 cm from the top to the heel. You can get the pattern from nicolaluke.

The K4 Project has a super cute Kitty Christmas stocking pattern, which is worked in worsted weight yarn. They also have a dog version, or you can buy both and get a discount if you have both dogs and cats to knit for. Both projects have two patterns, showing how to work the stockings flat or in the round.

Put your dog into a Christmas scene with this stocking pattern from ifanhourChild. It shows a dog in a dog house in the snow, and has room for the dog’s name at the top. It’s worked flat using worsted weight yarn and the pattern includes charts for many small and medium dog breeds (there’s a separate listing for bigger dogs) so you can stitch a dog that looks like yours.

Annie’s Woolens has both dog and cat stocking knitting patterns that are worked in worsted weight yarn in the round. You can change up the colors to suit your pet if you want, and they come with an alphabet chart for personalization. Or you can stick with holiday colors and buy a kit to make the dog or cat stocking.

Waiting for Santa Paws is a pattern from Kate Agner on Ravelry that would be cute for a dog or a cat. It looks like a leg with a paw print on the bottom part of the foot and more paw prints running around the top of the leg. This is a great option if you don’t want to mess with a heel turn because it doesn’t have a heel, because dogs and cats don’t have heels so why would their stockings?

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