Pom poms add the perfect little something extra to a lot of projects. It’s a no-brainer to put a pom pom on the top of a hat, but you can also use them to decorate scarves, bags, the bottom of … Read More ...
Use All Your Yarn Scraps on This Great Cardigan Knitting Pattern
I am perpetually trying to use up all my little leftover yarn bits. I also have a goal to knit a sweater every month this year (well, or crochet, as I’m working on my first-ever crocheted sweater this month). But … Read More ...
Use Your Scraps to Make a Little Leftovers Cowl
This time of year I feel like everyone is thinking about using their stash and odd balls from leftover projects. Maybe it’s just me, currently knitting a sweater (that might end up being a sweater dress!) from a bunch of … Read More ...
Curiosity Colorwork Cowl Knitting Pattern
Combing two different colors of yarn can always produce some fun results. It’s even better when one of the yarns is multicolored on its own — the way it plays with the other yarn can make your project come out … Read More ...
Use Up Your Stash on the Stripey Turtle Tank
The Stripey Turtle Tank by Emily Curtis isn’t a new knitting pattern but I saw someone sharing their finished object on Instagram the other day and it was so cute I just had to share it.
This project is the … Read More ...
A Colorful Way to Knit a Shawl
I once knit part of a scarf with little odd balls of yarn, and every time I changed color I also changed stitch pattern.
That’s the exact idea behind the Color Adventure Shawl, designed by Tonia Lyons, but instead … Read More ...
Colorful Square Blanket Knitting Pattern is a Great Stash Buster
If there’s a knit equivalent to the granny square, it might be something like the colorful squares in the Squared Blanket and Pillow designed by Hope Vickman for Knit Picks.
These squares are worked from the center out and … Read More ...
Happy Scrappy Hat Knit Pattern
Something all of us knitters need is an amazing scrap yarn buster! Made using super bulky weight yarn and U.S. size 13/9mm and 15/10mm circular needles. Fits 21″-22″ head. Designed by Laurel Taylor.
You can purchase this pattern here.
Dive into Your Stash for a Colorful Scarf
January is a great time to contemplate your stash, and if you’ve got some odd balls you want to use up, the Stash Dive Scarf from Summer Lee is a great option.
Her version used worsted and fingering weight yarn… Read More ...
Knit a Super Cozy Scrappy Blanket
It feels like I haven’t shared any blanket or afghan knitting patterns in a while, and it’s high time to do so for folks in the Northern Hemisphere. It might not be cold yet, but it’s coming, and if you … Read More ...
Use All Your Scraps on This Fun Blanket Knitting Pattern
I feel like the longer we are all home the more we want to use as much of the yarn we have in the house as possible. If you’ve got a bunch of scraps to burn through, might I suggest … Read More ...
Sweet and Colorful Teddy Bear Knitting Pattern to Use up Your Stash
I love little stash-busting projects that also happen to be really cute, like the Happy Scrappy Teddy Bear pattern from Susan Claudino-Aguilar.
You can use any kind of yarn you like, held double, to make bears of different sizes. Mix … Read More ...
Knitted Pattern – Surgical Face Mask Decorative Cover
This fun Knitted face mask is not for protecting you on it’s own. This knitted lace face mask is a decorative cover for store-bought paper filtered face masks
. This makes those paper ones look a whole lot prettier if … Read More ...
Stash Busting? Try Knitting a Zero-Waste Shawl
Sometimes when you have a really great ball or two of yarn you really want a pattern where you can use every drop. That’s the idea behind the Zero Waste Shawl, designed by Katarina Linnhagen.
This bias knit, triangular … Read More ...
Scrap Bin Scrunchies
Theyrrrrrr’e baaaaack. The 80’s-90’s hair essential, the scrunchie, seems to have made its way back into pop-fashion culture. Since we’re all at home with pandemic hair, that can likely use a little wrangling, this seems as good of a time … Read More ...