I have been working (if you use the term working incredibly generously because I haven’t touched it in a couple of years) for many, many years on what I hope will one day be a giant (6 foot by 6 … Read More ...
Little Knitting Projects to Slim Your Yarn Stash
After talking about ways to organize your yarn the other day, it got me thinking about how to use some of that yarn. Nothing motivates me to start new projects like cleaning up my stash, LOL.
In that spirit … Read More ...
Get a Jump on Stash Busting with the Cecilia Collection
I like stash busting all the time, but I especially seem to think about stash busting at the beginning of a new year. Using what you have is a great new year’s resolution, and a great habit to keep throughout … Read More ...
Treat Yourself by Knitting the Mindful Mosaic Blanket
Every year as the weather starts to get colder I like to pull out one of my longstanding scrappy blanket knitting projects. Yes I said one of the them, because I have more than one (and actually there’s a crochet … Read More ...
Knit a Blanket to Bring Color to Your Mornings
No matter how many blankets I am working on or have finished — knit or crochet — I feel like there’s always room for another one. Blankets can make great gifts or charity projects, and it’s also just lovely (for … Read More ...
Stitch Up Some Zen with This Easy Knit Blanket
There is just something about a garter stitch blanket. The knitting is easy and relatively mindless, and the resulting knit fabric is cozy, kind of chunky and rustic and just looks like something you want to snuggle under.
I knit … Read More ...
Another Way to Use Up All Your Sock Yarn Scraps
I feel like I’ve been writing a lot lately about projects that are made to use up all your scraps, or that could be adapted to use scraps, because they call for mini skeins and the like.
I have been … Read More ...
Use Your Stash Faster by Holding Two Strands Together
One of my favorite ways to use up stash fast is working on projects where more than one strand of yarn is held together while you knit. This is an easy way to make a heavier weight yarn using what … Read More ...
Use Your Stash on a Sweater That’s All Stripes
I was thinking this morning about a long-neglected ebook project I’ve started and stopped working on a multitude of times over the past 10 years or so that’s all about using your stash. It occurred to me that maybe more … Read More ...
Keep it Simple with a Knit Sampler Afghan
Sometimes you want to knit an afghan without being trapped under an afghan the whole time you’re knitting it.
I mean, I guess that might be true for some people. It is not true for me. I think I mostly … Read More ...
An Easy Scarf Knitting Pattern Stitched with Love
This super sweet scarf knitting pattern would be fun to stitch up for Valentine’s Day, or to give to someone who you want to wrap in love.
The Shape of My Heart scarf from Annie Baker Designs is worked in … Read More ...
Stitch Up a Colorful, Stash Busting Headband
I recently rearranged my yarn stash so that most of it is arranged by color, and it’s inspired me to take a new look at what I have, and to realize that I have a lot of odd balls and … 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 ...
Layer Cake Cowl is a Great Stash Buster
I’ve been trying to clean up and organize my stash recently, so I’m appreciating projects that would allow me to use up bits of stash without looking too scrappy.
The Layer Cake cowl from Tiffany Perry is a project like … Read More ...
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 ...