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Use Up Your Scraps on this Bias-Knit Shawl

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Summer is for scrap projects. (OK, anytime is a good time for scrappy projects, but I can’t resist some alliteration.)

I just finished a shawl and had a little bit of yarn left, which got me thinking about all the little bits of sock yarn that are left at the ends of projects. Or if you’re a fan of mini skeins you probably have more of those than you know what to do with.

Either way, this simple Scrappy Bias Shawl from Emily Clauson is a great use of yarn little odds and ends.

It’s a asymmetrical triangle worked on the bias, by increasing on one side and decreasing on the other. Changing colors randomly gives it a fun, scrappy look (there are some versions that have more regular stripes, too, and both routes are lovely).

Grab the free pattern on Ravelry.

[Photo: Emily Clauson.]

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Stacking Stars Knitting Pattern

There are so many things I love about the Stacking Stars pattern from Frankie Brown.

First, it looks like a kid’s toy, which it totally could be, though the intent is to stack the stars into a Christmas tree bit of decor.

I love the rainbow gradient, which makes it all the more cheerful, and serves as a reminder that, while you can plan out your colors beautifully, you can also use your stash for your own brilliant hodgepodge of a star tree.

It includes patterns for nine different sizes of stars, from 2 inch to 6 inch, which makes the perfect pile to look like a tree. What’s more, these stars are worked in garter stitch, so it’s a pretty easy pattern, even if you’re new to knitting. And the stars are solid, so not only can you use them to make your own amazing stack of a tree, you can make more to decorate packages, use as Christmas tree ornaments, make a darling garland, or all of the above.

The pattern calls for DK weight yarn but of course you could play with the yarn weight, too, to make stars that are even larger or smaller than the ones shown. And the bigger ones are made by just working more repeats, so you could continue to work as established to make larger ones to suit all your crafty purposes if you like.

Frankie’s patterns are free on Ravelry, but they ask that people who enjoy their patterns send a donation to the Children’s Liver Disease Foundation. Through the years they have raised more that £26,000 for the charity, which helps families of kids with liver disease. You can donate to Frankie’s fundraiser here. They have tons of great holiday projects and other designs you can check out on their designer page on Ravelry.

[Photo: Frankie Brown]

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