I’m out of yarn. There is nothing usable left in my stash of leftovers anymore. It’s very upsetting. Look at this:
I have those, but not enough of any of them to make anything. OK, I could probably make a simple hat out of that bright blue one, but that’s no fun — I have tons of hats and I’m not making any for Christmas presents this year. I don’t think the other ones could even make a hat. I’d make a scrap something, but they’re all different brands and weights and fibers, so that’s no good. Here’s my second drawer:
Again here, I could make a couple of hats with those two fun textured ones, but that’s no fun. The sock yarn in the corner is unappealing to me — I don’t know why I bought it in the first place. The gray stuff is usable, but I don’t know what to make with just two skeins. I’m considering unraveling this:
That thing is older than this blog. I meant it to be a wrap, but I couldn’t afford the yarn to finish it up. I hesitate a bit to unravel that one because the yarn got kinda moldy once, being stored in a damp place. I washed it, of course, but I wonder if washing will make it hard to unravel. This next thing is the same (although without the mold and wash):
I think that one was going to be a blanket, but it’s so old I don’t even remember. Both of those projects are made with soft worsted cotton.
So should I unravel those last 2 projects? Do you think either of them would make something like this shawl? I think it would make this. Maybe I could combine them and make another Christmas-y dog sweater for my sweet puppy (my first attempt got immediately mangled in play due to the loose stitching).
OK so maybe I do have some yarn… that gray stuff and those two projects. *sigh* I just don’t know what to make with any of it. I guess I can go ahead and unravel those things and assess my yarn quantities then. I think I need a ball winder…
not your average crochet 
I say unwind and assess. You might have more yarn than you think. I’m sorry your stash is making you crazy. I’m sure you’ll be able to get some goodies soon.
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I did have more than I thought! After an hour and a half I ended up with 7 balls, or about 1260 yards! Much better than what I thought.
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Awesome! What are you going to do with it? Any ideas yet? 🙂
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Well I read some reviews about the yarn brand and thought it best not to make a sweater or shawl due to shedding and pilling in the wash. I cast on for a knitted Harry Potter hat pattern but I’m not sure if I’ll keep it yet… and I didn’t really want to make a hat.
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I once made a very whimsical lap blanket out of a bunch of mismatched ends. I knit an array of odd patterned squares and then fit them together with a lot of crochet work. I always thought it very odd looking. We kept it in the car and my daugher as a child liked to snuggle it. 🙂
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Do you still have it? I’d love to see a picture!
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Sadly no. It was ruined on a camping trip when it was used to smother a fire. The blanket gave its life well. 🙂
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Mmmm your stash looks perfect for some freeform something or other??
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Hmm… That’s an interesting thought. I’ve never made a freeform project before, have you?
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Nope. But I haven’t got the stash for it yet. I’m still new to all this. But I would quite like to give it a go sometime. And I might use this
http://featheredfibers.wordpress.com/2008/09/28/carlas-freeform-crochet-scarf-tutorial/
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Very interesting! It would be cool but hard to just crochet in any hole I see after about 8 years of following “the rules,” but it does look fun!
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If you are not partial to the pieces, I say rip them out and start something new. Here is another thought to do with your left-overs; Have you ever made a crayon box sweater? I started one many years ago. It’s only 1/2 finished but I will get back to it one day. You use all kinds of different fibers. Here is one link of many:http://www.anniescatalog.com/detail.html?code=83596&source=froogle&gclid=COPg-aa_ybICFYVFMgod-EcACw
If the link doesn’t work, just google crayon box sweater pattern.
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Woah! That would be a great project for a combination of yarns!
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I say unwind!
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