Aren’t these dreadlocks great?!
Links:
Crocheted Dreadlocks (Rainbow Crochet Dread Extensions)
…compilation of tutorials
Well, these flowers give me a merry feeling!
Do you have some stash, too? ;-)
Links:
Wire-Edged Fabric Flowers
Nearly three years ago I’ve been interested in Paisleys and freeform needlework. After having seen the freeform Paisley scrumbles I’d like to play around with freeform once again ;-)
By the way, the little items are a great way to use up your stash ;-)
Links:
Freeform Paisley Scrumbles
Here at unikatissima:
Freeform Needlework
Entries with the tag ‘freeform’
Entries with the tag ‘Paisley’
Entries with the tag ‘stash’
Well, it’s mentioned as an leftover sweater because every diamond can be worked from another yarn of your stash.
But I find the ‘construction’ of the sweater interesting ;-)
Because I haven’t understood the sketch until I’ve cut and folded it from scrap paper, see here a picture on how the sweater should look:
I will have to give it a try somewhen ;-))
If you don’t like it (or don’t have a stash big enough ;-)), see what else you can do with your stash kann.
Links:
Leftover Sweater (Oddball Sweater)
via: Sweaters
Here at unikatissima:
Entries with the tag ‘stash’
I wrote about leftover needlework before, however I find the magic ball, a yarn skein from yarn rests knotted together, so great that I wanted to mention it again.
It doesn’t matter there whether you knit it or crochet it or both, it looks greatnearly every time. Some use it for freeform work, some crochet only half double crochets or knit in stockinette or garter stitch.
I think it would also look great if you used the magic ball for weaving.
Many people like the loose ends to be seen, in the instruction someone even suggested to add beads on the tails, which have to be long enogh for this (entry of mbriz).
Links:
Magic Ball (Tips and Tricks: Magic Ball Knitting)
Here at unikatissima:
Leftover Needlework
Freeform Needlework
Entries with the tag ‘knitting’
Entries with the tag ‘crochet’
Entries with the tag ‘freeform’
Entries with the tag ‘weaving’
For your inspiration:
Google search result for ‘Magic Ball Knitting’
Google search result for ‘Magic Ball Crochet’
Google search result for ‘Magic Ball Afghan’
Hm, at the end of the year they say that one must tidy up a little to have a good start into the next year.
What about making a scrap quilt to work up all those little left-over pieces of fabric from the different projects?
Or can’t you finish a quilt that fast?
;-)))
Links:
Scrap Quilt (Crumbs, Crumbs Crumbs!!!)
Perhaps also interesting: a Scrap User’s System
I liked the knitted rose best of all knitted flowers, that’s why I tried to knit it.
I thought that it must look cute with my white scarf.
And because it doesn’t need much thread it is great for stash use-up ;-)
That is my flower and I’m absolutely sure that I knitted it following the instructions.
Although I like it, I think that it looks more like a hyperbolic plane or a carnation flower than a rose.
I ask myself if this has to do with the fact that I have brown thumbs? ;-))
Links:
Knitted Flowers (knitting / flower patterns)
dort u.a. Knitted Rose (knitting / flower patterns 202)
Here at unikatissima:
Entries with the tag ‘stash’
TED Talk: Nature, Crochet and Geometry
Seed Starters
Again something to use up your stash: the Spaghetti scrap scarf.
In fact it is nothing else than a lot of I-cords that are connected in different ways.
And I find that it looks great! ;-)
There is another Spaghetti scrap scarf, but you can best see how different they can look when checking the ravelry pattern (unfortunately with registering only).
I have already begun to knit I-cords but unfortunately I find it nothing but boring, so I doubt that I will ever make such a Spaghetti scrap scarf.
But who knows? ;-)
Links:
Spaghetti scrap scarf ‘recipe’ (Qui aime la pasta?) (French)
Another Spaghetti scrap scarf (Encore une écharpe avec des i-cords) (French)
First found at ravelry:
Spaghetti scrap scarf (with i-cords)
Here at unikatissima:
Entries with the tag ‘stash’
Once I found a great blog entry where somebody showed how she’s working her stash and scrap yarns into a scarf. Unfortunately I don’t find the entry back ;-(
In principle she sorted her stash according to colours (her example was made in blues) and from each yarn she crocheted a long row, every row even in another crochet stitch.
I hope that the photos are a help.
I found the result so stunning that I made a birthday gift for a good friend from it ;-)
By the way, this can surely be done in knitting, too!?
I found at craftster (again! ;-)) something beautiful: the colorful raggedy scrap scarf.
I imagine that some big self-made knitting needles could be used?!
I guess that I’ll have to purchase a lot of jumble sale fabric and old t-shirts, because I don’t have much fabric scraps ;-)
To-do-list again ;-))
Links:
At craftster:
Colorful Raggedy Scrap Scarf
Chopstick/dowel knitting needle tutorial
How to cut down a t-shirt
How to cut fabric strips from old t-shirts
Here at unikatissima:
Self-made Crochet Hooks And Knitting Needles