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Do You Have a Wool Or Yarn Leftovers.
by Darlene Isberg Internet User
Darlene Isberg 
Internet User
Hi Everyone
My crafts have gotten slightly out of hand. LOL.
How about you?
How many times have you bought craft products with
all the good intentions of doing another project, or
gosh that would make a nice sweater, afghan and so on.
Well, I usually make the product alright, but by the time it
is done, I cannot take the excess back to the craft shop
where I bought it. So what do you do with it?
You can (groan) make another afghan that you don't
need and neither does your family, OR...
You can donate it to your local primary school,
recreation centers, and children hospitals.
Why not, it gets those little guys into the fold
and you have done your good deed for the day too?
Another thought my daughter-in-law gave me and
she does, is she knits up her left-overs into
mittens, hats and scarves and takes them down
to our local mission for the street people. You
build karma this way.
Oct 12th 2010 10:23
Internet UserHi Everyone
My crafts have gotten slightly out of hand. LOL.
How about you?
How many times have you bought craft products with
all the good intentions of doing another project, or
gosh that would make a nice sweater, afghan and so on.
Well, I usually make the product alright, but by the time it
is done, I cannot take the excess back to the craft shop
where I bought it. So what do you do with it?
You can (groan) make another afghan that you don't
need and neither does your family, OR...
You can donate it to your local primary school,
recreation centers, and children hospitals.
Why not, it gets those little guys into the fold
and you have done your good deed for the day too?
Another thought my daughter-in-law gave me and
she does, is she knits up her left-overs into
mittens, hats and scarves and takes them down
to our local mission for the street people. You
build karma this way.
Oct 12th 2010 10:23
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Lee L.
The Gram Savings PlanDarlene--using up scraps for a donation project is a wonderful way to deplete the leftovers around the house. I made a traditional granny square afghan with my color scraps and did buy the black to make the border. Cancer patients need hats, preemies need items, homeless people can use warm things........the list is really endless here. Oct 14th 2010 20:27 |
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Sue and Shawn Kelly
 List Building ExpertsI use left over yarn for crocheted kitchen towels. I do different ones for the seasons,holidays, themes, even children's heros. You can buy holiday towels for the holidays or season at WalMart or even the dollar stores. By folding them from top to bottom you get two towels from each. Use a fine crochet needle No 1 or 2 and pierce through the rough top and single crochet a cross from the back of the towel. Come back with a double crochet. On the single crochet on return row. On the next decrease one on each end of the row. Continue until you get to six stitches and continue with right side double and return single until you have 4-6 inches in length. On back side chain 10-12 and double crotched the chain and put a scallop edge. You can get large buttons at Jo-Ans or WalMart or get holiday ribbon or a color appropriate to the season. I have also use the large round bells or ribbon pointsettas for Christmas. If it is difficult to find your holiday ie Valentines or childrens themes Buy a yard of fabric and get the 6 pack of towels at WalMart and sew a band 4 inches at the bottom of the towel. These are great gifts to your friends, hostess gifts, teachers gifts or Secret Sister gifts. Enjoy Oct 15th 2010 07:58 |
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Darlene Isberg
Internet UserWhat a great idea elceelee. Now there is no reason to have left over yarn cluttering your yarn bin. I started something like you are outlining. Bought the black too for it. Got half way through when I started wondering what to do with it. Now I know, I will finish it. Thanks for the suggestion. Oct 15th 2010 11:08 |
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Darlene Isberg
Internet UserSue you make your project sound so easy. Are there photos of them on your website? I have a hard time visualizing - need to see and then I can run. Could you post your website link for the group? Thanks. Oct 15th 2010 11:15 |
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Lee L.
The Gram Savings PlanHey Darlene--I have all those squares completed and sitting in a basket waiting to be joined into that afghan--I think I'll get it put together soon ;-) Lee Oct 16th 2010 07:24 |
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Darlene Isberg
Internet UserYo elceelee. It would be nice to see it when you get it done. Have a good weekend. Oct 16th 2010 10:55 |
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Sue and Shawn Kelly
List Building ExpertsI have a picture of some. Send me an email At suesworldprofit@gmail.com and I will attache it. I try to use colors picked up from the printed towel and also for the season. Give it a try. I can zip one out in 15 minutes. So the first should not take too long. Give it a try. I remember the year I got real ambitious. I went to Willimantic with my Mom & Dad on Dads Birthday for a yarn run. There were Mills there where you could buy yarn by the pound. Some skeins were less than 4 oz some were more and they were sorted by color in plastic bags. That made it easy to plan color schemes . I bought enough yarn to make afghans and pillow shames for every member of the family for Christmas for $75.00. Since Dad's Birthday was Nov 14th,, as he loaded the yarn in the truck he said You'll never make it . At the time I was working grave yard shift taking care of patients, some with dimentia So to keep away i would crochet. Believe it or not you crochet mostly by feel and counting. So every few days I would call my dad and say another one done as I went through the long list of Brothers and Sister and their children. I even had time to write a poem for my parents The years are gone when the family Shedd Would gather in their parents bed But years go by so on a whim You have gone from full to twin But nimble fingers move so fast So with your two I'm done at last Actually the beds were twin beds with a single head board. Great idea when you need a firm mattress for one and don't want to loose the closeness of a single bed. Sue Sue & Shawn K Oct 18th 2010 02:18 |
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Darlene Isberg
Internet UserHi Sue. Hmmm. Let's see. Your are a caregiver, an artisan, a poet, a wife and an entrepreneur. That is a heck of a combination. I have sent you an email with my particulars for your information. I can't believe you could get all that yarn for so little. Makes me want to cry in my socks. That was a very amazing accomplishment you did with your Xmas project. Thanks for sharing. Oct 18th 2010 12:10 |
Hi Darlene definitely worth a top with the good ideas you present here. The saying waste not want not is very applicable.
Oct 12th 2010 10:40