Scrapping Away

Using up scraps is a satisfying occupation.  These placemats are done with a red heart variegated that I can't find anymore with black.

May 2013

This one I love.  I used the same variegated yarn in-between matching solid colors.  It is beautiful.  

August 2013

Chelsea's Afghan

I asked Chelsea what her favorite colors were and used them in this afghan.  Others are not sure about the color combination, but I liked it. It seems rather a "retro" look.  It also looks a little better in real life. The colors are teal, red and orange.

The stripes are two "v" stitch rows (dc, ch1, dc), with a 3 dc shell between them, sk 2 st, when needed and "v" in the middle dc on the shell.  The red rows are sc and 2 dc rows of the teal.

For The Table

I've been using all my scrap yarn making potholders.

It's an easy pattern, make a chain about 27 stitches long depending on the size of potholder you want.

I used Red Heart 4-ply with an "I" hook. 

Ch 27, turn sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc across, 3sc in end ch, sc in other side of beginning chains, 3 sc in end chain and sc around and around, and it will draw together into a square. Leave a long enough tail on the end to  sew the opening shut. 

I like cloth napkins because I have a really hard time throwing away something we use everyday.  The ones we are using are white and getting SO disgusting, I found some material to make new ones.  These are 12", cut on the square, so they can be fringed 1/8" or 1/4". The fringe tightens up in the washer and dryer and won't ravel anymore.  These look like they won't snow stains very soon.

Crocheted Baby Afghan

I found an afghan with this pattern being used for the babies that visit this house.  Done in soft yellow, it is gorgeous and I wanted to work up a doll afghan to give to some little girl who is now a big sister. I also made a "pattern" afghan because I couldn't find the pattern in my stuff and wrote up the pattern in my pattern blog here, to keep it. It is so pretty worked up, and nicer probably in one color of yarn, but this is what I had. I can't remember who gave it to me, but I seem compelled to work up yarn that I am given as soon as possible. 

Both afghans--doll size and the pattern

Close up of the edge

Complete pattern afghan 

For pattern go here.

Purply/Pink Afghan

This afghan is destined for a gift.  I picked a pattern from this book, and made stripes.  I was nearly done when I wondered what I would do for the edge, but I just used the pattern around and I'm very pleased with the result. 

Corner

Close up of the pattern

Neutral Afghan

My current afghan project.  I enjoyed making this sampler afghan, and I made matching brown tone ones for a bedroom.  I adapted a pattern I got from someone else to make it fit a twin bed, and also changed some of the stitches for less aggravating ones.  I then wrote up the pattern with what I did for a tryout on writing my own pattern.  It helped that I was using a partly made one already.  But it was still a chore!!

Skirt to Scarf

My latest rags to riches project. It was my daughter's idea.  We have had a skirt around here for 5 years, one of those unfinished edge tiered ones with a lot of different patterns.  My oldest daughter wore it until she was tired of it and the bottom piece was ragged, so we cut it off, and my youngest daughter wore it until she wanted it shorter so we cut off the bottom to make it knee length and she had the idea to make it into a scarf.

We found a tutorial here.

This is what we cut off the skirt.

 Basting along the sections with visible thread.

Gathered ready to sew. Which was a little difficult by the way.  You need concentration and patience.

The finished product.