After my foray into sewing in April, this month’s ScrapHappy make takes us back to yarn, cotton yarn to be specific. My bag full of left-over cotton yarn was severely depleted by the stripy corner-to-corner blanket that I mostly made whilst on holiday:
Blanket from big scraps
But there were still piles and piles of partial balls of yarn left over. In my experience, the best way to use up small amounts of yarn is to make little granny squares. The centre can be made from a really short length and adds to the diversity and beauty of the finished creation. So far I’ve made 64 squares, and I’m getting close to the end of the yarn. I’m hoping to manage another eight, to make a 9 × 8 blanket:
I plan to use recycled cotton yarn to join all these little squares together. This represents other peoples scraps, even though it’s new to me. The finished blanket is destined to be donated to charity via Sixty Million Trebles.
I’ve been inspired to write this (and future) ScrapHappy posts by Kate, who provides links to other (mostly sewing) ScrapHappy bloggers at Tall Tales from Chiconia on the fifteenth of every month… do check them out.
The Snail of Happiness 
katechiconi
/ May 15, 2017Such a pretty collection of little yarny gems! In fact, that’s what they remind me of: Iced Gems! Remember those… Teeny little bickies with a pastel swirl of hard icing on top?
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The Snail of Happiness
/ May 15, 2017Oh yes – that’s exactly the colour scheme.
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katechiconi
/ May 15, 2017There you go, a name for your blankie!
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The Snail of Happiness
/ May 15, 2017I need a biscuit colour to join them together!!
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nanacathy2
/ May 15, 2017Yarny gems, love it, a very pretty selection.
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Born To Organize
/ May 15, 2017Delightful!
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thecontentedcrafter
/ May 15, 2017Good work Jan! You are inspirational!
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The Snail of Happiness
/ May 15, 2017I think I’m also a bit manic at the moment… still, it’s all in a good cause!
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painterwrite
/ May 16, 2017I love your efforts to recycle and reuse. And then to top off your awesome efforts, you donate the results! Great job!!
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