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What to do with loads of left over yarn....


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After almost a year of knitting and crocheting different projects the knitting basket is loaded with leftovers.  What to do with it all besides donating them is an issue I go through all the time.  This year I thought to use them up by making another afghan.  Not sure who will be the one to get it but it turned out rather large and not bad looking.
I must have had a least 12 different colors and textures but I put them all together in large squares anyway.
Once each square was completed I simply stitched them together.
 I had a full skein of a nice blue for the around design. 
For once I did not run out of a color.

And an added bonus, little crochet flowers to use up some white I know I'd  never use.
Will be a nice sofa throw on a cold winter night.
Might just send it on up to Alaska. I know a couple that might just enjoy it.

Today was rather chilly here in the Tampa Bay area.. my outdoor thermometer is saying 42' at 2:00pm in the afternoon... not normal for us.  My friend in Georgia said this morning, "It's Snowing".. maybe she could use a nice warm afghan? 
Hmmm...?  Who will get the Afghan?

"Stay warm all"



6 comments:

  1. what a nea idea! great way to use leftover yarn!!

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  2. Sandy-
    My brother was just in Tampa last week...if you'd have let me know sooner, he could have taken that blanket off your hands and brought it home to me!
    Ha!

    I love it,and the flowers make a nice touch too.
    You definitely have an eye for design! I like the yellow stripe between rows.
    Pat
    (where it is only chilly here and supposed to 80° on Monday)

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  3. I love leftover projects too. They are like a gift made of "nothing". Have a nice Sunday. Regula

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  4. Very nice, I really like scrappy quilts and afghans.

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  5. That turned out wonderful! Thank you for sharing at TTF.

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  6. What a great idea! Very creative!

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