Leftover sock yarn projects

I use the clasped weft join to avoid weaving in ends on knitting projects and make it easier to knit stripy socks with leftover yarn.

If you’re like me, and like most knitters I know, you’ve probably bought a skein or several of sock yarn (let’s not talk about other kinds of yarn right now, OK?) with no real ide…

Sock Yarn Blanket

I knit a lot of these! Whoever invented self striping yarn deserves a medal. Sock yarn is (usually) 95% wool and 5% acrylic. It comes in 4ply or 6ply. The 4ply is harder wearing. It washes well in a machine and some people even tumble dry their hand knitted socks (I don't tumble mine) The teenager loves my socks but now he's a size 9 it takes much longer to knit him a pair. These are my all time favourites. I think they're about 3 years old now and still going strong. A pair of adult socks…

I'm still not back up 100% health yet, this thing is taking such a long time to shift! Although I have managed to cough and sniff through a week back at work. While I was confined to the sofa I managed to add to my sock yarn leftovers blanket. I've now added another 20 squares to it. It uses all the wee leftover balls of yarn leftover from knitting a pair of socks. Each square uses 6g of yarn so doesn't need much yarn at all. It's a simple basket weave stitch of K4, P4 over 28 stitches. This…

If you’ve seen any of my Instagram photos recently you will be under no doubt that I have recently become a tiny bit obsessed with scrappy socks - using up odds and ends of scrap sock yarn to create delightfully odd and mismatching stripy socks. We all have those tiny bits of sock yarn lying ar

Often, when people get finished with a project, they have just a little bit of yarn left. The leftover yarn gets tucked into a bag or stashed into a storage spot and forgotten. Put them to good use with one of these creative DIY projects.

Here are twenty things to make with scrap yarn, fabric, and floss. These projects are great for anytime of the year, and for all skill levels!

I posted the sweater I made several days ago. Now I have finished a throw for the 5 whole days you need one in SW Florida. I was totally enamored when I...

Need a knitting pattern for your leftover yarn? A stash busting knitting project? Find your next knitting projects for leftover yarn here!