crocheting ideas - Page 2

morelove · 01-18-2010, 04:17 PM

if only i hard darker colours like that in my stash! it tends to be brighter ugly greens, gross oranges and such. Although i did make a swiffer cloth for my lovely swiffer. i might make more of them!

cnuland · 01-31-2010, 09:23 PM

If you're not crazy about the colors, what about amigurumi (toys)? I know you said you can barely read patterns, but if you know how to crochet in the round, it shouldn't be too hard. It's all single crochet. If you're unsure - maybe start with an egg pattern for Easter.

Lion Brand has a lot of cute, free patterns. One of their lion patterns (http://www.lionbrand.com/patterns/70...html?noImages=) is like a little square pillow. I made one in "regular" colors, and another one that I nicknamed Mint Monster, so you could really do it in any color!

lawana · 02-01-2010, 06:56 AM

Why not use the extra yarn to make throw rugs. I have seen free patters for this that are really cute.

lawana · 02-01-2010, 07:02 AM

Hot pads are quick and easy to make. And great shower or housewarming gifts. I haved a quick pattern if you are interested that is thick enough to pick up a cast iron skillet.

mamarose22 · 02-16-2010, 10:41 AM

It usually isn't a good idea to use acrylic yarn for hot pot holders or hot pads. I use cotton yarn for those things. However you can also make mitten, gloves, fingerless wrist warmers, totebags, purses. You can crochet a bag with a drawstrings to hold your plastic grocery bags also. Using multiple strands of yarn to give thickness and stabilty, you can crochet bowls or boxes to store stuff in. You can make plastic canvas tissue boxes using the yarn or on other plastic canvas projects.

mamarose22 · 05-22-2010, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by sasmama

I know you said you're sick of hats, but since you have ugly yarns I wanted to mention that you can make basic skull caps for our troops overseas- they wear them under their helmets. My grandma has made tons of them-I do not know where she sends them, but I'm sure you can find out online. They have to be dark colors like grays and browns, etc, so it's perfect for the not-so-pretty yarns in your stash.

I am under the impression that the caps that the soldiers wear under their helmets have to me made out of wool and not synthetic yarn. In my home extension group some women are making them and they were told to make them from wool.