I often receive letters requesting creative ways to use yarns left over from knitting and crochet projects. To get an idea of how much you have, which colors and which weights, sort yarns into groups.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There are so many fun pieces you can make with scrap yarn – from cute mittens to stylish bags. Crafters all over the world have ...

Like so many of us who knit and/or crochet, Elaine Redmond’s yarn stash continues to grow as she buys more, completes projects and stores away what’s left with plans for someday putting it to good use ...

In addition to its popularity for use in knitting circles and Etsy stores, yarn has plenty of other applications. As art, for example. What better way to use a lot of leftover yarn than in a massive, ...

Like the scraps of expensive hard wood that woodworkers collect, every experienced crocheter has a collec tion of odd skeins of yarn left over from other projects. Although there's not enough to ...

Knitting a spare-yarn afghan is a quick and easy way to save money. There seems to be a law-probably written by a close relative of Murphy ­dictating that needlecrafters will never have just the right ...

If you're looking for the perfect next crochet project, why not make it a sweet crochet rose? We love making crochet flowers, and a crochet rose is no exception. Crafters across the world have been ...

We're always on the lookout for small crochet project ideas which can be worked up in an evening – and crochet bows for your hair are such a sweet idea! Crafters across the world have been taking to ...