It’s time to raid your knitting basket. We love the look of these mismatched color-block patterns, and you just need two skeins of yarn in different but coordinating colors. If you’re new to knitting, ...

As knitters, one of the things that we don't want to do is toss leftover yarn. Of course, figuring out what to do with those dwindling skeins can be a struggle. Most knitting patterns require that you ...

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 ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Knitting anything that is not a scarf or a beanie can be utterly ...

No, oddball knitting does not mean knitting strange-looking things. Rather, the term is a literal reference to the odd balls of yarn knitters tend to collect; half-used skeins leftover from finished ...

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.

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 ...

Yarn bombers use leftover or sturdy acrylic yarn for their craft. This pole near the Lakewood Branch Library is covered in swirls of pink, burgundy and cream, with sassy fringed pom-poms. Austin-based ...

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, ...