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angie-knits
Chatty Knitter
USA
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 Posted - 03/16/2007 : 05:06:33 AM
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I have some leftover sock yarn from one sock I just made. I have another ball of yarn for the other sock...so I figure I am going to end up with about 1/4 of each ball leftover.
What do you guys do with the leftovers?
My blog: http://knitrelief.blogspot.com/
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Lanea
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USA
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Mickey
Permanent Resident
USA
1670 Posts |
Posted - 03/16/2007 : 05:43:38 AM
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I combine them and knit new socks, with different parts of the sock in different color(ways). Some do become very wild and colorful, true, but I like that.  |
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sarakate
Seriously Hooked
USA
818 Posts |
Posted - 03/16/2007 : 06:19:07 AM
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I make toddler socks, for my 4-year-old. Most sock yarns have enough yardage for me to get a pair for myself *and* a pair for her -- hers I do toe up, using whichever ball is lightest first, so I can stop when I'm about to run out. The very small amounts leftover from that go in a box for darning use later.
In those instances where I don't have enough to get toddler socks, I save the leftovers to either make stripey socks in combination with other leftovers, or to use as toes and heels with a different yarn. |
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PuppyMomma
Chatty Knitter
USA
254 Posts |
Posted - 03/16/2007 : 07:27:08 AM
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I haven't used my leftover sock yarn right away, but I don't want to throw it away. So I've been putting it in empty vases in my house and using them for 'decor'. Thatt way they don't migrate back into general stash either.
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YarnAndCoffee
Seriously Hooked
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Posted - 03/16/2007 : 08:03:27 AM
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I can't bear to part with the leftovers. They're all in a bag so that I can darn with them if necessary.
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procrastiknitter
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Canada
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Posted - 03/16/2007 : 08:04:18 AM
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I'm thinking about doing mitred square socks/cuffs. There is a knitty pattern called [I think] "Cut your Teeth" that uses mitred squares for cuffs. Plain coloured leftovers would make nice horizontally cabled cuff, I think.
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NaProus
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Posted - 03/16/2007 : 08:17:20 AM
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I'm thinking of making a Mosaic Pillow à la Barbara Walker (in the 4th Treasury? or maybe Mosaic Knitting) using black for one of the two colors and a variety of colored yarns for the other color.
I love the idea of the blankie, but I think I would kill myself before finishing it!
Knitting pics at http://photos.yahoo.com/naprous
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probablyjane
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 03/16/2007 : 08:34:41 AM
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I've been experimenting with slip stitch patterns for socks which use a small amount of handpaint on a base of solid yarn. It's a good way of making expensive hand paint go further as well as diluting colour combinations that might be too busy undiluted. It's also a good way of using up left over yarn. Slip stitch patterns are fun - lots of opportunity for a two colour effect without the hassle and extra thickness of fairisle.
'I am the milkman of human kindness - I will leave an extra pint' Billy Bragg
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socks4all
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USA
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Posted - 03/16/2007 : 09:37:17 AM
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| I make mitred square blankets and baby caps. If I have a little left from that it goes for scrap yarn used for peasant heels, or to hold sts for other projects. |
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Kipster
Seriously Hooked
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nanetteb
Chatty Knitter
220 Posts |
Posted - 03/16/2007 : 11:23:19 AM
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I do colorwork so there is always a use for a small amount of sock yarn. If you don't like stranded color knitting, check out entrelac socks. There is a pair in the Spin-Off sock book that uses like 16-20 colors if I recall correctly. I made them using some Kool Aid dyed yarn and they were so much fun. Here's a photo:
http://knittingincolor.blogspot.com/2003/06/here-are-spin-off-entrelac-socks-done.html
If you are talking about self-striping self-patterning sock yarn there was a woman in Brazil named Flor (now disappeared from the web unfortunately) who used to just combine all sorts of random self-striping yarns into one new and wild sock. Some of her results were quite interesting and it was certainly a good way to use up every extra bit of yarn.
Nanette
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kadiddly
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USA
3076 Posts |
Posted - 03/16/2007 : 11:28:52 AM
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I'm slowly making them into a Log Cabin blanket.
"Alright everyone, back to your knitting..."
- Fred or George Weasley, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (movie)
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Larjmarj
Chatty Knitter
USA
168 Posts |
Posted - 03/16/2007 : 3:56:49 PM
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As someone else posted above, I take all my left over bits and make a pair of crazy color socks. I am working on a pair on my lunch hour at work right now. They will match everything and nothing all at the same time. :-)
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Trout Lily
Chatty Knitter
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Posted - 03/16/2007 : 5:23:08 PM
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I save mine, in small snack size zip lock bags with the original lable. I keep notes on each sock I knit, with the lable information, so if I need to darn, or what ever I can find the right yarn.
I imagine eventually using leftovers to make a fairisle pattern with a solid color yarn as background. |
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Louise B.
New Pal
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Posted - 03/17/2007 : 7:06:11 PM
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Hi Knitters,
Did anyone see the Rambling Rose throw/afghan at the Spinning/Knitting Spa in Portland, Maine last month? I would love to use this pattern, as they did, for my left over sock yarn. The vendor who had it on display ran out of patterns. I can't remember who was displaying it. I want to call and order a copy.
If anyone knows I would appreciate it so much.
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metromaples
Seriously Hooked
USA
873 Posts |
Posted - 03/17/2007 : 8:16:39 PM
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baby hats
I just posted one on my blog and there's more in past posts. I usually double up sock yarn and knit the hat on size 7us
-- Jeri
http://soapquiltknit.blogspot.com/
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mokey
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Posted - 03/17/2007 : 9:15:01 PM
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If I can't get to a local yarn swap I toss it into the compost bin or garbage.
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roofth
Seriously Hooked
USA
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ozknitter
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Australia
3248 Posts |
Posted - 03/18/2007 : 01:02:05 AM
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Hi,
I use mine to knit squares, which I later sew together for doggy blankets for the RSPCA and Lost Dogs Home. I'm sure the dogs don't notice, but you never know!!!
Knit in peace and harmony.
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SweaterGrrrl
Chatty Knitter
USA
334 Posts |
Posted - 03/18/2007 : 06:10:22 AM
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I use it to make clothes for dolls I find at flea markets. I clean up the dolls, dress them, and then donate them to different charities.
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What do you do with leftover sock yarn?
