Crochet Leftover Yarn // Knit Leftover Yarn

Dear users, dear authors,
here you’ll find new and tried-and-true designs for using up leftover yarn. Have fun with them.

@Authors,
2-3 patterns per author are enough. Don’t forget links, images, info, etc.

Strawberry season! A few leftover yarn scraps in red, green, skin tone, white, and yellow are enough to crochet this cute little strawberry child. On the table together with a bowl of real berries, it is hard to tell it apart from them.

It will be about 12 cm tall, and its arms and legs can be bent thanks to an inserted wire. This way you can have it sit, stand, or walk, just however you’d like to decorate with it.

You can download the crochet pattern for the strawberry child here!

These cute leggings for dolls (40–50 cm) are perfect for knitting with leftover yarn—much to the delight of the doll’s mom. The length can also be adjusted to fit the doll.

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This winter set for babiesor individual pieces from itcan be knitted from leftover sock yarn. The socks are knitted using the brilliantly simple mowi heel, which you can learn here.

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This headband was knitted from the leftover yarn from a child’s dress. It’s perfect for cooler days and quick to knit.

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And if you want to crochet even more berries, then maybe this little basket with 6 different berries (strawberries, cherries, raspberries, blackberries, blueberries and red currants) is just right for you?

You can use it as a pretty little decoration or as an addition to a children's play kitchen or kids' grocery store. Along the way, you'll use up lots of small leftover yarn scraps that you otherwise might not know what to do with.

Here is the crochet pattern for the berry basket!

And since we’re on the topic of berries...

This clever pot holder can also be quickly crocheted from a few scraps of cotton yarn and makes a perfect decoration for your kitchen, especially this time of year!
Click here for the crochet pattern for the strawberry pot holder!

You can knit this fun dishcloth in double-face technique from cotton leftovers in various colors. It knits up quickly and makes a great gift (not only) for dog lovers :-)



Click here for more information and the knitting pattern.

We’re two Finkli (baby shoes) and we belong together, which is why we’re called a pair of Finkli or baby shoes. We’re soft and keep little feet nice and warm. The babies who get us don’t want any others and are happy to wear us. We’re quick to knit and super easy to make. Leftover yarn is very welcome here, which makes it perfect for mixing and matching. That’s not the end of our story!! The exciting story continues via the following link:

Knitting Pattern for Finkli, Baby Shoes





Crochet Pattern: Heart in 3 Sizes

With the crochet pattern for these little hearts, you can use up even tiny bits of leftover yarn. The little hearts are perfect as table decorations for weddings and christenings, flower decorations, strung together as a garland, or as keychains.



Go to the pattern here

Do you have any other projects using leftover yarn that you’d like to share here?

For this shawl, I crocheted about 400 grams of my leftover yarn. The shawl is crocheted from top to bottom, so it can be made in any size you like. I recommend at least 800 m of yarn length. 

The pattern repeat spans 2 rows, and you should know single crochet, chain stitches, and double crochet.

Here you can find the Restli shawl