Forum Categories
Quick to Target
Browse Categories
Community & Help

Do you still have old yarn stash?

23287 Posts Recent Started
Wednesday, May 28, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Dear community,
do you still have any really old yarn stash left, or have you managed to use it all up nicely by now?

256 Posts Recent Started
Wednesday, May 28, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Oh, I still have quite a bit of old leftover yarn.
For some of it, I don’t have the time to use it; for some, I haven’t found the right project; and there’s some I just haven’t been able to part with yet...😂

Have a nice evening. I’m off to do some knitting...

4096 Posts Recent Started
Wednesday, May 28, 2025 at 8:46 PM
No, nothing’s really that old anymore. There’s always plenty of cotton scraps lying around, but I keep using them up. And I’ve finished all the bigger projects—like jackets, blankets, and things like that—so there’s nothing left unfinished. I guess I could actually go shopping again....

5229 Posts Recent Started
Wednesday, May 28, 2025 at 8:53 PM
My old leftover yarn must have glue on its bottom, because I keep finding little balls of it popping up here and there 😀😃

Love, Ingeborg 

9368 Posts Recent Started
Thursday, May 29, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Tons of it... unfortunately.

I finally finished my scarf this week—the yarn was bought in 2017. It was just one skein, and I paired it with another yarn that had also been sitting around for a while.


151 Posts Recent Started
Thursday, May 29, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Oops, caught me! 
 I just knitted myself a sweater with yarn whose label said “Made in West Germany.” I still have similarly old yarn. My father brought it with him back then. 
 But now I’ve also found a pattern for it. 
I’d love to show you a photo, but I can’t get the picture uploaded here. It’s not too big. 🤷
 Kind regards, Marita

151 Posts Recent Started
Thursday, May 29, 2025 at 7:35 PM

27 Posts Recent Started
Friday, May 30, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Busted 😀. I’m also a wool collector—partly because of inheritances. That’s why my stash still includes some GDR-era wool with “EVP” and “Mark” printed on it🙈. Back then, sock yarn was called “Strumpfwolle.”
Best regards, Claudi 

Write Reply

Please register or Log in!

Latest comments

5 actual comments last by carola-kraemer
6 actual comments last by carola-kraemer
12 actual comments last by Schnuckelina
10 actual comments last by Akela
2 actual comments last by Schnuckelina
10 actual comments last by bea-pomp
9 actual comments last by Akela
4 actual comments last by Libelle11
1 actual comment last by veronika-t15
5 actual comments last by SabinesFadenspiel

Popular patterns

Top patterns from elealindadesign from the Crochet category!
Top patterns from Natalija from the Crochet category!
Top patterns from KuemaTutorials from the Crochet category!
Top patterns from elke-eder from the Crochet category!
Top patterns from elke-eder from the Crochet category!
Top patterns from elke-eder from the Crochet category!
Top patterns from elke-eder from the Crochet category!
Top patterns from elke-eder from the Crochet category!
Top patterns from Melknits from the Knitting category!
Top patterns from Schnuckelina from the Felting category!
Top patterns from Haekelweltmitherz from the Crochet category!
More top patterns

Free patterns

Top patterns from MorbenDesign from the category!
Top patterns from MorbenDesign from the category!
Top patterns from jennysideenreich from the category!
Top patterns from MorbenDesign from the category!
Top patterns from MorbenDesign from the category!
Top patterns from Hobbii from the category!
Top patterns from Miralay from the category!
Top patterns from MommyPatterns from the category!
Top patterns from Hobbii from the category!
Top patterns from KleinesFeines from the category!
Top patterns from Hobbii from the category!
Top patterns from moonlighthook from the category!
Top patterns from CrochetGiftsShop from the category!
Top patterns from Dianas-kleiner-Haekelshop from the category!
Top patterns from MorbenDesign from the category!
Top patterns from MorbenDesign from the category!
Top patterns from MyCuties_Design from the category!
Top patterns from ternuraamigurumi from the category!
Top patterns from martina-supova from the category!
Top patterns from moonlighthook from the category!
Top patterns from Hobbii from the category!
Top patterns from Colorfuldreams from the category!
Top patterns from DIY-4U from the category!
Top patterns from christina-lemberger from the category!
More free patterns

Win shopping credit every month!

42 prizes / total value €300: 30×€5, 10×€10, 2×€25 – simply activate the newsletter. No purchase necessary. Unsubscribe at any time. Prizes are awarded as Crazypatterns shopping credit. Learn more