Easy Crafts with Leftover Yarn: Potholders and Bookmarks

Dear users, dear authors,
here is the place for easy crafts with leftover yarn / yarn scraps that make beginners happy. How about some new potholders or bookmarks, for example? Shop now.

@Autoren,
2-3 patterns per author are enough. Don’t forget the link and image, as well as the usual info.

These colorful coasters are very easy and quick to crochet.
Made with cotton yarn and a 2.5 mm hook, they measure about 10 cm in diameter.
The pattern is explained round by round.

Here you can go directly to the pattern 

Crochet Pattern for a Sponge / Cleaning Cloth
A beautiful sponge/cleaning cloth in various bright colors. A decorative piece for any bathroom. It’s quick to crochet, making it ideal for beginners.
For the sponges (size: approx. 17.5 cm x 17.5 cm), you’ll need:
• Creative Bubble, 100% polyester, in color no. 01 white and 02 yellow. • Crochet hook no. 1.5 I’m happy to answer any questions and hope you have lots of fun and enjoyment with this project!


Click here for the pattern



Coaster (or sponge/dishcloth) “Rose” A beautiful, quick and easy-to-crochet coaster or it can also be used as a sponge/dishcloth for a cozy morning coffee, for example, or as a small gift. It can be crocheted quickly and is ideal for beginners.

You’ll need: • Lang Yarns MARISA combed cotton, mercerized, in the following colors: No. 0109 pink, No. 0001 white • Alize Forever in color No. 612 green • Crochet hook No. 1.00. The coaster shown (size: approx. 19.5 cm x 16.5 cm) used 23 g of cotton.

Click here for the pattern





Do you still have a few bits of leftover yarn and don’t know what to do with them? Bookmarks are very quick to crochet and always make bookworms happy, especially when the bookmark matches the book. Here are 2 examples:
Frog Prince Bookmark

  Dragon Bookmark
Fairy tale and fantasy fans will be especially delighted with these two bookmarks. And they’re very easy to crochet! Especially now during the hot days, when you can’t quite bring yourself to tackle big projects but still want to keep your hands busy somehow, these little crochet projects are ideal. And in the cold season, you’ll always have a pretty little gift to bring along.

There are lots of leftover-yarn patterns in my shop. I’d like to show you a small selection here.

With the crochet pattern for the SOMMERSCHÖN dream catchers / mandalas, you can make wonderful use of your leftover yarn and get a lovely window decoration. Of course, you can also decorate the mandalas with feathers, ribbons, and the like to create wonderful dream catchers.
Get the crochet pattern here: Crochet SOMMERSCHÖN


These lanterns are also a quick crochet project for leftover yarn. And they’re also great for summer decorating. Add an LED string light inside, and they’ll glow at night too.
Get the crochet pattern here: Crochet lanterns



The LICHTERSCHEIN lantern jars are a real upcycling project. Because in addition to your leftover yarn, you’ll also reuse a large empty yogurt jar. And they’re great for summer too. On the patio table, they provide a romantic light even on long summer nights. Just place an LED tea light inside.
Get the crochet pattern here: Crochet LICHTERSCHEIN

This dishcloth is really easy and doesn’t require much cotton yarn at all. Just knit and purl stitches—that’s all the skills you need.

Here’s the pattern.

The “Little Snowflakes ” decorations/coasters, with a diameter of about 10 cm, are perfect for the Christmas season and create a cozy atmosphere. They can be placed on the festive table as coasters for candleholders or used as door and window decorations. You don’t need much yarn to make a snowflake, so these can be crocheted from leftover yarn . A great way to use up scraps !

Pattern