03/21/2026
A red letter day in my task to use up small yarn scraps.
For now, I have no more small balls of #4 (worsted) acrylic scraps.
The piles - are from left:
(1) 8” squares to be sent to Love-Squared, a wonderful charity in the Toledo area that sorts assembles SO many blankets from these squares for kids in need.
(2) 7”x9” blocks for Warm Up America, the official charity of the Craft Yarn Council. WUA sorts and assembles the blocks into blankets for a variety of good causes. My synagogue’s Knitzvah group also uses 7x9 blocks, but these were ones that didn’t quite fit with our current needs.
(3) Granny squares in various sizes and in a variety of blues. I’ll border and join these to make 2 adult blackets. They’ll be donated locally.
(4) More granny squares in different sizes, these in neutral colors. I’ll also border and join these for 2 adult blankets.
(5) Last group of granny squares - in random colors. Not sure I’ll end up making these into one blanket or two. Any leftover grannies will have rounds added to make them 8” squares and will be added to the Love-Squared donation.
This is a great feeling. Many weeks of crochet over hundreds of hours. I love every minute of it.
NOT that I’m totally done with scraps! People will continue to give me their acrylic leftovers, which is terrific. I’ll certainly have yarn remaining from my own projects. I also have some 100% cotton scraps that’ll be turned into dishcloths.
PLUS - I already have a bunch of larger acrylic scraps - half skeins and such - in blue, green and other colors - to be made into my trademarked (no, not really) double stranded scrapghans with white or sand contrast stripes. Those I mostly sell, although I may start making them to donate. In a separate post, I’ve included photos of those too for anyone interested. (Which you’re so not required to be, even assuming you’ve made it this far in my screed.)
Fun, fun, fun.
