These quick projects for the home are designed to use up those leftover bits of yarn.
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Free Patterns
Color Study Dishcloths
Set of 6 dish or wash cloths knit with 2 or 3 colors so they're great for stashbusting. Includes Garter Blocks Dishcloth, Slip Stitches Dishcloth, Bubble Stripes Dishcloth, Crazy Chevron Dishcloth, Stair Steps Washcloth, Triangles Washcloth. Finished size: aApprox 10” x 10” (25cm x 25cm) Worsted weight yarn. Designed by Rae Blackledge for Willow Yarns
Modular Butterfly Square
Six inch square featuring a butterfly design using oddments of DK yarn that can be used as afghan block, dish or wash cloth, coaster or other knitting projects. Designed by Janis Higgs.
Bottle Drip Catcher
Keep your olive oil and other liquids from running down the sides of bottles and making a mess on your countertop and hands. This drip catcher is like a short sock with the ribbed cuff folded down to add an extra layer of absorbency. The decorative ruffle edge also helps keep the bottle cleaner. Finished size: about 1 ¼ inches tall (folded) and 4 inches in circumference Uses just 14 yards (13 m) of Fingering weight yarn. Olive Oil Drip Catcher designed by Patti Henry. Pictured projects by designer and KnittingLinguist.
Twisty Lace Basket Trim
Dress up a gift basket, Easter basket, or your own baskets with this easy 4 row repeat lace trim. Approx. 19” circumference by 2” high (unstretched) – will stretch to fit basket circumference of 26”. Uses just 75 yards (69 m) of Worsted weight yarn. Designed by Kathy North
Fruit Cozies
Make cozies to protect your tasty fruit to pack for lunches or snacks. It makes a great gift for hikers, campers and kids - or, take it to work with you. 2 Sizes Approx 2½" (3½)" [6 (9) cm] in diameter. Designed by Bernat. Worsted weight yarn.
Plant Pot Sweater
Cozy for plant pots or candle jars knit with a 4 row repeat slipped stitch. Great idea to dress up plant gifts for Mother's Day, Easter, and housewarmings! Designed by Sara Myers. Uses just 5 - 20 yards (5 - 18 m) of Aran weight yarn.
Cozy for TP as Tissue or Wipes
Easy instructions for creating a toilet paper roll holder that functions as a tissue box. With a little adaptation I think it would make a great cozy for wipes. Uses 50 - 100 yards (46 - 91 m) of Aran weight yarn. Designed by Kyrie. Pictured project by mooloolaba13 and Knitterlee
Box of Chocolates Afghan Block, Wall Hanging, or Gift
Clever way to display your handmade or decorative buttons in a knit "chocolate box" or to create a unique gift for a crafter you know. You can even top some of your candy buttons with smaller buttons, beads, fabric flowers, ribbon roses, etc. Uses just 150 - 180 yards (137 - 165 m) of Worsted weight yarn. Designed by Hazel Roots of KnitYoga.
Pin Pennant
Wall hanging to display your enamel pin collection, buttons, badges, jewelry, patches, or other pinnable collectibles. Or hang by itself as a piece of art. Great for leftover or stash yarn because it uses 70 - 75 yards (64 - 69 m) of Worsted weight yarn. May only be free a limited time. Designed by Billy and Baa.
Mini Tray
Knit a mini tray to stow your small supplies or use it as a coaster! This is a fast project that’s perfect for beginners and a great way to use a partial skein of yarn. Great for leftover or scrap yarn because it uses about 40 - 45 yards (37 - 41 m) of Aran weight yarn. Designed by Mollie Johanson.
Antonia Doily
Lace star shaped doily with lace leaves perfect for table decor. Uses about half a skein 180 yds of thread weight. Designed by Jhon Laserna.
Love and Home Signs
Wallhangings of knit letters arranged in a block spelling out either LOVE or HOME. Perfect for stashbusting. Designed by Frankie Brown.
Dazzling Diamond Bath Mat
Mat or rug with colorful diamond pattern. Designed for at least 5 colors, it's perfect for stashbusting. Size: 64cm x 92cm (25in x 36in). Designed by Purl Soho. Super Bulky weight yarn.
Colorful Half + Half Washcloths
Using a clever short-row pattern without any picking up or seaming, these dish or wash cloths are knit in garter stitch with geometric patterns. Designed for at least 5 colors, it's perfect for mini skeins or stashbusting. Size:Approximately 12 inches wide x 11½ inches long. Designed by Purl Soho. DK weight yarn.
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Sausage Dog Draft Excluder
This dachsund sofie doubles to block cold drafts under doors and as a cuddly toy. Designed for 8 colors, it's perfect for mini skeins or stashbusting. Size: approx 89cm long. Designed by Amanda Berry. DK weight yarn. A kit is also available.
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Fair Isle Cushion
This pillow cover features colorful sections of simple fair isle patterns. Designed for 9 colors, it's perfect for mini skeins or stashbusting. Size: To fit a 50cm x 30cm (20in x 12in) cushion pad. Designed by Jane Crowfoot. DK weight yarn. A kit is also available.
- Get the free knitting pattern - at Deramore's add the pattern to your cart and "check out" without payment to get the link to the pattern
- Get the kit for about $20
Entrelac Pillow Cover
This pillow case has a ribbed entrelac front and a garter stitch striped back. As pictured, uses 4 colors of 50g/120meters each of DK weight yarn, but you could easily adapt to stashbust smaller amounts. Finished measurements: Length-approx 56cm/22”, Width-approx 38cm/15”. This cover will fit a standard bed pillow. Designed by Brian Smith.
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Hippie Potholders
Circle potholders worked using doubleknitting technique so they're reversible. Good pattern to use up leftover yarns. Worked in the round. Designed by Phazelia. Sport weight yarn. Pictured projects by the designer and strick-tick
Honeycomb Stash-buster Cushion
Knit with an easy 6 row repeat slip stitch mosaic colorwork. Each color row uses no more than 5g of yarn. Rated easy by Ravelrers. Designed by Suzie Blackman. Aran weight yarn. Pictured project by tiggybird
- Get the free knitting pattern
- See the Ravelry page
- Get 18 inch pillow forms at Amazon
- See more Pillow Knitting Patterns
Circle Wedge Pillow
Reverse stockinette ridges frame wedges of color in this round cushion cover. Perfect for scrap yarn. 16 inches. Designed by Judy Howell who was inspired by her "Grandma's Pillow". Aran weight yarn.
Mandala
This mandala is knitted back and forth, then joined and blocked to shape. It’s knitted with scraps of 4 ply yarn and measures about 26 cm / 10 “ across. A felt backing gives it more weight so that it can be used as a mat. Designed by Frankie Brown
Facial Scrubbies
Less than 10 yards of cotton yarn creates these cute and useful face scrubbers. Designed by Knits by West. Great for gift baskets!
Kitchen Towel Holder
Easy waffle stitch towel holder uses a clever construction to hold the towels. Just wrap the flat knit piece around a handle, pull the i-cord loop through a “buttonhole” and hang your towel through the loop. Uses just 5 – 10 yards (5 – 9 m) so it’s perfect for scrap yarn. Designed by Marcia J. Prill. Pictured project by kpet
Wine Glass Slip-on Coaster
This little cozy slips on the bottom of a glass or goblet and allows you to put a wine glass anywhere you are while protecting furniture from rings. Uses just 30 yards of yarn so it’s great for scrap yarn. Designed by Terry Morris. Pair a set with wine glasses or wine for a great gift!
- Get the free knitting pattern
- Get wine glasses at Amazon
- See more Coaster and Table Decor Knitting Patterns
Shadow Magic Pillow
This cushion cover is created from mitered magic squares with their own shadow so that the colors seem to float above the surface. Designed by Frankie Brown. Less than 10g of each of the bright colors is used to knit a cushion so this is a good project for using up small amounts of yarn.
Protect-Your-Floor Socks
Jodi Lewanda came up with these clever furniture leg socks for Red Heart. Cute, practical, and a great use for scrap yarn!
Fantasy Flower Napkin Rings
Easy knitting pattern by Scarlet Taylor from Red Heart. Each flower is knit in 3 sets of 4 petals. Great stash buster!
Clock Cozy
This Colorful Clockwork Cozy by Retrobaby is very easy. She knit a strip in garter stitch and fastened the ends together, crocheted a neat edge for the front (though you could knit a selvedge), then gathered the back edge with thread to hold it around the clock edge. Use your imagination and your scrap yarn to create a unique piece of home decor. MrsKnitsalot used a zigzag chevron lace pattern on her clock. Marijke11 adapted the pattern to cover the edge of patio table (no project notes unfortunately!).
Lacy Candle Holders
These pretty cozies for glass candle jars are perfect for scrap lace yarn.Two sizes. Designed by by Rae Blackledge for Willow Yarns.
- Get the free knitting pattern
- See the Ravelry page
Get more knitting patterns by Rae Blackledge- Get glass candle holders on Amazon
Plant Cozies
These fair isle covers in three sizes are perfect for dressing up pots. Perfect for housewarming, hostess, get well, and teacher gifts. Each cozy uses small amounts of each color of yarn so it’s a great project for scraps and oddments. Designed by SpillyJane for Knit Picks.
Checkered Pan Handle Cozies
Protect your hands from hot skillet handles and use up scrap yarn with these covers by Stephanie Sun.
Ombre Tapis
Kristen Ashbaugh-Helmreich was inspired by classic rag rugs to design these colorful rugs that are perfect for any room of the house. The rugs are knit holding two strands of yarn together so it is also a quick project.
Patterns for Purchase
Floral Wreaths
Wreaths with knit flowers and nature friends on rattan wreaths. Perfect for leftover or scrap yarn. Pictured are Summer Wildflower Wreath with Poppies, Cornflowers, Bees, Butterflies and Ladybirds; Ring of Spring Flowers including Periwinkles, Grape Hyacinth and Cherry Blossoms; Easter Wreath with daffodils and blossoms. DK weight yarn. Designed by iKnitDesigns.
Broom Buddy
This friendly helper with pompom hair fits over the end of your broom so you can use it to dust tight corners the broom can't get to. Uses just 10 - 12 yards (9 - 11 m) of Worsted yarn so it's perfect for leftover or scrap yarn. Great quick gift. Designed by Frugal Knitting Haus.
Knitting Fabric Rugs: 28 Colorful Designs for Crafters of Every Level
With just a few tools and fabric, Karen Tiede gives you directions for making 28 different rugs with designs that use age-old motifs, including stripes and spirals; traditional quilt patterns, such as tessellations and log cabin designs; and freeform inventions. Available in Kindle and Paperback (Prime available).
Coat Hanger
This is a really easy way to transform those old padded coat hangers hanging in your wardrobe. Uses just 50 grams of dk yarn in main color plus extra in contrast color so it's a great stashbuster. You will need coat hangers that have removable (screw in) hooks, as you will need to remove them before fitting your knitted fabric. Great quick gift. Designed by LouiseNewtonDesign.
Hot Pad Mini Mitts
These Hot Pad Mini Mitts are practical in the kitchen and a fun knit! Work up in your kitchen's colors and use often or gift to a foodie friend. Knit with 20 yds color A and 45 yds color B of aran-weight superwash wool at a gauge of 20 sts and 24 rows per 4" using U.S. size 7/4.5mm needles. Finished size is 5 1/2"W x 4 1/2"T (not including 1 1/2" hanging loop). Designed by Bekah Knits
Cord Organizer
This nifty little knitting pattern turns the chaotic tangle of your headphones and other household cords into perfectly organized bundles of cuteness! 2 sizes. Uses only 30 – 35 yards (27 – 32 m) so it’s great for scrap yarn. Great quick gift. Designed by Valya Boutenko
Patchwork Bolster Pillows
A pattern to make five different types of bolster cushions. Great use for scrap and stash yarn!
