have you seen the gorgeous giant blankets floating across the internet & then had your giant plush dreams ruined by finding out that the materials cost $500+, they’re unwashable, and a pilling nightmare?

i’m always looking for a way to use up the scraps from my knitting projects, especially when i have a particularly nice yarn that i can’t bear to throw away the tiniest bit of. there are tons of projects like this on the internet but i wanted something that used a small amount of yarn & was useful. enter floral cord keepers !

This lace-sampler top is knit in two simple rectangles from the bottom up & seamed at the shoulders & sides to create the boxy shape. Very suitable for beginners, would make an excellent first garment !

For more information on materials, see pattern. Ravelry doesn’t allow for the giant scale!

Supplies:

a super-simple infinity scarf knit in worsted weight yarn held double

The sweet slouch is a super-quick knit in bulky yarn (alpaca or angora work best, something with drape !) & has a brim that works as a ribbon casing so that it always fits your head & doesn’t stretch out!

This slouchy-braid cable hat is knit from ultra-soft merino wool (handpainted!) and has evoked comments like “so comfy & smooshy! I could take a nap in it!” It’s knit in the round with a simple cable pattern. (The pattern contains both charted & written instructions).

knit this cropped wrap sweater in unsaturated, feminine colors and extra soft yarn to wear over tank tops and dresses or to pair with your pointe shoes & legwarmers.

This yarn is super soft and fuzzy. This is an incredibly simple pattern in which the earflaps are knit first (they aren’t picked up) and knit into a garter stitch border.

This hat is very easy, the main stitch pattern is only 4 rows (and one of them repeats) so it is easy to memorize.

Great to use up scrap yarn. Just a quick short-row study and a new kind of bow. You might want to go down to size 6 needles for the ribbing.