Crochet Challenge: Make a scrap yarn project

Challenge:  Now that your yarn is all nicely organized, make a scrappy yarn project.

Answer:  I had been wanting to use up some little bitty bits of scrap yarn and these cute little guys did the trick!  They make cute danglies on my tote that is holding an afghan project!  One side is awake, the other is asleep.  I incorporated ideas from 3 different patterns to make them.



A nice bonus:  none of the ends had to be woven in because they are used as part of the stuffing :)

1. Pattern for main body from "Owl Key Chain Pattern"
2. Pattern and instructions for ear tufts, wings, and white of eyes from "Easy Crochet Owl"
3. Idea to use French knot "awake" eyes from "Crochet Owl"

I improvised “sleepy” eye embroidery to look like the sleepy eye buttons from “Owl Key Chain Pattern” (#1 above).

To connect the owls together with hanging chain: Sc twice in same space in top of one owl, ch 50, sc twice in same space in top of other owl, sl st in back ridge of each ch across to 1st owl and finish off.

Check out these links for more yarn scrap ideas:

• How Little Yarn Would You Call a Scrap?
• More About Yarn Scraps
• From Yarn Scraps to Bird's Nests, Part 1
• From Yarn Scraps to Bird's Nests, Part 2

Until next time!
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