{Day 62: Lisa} Uses for Spare Bits of Yarn/String

1. Stuffing plushies
2. Impromptu cat toys
3. Darning
4. Patching a whole in something you knitted
5. For a provisional cast-in
6. Knitting lifeline
7. Practicing knots
8. Practicing braids
9. Making a crazy hooked rug
10. Random art supplies
11. To put in handmade paper
12. Color reference for your knitting journal
13. To take to the store to buy matching yarn/string
14. To make the lint collector on the washing machine more interesting/pretty
15. To stick on other people’s clothes
16. To drop like bread crumbs (in case of fangirl emergency ect)
17. To give to the birds for their nests
18. To leave out for the birds to stop them attacking the window trying to get at the cording on the blinds
19. To leave around in piles so that people know a crafter’s been here
20. To scare yourself with thinking there’s a bug in your bed/carpet/couch
21. Tie letters together
22. Make mini bows
23. Tie a box lid on
24. Decorate packages
25. Decorate your room
26. To tie a loose button to your shirt until you can sew it on
27. To store needles on so they’re easier to find
28. To make boring things like toothbrush holders more interesting
29. To use as a leader on a spindle//spinning wheel
30. To tie yarn hanks to prevent tangling when storing
31. To tie yarn hanks to prevent tangling when dyeing
32. To attach small weights to hanks when drying
33. To braid into your hair
34. To sew your braids to your head (yay period accurate hairdos!)
35. To fling at people who annoy you
36. To embroider designs on random things
37. To attach patches to clothing
38. To hang Christmas decorations
39. To tie quilts
40. To use in place of shoe laces
41. To decorate your tea collection
42. Amigurumi
43. Making eyes ect for dolls and plushies
44. To tie around your finger to remind you of something
45. To use as stitch markers
46. To tie plants
47. To tie garden tools on pegs in the shed
48. To use in the kitchen
49. Make a scrap afghan
50. Make a scrap rug
51. Crochet flowers
52. Hair for dolls
53. Make preemie hats
54. Tie the curtains back
55. Bookmarks
56. As a stitch holder
57. To wrap around your suitcase handle to identify it
58. Zipper pulls
59. To sew on buttons
60. To color code storage boxes
61. Patching holes in clothes
62. Pom poms