What do I do with the little scraps of fiber sitting around the studio; when I have leftover fiber, bits and bobs, tufts from other projects? I can't make a full project, so sometimes I just combine down. I will either blend all the scraps together, which makes a muddy blend, or sometimes I'll spin scraps end to end. Each yarn is unique, a one of a kind creation. Sometimes that's a good thing, sometimes it ends up looking like clown barf and sometimes it looks like clown barf until you knit it up. The rush of not knowing.
Recently, while my mother-in-law was in the hospital, I brought all the different scrappy yarns I had on hand and made hats. Most of the hats I crocheted using a puff stitch. Something incredible happens every time. The color pops. All of a sudden, I've got a fashion piece.
It all starts out with scraps.
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