Crochet projects for yarn scrap busting

After the Knitting Party at Spotlight Mines (blogged about it here), I took the chance to sort out my yarn stash. As usual, I browsed Pinterest to get some ideas of things I can do to scrap bust my yarn stash. Here are some of the things I did with my scrap yarn:

Crocheted Tissue Roll Cover:

Great if you have an odd ball of yarn that you don’t know what to do with or in other words, a one ball project. I took out the cardboard core from the tissue roll so that I can pull the tissue from the centre. 

Crocheted Coin Pouch

I’ve unearthed my sharp crochet hook and made some coin pouches by crocheting directly onto the zip. 

Crocheted bath poufs

I made these bath poufs with cotton blend yarn. However, I don’t quite like it as when I used it in the shower, it doesn’t lather nicely when you squeeze shower gel onto it. I might do another bath pouf with different yarn. Acrylic yarn perhaps. I read up somewhere that it lather better than the cotton ones.

Lang Baby Cotton DK Yarn

I got these beauties last Saturday after arranging to meet my friend in Bangsar. Aren’t they just lovely? Love the vibrant colours. 

From SEOUL with Love

I have a friend who’s on temporary attachment in Seoul. I’ve been watching her post pictures in her Facebook of her shopping expeditions for friends back home. One of it was a picture of a shop selling knitwear and I immediately thought of asking her to scout some yarns for me.

I was apprehensive whether I can get a non-knitter to shop for the right yarn for me. But she did an excellent job at it. I didn’t even know how to begin telling her what yarn to get. She admits that she only knows Minlon yarn. So, she went scouting for a yarn shop and found several and took photos, uploaded them in her FB and tagged me to them. I told her what colours I want, what content of yarn and what size, telling her to check the yarn band for the information. And very importantly, my budget :). The second time around, she got these for me and I’m thrilled. 

Can’t wait for her to come back to home ground to get these beauties. Now, that I’ve made a knitted bodice for Arwen, I know I can use these for some more knitted bodice for dresses.

Thank you Mariana!

Sock yarn for my yarn stash

This is what Hubby dearest brought back from Germany for me :) Regia sock yarn. Love them. Thank you Hubby dearest :)