Use up all those leftover balls of yarn you have lying around with a colorful crochet scrapghan!
What is a scrapghan?
If you are new to the term scrapghan, it is exactly what you are thinking … an afghan made from yarn scraps.
scraps + afghan = scrapghan
Why Make a scrapghan?
Here are a few of my favorite things about making a scrapghan …
- reliving the memories of past projects and perhaps the special occasions or times in your life that go along with them
- the opportunity to try out a new pattern or technique without worrying about ruining your new or expensive yarn
- a chance to get creative and play with color combinations
- and of course, using up all the leftover yarn!
Finding the perfect crochet scrap afghan Pattern
There are so many afghan patterns that would work for making a scrapghan. My favorites are of course, a granny square blanket or even a granny hexagon blanket. But there are so many options. Just see for yourself in this extensive roundup of stash-busting crochet afghans below.
I’ve also rounded up some of my favorite free crochet afghan patterns using scrap yarn …
As shown clockwise from top to center: Granny Hexagons, Vintage Wobble Afghan, Happy Colours Blanket, Classic Granny Square Afghan, Blackberry Salad Striped Baby Blanket, Granny Square Sampler, Groovy-ghan, Modern Mitered Granny Square.
And more …
Or how about building an afghan of your own with one (or more!) of these motif patterns …
As shown clockwise from top to center: Classic Granny Square, Motif #105, Granny Hexagon, Motif #22, Peace Sign Granny Square, Heart Granny Square, Iced Pie Square Crochet Pattern.
And more …
I’m in…..maybe this way I will actually finish something 🙂
I may be casually late to the party, but I am going to start one too 🙂 I have to find some coordinating colors in my bottomless Bin O Yarn, but I am wanting to make a fun granny square aphgan for a wedding gift for my cousin. I love how this one whips up and I like the idea of it being so portable, so I can work on it anywhere! Thanks for a great idea & pattern!
I am new to crochet but have knitted for years so I have a lot of scraps. Would love to do the scrapghan. I just need the pattern. It sounds like fun. I hope I can learn to do the granny squares. I have a granny square sampler for 35 patterns. Can’t wait together started. Pjp
I am in, always got plenty of small balls of yarn.
I can’t wait to see what all of you come up with!
Such a fun challenge!!
I’m in…..I have TONS of yarn scraps! 😉
I consider myself an advanced beginner and have only made a couple of practice granny squares. I have been looking at patterns and considering getting my “granny square” on, so this comes at a really opportune time for me. I would love to do this CAL. Thanks!
FYI – on the scissors on the plane issue: I was looking for some cottons today and some stitch markers….
and I found a yarn snipper that is NOT scissors….will be ‘airline approved’. Like a little wheel with ‘notches’ and it snips yarn quite nicely….cost a whopping $1.47 (at Walmart)….it’s made so you can hang it around your neck (I put a length of yarn through it and will be carrying on….harder to lose with that bright green yarn attached!
so ! if you’re planning to fly, look for one of these little doodads!
I’m definitely in — have several afghans in the works right now, a no beginning chain afghan and a basket weave baby blanket plus I always have some chemo caps in the works.