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3/30/2005

MATERIALS:
Size US 15, 17 or 19 knitting needles (depending on how loose you want your fabric)
Get out your stash and use all your half-knitted balls of yarn that aren't big enough to make anything else with, use at least 10-15 different yarns
Finished size: 4" tall (10" with fringe), 100" long or desired length

DIRECTIONS:
CO 15 sts
Row 1: knit
Row 2: yo, k to within last 2 sts, k2tog
Repeat these 2 rows, creating diagonal stripes. Randomly reach into your bag and pull out a new yarn every few rows. Make individual stripes, mix 2-3 yarns together, or alternate for a random look. To make this scarf into a fabulous wrap, fringe the length of the entire thing rather than just the ends. Wrap yarn around a DVD case and cut to make fringe a uniform size.

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I love this!
Posted at 4/1/2005 2:34:52 PM

I just wanted to say that I have been scrap yarn knitting OBSESSED lately and this beautiful wrap has most definitely inspired me <3 Thanks for posting your link on Craftser!
<33 bespectacled/Alex ;D

Scrap wrap
Posted at 5/21/2005 8:11:52 AM

I love this too & want to make it !

Scrap Wrap
Posted at 6/2/2005 10:42:12 AM

Comment from knittingal

wow *rushes to kntting bag to get all her scraps* am sooo gonna be trying this one- thanks- oh yea\h thanks for posting on crafster!

Scrap wrap
Posted at 9/3/2005 6:29:38 AM

Comment from Trendy Wendy

Love the wrap its gorgeous. I have been making long skinny scarves using up scrap bits of yarn its great!!

no...i am natasha!!
Posted at 9/22/2005 5:37:57 PM

Comment from natasha fialkov

there was a wrap made all from scraps in an interweave from the girl that runs nouveau.com that you may really like. i spin yarn also, and it is great for small balls of

yay for motivation!
Posted at 12/2/2005 2:35:52 PM

Comment from Masha

*runs for her needles and scraps*

Yeah someone on the same wave link!
Posted at 12/7/2005 2:33:23 PM

Comment from basketofhearts

I've been trying to come up with an idea like this for sometime! Thanks, Sue

Crocheters Too!
Posted at 1/20/2006 8:27:20 AM

Comment from Carol Jean

Great, creative idea. Especially love directions when they are sooo simple and give you leeway to do your own unique thing. Plan to mix crochet with the knitting to make it different. Do I travel to the beat of a different drummer, or what?

Scrap wrap
Posted at 1/27/2006 6:24:08 AM

Comment from RICKI

LOVE THE IDEA BUT WHAT DO I DO IF THE YARNS ARE DIFFERENT WEIGHTS? SHOULD I USE ONE YARN ALL THE WAY THRU AS A BASE AND ADD THE SCRAPS TO IT AS I GO ALONG?

Scrap wrap
Posted at 1/27/2006 4:50:45 PM

Comment from Natasha

I would suggest using yarns of similar weight, but it's really up to you. The great thing about this scarf is that the more yarns you use, the better it looks, so perhaps you could use a single strand of thick yarn, and then change to a double or triple-stranded smaller yarn.

an excitable fiber artist
Posted at 7/9/2006 4:46:11 AM

Comment from JEG

Our Relay for Life team is all about knitting, etc. I think this wrap (carried over the arm) with the red "Prada" bag (or maybe some handmade fiber bag) and the cute decorated sandals would really represent our team in the Dude Looks Like a Lady contest.

I just found your site today, and I am really enjoying it.

scrap wrap
Posted at 9/17/2006 2:28:09 PM

Comment from Jo

I love this idea and the colors you used are just beautiful. However, I am more than a bit confused. At the beginning of row 2 it states to YO. How does one YO before even knitting the first stitch? I have never seen this instruction in a pattern before. Please respond soon as I would love to make this as a gift for a dear friend who is in poor health and in need of something to lift her spirits.

Jo, in southwestern Indiana

Scrap wrap
Posted at 9/17/2006 3:24:56 PM

Comment from mawmawtn

Tis is adorable and such a great idea for using up odd balls of yarn Imagine all the possibilites...

YO
Posted at 9/19/2006 6:33:54 AM

Comment from Natasha

To yarn over at the beginning of a row, all you need to do is have your yarn in FRONT of your needle when knitting into the first stitch.

If you are more comfortable a different increase, you can replace the YO with it, but you will lose the row of holes along the edge onto which the fringe attaches. (No biggie, fringe can still be applied)

Scrap wrap
Posted at 1/20/2007 8:26:28 AM

Comment from tatum

i love the idea of a wrap made of yarn scraps, and actually made one before ever seeing this page (it's also fun to alternate the stitch pattern a little more - i have some eyelet rows, some garter stitch, some stockinette stitch, some lace, some moss stitch... whatever struck my fancy). anyone who wears a wrap like this will get tons of compliments on it - promise!

Idea still going strong
Posted at 8/3/2007 1:52:17 AM

Comment from Aussie

I am a new convert to knitting - but totally obsessed! Over the last few weeks I have knitted a poncho, a shawl and 3 scarves. Two of them have been "scrap wraps", one in greys and blues and the other in browns, pinks and oranges. The recipients of the scrap wraps are rapt!!!!!
The scrap wraps are the best idea - even if you need to purchase wools to make them. They become a work of art.

indecisive/inspired
Posted at 7/23/2008 5:00:38 AM

Comment from susan

I saw a friend at church wearing a scrap wrap and I was "hooked" I'm going to make my own, my biggest problem is sorting out which scarps to use!!!????

Scrap wrap
Posted at 8/6/2008 3:21:52 AM

Comment from susan

Wow, with all colours and different textured yarns and big needles, I'm having a ball, with fabulous results. What fun - thanks for the inspiration

Scrap wrap
Posted at 10/6/2009 8:52:25 AM

Comment from Marsha

I have also used this idea for a table runner...all the greens, reds and creams for a Christmas dinner table runner...how gorgeous...maybe Easter with all the pretty pastels.

Convert to crochet
Posted at 6/19/2010 8:53:18 AM

Comment from Beth

I usually have several projects in the works at one time. Right now I am knitting large shawls so would like a crochet project to bounce back-n-forth to so my hands don't hurt as much. This way I could use up scraps from the wraps... How would you convert this simple knit pattern to be a crochet pattern?

Scrap wrap
Posted at 9/21/2010 3:44:46 PM

Comment from Hilda

would be interested in how to do this wrap utilizing both knitting and crocheting....saw someone post they were doing this....can you give us instructions?

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Posted at 2/18/2011 6:09:26 PM

Comment from Shelle Hendrix

Thank you so much - this is gorgeous!! I love these kinds of projects!!

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