Using up...

...those odds & ends.

As a knitter I always have loads of wool about and there are always leftover bits from various projects that get put away. I'm a crafter - I don't like to throw stuff away that might be useful LOL

So with the R.N.L.I. fundraising in full swing I dug out some of the leftovers to see what I could make. Here are a few of the odd balls that were found...

 ...and if you are wondering what the postbox is all about...

 ...I got a couple of these from Poundland to use as collecting boxes. A sheet of adhesive lettering was all that was needed. The R.N.L.I. do provide items free of charge for fundraising, such as buckets, colleting boxes, flags, pens etc. but although they supply them 'free' they cost the organisation so I decided we would come up with our own.

On to the knitting...

...it really doesn't take very much yarn to get started and yet it is using up those odds & ends.
Here is the first item finished...

...an Egg Cosy made out of a very small amount of yarn. This was soon followed by a set in pale blue...

...and even these four didn't make much of a dent in a 50g ball of Double Knit.

The red/white/blue yarn in the earlier photos has produced a set of three (which I will show you when I've stitched them together) and I have plenty of scraps to make quite a few more. I will probably have a play around with colour combos as well to see what I can come up with.

So the craft stall produce is starting to appear - I had better get back to my knitting..........................