What do You do with left over sock yarn when it is not enough for a sock.?

I take my leftover sock yarn and a size 4 needle and cast on 70 stitches . I knit 5 garter stitch rows putting markers on the sides for side borders of 5 stitches . I then knit in stockinette until I reach 9 1/4 inches attaching new yarn if need as I knit. I then will do the top border of garter stitches and bind off. When I get enough squares knitted, I will attach the squares into rows and then attach the rows together. I will crochet them together with Black sock yarn . What is your ideas to use up leftover sock yarn?

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I haven’t actually done any, but I love the look of the hexipuff blankets that were a trend a while back. They used sock yarn to make double layer hexagons (single colour but you can do designs, too, and there are charts for them), a little stuffing and sew together for a cosy blanket!

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Well, I never make socks so I don’t have left over sock yarn, but I made a striped sweater for my son and there was left over yarn which I used to make a multicolour stranded fairisle style cardigan. I bought new yarn for the cuffs, hem and button band, and used all the different left over colours in the stranded work. Loved it.
I imagine left over sock yarn would also be nice in a fairisle design.

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Most of my scraps/leftovers are sock/fingering weight because I knit shawls. I save them all and make a Lalu every year.
This is the last one I did https://www.ravelry.com/projects/SheenaStoneKnits/lalu-scarf-3

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I use sock yarn to make gnomes.
Also use long pieces for a lifeline if needed.
Really short pieces of all types of yarn go into a bag to use for stitch markers, I also use these really short pieces for stuffing in gnomes or other Amigurami projects.

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A friend of mine did a blanket with mitered squares, each one a different sock yarn. I’m making Stephen West’s Resplendence shawl with mine. Each “squiggle” takes about 4 grams.

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Here’s mine, about 1/3 done with main part.

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Stunning shawl in beautiful colors!

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Thanks! It’s my current “happy” project. It just makes me smile every time I spread it out to look at it.

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Ooh lovely. I’m not surprised it makes you happy.

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Here’s what I made using my sock yarn. One colour per row using a k1 slip 1 stitch pattern.

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It’s worth going out to buy sock yarn just to work this stunning vest! Beautiful.

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Very nice. Is there a pattern for this?

No pattern. I used a basic vest pattern from Patons Back to Basics Astra book + this stitch pattern:

Colour A: K1, slip 1 purlwise with yarn in front, repeat across the row
Colour A: slip the K1 stitches, and knit the slipped stitches

Colour B: repeat the rows as above.

I did this vest in the round so all the openings were steeked.

I always use the “Back to Basics” pattern books by Patons for a template. I don’t know if the series is still available. There are 3 books — each book has basic patterns from baby to oversized mens sizes. Book I uses Astra yarn. Book II uses Canadiana yarn. Book III uses Chunky yarn.

I adapted the pattern from flat to in-the-round then chose whichever size fit my gauge using the slipped moss stitch.

There are lots of little mistakes in my finished vest. It was just a test knit. Hopefully, no one will notice the mistakes.

When using the slipped moss stitch, I found it worked better with a larger sized needle than what the yarn recommends.

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I love this - fabulous view from the window, too!

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Thanks for the info. It’s really interesting to know how you worked the vest. Love the stitch pattern and the finished result.

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That’s a great idea-I was thinking a log cabin blanket

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That is gorgeous! I wouldn’t even know that was leftover sock yarn. Beautiful work-I’ve never done a v neck project, might consider one now!

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i love your vest. It was a good use of leftover sock yarn. Even better than my use of it.

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Love that!!!

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