Blanket of Scraps

Bits and Pieces Blanket

By Berta Gilholm

This is a Blanket I've been working off and on, made of everything yarn that you’ve been saving from projects. You can also make a purse or baby blanket out of this basic pattern.

Materials: Use any #4 worsted weight or #3 sport weight/#2 lightweight (I usually hold 2 strands of the sport/light weight together to equal the worsted, it comes out more even). I use leftover scraps, any 1 or 2 skein on sale/had-to-have yarn that I never used and that 1 to 6 oz. of whatever leftover from the other project that you didn’t need.
Note: Yarn rule of thumb is, collect all the S-c-crap yarn, lay it side by side, in rows next to each other, mix it up until you like the colors. Take a notepad, make a list of the color arrangement, put all the yarn and note in a box or bag. If you need more scrap you can wait or start with what you have and work new scraps in as they appear. I’ve been adding for 6 months on this one; mostly because I need to work on it (I have plenty of scraps). Make your rows in stripes, dark to medium to light colors, etc. , use 1 color every 3 or 4 rows ending the color at about ¼, ½, or ¾ the way across; then change. Work a chain of 2 stitches for each (sc/ch1), plus 1 at the end of each row for the last sc.
Crochet Hook size k/10, 6.5mm
Yarn Needle
Abbreviations: Ch = chain, Sc = single crochet, Sp = space, Sk = skip, FO = fasten off

The simple Repeat Scrap Blanket Pattern:  (This stitch goes pretty fast)

To begin Make it as wide and long as you want. I wanted a single blanket, so the width of my Blanket is 54 inches and I am at 26 inches length so far.
To make mine: Ch 190 (189 + 1 chain for turning)
Row 1: Sc in second ch from hook, and in each ch across row, turn (189 sc)
Row 2: Ch 1, Sc in same sc, *ch 1, sk next sc, sc in next sc, Repeat from * all the way across row, sc in last sc, turn  (95 sc + 94 spaces)
Row 3:  Ch 1, Sc in the same sc, ch 1, sc in next ch 1 sp, *ch1, sk next sc, sc in next sc, Repeat from * all the way across row, sc in last sc, turn
Rows 4 through “Whatever row you end on, according to the length you want”: Repeat Row 3 and FO and weave in ends on your last row.

Future project Option: If you would like to make a ScrapTote (13” w x 11” h x 3” bottom width, using the same pattern do the following,

Ch 46
Row 1: Sc in second ch from hook, and in each ch across row, turn (45 sc)
Row 2: Ch 1, Sc in same sc, *ch 1, sk next sc, sc in next sc, Repeat from * all the way across row, sc in last sc, turn  (23 sc + 22 spaces)
Row 3:  Ch 1, Sc in the same sc, ch 1, sc in next ch 1 sp, *ch1, sk next sc, sc in next sc, Repeat from * all the way across row, sc in last sc, turn
Rows 4 through “The row that ends up at 26 inches from the beginning to”: Repeat Row 3 and FO and weave in ends on your last row. Sew both sides together with yarn, cut a piece of heavy cardboard 3 inches wide x 13 inches long and place in the bottom of tote.
Make a strap mixing up colors of ww yarn as you go:  - Ch 8,
Row 1: Sc in second ch from hook, and in each ch across row, turn (7 sc)
Row 2: Ch 1, Sc in each sc across row, turn (7 sc)
Row 3 through whatever length you want: Repeat row 2, at end FO weave in ends and attach strap centered on each side seam of the tote.