What To Do With All That Stash !

Do you tell yourself "I'm not buying any more yarn until I use up some of my stash"? Welcome to the club! Here's an idea we've found for a quick project that uses up lots of leftover yarns - Pillows!

They make great gifts, are fun to do, take little time and allows your imagination to run wild.

Follow these steps for a custom made pillow :

* Purchase a pillow form in the size you prefer
* Select yarns by color family
* Measure pillow form on 1 side and double
the width measurement, allowing some room for the yarn to
stretch.
* Create your own design - solids, stripes, freeform, squares, etc.
* Insert pillow form in the completed knitted rectangle or square
and using a tapestry needle sew the 3 sides together.
* By finishing this way, the 4 th seam is eliminated.

Want to use up some more yarn? Take a thick and short eyelash yarn and crochet on all 4 sides to create an eye catching border. Here's another suggestion ... take yarn and braid it attaching braids to 2 sides of the pillow. Gives the pillow a finished look . Be sure to leave room on either side of the braid for fringing.

You're gonna love it!