Re-homing odds and ends of yarn (part and full balls)

[KevinandRainbowlina]

Just wondering if there is a good way of getting rid of yarn I bought for projects but not used up. The half finished projects I've decided to call time on will be going to the tip but I hate the idea of fully usable stuff in landfill.

However who would realistically want a selection of random balls of yarn in different colours and weights?! Is it worth listing it for free on Gumtree or similar? All ideas welcome

Offer them to a preschool or maybe a brownie group.

Or put them in a clear bag and give to the charity shop (to be sold as job lot).

Make a scrap blanket.
Send them to me.
Donate to a school/Brownies/cubs/care home.
Make newborn sized blankets for your local hospital (if they want them)

Our local charity shops accept them. They are particularly popular with people who knit fiddle blankets for dementia patients.

Charity shop or eBay

If you are in the glasgow area our women’s group would take them

Knitting groups (maybe at your library), care homes, schools, brownie groups and charity shops . You could also unravel your unfinished projects or donate them too. Someone would be happy to complete an unfinished project or unravel it and reuse the wool.

Put a photo up. I weave and would like to do a recycling project of odd and ends but I dont currently have enough myself! If its suitable I'd love it!

Why would you send half finished projects to the tip? They can be frogged and the yarn used.

Charity shop, local knit and natter group.

Oddments are good for making twiddle muffs, and the sort of blankets/shawls/scarves that are random colours in one row of garter stitch each, ends made into tassels and trimmed.

I use mine to make tiny hats for Innocent smoothie bottles for their annual charity event:

www.thebigknit.co.uk

Perhaps your local 'knit and natter' type group would be interested in the same?

@treesandweeds

If you are really interested in an assortment of random balls in different colours, brands, weights and fibres then I'm happy to send you a photo of it all in the daylight!

@Hanab Sadly I'm not near Glasgow otherwise would definitely send them your way.

@SoupDragon In an ideal world I would unravel and re-purpose, but lack of time, start of arthritis in fingers and hands (seems unfair at 38 but there we are) and the nature of the projects themselves mean this isn't feasible. I am trying to save and re-gift what useable yarn there is in these WIPs.