How To Crochet A Speckled Scrap Blanket - Great Project For Beginners! - Part 1 

Part two is now up!!! So sorry for the delay everyone. Thanks for your patience 💕 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-IagA0vqv8pM.html

Omg- thank goodness for my husband glazing over all these years and teaching me to get to the point within the first :05. Im too old to wait for this nice lady to get to the point. Leftover yarn, knot it, chain, hdc.

I absolutely love scrapghans the last one I made my husband hijacked from me, it was done all in baby yarns, partial skeins, had partials in blues, pinks greens, some I can't even remember the names for, hubby fell in love with it, he got pneumonia last September, brought him home with hospice, he had his blanket in the hospital and used it til the day he passed 😢 glad I have it now for memories

You could also make up a ball of dark yarns & a ball of light yarns & use them together for a different speckled look. Looks nice & cosy already.

Very pretty. I am glad I am not the only one that joins yarn like you do. It is so easy and doesn't come undone. Some crocheters make joining much harder than it needs to be.

I tied all my scraps together and practiced doing a ripple stitch yarns ended wherever and when I finished this blanket, my dad claimed it for himself and used as his blanket; I had a box full of scrap yarns to start

This is what I do, too! I try to keep up with adding my yarn to my ball as I go. It’s always fun to finally start the project because you never know what yarn is next up on the ball!

Thank you! I did this blanket using a strand of white speckled throughout and it turned out beautifully!!! I gave it to my son and his wife for Christmas and they love it. Now ALL my kids want a scrap blanket just like it.

“I’d rather stick pins in my eyes” YES! 😂

When it's done you can think about all the different projects you made from all of the different yarn :) Everyone in the family likes different colors so I have bits and bobs left over from making hats and scarves. This will be a nice way of connecting everyone! Thank you for sharing this!

I love your blanket. I love scrap blankets. You're a great teacher. I love this video. I've watched it a gazillion times as I do my scrapghan.

Kate Thank you for showing me how to crochet over the ends! No more weaving , no more frayed knots! This would work on jackets, purses, all kinds of stuff! YAY

I got 6-7 balls of very very bright colored yarn from a neighbour and I didn't know what to do with it. This was the perfect idea so I've been doing "scraps" and started a blanket with a black strand following along. I love it already and can't wait for it to be done! :D

I can't wait to try this and FINALLY, someone who holds their work like I do between your thumb and index finger. I just couldn't get coordinated to hold it with my thumb and middle finger.

I’ve been making these scrap afghans for years. As I crochet lots of blankets for charity giving, there are lots of yarn leftovers. Recently I discovered a joining method on RU-vid called the Russian Join. It’s really a great way to join yarn as the waste is very, very minimal, you do not have to deal with tails at all and your join cannot be felt - it just disappears into your stitching.

KATIE! Love love love this idea! I never know what to do with random left overs and you’ve solved my problem!!! The white really softens some of those stronger colours which I love 💕💕 You’ve done a fantastic job of the blanket, you’re light hearted in your chats..... feeling chipper after watching!

I had so much scrap yarn from my Addi hats I made for charity. Followed your advice and used red throughout plus the scraps with a 10 mm hook. Looks great and just finished my second blanket for toddlers in Romania. Thank you so much.

Great video! Definitely going to try this!

Awesome!👍 Thanks Kate!😍 Blessings from Adelaide💕🐨

This is a great project and I am like you and absolutely hate sewing in the ends. Thank you so much

I am in the process of making this blanket and I love it!!! So easy and you really don’t have to follow a pattern or do much thinking!!! Thank you!!!

Awesome idea! I've just started loom knitting and have lots of scraps. I used to crochet, so I'll probably give this a go, or I may use my loom to do something after the ball of yarn is made and I've made my chain. What a cool way to use things up!

How smart this is! How I wish I had been smart enough to gather these pieces in the past years. I will from now on for the rest of my life! A big thank you.

So pretty. I also love scrappy blankets. 🤩

It’s the Cozy’s one the one that cuddles me living in Winter in Montana, my happy blanket!!

Scrap blankets are my favorite!

Thank you so much for sharing this video! After watching this video, I started my own blanket following your instructions & I love how it is working out so pretty. I’ll post a photo to you when I finish my blanket. Again, thank you so much! 😊

Fabulous! Thank you! x

I just love your idea I just did not know if I would make mittens or socks. Now I can use up all my left overs and buy some new yarn. Lol. 😂😂

Love this and will be making one soon! Thank you for the video 🙂

When I first tried learning to crochet, all that stuck was the chain stitch. I used it to make a clothesline for doll clothes and leashes for my stuffed dogs. Just a few ideas for short remnants.

Thank you for this video, blanket is so nice!

Yes! This is almost exactly how I love doing blankets! I also like to use a mandala yarn or variegated yarns I love that are too thin for me to use, along with solid scraps :)

I like the idea of using ball of white alongside scrap yarn. I have loads of half balls of white to use up and this would be perfect! Thank you xxx

Great idea. Enjoyed your tutorial. I learnt a lot. Thanks for sharing, great tips.❣

Oooh I love that shocking pink!! Hot pink. Love it.

I did a scrap blanket ex actually like this!!! Omg! It’s my favorite blanket and it’s bright colors ! I call it Mt Happy blanket it’s speckled also with white!!! I love that you patterned this!!! Saving for history maybe make another, thanks 🎉

I love this!

Started my own scrap blanket. Great tutorial! Would love to see a tutorial on borders please!!!!

Gorgeous.

My kind of blanket!!! Thank you for this! New subscriber here! ❤

I love this pattern.

If I start now, I might have one finished in time for a Winter Solstice gift.

Also, I don't sew the ends in, I hate it as well! Such a tedious waste of time ugh, I started just crocheting over my color changes, if that makes sense?? Idk how to explain but it does away with the tails and is so much easier to work with instead of trying to get the ends woven into the project at the end. For me, especially when working blankets, by the time I'm done haha last thing I wanna do is mess with the ends. I just want to be done 😅 Another also, I absolutely love watching your videos! You are so fun to listen to, and I relate very much to your whole "find what works for you" type of attitude. I find it hard to watch a lot of tutorials when they are seemingly snobby sounding or make one feel like one MUST DO IT THAT ONE WAY, it just takes the fun out of crochet. So thank you for the refreshing light hearted explanations 🥰

Enjoyable!! I’m fairly new to crochet soo don’t have extra yarn... but will start saving it! Thank you for your great instruction!! I’m a lefty... so a left handed version would be fabulous! :)

that looks great!!!

Omg ty ty ty finally a step by step video that shows me exactly what to do..Chuckles I have enough scap balls, so I can start this year's Christmas gifts and save some money.. Ty Ty❤❤❤

Thank you, right to the point I’m making my blanket now , don’t know how long it’s going to take 🤣

Great tips!

Thanks thanks just good idea.. I go for it! 💋

Love the blanket and HDC too.

I'm going to crochet a Scrapy yarn blanket .and I'm doing 2 rows of SC around the intire blanket.. Love your blanket si far.. Happy hooking kate

It's a beautiful blanket, I also did a scarf and perfect.. Many thanks for your great ideas.. 🐦

I'm doing this using cream color throughout. Thanks for the idea. I love it. I have tons of scraps. I love scraps more than whole skeins. Yes, I cut up full skeins to make scraps. I just love them.

I made 3 balls of yarn so it was tripled stranded. Used a double crochet. Turned out very speckled and im gonna bring them to the animal shelter. I made small ones. Around 60cm in lenght.

Nice tutorial. TY

Great idea nice video xx

Thanks for sharing this... it’s gorgeous. I’m a beginner so this looks so friendly to try. Yay! Best regards to you from South Africa 🇿🇦💫

COUNT STITCHES ! geez can’t add my photo of what I just unraveled!! 😂 Loving the look of this blanket and so far should be ready for next winter 🤞

Beautiful blanket!!!! Greetings from South Africa🥰

Thanks for the helpful idea iv been attempting to make something like a cushion but I'm waiting on some nice quality yarn I have lots of scraps and was going to crochet a basket made from scraps and all sorts of things I want to make iv got lots of lesser quality wool and some I don't want to use for anything but a top or a nice scarf or somthing so thanks to you I am now on my 3rd row of scraps blanket of 200 stitches I didn't like the yarn at all but it's turned out quite nice even the edging so thanks for idea I was getting kind of frustrated that a project was not going to plan now I can focus on this and tidy my yarn boxes 👌💕

Thank you for this great tutorial. I'm excited to use up so much scrap yarn that I have. I love the idea of combining any color with white for continuity and because it just looks so nice! So glad I discovered your channel.

Just found you on RU-vid loved your tutorial. I've also subscribe to your channel.

I will try to make this blanket. Seams like it would be easy.

Hi I have just watch your video I love it , you have given ideas too I have lots of white wool to use up, many thanks from the U K

Great tunes.

Other then blanket you can also make a purse or bag. I made a round bag to carry my crochet projects in. I crochet a draw string on top to gather it closed on top and crochet shoulder straps. I received a lot of compliments on it. Not sure where it is now. That was year ago. I didn't put a liner in mine but should have to keep crochet hook from sticking out once in a while.

I did this and used the scraps to learn the ripple stitch and when I got the blanket long enough my dad claimed the blanket as his own I could not even put an edging around --he took it home and used it

Getting ready to start a new one, have a large bag of little skeins of solids and a large bag with variegated I got from Amazon my niece has been throwing hints she wants one so guess I have to be a good auntie and make it for her

Love this. Will definitely give it a go. I would love to see what border you do in part two please.

Thank you so much for showing us how to crochet the ends as you go when you change colour!!! Literally life changing tip for me right now, i will never dread changing colour / tying new yarn in again!! :)

Crocheting scrap blankets are my favorite! I also prefer HDC stitch! I have survived many boring movies that my husband picked out by having crochet!

You can also use as a scarf or shawl, you could even add another yarn or use up your scrap specialty yarns you may have

This works well on thin yarn, i.e., #1, 2 and 3/🍼 baby+ sport weight. Hate sewing as well! I crochet my pieces together...

🤣🤣 I have an entire basket (that I made from scrap yarn) that is full of scrap yarn 🤣 I never thought the mix of colors would look good together but now I'm curious! I am going to try to start one!

Very beautiful 💖👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🇧🇷

Hi what about using the magic knot? My husband enjoys making scrap balls of wool joining with the magic knot and I just keep crocheting along to make scrap blankets.

Nice, love this. Is the scrap yarn all the same weight or if you use the constant white can the scraps be slightly different? How wide did the blanket end up with the 170 chains?

I'm making one. Started with you, but your comment about the needle and your eye pushed me AWAY! My blanket is LOVELY! Thank you! 💞 JESUS is RETURNING SOON! ALLELUIA! 🙏🙌👏

I'd love to hear about making sure the rows don't lose stiches so the top and bottom are the same size, a problem I often encounter when I don't do a large granny square.

We used to call that a crayon stitch

I woùld love to see a border on this blanket.

Love this blanket. could you use 3 strand of yarn

I don’t use knots in my crocheting. I just use each piece and cover the ends as I go along. Same idea, but no knot needed if the end is long enough to crochet over at least 4 inches.

Great video! I'm going to start one right now! One thing, what crochet hook brand did you use?

Hello there! New subscriber

I love this idea so much. Can I just ask if all the scrap yarns were different weights or were they all the same? I guess it would work best if they were the same weight.

I would love to see how you put a border on it

Going to start one ..great tutorial..what is hook size please 😊

Hello, thank you for the nice video and it's clear to understand. Could you tell me what kind of crochet hook do you use? Is it interchangeable? Ty

If my blanket starts bowing like a rainbow, is that because I started too tight? Love the two color idea.

Im going to do this. I worry my edges won't be straight. So at the end I chain 2 and then begin again in the first stitch,

Does it matter if they are different weights or textures? My mom had so much yarn would love to do this

I was happy to see I work exactly as I do. But, do you have any issues with different size yarns? How do deal with it.

Hi, just watching your scrap blanket. Are you using all the same weight yarn please? Not sure about mixing yarns ie, aran with dk. Thank you

What a great idea. I assume all the yarn has to be the same weight to make a scrap yarn ball?

Lovely video. I have started my scrap blanket using your video. I can't find Part 2. Please share the link here. Or in your description.

Have you got a boarder for your scrap blanket, I have done your fab blanket but I would love a boarder

Sewing the ends wasn't bad

You could start with a chain less hdc foundation row and then you wouldn't have to do a chain of the right length before starting your project