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Use up all those leftover balls of yarn you have laying around with a colorful crochet scrapghan!



what is a scrapghan?

If you are new to the term scrapghan, it is exactly what you are thinking … an afghan made from yarn scraps.

scraps + afghan = scrapghan

Why Make a scrapghan?

Here are a few of my favorite things about making a scrapghan …

reliving the memories of past projects and perhaps the special occasions or times in your life that go along with them

the opportunity to try out a new pattern or technique without worrying about ruining your new or expensive yarn

a chance to get creative and play with color combinations

and of course, using up all the leftover yarn!

Finding the perfect crochet scrap afghan Pattern

There are so many afghan patterns that would work for making a scrapghan. My favorites are of course a granny square blanket or even a granny hexagon blanket. But there are so many options. Just see for yourself in this extensive roundup of stashbusting crochet afghans below.

I’ve also rounded up some of my favorite free crochet afghan patterns using scrap yarn …

And more …

Or how about building an afghan of your own with one (or more!) of these motif patterns …

And more …