What do you do with craft project rejects?

Well, you could cut it up and use it as coasters or something. Or, you could hang it on your wall and contemplate it every day, “what could this scarf mean in a ‘Deterministic’ sense”

Really quite drunk for this post. Just labeling it appropriately. I can’t feel my teeth. . . My grammar’s still pretty good. Maybe I should focus more on writing as a creative pursuit since I can still form words so intuitively. Now, I can’t feel my calves. My calves are numb. Being drunk is great. even if it is before noon. fuck

I started making a scarf once, but then didn’t like how it was coming out, so I closed the sides up, left a flap, sewed on a button, and a strap and turned it into a purse! Ta-da!

Rip it out, wash the wool and then make dozens of potholders. Knitting is easier, by the way.

I think you should just keep going with it until its miles long…..

@gailcalled I already knit and I agree it’s easier, even if it does take a lot longer.

I might frog it, but I was hoping to use it. I like the purse idea @crazyzo2000 . Only problem is the scope of this poor scarf. It’s not even enough to sew into anything wearable. I have rows of five stitches right next to rows of ten stitches. It’s the jackson pollock of scarves at this point.

Maybe I should turn it into a slip-n-slide

Finish it. Wear it proudly. Say you did it on purpose. Get signed to design your own line of Jackson Pollock Scarves and Hats. Become famous. Write a biography in which you admit it was all a fraud. Become more famous. Go on Oprah. Cry on Oprah. Get your own reality show.

@jealoustome Big profit? Actually, I like that plan. You’re hired!

@gemiwing You could probably switch the order on some of those. :)

Edit: Truthfully, I’ve just torn out my bad crochet projects and reused the yarn.

A cat probably would love to play with crochet stuffs…

I love crafting. It’s what gets me through and it’s cheaper than therapy. It’s important to have a sense of humour about your muck-ups.

If the yarn was expensive, I’d frog it and do something else with it. If not… scarves are scarves and they come in all sorts of designs. Have you seen all the handmade crafts on etsy.com? Have a look there and see if something doesn’t inspire you.

@cazzie I was on Etsy as a seller for a while. It’s a fun site. It’s cheap yarn so I may just frog it. I feel more upset (even if mildly so) by the time it took to make it.

My first knitted “scarf” ended up being a twenty-row wide headband. A very hot headband.

Oh… and my most creative use of a mucked up craft project… I had discolouration in a batch of goat milk soap…nothing wrong with it.. it just looked ugly… so I grated it up, remelted it and made 3.7kg, 26cm tall volcano for a children’s science tv show. THAT was fun.

Well, it’s crochet – I’d just pull it all apart and start over.

My most recent complete botch was an attempt at making a stuffed rabbit for my son. It turned out looking like Frank from Donnie Darko, after getting hit by the car. It wasn’t pretty.

It’s still sitting by my sewing machine… glaring at me evilly…

@gimiwing have you tried nålbinding? I find it easier than both knitting and crochet, but it takes longer and if you make a mistake, you can’t ‘frog’ it.

@Seek_Kolinahr That is absolutely hilarious!

@cazzie I like the volcano soap. Now that’s something you should sell on Etsy right there. You could put some pumice in it.

Nalbinding? No, but I’m assuming it’s knotwork? Lemmie google it.

Strange hobbies, knitting, crochet. Textiles seem to be a purely machine deal. Why not focus on something like painting or something else more open to creativity. Not that you can’t be creative with yarn and stuff. It’s just, if you can be creative with your weaving, doesn’t that mean you could be creative with other arts that allow for more flexibility during creation? Just something to think about.

Not to bash all you knitters out there. What else would my grandmother do in her spare time?

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okay, a little bit of bashing

I put them in my portfolio >_>;; If I like it I stick it in there. A picture you may not deem worthy that others like can be a good indicator of gauging your audiences tastes. A lot of good work comes out of things that seem to start out like rejects though.

@zophu I paint acrylic and watercolor, draw, sculpt, photography, chalk pastels, knit, crochet, sew, plastic canvas, embroidery and doodle. Few knitters or crocheters only do one thing. Plus, how else can I make a Zoiberg balaclava?

@zophu

“Art” and “Craft” are two similar, but inherently different things.

I love to paint, and it’s a wonderful emotional outlet, but there’s a certain amount of pride that comes from creating something that has a real and true purpose.

sew it up, stuff it, and make it into a dog toy.

lol, you guys are great. I’m going to have to make a “craft” now. Maybe a mug or something from clay I can cook in my oven. I might have to watch football and drink beer from it to counteract the gayness though.

Dude, a clay beer stein would be awesome

@zophu Working with wood is crafty AND manly. There are LOADS of male Etsians…

@zophu I don’t think crafting will affect your sexuality. You’re safe.

@gemiwing better safe then sorry, I think I’ll buy a welding torch before attempting anything with fibers involved as the medium

Soapmaking has become quite manly, thanks to ‘Fight Club’. It’s got dangerous chemicals too…. quite daredevil, really.

Does “frog it’ mean tossing it? I would also take it out and re use the wool. I’d love to see this scarf! I once knit a sweater with several different wools in the argyle style. I was so proud until I tried to sew it together. Way too thick a seam. I did feel proud to produce something usable, same as sewing.

@faye No.. Frogging means that you unravel it.

Oh, if anyone cares, here’s the demon-bunny.

Oh, no… @Seek_Kolinahr I can ‘hear’ it screaming. Satin is a bastard if you’re not an experienced sewer.
If anyone wants to see pics of the volcano PM me. I can even send you to the science tv show online where you can see it’s 15 seconds of ‘fame’. hahhaaha

@Seek_Kolinahr : Having plied a needle for years, I care. That bunny has a certain bizarro charm. Please keep it.

Oh, I still have him. I removed most of the stuffing, and reused it for a different bunny (cut from the same pattern, but only top-stitched. It’s just a nametag for Ian’s easter basket, anyway ^_^) But yep, he’s still here. Freak that he is.

Have @gemiwing crochet him a bed jacket or ear covers.

Ha ha… maybe a strait jacket.