A Sock Yarny Solution

To my great joy, I have found a solution to the leftover sock yarn conundrum.

The problem I had when considering weaving for a solution was that I was thinking of weaving like knitting. You make an item. A garment, a toy, a household good. The thing is, with weaving, really, you are just making fabric. Of course, you are making fabric with knitting too, but generally it is fabric shaped in such a way as to make an item. In weaving, really, you are just making fabric. Even if you make an item such as a scarf or a tea towel you are just making fabric. It is just that those items are flat pieces of fabric.

So, the problem was that I was thinking about weaving, for example, a scarf. This scarf, though would be a slightly mad looking colour-fest that I really would not wear. So not all that helpful.

When I realised this whole weaving = fabric thing, inspiration struck. I will make some fabric, and from that fabric I will sew something. Currently I am thinking a bag. Either way, I have realised that creating a piece of fabric will allow me to then create an item.