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I have a lot of leftover skeins of yarn from my thrifted lots. Most are not enough to make something large, and variegated yarns don't usually work for amigurumi.

If you use three different yarns together, and crochet them with an N hook, you can make a pretty basket. Mine is a smaller/modified version of this video tutorial basket designed by Jayda InStitches.

Now my leftover variegated scraps basket keeps together the bits and pieces of my amigurumi projects as I'm making them. It's also good for holding small balls or bon bons, crochet tools or anything you need to keep tidy.

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