Most knitters have a kind of orphanage part of our yarn stashes. This is the place where odd, unwanted balls of yarn from finished projects go to languish. Too small to be a part of a large project yet too big to be throw away. So sad.
The solution comes in the form of the best idea I've seen for a knitting website since Ravelry. Ladies and gents of the Knit may I introduce Oddballs.
The idea is pretty much what it says on the tin. You subscribe for a three, one or six-year membership then get rid of or find the yarn of your choice. The site links orphan balls of yarn with those searching for yarn to reunite with an unfinished project and vice versa. Soon yarn is finding new homes and loving projects when it thought it would be alone forever.
The site also lists accessories in case you've lost a DPN or can't find a 4.5mm.
It's a beautiful end to the tragedy of lonely yarn and a healing home for those WIPs you thought you would never finish. All hail, Oddballs!
