Pretty packages (Or What to do with yarn leftovers)

When I make scarves it is quite common that I get smaller pieces of rather pretty yarn that is neither knittable nor crochetable. They increases the fun with wrapping gifts (seems that I've found an additional occation to pet yarns... :) I began with the metallic yarns, but realized that colourful mohair works as well. To get a band, make a crochet chain. If you have longer “to short pieces”; cast on a large number of stitches (knit one row) and bind of. And felt it in the washing machine if you are in the mood for experiments (haven’t tried that myself yet, but it sounds like an idea to test ;)