If you are like me, you have bags full of half finished granny squares, gauge rectangles, strips of knitting that never quite gelled into what you'd plan on them being, and bizarre bags of projects some great aunt gave you that you have no hope in the world of figuring out and finishing.
So, grab those oddballs, figure out what you want to make (ie. poncho, vest, blanket), and start laying out all those pieces like a big jigsaw puzzle. Of course you'll see a lot of blank spots where the pieces don't quite fit. Pin it all together with safety pins, and then start knitting or crocheting new motifs to fill those gaps. Whipstitch or crochet it all together and you have ART!