When my neighbor learned that our knitting group collects yarn from the public and
that we turn it into beautiful & functional pieces to be distributed to various charitable organizations,
she donated a bagful of yarn.  In it, there were two skeins of green/golden yellow/brownish yarn.  
A design (crochet granny squares blanket) popped into mind.  To complete this project,
I ended up buying the golden yellow, brown and dark-olive green yarn.  The result is:


Since there was still a lot of yarn left, another project ensued.  
However, the leftover yarn was insufficient to complete this second project.  
I had to buy more of the same hues.  This piece is a knitted blanket with a chevron/zig-zag pattern.


There was yarn leftover; thus, some hats were made.


These pieces were donated to an interfaith charity to keep some youngsters warm this winter.