What to do with extruded dinosaur I never asked for?

Unasked-for, I was given a big (because of course it is) skein of Red Heart acrylic yarn, which I never knit or weave with because I hate how it feels in my hands. It’s in a color I am not at all fond of and am not excited about looking at.

But it exists. It is in my possession, and now I feel responsible for what happens to it. I could, of course, just donate it somewhere, but then it just becomes Somebody Else’s Problem and that’s not right, either. (I mean, the “gift” of it was someone making it my problem, but that water has already flowed down under the bridge  and into the ocean now.) I’m trying to come up with a way to use this…stuff…in the least damaging way possible. Something that doesn’t get washed often, so that it’s not shedding microplastics into my watershed, but is quick to work up so that I’m minimizing the amount of time I have to handle it.

Community brainstorming appreciated here!

My ideas thus far:
- snip into smallish pieces and use as stuffing in an item that doesn’t get washed often, like a toy or small pillow
- macrame into a plant holder
- knit (with big needles to make it go faster, then fold over multiple times and sew together) into a cat bed

Other thoughts? What would you do with it?

Not the best idea perhaps, but I've taken to making soft toys with my bits of acrylic yarn. They are quite fun to make, don't take to long and make reasonable gifts. I have lots of different colour yarn, so can choose to make stripy chickens (or whatever) as the colours don't matter much for those.

If you're going to knit something big like household ware - catbed, bags, you could try doubling the yarn with chunky needles - that will use it twice as quickly!

You could gift it to a learning to knit group, or children's club perhaps?

Why not donate the yarn to an senior citizen group?  A group where they get together for lunch or other activities, a home or apartment complex, etc?

If that doesn't work for you why not put it on Craigslist?

Shawn, Anne has it. The thing about certain charities is that they are usually looking for donations specifically of acrylic or polyester yarns, because they do fill a need - they're hypoallergenic. Many people can't wear various natural yarns, so if you find a hat&mitten, premie-baby, or senior 'lapghan' group, they'll HAPPILY put it to use. Check in with local churches, food pantries, fiber arts guilds, and senior groups, to find the best places, near you.

My first thought was one of those groups that knits stuff for premature babies in the hospital or cancer caps.  They demand synthetic or cotton yarn because of how easy it is to wash.  If it's enough yarn, you might be able to swap it with some of their "unsuitable" yarns someone donated (aka, natural fibres).  A friend of mine got some really nice angora silk that way.

Failing that, maybe something weaving so there's less time with the hands in contact with the yarn.  

You could always make some art and epoxy it, something like quilt squares or barn squares

Appreciating the creative ideas! Keep them coming!