2011 Stashbusting CAL

[Shell Lee]

I'm in trouble now. Just ordered 6 pounders from my fav on line yarn store PLUS, Turtlelvr (Sue) and I are going yarn shopping Sunday :eek

Guess you could say I am stocking up now for the rest of the year. (Yeah, right )

 

I need to order at least 3 skeins, maybe 4 of the color I've been searching for. Plus just bought 2 skeins yesterday... just because. have no project in mind for them, I just saw them and said "Wow, that's a perfect red color for, uh, something." and bought them! I'll figure out something to make with them. Although, only bought 2 skeins so, may have to get more! hehe :bounce

[PBLKNP]

A positive score for this week...yeah, that ship has sailed...

 

I just got my Bernat Alpaca yarn in the mail to make another Leaf Pullover.

 

Oh, darn!

[basjordan]

Well, I finished a skein on Monday (WTD +2) then got my valentine's order of yarn on Tuesday (16 skeins, -32 points, WTD now is -30) In my defense, my YTD is positive, and I hope to bring the WTD to a less ugly number soon.

[kraftynkrazy]

Well, last night was Biggest Loser night at my mom's house again and I pulled out my 3sub project that lives there and worked my way through 4 balls bringing my wtd for this week to +4 so far this week.

[gshall]

Last Friday I was supposed to leave the frozen NE to meet my sister in sunny AZ, where my brother lives. Had to cancel my trip for a chemo treatment (how dare they schedule it then!). My sister went anyway because it would have cost her more to reschedule than the ticket originally cost her. While out there she and my SIL went to a LYS and bought me 3 hanks of hand dyed alpaca cotton and a small scarf pattern book. Okay, it doesn't really make me feel any better about not being able to go, but the yarn feels really soft. So, counting the ball I used earlier this week I'm WTD -5

[Wrennie]

Almost busted a ball and skein last night working on a charity RR. A few yo-yo's and they'll be history!

[greyhoundgrandma]

What do you do with the yarn when you finish something and only have 2-3 yards left? It's not enough to call a ball or to do a row of a scrap pattern. But you can't just throw it away!

[basjordan]

What do you do with the yarn when you finish something and only have 2-3 yards left? It's not enough to call a ball or to do a row of a scrap pattern. But you can't just throw it away!

 

Pom poms -- I'm quite addicted to them, or granny's daughters, or yo yos, or (if the color is good) save it to emboider facial features on animals. Or tie it on a stick and call it a cat toy...

[basjordan]

Well, I ifnished the first skein of the Valentine's yarn. WTD -28.

[dilyca2006]

well. i was gifted 2 skeins of yarn this week, but, have managed to use 3!!!!!!LOL

[FrLopLady]

I received my spring yarn exchange box this week and a pound of love for the doilyghan CAL. Use up the remains of a skein so -19 so far this week.

 

edit: oops! forgot I HAD been 2 skeins ahead... sigh..

[basjordan]

Well... So much for a positive YTD...

 

My dear friend is de-stashing, and brought a bunch of yarn to our IRL meeting. I scored 17 skeins, some partials, but I'm counting them as full skeins for ease of scorekeeping. This brings my WTD to -62 and YTD to -7. I'm not complaining.

 

I almost forgot -- I finished a skein on my afghan during our meeting, which ups my score to a -60, ytd to -5.

[MouseCLP]

What do you do with the yarn when you finish something and only have 2-3 yards left? It's not enough to call a ball or to do a row of a scrap pattern. But you can't just throw it away!

 

If I have at least 2 yards of yarn, I make a Granny's Daughter (a single-round granny square). I have a whole bag of them made up; someday I'm going to make an afghan with them. Also, there are groups that will put them together for charity items.

[yarn_geek]

Thank you, everyone, for the kind words. Those first couple of days were pretty hard for me. I'll never stop missing my furry little guy, but each day gets a bit easier.

 

 

 

 

On a lighter note, it looks like it's a great week to go yarn shopping.

The yarn I need for one of the umteen blankets I'm working on is on sale this week...

[basjordan]

I busted one of my smaller skeins on a hat. WTD is -58, YTD is -5. I would love to get my YTD to 0 by Saturday.

[FrLopLady]

If I have at least 2 yards of yarn, I make a Granny's Daughter (a single-round granny square). I have a whole bag of them made up; someday I'm going to make an afghan with them. Also, there are groups that will put them together for charity items.

 

Now why didn't I think of that? :think

 

Great idea!

[BigPinkPolkaDot]

No change this week. I'm suffering through another bout of tendonitis and can't crochet. I hate this, especially since the guys are now into watching basketball on TV and I'm bored out of my mind.

 

 

For week ending Feb. 19, 2011

 

WTD: 0 / YTD: 0

[cris]

lets see.... I didn't really do anything this week but study study study. I broke a few half used skeins down into balls so that's where my score comes from this week. I figure I'll be too busy studying to post tomorrow.

WTD +6/YTD +14

[Wrennie]

Busted 1 skein. Almost 2 for 4pts. Going to go make a couple yo-yo's and finish the 2nd off now.

WTD +4

[basjordan]

I may get a chance to crochet today, but I won't get a chance to post my scores, so I will do that now, and add anything I do the rest of the day to next week's score. I finished two more skeins, so WTD -54, YTD +1

[walker1021]

Another week with very little progress. Finished off one skein making a scarf. Started using a pounder to make a shawl. Half way thru that so nothing to count there.

WTD +2Next week will be a killer score - and not the gold medal way. The yarn I ordered should be delivered to my front doorstep AND yarn shopping with Turtlelvr tomorrow. Plus I have my mid term coming up, so I'll be studying instead of crocheting (or, atleast I SHOULD be studying instead of crocheting. )

[pineknott]

wtd +14 ytd + 104

[greyhoundgrandma]

I didn't get my first Joann order in this week. They'll both come next week. But I got my kit of the month and two ebay auctions for a -42. I used a kit skein in a scarf, one in HAP rectangles, another in dish cloths and the first two of a shawl (it used two strands held together, so that helped).

 

WTD -32/YTD -64

 

Just realized that this week I doubled my YTD minus score!

[gshall]

Wtd -5 YTD +7

[FrLopLady]

wtd -17

ytd -70

 

sad part is, though my weekly scores do not seem to reflect this , I am buying less on impulse than I was before Really I am

:think:eek imagine if I had been in this CAL last year :eek:eek:eek