2016 Stashbusting CAL

[ShanaEirin]

Donated 2 skeins, wound 3 balls (yarn winder, yay!) and bought 4. I am pretty done with fairs for now, though, so I should be able to start finishing skeins again.

-1

[ShanaEirin]

Wound 8 more skeins 

 

WTD: +7

[greyhoundgrandma]

I picked up a cone of white today to finish the tree skirt....2. Fighting allergy stuffed up/runny nose this week and haven't really felt like crocheting.

[jessicali]

3 partial skeins rolled into balls. +5 for the week. Posting my scores early.

[PBLKNP]

Well, it was a shameful business...several of us went to the New England Fiber Festival today.  There was much peer pressure going on...  !  I ended up buying 2 skeins of sock yarn and 2 skeins of DK yarn to make some gloves.  So:

 

Stashbuster Total: WTD -8 YTD -102

 

     

[MalisaMeesa]

WEEEEELLLLL I haven't been on here much but! I made up for it in progess! four hats finished. all four taking up larger of my scraps (two color striped!) so that took up 4 balls!!! so +4 

 

then I added more to my ugly blanket! a total of 3 balls there! so +7 (4+3)

 

then i added a whole skein to a dog sweater! +9 (7+2)

 

WTD +9!!!!!

 

[Addicted2patterns]

WTD: +4 YTD: +5 for week of 11/5/16

[Inkked0317]

I have been flattened by throwing my back out this week.  I'm working on a Bavarian Square pattern throw blanket using Sheepish yarn, and I'm at the point that I'm going through the skeins pretty quickly!  It's still a WIP, but I managed to use up 6 skeins and 2 balls!

 

WTD: +14

YTD: +8 (yay! Back in the positives!! )

 

I'm hoping to get this blanket finished in the next week. My friend that's been helping me out while I'm hurting so badly has already expressed her admiration for this blanket and I'd love to give it to her for helping me!

[howieann]

WTD: +3 YTD: -60

[greyhoundgrandma]

WTD -2

[pineknott]

wtd + 10 ytd + 125

[greyhoundgrandma]

Scores for the week ending 11/5/16:

 

Gold Medal Winner: Inkked0317 +14

Silver Medal Winner: pineknott +10

Bronze Medal Winner: MalisaMeesa +9

 

ShanaEirin +7

jessicali +5

Addicted2patterns +4

howieann +3

 

greyhoundgrandma -2

 

Shoot the Moon Winner: PBLKNP -8

[PBLKNP]

Oh, no! I had a feeling...I'll do the scores next week!

[Inkked0317]

OK I'm going to call it and say I'm pretty sure I'll get the Shoot the Moon award this week 

 

I've been getting a lot of crochet done this week, so my numbers were looking fantastic....and then I saw the ad for Michael's that said ALL YARN was on sale...and then I realized that the stuff I'd planned on making for Christmas for the girls in my family (ages 5-16) I don't actually think they'll like...but they'd all LOVE to have their own Mermaid Tail blanket....and then I got another email from Michael's with a 20% off everything including sales items....and I went and got the supplies I needed to make 5 mermaid blankets...I have the yarn for 1 already...but I brought home 47 skeins today....47.  Yup.  So much for my YTD being in the positives again 

 

On the upside, I got 47 skeins for $108 including tax!!!

 

I'll post my final score on Saturday, I just had to share this with you all cause I know you'll get it...

[greyhoundgrandma]

Wow, great deal, Jessie!

[pineknott]

oh,I know,michael's been calling to me too,but so far I have resisted

[yarnscrapper]

I have been out of pocket for two weeks because I have been taking care of my daughter who just had her second baby!!!

In my world a baby trumps crochetting.  Heehee.

 

So...WTD = 0 as of week ending 11/12/16

[greyhoundgrandma]

Congratulations on the new grandbaby, yarnscrapper! Our son and his family moving back has seriously cut down on my crochet time, but I'm not really complaining.

[greyhoundgrandma]

No loss, no gain this week....

 

WTD 0

[Ellie 13]

I didn't post last week, but I only had + 2 so I'll add it to this week. I'm at my parents, so no  tonight, just games with mom. When I got here mom asked if I wanted to go to Michael's. I was good I bought pin backs, beads and plastic rings, but no . In the last 2 weeks I made 20 turkey pins, 2 stuffed turkeys and 40 pocket prayer shawls. I used a 1/2 skein and 9 balls of odd colors (+ 12)  . With Thanks Giving coming, the next 2 weeks will be crazy at the market. I don't know how much time I'll get, but I'm sure to get a lot more hours (more $$ = more ).

WTD:  + 12  YTD:  +  86

Ellie 13

[pineknott]

well I managed to stay away from Michaels,it was so tempting,but since they moved further away,I'm not as tempted 

 

wtd +10 ytd + 135

[Inkked0317]

This would have been an AMAZING score this week for me, if only I hadn't hit that Michael's sale!!!

 

OK this week I finished my very first Bavarian Square patterned blanket (which I am totally in love with the stitch and I can see myself making A LOT of these in the future), my first pair of dragon scale fingerless gloves, a second smaller Bavarian play blanket for my toddler, 2 mermaid tail blankets, and the start of a third. I hooked A LOT!  I used up a total of 25 skeins and 15 balls all together (+65)....but then there was that sale...47 skeins (-94)....

 

WTD : -29

YTD : -21

 

I've still got 4 & a half more mermaid tail blankets to make for Christmas gifts so I'll get back in the positives soon, I'm sure!

[Addicted2patterns]

crocheting lots. used up 2 skeins!

 

WTD: +4 YTD: +9 for week of 11/12/16

[MalisaMeesa]

Im on mobile and cant fix my signature yet but im in the positives again!! I've been asked for a blanket as a christmas gift and its just fan stitch so ive already used up 6 skeins!!!

+12 WTD!!!

[howieann]

I was doing so well, slowly dwindling down the yarn. And then I opened up a box of books that my sister had sent home with us and realized that there are several skeins of yarn. I'll get right back on top... I have at least 3 skeins that are about finished, but it's a little sad.

 

WTD: -16 YTD: -76