2017 Stashbusting CAL

[howieann]

WTD: +3 YTD: -58

[greyhoundgrandma]

WTD scores for the week ending 11/25/17:

Gold Medal Winner: howieann +3

Silver Medal Winner: PBLKNP +2

Bronze Medal Winner: Inkked0317 +1

greyhoundgrandma 0

Shoot the Moon Winner: Ellie 13 -3

Good job, everyone!

[greyhoundgrandma]

YTD scores for the end of November:

Gold Medal Winner: Inkked0317 +479

Silver Medal Winner: Ellie 13 +63

Bronze Medal Winner: PBLKNP +57

greyhoundgrandma +16

November Shoot the Moon Winner: howieann -58

[PBLKNP]

Woohoo, medaled twice!

Say, why do we seem to have less people participating lately?

[greyhoundgrandma]

There seem to be fewer on all the threads in the forum. Maybe people are just busy, home, work, or a shift to other crafts. They may have had issues getting into the forum and given up. I couldn't get on for about a week a while back and I've seen references to others having a problem. Hopefully it will pick up again.

[MalisaMeesa]

I've been out of state for about three weeks! 

I've Bought a LOT of Yarn

I went to several Local Yarn Stores in Maryland and Virginia and downtown DC!

4 skeins of fingering weight (#2) Superwash Merino wool and Nylon -8

and then 2 skeins of Sport (#3) Superwash Merino -4

finally, 6 skeins of worsted (#4) Peruvian Merino Wool -12


SO a total of -24 for three weeks!

WTD -24

YTD -458


KaylaKitsa hasnt used any yarn!

WTD 0

YTD -81

[Inkked0317]

1 hour ago, PBLKNP said:

Woohoo, medaled twice!

Say, why do we seem to have less people participating lately?

I've been noticing that myself. I think it goes back to when the site changed hosts or whatever, several months back. There were issues getting on, like Mona said, and then things were just different once I did get on...I'm sticking around though because I know this is a wonderful place where people understand my crazy yarn stuff lol

[greyhoundgrandma]

Sounds like some fun stops of your trip, MalisaMeesa.

I agree, Jessie. I enjoy the people here. I'm not on facebook, so this is the one "social" site I come to. I don't always have as much time as I would like to respond and join in discussions, but I always try to at least scan though posts and keep up with what's going on.

[Ellie 13]

On 11/26/2017 at 3:44 PM, greyhoundgrandma said:

WTD scores for the week ending 11/25/17:

Gold Medal Winner: howieann +3

Silver Medal Winner: PBLKNP +2

Bronze Medal Winner: Inkked0317 +1

greyhoundgrandma 0

Shoot the Moon Winner: Ellie 13 -3

Good job, everyone!

I didn't know I could get "Shoot The Moon" with -  3. I can't post scores because I have to use the library computer and they're not open on Sun.

Can somebody help me PLEASE !!! Sorry about that.

I made 3 more hats and some wreath pins and used a skein and 2 balls (+ 4) .

Ellie 13

WTD: + 4  YTD: + 67

 

[PBLKNP]

I'm headed out tonight for a holiday dinner dance, so I'm putting in my totals now!  

I used up another skein, so:

Stashbuster Total: WTD +2  YTD +59

[Inkked0317]

Hi All!!!

I've had a busy week this week! I finished my Snuggle this Muggle baby blanket for our newest expected niece/nephew's Christmas gift, which took 5 balls all together (+5). We'll be finding out tomorrow afternoon the baby's gender, so I'm excited about that! I also finished a Hello Kitty doll for one of the kids at church and used a skein and a ball (+3) on that. Lastly, I made a mermaid which took 2 skeins and a ball (+5) and started a second one which I've already used a skein on (+2). The mermaid was supposed to be my little cousin's Christmas gift but I'd never made a doll with hair before and had no idea how heavy it would make the doll's head so she looks like she's got a broken neck and I'm just not giving that to my little cousin lol. So the first one has been given to my soon to be 4 yr old and I'm calling her my practice mermaid. I've got a new one started, and then I'll have one more to do after that.

WTD: +15

YTD: +494

My aim for next week is to get the mermaids done, and get started on a lego blanket for one of the boys at church. I've already made for his younger sis & brother so once I get his blanket done, I'll be able to give all three to the intended kids and I'd LOVE to be able to get them done before Christmas. I also accidentally found out that Hubs bought me a 2 blanket kit that was a doorbuster at Michaels as my Christmas gift, so I know I'm going to get 30 skeins of yarn for Christmas...but I'm not putting that in my score until I actually am given the gift and add it into my stash lol. Needless to say, my last week of the year will have a negative score 

[Inkked0317]

Ellie...I have the baby gender reveal thing to go to after church tomorrow, but if no one else does the scores by the time I get home, I'll do them for this week! Probably won't be until sometime after 430 PM

[greyhoundgrandma]

Having a ball at the knitting retreat. I've used a skein of each color on a mermaid tail blanket, so.....

WTD +6

No problem, Ellie. I'm not sure what time I'll get home tomorrow, but I can post the scores if it's before you have time,Jessie.

[howieann]

I used up 2 skeins, but also got the yarn for a new project.

WTD: + 0 YTD: - 58

[greyhoundgrandma]

Scores for the week ending 12/2/17:

Gold Medal Winner: Inkked0317: +15

Silver Medal Winner: greyhoundgrandma +6

Bronze Medal Winner: Ellie 13 +4

PBLKNP +2

howieann 0

KaylaKitsa 0

Shoot the Moon Winner: MalisaMeesa -24

[Inkked0317]

Thank you Mona! I was just coming on to do the scores!!!

BTW, we're getting a new niece in April!!! Baby gender reveal done today 

[MalisaMeesa]

OH my gosh! I'm shoot the moon winner again! aaaahhhh! 

aaaand I have been knitting up a storm! Finished 3 knitted 2 x 2 ribbed hats! then I FINISHED a baby blanket so I've gotten through 7 skeins! +14

buuut my black Friday order of Sweet Rolls from Joann's came in this morning..... -36

3 skeins each of:
Pixie Pop
Rootbeer
GuavaPop
Punch
Mint
and Wasabi!

LADIES!!!! they are soooo soft and wonderful to work with!!!

sooo; so far I'm at -22 this week so far! hopefully I can get that number down a bit! gotta make hats for pretty much everyone in my family!

 

[greyhoundgrandma]

I've got some of that but haven't used it yet. I have an order of 15 skeins coming in sometime, but no ship email yet. I've got to get busy or I'll have a negative ytd again.

[greyhoundgrandma]

Congratulations on the niece, Jessie! We're expecting a grandson on the 18th of this month which is going to make for a really busy Christmas.

[MalisaMeesa]

14 hours ago, greyhoundgrandma said:

I've got some of that but haven't used it yet. I have an order of 15 skeins coming in sometime, but no ship email yet. I've got to get busy or I'll have a negative ytd again.

 

It's SOOOO SOFT!! i'm worried because I can't tell if its common but I've gotten tiny little bleps... flecks of the other two colors in the one stripe i'm using. lemme see if I can get a picture. I personally don't have a problem with them but if I have an order in these yarns i really don't want them to ruin a project...

[greyhoundgrandma]

I've seen that occasionally even in one color skeins. Sometimes you can carefully pick the piece out but other times it's too integrated into the yarn and the best you can do is hope it's on the wrong side.

[Inkked0317]

Happy Saturday everyone!!

Mona, congradulations on your grandbaby!! 

This week I made the two mermaids for my little cousin's Christmas gifts, using 5 balls and 2 skeins (+9). I also started a Lego block blanket I'd mentioned last week. I need to make 90 pieces, and I've gotten about 70 of them done so far, used up a full skein on that (+2). I'm hoping to finish making the pieces, get a black edge put on them all, and join it all together this upcoming week.

WTD: +11

YTD: +505

I've decided I liked starting the year with no WIPs, so I have the goal of finishing the Lego blanket, making one more mermaid (for my nearly 2 yr old), and then figuring out the projects I want to make starting in January and compiling the lists of yarns needed (to put together a shopping list cause I know I'll get Michael's gift cards for Christmas lol), and doing all the prep work so that I can get right into things on January 1st!

[PBLKNP]

I’ve started on a stash-busting project to make hats for some grab-bag gifts, but not soon enough to use up a skein for this week, so:

WTD = 0

 

[greyhoundgrandma]

Nothing finished off this week....

WTD 0

[MalisaMeesa]

finished my hat and started a cowl for myself so +2

then I finished off four balls finished up a blanket that had been languishing for a while +4

picked up another hat project and finished a skein on it! +2

i'm trying to do small simple projects for some last minute Christmas gifts so I have four sets of ribbed wristlets started knitting two at a time. I have another 2 sets already finished so another +2

MalisaMeesa WTD: +10

KaylaKitsa hasn't been crocheting or knitting so +0