CLOSED 2019 Stashbusting CAL

[Ellie 13]

I read that Jessie had to make boob sets. I make dolls and someone asked me to add boobs and make a bra for their doll. Has anyone else had any strange requests? I've got 1/2 a blue potholder done, but I'm getting bored with potholders. When I finish it I'm going back to smilie squares for the baby afghan till get bored with them.

Ellie 13

Edited August 11, 2019 by Ellie 13

[greyhoundgrandma]

Jessie, hope you and your family get to feeling better real soon.

Ellie, no strange requests here but I'm never surprised at what I hear.

I worked on the Phoenix blanket today and finished a skein...+2.

[Ellie 13]

Finished a blue smilie potholder and started another square for the baby afghan. No points yet.

Ellie 13

[greyhoundgrandma]

I've worked on this week's planet earth cal some the last two afternoon. This one is another slow going on, but I finished a skein...+2  =  +4.

[USpolishgirl]

On 8/10/2019 at 3:10 PM, Donna said:

@Inkked0317 Jessie, you can post the boobs. If kids don't know that boobs are for breastfeeding, there is something wrong with this world.

BTW, awesome Wonder Woman shawl!

Great answer ! 

Krys

[greyhoundgrandma]

My Afghan kit from Mary Maxim came today. I didn't have a chance to open it but it's supposed to be 6 skeins...-12 = -8.

[TexasPurl]

My blessings are abundant! 💖 A very special friend is kind enough to share her stash with me. I received this gift this week!

I finished the Secret Paths Shawl, rolled a ball from that. So.....I'll be headed to the moon!

WTD -167

Have a happy week everyone!

[greyhoundgrandma]

Debbie, what a great gift! Certainly worth a trip to the moon.

[PBLKNP]

I just got in a Mary Maxim shipment!  The good news is that I now have the yarn kit to make my great-niece a baby sweater for the impending little arrival.  Yes, you read that right.  I'm already a great-great-aunt and am about to be again!  My sister is 16 years older than I am, so we have weird age differences in my family.  My niece is 48 and my great-niece is 21.

The bad news is that I'm going to be in the negatives for this week!  

Stashbuster Total: WTD -10 YTD +23

[Ellie 13]

I've picked so many green beans, cucumbers and some of my big tomatoes have turned red. I'm eating a lot of salads and beans, am also making a 2nd batch of pickles. I made 13 more smilie squares (17 more to go), used 1 skein of white but not enough of orange, yellow or green to count (+ 2). I hope that 2 more skeins of white will be enough to finish the afghan. 

WTD: + 2   YTD: + 77

Ellie 13

[pineknott]

+ 3

[greyhoundgrandma]

I used another skein in the Phoenix blanket...+2 =

WTD -6

[Inkked0317]

Hi everyone!!! I started out the week needing to buy yarn for a commission piece (Lost Souls shawl but need to make 4 & join them together to make a baby blanket), so I bought 6 skeins (-12). But I've been hooking up a storm this week!! I've made a guitar stuffy, 2 pairs of baby boots and a matching hat, 2 Angel's, a pair of baby sneakers, and the first of the 4 Lost Souls pieces! All told, I've used up 1 skein and 9 balls (+11). I'll attach pictures of everything lol.

WTD :-1

YTD :-87

[Inkked0317]

Oh and just in case anyone wanted to see the set of nursing boobs I made for my doula friend lol...

[greyhoundgrandma]

Jessie, you've really been busy!

[greyhoundgrandma]

Scores for the week ending 8/17/19:

Gold Medal Winner: pineknott +3

Silver Medal Winner: Ellie 13 +2

Inkked0317 -1

greyhoundgrandma -6

PBLKNP -10

Shoot the Moon Winner: TexasPurl -167

[TexasPurl]

Sigh...  I've spent so much time on the moon this year I may as well buy a condo there. So much yarn, not enough stitch time in the day!

Have a happy week everyone!

[greyhoundgrandma]

But at least you have lots of material for rainy days/hard times or whatever. LOL  And so much of it has been gifts. Can't beat that.

I made pretty good progress on the phoenix blanket this weekend. I would have had crochet time (and time to post the scores) this morning before we headed home but I had to rearrange my plans so DH wouldn't whine about me not going with him to the hamfest.

Hope everyone has lots of crochet time this week!

[Ellie 13]

I made some more squares for the afghan (11 more to go), got bored and made another potholder. I used 2 balls cotton and rolled 2 more down (+4)   . I think the people who do the craft table at the church fair are going to like the smilie potholders. I made 2 batches of pickles and I had enough green beans to make a green bean casserole. 

WTD: + 4  YTD: + 81

Ellie 13 

[Ellie 13]

I made a few more squares, but still not enough  used. I got an e-mail from my brother, he asked me to design an ID/passport holder that you hang around your neck (sent pic of store bought one). He wants non itchy, maybe cotton, so I might have to get more Sugar & Cream. This will give something other than squares and potholders to work on. My score this week will most likely stay at + 4.

Ellie 13 

[greyhoundgrandma]

Ellie, the green beans sound so good. My mother used to can green beans and they were the best.

I used up a skein on the planet earth blanket...+2.

[greyhoundgrandma]

I finished another skein on the planet earth blanket and one on a lap throw...+4 = +6.

[Ellie 13]

My think garden is done for this year. I still have an eggplant left and maybe some cherry tomatoes. I picked the last of the green beans, cucumbers and peppers. I picked all the large red and green tomatoes to make India relish. I left the plants just in case I get more veggies. I made another potholder and some more afghan squares (3 more to go). I used a skein of cotton (+2)  .

WTD: + 6   YTD: + 83

Ellie 13

Edited August 28, 2019 by Ellie 13

[greyhoundgrandma]

Our garden didn't do well this year. We've had a problem with tomatoes for several years now. This year even the eggplants have not done well and they usually produce almost too well. We got a halfway decent amount of squash and a few tomatoes and eggplants. Several years ago we stopped growing peas and butterbeans when a friend started his truck farm. Much less work to buy already shelled from him.

[TexasPurl]

Hello everyone! I hope you've all had a good week.  

This week I used up the last of a ball of white thread on a garden flag I'm working on & a skein of Cascade Arcadia on a Tee I'm knitting. 

WTD +4

Have a Happy Week!