2022 Stashbusting CAL (CLOSED)

[greyhoundgrandma]

YTD scores for the end of September:

Gold Medal Winner: PBLKNP +6

September's Shoot the Moon Winner: greyhoundgrandma -156

[Ellie 13]

Sorry I haven't been here since the 17th. I'm doing much better, most of my aches and pains are gone. I went back to work last week. I haven't heard from the bus company about any kind of settlement for my injuries yet. I finished another minion body. I just need to make the pants. I rolled down 2 skeins and used a small ball (+ 3)  . Now I need to make 3 more but they have to have pink coveralls (skirts maybe  ?). I also have to make pumpkin, ghost and spider pins. I finally got to Michael's to get the pins, buttons and more yellow  (- 2). Maybe I can use some balls of  and get more points by Sat.

WTD: + 1   YTD: + 83 

Ellie 13

[greyhoundgrandma]

Ellie, glad to hear all your injuries are healing!

[greyhoundgrandma]

No crochet time this week. I intended to work on a project this afternoon but fell asleep instead. Maybe tomorrow.

WTD 0

[PBLKNP]

I did some crocheting, but was thrown for a loop with my Covid BiVal booster and Flu shots. I crashed Thursday for the entire day!  So:

WTD = 0

I’m hoping to get more done next week! 

[greyhoundgrandma]

WTD Scores for the week ending 10/1/22:

Gold Medal Winner: Ellie 13 +1

Holding stead:

PBLKNP 0

greyhoundgrandma 0

No Shoot the Moon winner this week.

[PBLKNP]

I’ve still been chugging away on my afghan, and managed to use up a skein, so:

WTD = +2

😎

We’re heading out tomorrow afternoon to our good friend who has an annual Canadian Thanksgiving every year (his big meal for his friends vs regular Thanksgiving with his relatives). I’ll probably get some crocheting done in the car on the way down to his condo, which is an hour away down in Southbury, CT. 

[greyhoundgrandma]

No crocheting this week. I have yarn coming from several different orders, probably getting some at least next week.  For now.....

WTD 0

[greyhoundgrandma]

WTD scores for the week ending 10/8/22:

Gold Medal winner: PBLKNP +2

greyhoundgrandma 0

No Shoot the Moon winner this week

[greyhoundgrandma]

I'll have some yarn coming in this week. I want to try a necklace pattern that unfortunately uses a discontinued Classic Elite Santorini yarn. Luckily I've found some here and there. First one arrived....+2. I'm having to air it out. The whole post office box smelled from the free sachet the etsy seller had included. Then when I took the yarn out of it's separate bag, it had a strong, probably tobacco smell. Hopefully some time airing will neutralize it.

Also some glow in the dark yarn is supposed to come this week. The first order of it was lost but surely this one will find it's way here.

[Bailey4]

Do dryer sheets help to absorb smell if you put them in the bag with the yarn?  We used to use it with books we got donated that had a smell as it absorbed some of the odor.  Never tried it with yarn.

[greyhoundgrandma]

10 hours ago, Bailey4 said:

Do dryer sheets help to absorb smell if you put them in the bag with the yarn?  We used to use it with books we got donated that had a smell as it absorbed some of the odor.  Never tried it with yarn.

It's certainly worth a try. Thanks for the suggestion.

[Bailey4]

Used ones work well.  DH used to save them for me to take into the library prior to COVID when we were still doing used book sales.

[greyhoundgrandma]

That's good to know. I'll have to bum one from my neighbor since I use the no scent ones.

[Bailey4]

I'm not sure its the scent but the dryer sheet itself that absorbs the odor. The only scent I remember from the ones we use is a slightly "soapy" scent.

Edited October 11, 2022 by Bailey4

[greyhoundgrandma]

Ok, I'll give it a try. I just got a second skein in that has a flowery scent, so another one to see what works. 

Two more arrived today.  +8 so far this week.

Edited October 12, 2022 by greyhoundgrandma

[greyhoundgrandma]

The last 3 skeins of Classic Elite arrived...-6. Also the 10 tiny skeins of glow in the dark yarn...-20. So -34 for the week. I've been getting my + and - mixed up this week, but I think I'm straight now.

[greyhoundgrandma]

WTD -34

[PBLKNP]

I managed to use up another skein, so:

Stashbuster Total: WTD  +2

[greyhoundgrandma]

WTD Scores for the week ending 10/15/22:

Gold Medal Winner: PBLKNP +2

Shoot the Moon Winner: greyhoundgrandma -34

[greyhoundgrandma]

A Mary Maxim afghan kit arrived today.....-22.

[Ellie 13]

Sorry I haven't been her since 9/28  . I made a ton of pumpkin, spider and ghost pins (lost count of how many). The score for all that time was (+ 9)   (mostly small balls). 

Mona, as long as it's not wool, you can wash it. Stuff it into a Knee-High stocking, tie it off and wash/dry it according to label instructions. I've tossed them in with the regular delicate laundry. Use cold water on the gentle cycle and med. dry cycle.

WTD:  + 9  YTD:  + 92

Ellie 13

 

[greyhoundgrandma]

One of two balls of thread that I ordered for a pumpkin pattern came today...-2  =  -24.

The second one came today... -2 = -26

Edited October 21, 2022 by greyhoundgrandma

[greyhoundgrandma]

The next Annie's stripe kit came today, -6, so.....

WTD -32   YTD -222

[PBLKNP]

I’m still chugging along with the afghan.  Hopefully I can get this done for Christmas!  I think I’m a bit beyond halfway done.  I’ve got 5 strips done so far.  At the end I’ll need to sew all the strips together.

WTD = +4