STASH BUSTING crochet-along GAME!! ****CLOSED FOR 2007 ****

[renegade]

I have another +2 (bringing me that much closer to 0!) from last night. The double stranded giant grany is just flying along! In just a few nights of working on it, it's already 36 inches. I want to make it 50 inches, so I should finish this up in no time.

[crochetsal]

Reading about everyone using up yarn...and I just got my 20 balls of Bernat Handicrafter in the mail today. Guess I'm gonna have to get busy on kitchen stuff (started some yesterday) so I can use it up!

 

Sally

[DesertCrocheter]

I used up half of a half of Sugar and Cream. Can I get 0.5 points for that? Patty

[furball1234]

Ok, I just got rid of 20 old skeins of yarn. My mother teaches and the yarn went to an art teacher at the school. I did have -16, added 16 which went to 0, plus 24 points.

 

 

So now I have 24 points:cheer

[furball1234]

I used up half of a half of Sugar and Cream. Can I get 0.5 points for that? Patty

 

 

If it is a small ball you can add 1 point.

[hseger]

I got 4 balls used up in the square along. +4

[hseger]

one more ball gone for the day. +1 point.

[scc51055]

oh my! my fingers need wings to get out of the hole this month! I was gifted 4 skeins of yarn by one of my students. so.....-8 more points!

[KnicKnac]

I have been debating this for awhile now Krystal, I am going to drop out. This game has definitely fulfilled it's purpose for me. I have one small tote left of yarn, and all of that has planned use.

 

Thank you for letting me participate to get a fire under my butt to get this stash BUSTED!

[Krystal16]

Well, KnicKnac - congratulations!

 

I figured I would stay in when and IF I ever get my stash busted, then reset it to "0" to prevent myself from getting MAJOR stash again... sort of like a maintenance program! (It will be a while before that happens, though!)

[tygger428]

I love teal, can you post a pic of one of the skeins?

[KnittinMitchie]

LOL My stash is getting smaller and smaller. I am down to a bunch of little balls and 2 skeins that I have been working from. To finish off the the skeins I think some sock are going to be made. As for the balls they are going to become doll cloths. I have posted pics on my blog of the doll cloths that I have made from stash busting.

[hseger]

I had to buy 1 skein to finish up my Mom's lapghan so -2 more. I think I'm going the wrong way in here since I joined my stash has grown to probably at least 4 times bigger than when I started hahaha.

[CLLinda]

Zero points last week. Had broncitis and still had to get dd ready for prom. Not much crocheting done at all.

 

But to make up for it, on Mother's day, I spend most of the day working on a baby dress for the county fair. Used up an entire 6 oz skein of Simply Soft Brites in Watermelon. It's going to be one cute dress. And matching bonnet and panties and booties. Last year, I did a dress combo and received 1st place. I am hoping to do the same this year.

 

[tamugrad02]

I'm not good at this game......I haven't crocheted much at all this month.....then I went to my parent's house today and my mom gave me a skein of yarn she had lying around (-2) and then my dad gifted me with a substantial check (note to self......visit parent's more often) and said I could buy yarn as long as I put the rest of it in the bank......so I bought 17 skeins from Herschners, but I won't tally those till they get here......so, I repeat, I'm not good at this game......

[lewlie108]

I have been rejuvinated this month with my desire to crochet. It helps now that I have found this site. It had been hard being motivated all by myself.

Anyways, I would not want to know my score. I have been buying yarn constantly. I just bought 5 skeins of Pound of Love (I think those count as 5 skein's each!!) and 5 skeins for a shawl that I finished (so those cancel themselves out, I guess).

[Bizzyboppers]

I have crocheted, but not counted points. And really my crocheting hasn't been all that much to scream about. I finished a baby blanket....designed two more AG patterns...heck, I think that's it. Like I said, not real exciting. I don't think I've used up OR made small balls out of anything!

 

Lewlie- Size doesn't matter, a skein is a skein. Only count 2pts per skein.

 

biz

[hseger]

I just finished up 2 more balls and rolled 3 other balls into one ball. So another +5. But I will have to buy more yarn next week to finish up this project.

[KnittinMitchie]

I have been a busy busy bee lately. I'm working on an Ugly Granny Square and have used up 3 balls so far on that. Today I took some of my fun fur and made a LARGE ball for my DD. I think the ball is more like a round pillow. So that gave me 3 new balls from the partial skeins I used. Ya gotta love triple stranding it. Friday I am having my septum fixed in my nose so that equals no knitting/crocheting for about 3 days. I am hurrying to get my count up for the month so when I go to Ohio in June and buy/aquire yarn it doesn't take me back to zero points. So my total for the week is +3 for balls used and +3 for skeins to balls for a total of +6 more.

[MrsCrochetPants]

I am going to have to quit participating in the CAL, I am soo busy getting ready to move into the new house. Maybe I'll try later on this year! It's been a lot of fun!

[Mermaiden]

Okay, I finished the body of my placemats. I'd have them edged but I tried to block them and they refuse to get dry! But, I used the whole skein I had to buy 1 more of! +2

 

Also I used up part of a skein on my tea cozy! +1

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I still need to make some flowers and bees to go on it, but the bulk of the work is done.

[furball1234]

Okay, I finished the body of my placemats. I'd have them edged but I tried to block them and they refuse to get dry! But, I used the whole skein I had to buy 1 more of! +2

 

Also I used up part of a skein on my tea cozy! +1

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I still need to make some flowers and bees to go on it, but the bulk of the work is done.

 

 

That is cute Mermaiden!

[DesertCrocheter]

Very cute cosy, Mermaiden! What color flowers will you put on it? I've used up 1 whole and 2 partial skeins on pet swap items this week, which didn't make much of a dent since I kind of went crazy buying yarn last week, but at least made some room on my shelf for me to stuff more yarn in. Patty

[Ellie 13]

That's pretty Tamugrad02!

I zipped through 5 little balls tonight making squares for the SAL.

I'm almost finished with a couple skeins but am going to wait to count them when I finish the skeins off. This is what I'm doing with all the skeins I bought this week.

 

It's a 2 strander and the pink is going the fastest of all the colors. I got the technique from Chrome kitty here is her round ripple done like this.

That is sooo cool! It looks like it's glowing. How do you do that? Can I get the pattern?

Ellie 13

[Ellie 13]

I used up 3 balls on Warm Up America squares and 5 balls making flowers for Mother's Day. I sold some flowers and now I have to make more. Today I went to Micheals to drop off the squares. I had to get more ladybug buttons and pipe cleaners for the flowers. I broke down and bought 3 skeins Simply Soft, I got the orange, yellow and black. I hope to finish the smilie afghan before the next posting.

Ellie 13