2008 Stashbusting CAL Game (winners posted #1835)

[angelfire]

Used up 2 balls and a skein on rectangles for the troops for Team HAP. four points for yesterday and 8 WTD

[appy_lover]

So I have been busy...

 

Sunday afternoon I finished a nice long scarf -1 pt for an almost finished skein of yarn bee italia.

 

Sunday night I completed 3 baby/toddler hats. 3 points for stuff I used up that night.

 

Monday I finished 3 baby/toddler hats. 1 pt.

 

Monday I went shopping--3 yarn stores and I only bought 1 skein!! I have been trying to work from my incredibly large stash, but I was out of black ww acrylic. So I bought only 1 caron pounder. So only -2, but that was hard fought. I picked up and put down about 7 different skeins, and was able to talk myself out of them. Yeah. The caron pounder is already started, making a black scarf that I am going to attach motifs so, probably red roses.

 

That puts me back at +3 this week!!

[jeannie1205]

Add some more to my stashbusting this week

 

Sending swap partner 4 skeins of yarn - +8

 

WTD = +24 YTD = +165

[itzhunic]

I've been very busy getting an afghan done for my oldest son's band silent auction.

So far I've used 2 skeins of yarn that Schmetterling sent me and brought my score last week to negative. +4 this week!

Then I bought 2 skeins so -4. Back to ZERO.

I rolled 4 balls though,:yarn:yarn:yarn so at least now my score is at +4 again.

I will be using 2 more skeins that Schmetterling sent me last week. That will bring my score up more.

Will post when that happens. Hopefully by tomorrow. I'm on a deadline for the afghan to be done.

[Ellie 13]

I used 2 balls finishing a Christmas stocking and I started another one (+2). I've got lots of Christmas yarn to use up. If I had some more black and white yarn, I could make penguins and snowmen too . Michaels is having a sale on pounders. I wonder how many penguins/snowmen that'll make .

WTD Score: + 5

Ellie 13

[clocke]

I used up a ball (+1) working on a pair of socks, which are still in progress, but got my yarn order from Knitpicks (-8).

 

And I'm in progress with a small rug, which is eating up my spare balls of yarn. So there is actually a chance I may come up with a net wtd of 0 by the end of this week, if I bust my fingers.

[yarncat]

12:

50g skein:red

2.2oz ball-barn red heather

+3

[1Buttercup]

Woohoo! I used up a skein! +2

[dragonpuck]

used one skein on my "games" afghan, but got a big box (e-bay deal)

-42:eek

 

now i really need to get crochetin'

[angelfire]

I was able to use up a ball making squares, and three small skeins making rectangles, plus seven more for a running total of 15 WTD

 

Edit; I was able to roll three skeins into balls after crocheting this afternoon. 18 WTD

Edit; I just received my shipment from Angelicrafts, I spent $40.00 from a gift card and received 94 skeins of misc. yarn which of course translates to -188 so my new WTD -170

[basjordan]

I used my last skein of boucle on my sweater for the Greek Games, (+2) but had to buy another one to finish (-2) so my net is 0. This means my WTD stays at -72, any my YTD stays at -194.

[yarncat]

13:

48yd ball-autumn leaves

+1

[appy_lover]

Not that it counts, but I did organize my stash last night. My recent move had me up to my ears in boxes of unorganized yarn and stuff. So last night it got sorted and seprated by fiber and use. There is also 2 bags and a large cardboard box of ufos. How sad is that? Some just need ends worked, but there are 4 afghans that I have a good start on.

 

One is a mile a minute that I made all the pieces for and then discovered I can't count so several of them are totally the wrong length. I got so disguested that I put it away, like 7 years ago.

 

I did crochet for an hour, but I didn't use up anything.

 

If I had just sorted before I went shopping Monday I would have found the black and not had to purchase the caron pounder I got that day. But now it will be much easier to use my stash, since I can find it.

 

I put all the little left over balls of acrylic in a clear plastic tote (it is almost full:eek) so that I can see the colors I am looking for on the sides and in the bottom. My other acrylic fit into a large tote for solids (seperated by neutrals and colors) and a cardboard box full of verigated. I also have whole a shopping bag full of camo yarn. <sigh> Lots of hooking to do.

[dragonpuck]

YEAH:cheer

sold some ( for cheap- but knew i would never use them - )

 

 

also use 2 on my "games" afghan

so +24:hook

working my way back out of the hole

[CLLinda]

I rolled one from the scarecrow pattern. I have two hats made and am working on the head of the scarecrow now.

 

+1

 

[DreamsOfYarn]

My score took BIG nose dive the past 2 days.

 

Bought 8 skeins of yarn yesterday

Busted one skein last night

Bought 10 skeins today

 

That puts me at -30

 

BUT......I don't feel so bad after reading a few of the scores

[bree]

My Husband will love this,

I had about 30 skeins of my own with a box of about 15 ball of varied sizes. A few months ago I recieved my mothers stash as well as all her books and patterns. They now occupy my husbands(My) office filling 2 floor to ceiling bookshelves of just yarn.

I don't think that I will be buying yarn any time soon.

[angelfire]

Sent off three skeins aqnd 14 "cakes" for a total of 20 , I used up a ball making squares and a skein making rectangles for + 3 more so now I am only at -147 WTD:lol:lol

[itzhunic]

so what do I do instead of getting 4 more skeins busted to add to my score this week?

so what do I do instead of getting the afghan done for my DS's band silent auction and keep to my deadline?

I go and injure my hand!!! Thankfully it's not broken because then the afghan wouldn't get done at all. Orthopedic kept reexamining the xrays because he was sure he'd find a break somewhere from the looks of my hand.

My youngest says it looks like a monsters hand. My daughters mouth just gapes open and my oldest says, when will you be able to finish the afghan?

ahhh priorities!

[angelfire]

so what do I do instead of getting 4 more skeins busted to add to my score this week?

so what do I do instead of getting the afghan done for my DS's band silent auction and keep to my deadline?

I go and injure my hand!!! Thankfully it's not broken because then the afghan wouldn't get done at all. Orthopedic kept reexamining the xrays because he was sure he'd find a break somewhere from the looks of my hand.

My youngest says it looks like a monsters hand. My daughters mouth just gapes open and my oldest says, when will you be able to finish the afghan?

ahhh priorities!

sorry to hear about your injury, that sounds horrid, but let's keep those priorites in line, ask the DR to put as cast on so you can crochet:crocheting

[basjordan]

I finished my Greek Game project, so I'm working on using up stash making a round ripple. I used up a skein on it already. This brings my WTD to -70, and my YTD to -192.

[yarncat]

14:

2oz ball-lime

+1

[basjordan]

My Husband will love this,

I had about 30 skeins of my own with a box of about 15 ball of varied sizes. A few months ago I recieved my mothers stash as well as all her books and patterns. They now occupy my husbands(My) office filling 2 floor to ceiling bookshelves of just yarn.

I don't think that I will be buying yarn any time soon.

Mmmmmmm. Sounds lovely. I can picture it now.

[basjordan]

so what do I do instead of getting 4 more skeins busted to add to my score this week?

so what do I do instead of getting the afghan done for my DS's band silent auction and keep to my deadline?

I go and injure my hand!!! !

 

So sorry to hear about your injury. I hope you heal quickly!

[Marzee]

Well, I finally learned what RR and saltine(s) mean: Round Ripple and those little granny square beginnings (2 rounds? So named because they are about the same size as the crackers?). Still trying to figure out RAOK.

 

Rare heat wave here with 100+degrees temperatures. Since it is such a rare occurance, I don't have air conditioning. Makes it difficult to pick up that warm wooly skein of yarn.

 

I had a momentary desire to go to Jo-Ann's and even placed a bid for some yarn on eBay. But circumstances thwarted both, and I was spared the additional minuses .

 

So for the second week in a row the stash pile remains the same.

 

Stashbusting Score:

WTD: 0

YTD: -8

 

-Marzee