2008 Stashbusting CAL Game (winners posted #1835)

[angelfire]

I am still using my balls of yarn to keep DH happy. I used up three today making some more rectangles for the troops. I have 35 done this week.

WTD 10

[rlanto]

That Russian Join is about the coolest thing ever. Not sure how well it would work with the graphs I use, but it would be awesome for other projects. Thanks! No stash busting for me. I was working really slow last night and not sure I'll have the motivation for it tonight.

[Melibean223]

i finished another ball on my scarf today so woohoo another +1 I'm doing the last section then off to cut some fringe I might end up using another 2 balls worth before this scarf is totally done...Then there is the matching hat and gloves lol but for those I know I will have to buy more yarn..the never ending cycle

[Super Granny]

using up a bunch of little balls to finish up a tote used 5 so far and rolled 3 skeins into balls so a +8 so far today

[jneuman88]

Used up a skein and a ball on the WUA rectangles today (+3) ... I'm movin' on up LOL!!

[hseger]

Got through one more ball +1 more I'm making a dent in that big negative number

[Lisaizme]

Another 7oz down. +2 so far this week.

[Krystal16]

Got another skein wound into a TEENY TINY ball that will hopefully also get used up today. +1

[130chris]

I got thru 2 more skeins last nite -- and I LOVE that Russian join ! Cant wait to try it. Tx

[isserlie]

down 1 skein for the catghan +2

I seem to get 30 small squares per skein...need 400 squares I think...eventually

[yarncat]

14-

3oz skein:2 MAM lap blanket strips-Xmas ombre

+2

[LegalWoman17]

Used up a half skein of kitchen cotton on a chicken hotpad last night. That's a +1 for me !! Hooray ! !

[darski]

I just realized that I added some yarn through a gift but I would like others to decide if this is a skein or not. Here is the new skein (one of 5) that a friend gave me. It is beside what I would call a real skein.

 

 

and to show you how little is on this skein I am showing you the hat that finishes one of these skeins. It is for my preemie hats collection/

 

 

I am thinking that this is only worth 1 point both adding and taking away. it doesn't matter much I guess, even thought I am stuck with this green skein (don't believe the pretty picture) and another 'gold' skein that both look like they came in a baby's diaper rather than belonging on a dear baby's head.

 

What do y'all think is this a one or a two?

 

I'll fix my siggy after I get some feedback.

[laughlovehook]

I just realized that I added some yarn through a gift but I would like others to decide if this is a skein or not. Here is the new skein (one of 5) that a friend gave me. It is beside what I would call a real skein.

 

 

and to show you how little is on this skein I am showing you the hat that finishes one of these skeins. It is for my preemie hats collection/

 

 

I am thinking that this is only worth 1 point both adding and taking away. it doesn't matter much I guess, even thought I am stuck with this green skein (don't believe the pretty picture) and another 'gold' skein that both look like they came in a baby's diaper rather than belonging on a dear baby's head.

 

What do y'all think is this a one or a two?

 

I'll fix my siggy after I get some feedback.

 

As long as you count them the same each way, it really doesn't matter. I count my small 3.5 oz skeins as 2 points. So it's really up to you and what you will remember better.

[Krystal16]

I always consider ANY skein - regardless of size - as 2 points. It keeps it clear in my head.

 

If it's a round ball, it's only 1 point. Now, you could take that SKEIN and roll it into a ball and count it as ONE... both ways, that is.

[hseger]

I got one more skein gone +2 now to go dig out some more yarn I can use up real quick.

[basjordan]

Thanks so much for setting this Stashbusting CAL up. I may not get many points, but I'm sticking to projects I would otherwise ignore, thanks to the incentive from this CAL. I finished my first scrapghan! It actually turned out a lot better than I expected, and my son is thrilled. I finished two balls of very old yarn to complete the ghan.

So for this week, I'm WTD +2.

[Wanda T]

Well I just bought 3 skeins of Patons Merino for my first pair of socks and a skein of Patons Black wool to compliment the red in my stash for some felted clogs ... so I'm -8 today.

[MadCityCrochet]

I used up another skein last night making WUA rectangles and then rolled a small amount of floppy cotton into a ball. That makes +3 for me this week so far! Hope to add to it tonight! Have something brewing around in my head that I want to try and have some stash yarn that just might work, but I don't know if I am ready to try it yet....may just do it anyway to up my stashbusting score!

 

Sara

[Cesa]

I picked up more yarn than I contributed in a swap on Saturday i forgot to update my total Saturday night, so I added (err.. subtracted the points for this week). Sorry if I would have had the lowest score with -7! Though I might be gifting a couple of skeins to a friend who is talking about learning with me - spreading the addiction!

[LegalWoman17]

Just used half a skein of kitchen cotton for a dishcloth over my lunch hour. Another +1 for me this week.

[Ellie 13]

Ummmmmm What is a wonder ball:think

 

To make a wonder ball, you don't think about color combos, just take any pieces a yard or more and tie them together and wind into a ball. When the ball is big enough, start crocheting a giant granny square (or work in rows) and you get an ugly-ghan. If you make a long strip you get a funky scarf that goes with anything. It's called a wonder ball because you wonder what color comes next and what the project will look like (LOL).

Ellie 13

[Ellie 13]

I used 2 skeins and turned 1 into a ball (+5). I gave a friend a skein (+2). I'm doing well this week, but I might have to buy some more black. I really hope what I have will be enough. I've gotten my stash from 5 tubs + a trash bag down to 2 large tubs + 1 small tub (they'll explode if opened- LOL), plus the 6 skeins/partials I'm using for the afghan.

 

My score +7

[Melibean223]

i started knitting my daughter a quick scarf from some baby yarn I had laying around so hopefully I will get that skein done within this week. I will probaby finish 2 other skeins cutting fringe for my scarf and I still have a matching hat to start. Wow this will be a busy week

[walker1021]

Can you believe I actually threw away a skein of Aunt Lydia's rug yarn last night? I never thought I would ever do that. I went to roll it up and as soon as I took the wrapper off and unfolded it, some sort of awful smell was coming off of it. This skein plus several others were gifted to me years ago. Guess this is my punishment for holding on to it for so long.