2008 Stashbusting CAL Game (winners posted #1835)

[angelfire]

I sent out 6 skeins to for a swap on a different forum (hate letting go of I love this yarn), wound two skeins into balls so a +14 so far this afternoon

24 WTD

[Needle Arts]

Finished my pounder on the Bottom Up Pineapple Shawl class = +2

Wound three partial skeins into balls = +3

Finished last skein of Project Linus Babyghan + 2

Bought two pounders in yellow (I needed a springlike color to brighten out gloomy, grey, rainy weather -- I want SPRING!) = -4

Total for the week = +3

 

Determined to really try to complete several WIP that were hidden for the Christmas visiting relatives. They just don't understand the bagsssssssssss of yarn around my recliner! Now to find the tote that I stashed it all in!

[130chris]

Today I haven't been able to touch my yarn, but I DID manage to get in and out of AC Moore without spending money on yarn YAY for me... I exchanged 2 skeins for different colors - so thats technically a wash right??? PLEEZ correct me if I'm wrong. Had a change of plans after that unhappy knitting episode the other day:lol Picked up a Q hook for a WIM - very excited :yay oh--got a nasty flat tire leaving the parking lot too, but at least I already had my yarn LOL

[HappyOldCro]

Not much crocheting today, worked on plans for my rug and just made up a swatch for measurement purposes. so no change to score.

[Robyn]

Classes have started=no spare crocheting time, so no change to score. I am slowly working on my sister's afghan sqaures, but pounders take forever to use.

[pianoducky]

I stopped at the Dollar Tree today....and they had a TON of ribbon yarn (my only novelty yarn weakness...I love the stuff!!) in matching dyelots...for $1. ACK! 15 skeins later, I'm in the negatives . Why, oh why....

[scc51055]

made a scarf tonight and used 2 skeins! +4 for me

[Lisaizme]

a skein and a partial skein used... +3. AND.. I discovered I didn't need to buy yarn to finish my project...I just exchanged some skeins I already had for the right color.. woohoo.

 

I'm still patiently waiting on my ebay buyer to send me a MO... then I'll have more to add to my weekly score.. but not gonna count them until the money is here and the yarn out the door.

[isserlie]

Thank you Ellie.

I like the idea of a wonderball

[Krystal16]

Getting so close to the end of a ball....

[LegalWoman17]

Used up 2 balls last night making a scarf. +2 for me. I'm loving this CAL.

[CyM]

I think I may be ending another week in the negatives. The project I bought cotton for definitely won't use all of it, plus I need to go to Michael's to get some of the yarn they ran out of, otherwise I'll forget completely. I think I may try a wonder ball-type deal with all my leftover cotton and either have a really awesome tea cosy or a super-cool washcloth.

[basjordan]

I finished two balls on the scrapghan last night. That brings my WTD to +4 and my YTD to +8.

[mis1110]

Got two partial skeins used up last night, +2

and I forsee them beging used up before the end of the week!

 

Positives here I come!

 

as long as there isn't a yarn aisle in sight

[MadCityCrochet]

Had a lime sized ball of cotton just sitting there last night and I was just going to whip out another of my scrubbies and get it used up. Got is all stitched up and still have a golf ball sized ball. ACK! If I had NEEDED a certain amount I wouldn't have had enough, but since I am TRYING to use it up, I can't get it to go away.

 

In other news, my DS got into one of my other small balls and was playing with it. As a result it is so tangled up that I had to throw it away so I am counting that as +1.

 

Sara

[yarncat]

15-

62yds:turtle body,GOB scarf motif,rnd 5 of gs & rnd 1 of gs-windsor blue

34yds:5rd gs-mint

3.75oz ball:purse-Bay print

+3

[Melibean223]

i'm working on the ball for my daghters scarf and i'm gonn gather my scraps to make a drum gahn maybe that will get me some numbers hehe

[laughlovehook]

I've been working like crazy.. but not using up much of anything.

[Melibean223]

I've been working like crazy.. but not using up much of anything.

 

i'm with ya on that one no matter what I do I don't seem to finish anything

[MadCityCrochet]

i'm with ya on that one no matter what I do I don't seem to finish anything

 

Ditto! Must be the "watched pot never boils" thing....when I WANT to use up yarn it just doesn't happen, but when I think I have enough to finish something I come up short. Go figure.

 

Sara

[Addey]

I feel so bad that I haven't even touched a hook all week. Been too tired or too distracted. Oh well, since I haven't gone shopping either, that'll mean a 0 for the week. I can handle that.

[KommunistKandy]

Ditto! Must be the "watched pot never boils" thing....when I WANT to use up yarn it just doesn't happen, but when I think I have enough to finish something I come up short. Go figure.

 

Sara

I think that is what is going on here. Yarn is very sneaky. I constantly don't have enough to finish a project that I want for myself, but if I have a project that is focused on the stash busting part of it of course there is a megaton of it..

[Krystal16]

I FINALLY finished that tiny ball of dusty teal. Another +1 for me. Slow and steady wins the race. I'm still in the positives YTD!!!

[darski]

I think that is what is going on here. Yarn is very sneaky. I constantly don't have enough to finish a project that I want for myself, but if I have a project that is focused on the stash busting part of it of course there is a megaton of it..

 

Oh good! You find this too. Then I am not crazy

 

Well I may be crazy but you can't prove it by this

[angelfire]

making I was able to use up 5 more balls rectangles for the troops, I am up to 13 more. I will probaly make at least one more as I don't like the number thirteen to end on.

29 WTD