2009 Stashbusting CAL

[Jempast]

I am pulling out of the stashbusting game. I bought 12 skeins yesterday & I have a feeling I would be in the negative a lot.

[HollyzHobbyz]

I am pulling out of the stashbusting game. I bought 12 skeins yesterday & I have a feeling I would be in the negative a lot.

 

Don't quit Crystal!

[dilyca2006]

I agree.. Don't quit. I am sure that there will be many more of us who will go out and buy yarn and end up in the negative spot!!!! I'm there already!!!!!!!!!!LOL

[aphelia]

No, don't quit!!! It's the YTD that counts, it will be so much fun to see how everybody is doing in december next year! I KNOW I won't be as good as I have been lately through the whole year, offcourse I'm going to buy some yarn.. I love yarn.

[Krystal16]

My goal this year is to have ascore of +200 YTD. If I use up 100 skeins this year more than I buy, it will be a good thing.

[clocke]

I ended up in the negative big time last year. But I'm jumping in again this year. We'll see how long I stay above 0.

[Isabel]

I agree too. Don't quit so soon, Crystal! I know I'll be in the negative a lot this year too. That's part of the challenge (and fun) of the game!

 

Unfortunately my grand plans for this week are quickly going down the drain. I'm back at 0 so far for this week. I bought the two skeins I needed to finish the baby afghan I'm working on, which negated all my hard work so far busting my stash. But that's OK. Hopefully I'll use them up fairly quickly. I also ordered 19 skeins online for a project for another CAL I've joined. I'm crossing my fingers it won't be delivered until next week.

[Jempast]

Guess I will stick with it. Thanks ladies for encouraging me.

[dilyca2006]

Good. I am glad that you have decided to stick with it.

I myself have not had a very productive crochet week this week. Not sure how much my stash score is going to change by Saturday night.

[tricia]

Please stick with it! We're all yarnaholics and you know we're going to fall off the wagon a time or two ...but isn't it nice and soft landing in all that yarn?

[Jempast]

I just bought 10 skeins from knitting warehouse today

 

Yesterday I bought 4 skeins of yarn & 1 ball of thread from Walmart

 

 

Buying all of this is not only going to bankrupt me but keep me in the negative as well if I keep up this pace.

 

I need somebody to slap my wrist every time I try to buy yarn. All though the yarns I bought were all needed for an afghan I am making for my mom's birthday gift. I had to have the white thread for snowflakes.

 

Hopefully I will use up some skeins of yarn when I crochet my dog's blanket & toy which will be her birthday gift since her birthday is Feb. 3 she will be 4 years old.

[tricia]

I'm happy to say I finished my Uncle's scarf and have used up another skein of navy...so I'm now at +6.

 

My mom and I have a bet to see how long I can stay in the positives...this is tough!

[dilyca2006]

I may have to stop all emails from Joann's and herschneers. (sp). Everytime I get an amail or a magazine from them I set and drool!!!!!!!!!LOL

[tricia]

I know what you mean ...not only will it bankrupt me... I have so much yarn in my teeny tiny 1 bedroom apartment I might be smothered by it

 

...just call me "Sleeps with Yarn"

[dilyca2006]

Sleeps with yarn!! I like that!!!!!!!

Mine is all in the basement in bins. My husgand thinks I bought all of those bins to help us when we strighten up the basement. He has no idea how much yarn is actually down there!!!!!! I think there would be a fit if he knew!!!!

[tricia]

I know, every time I stop at a craft store with my sister or Mom they roll their eyes and say...more yarn? but I have to stop, I have NO more room ...unless I start keeping yarn in my kitchen...

[dilyca2006]

This is going to be fun. I really need to see how much I can get used before I give in and buy more!!!!!!!!!LOL

[hseger]

Look my first year in this game I ended the year with -643 but last year I ended the year with -270 so my goal this year is to end real close to zero I like seeing my progress through the year.

 

That being said I went to HL today to buy my 1 skein of yarn with my coupon. While I did resist the yarn on clearance I went ahead and bought 6 skeins to start me off on my quilt. Just one skein of each color I'll need. Of course it's going to take way more than that to make but I'll buy a new skein as I need it till I'm finished now.

 

So that's a -12 for today with my -6 already for a -18 WTD so far.

[tricia]

Okay ...have they invented a gum to help you stop buying yarn?? Joann's just sent me a "last chance to buy -- every skein on sale" email

 

...must...stay...strong...

[Graceylue]

Okay ...have they invented a gum to help you stop buying yarn?? Joann's just sent me a "last chance to buy -- every skein on sale" email

 

...must...stay...strong...

 

Go to your stash, start counting. Maybe that will help you resist when you realize how much yarn you really have and how many new things you can make.

[tricia]

true ...but the stash is at home and the internet and Joann's sale is here at work...maybe I'll take a picture of my yarn and keep it at my desk...

[dilyca2006]

Hershners has that bundle of a bunch of different yarns on sale. I went yesterday and was going to buy one. How fortunate for me they were all sold out!!!!!!LOL

[Tia]

I busted a skein on an afghan. I am slowly getting out of the hole, but probably won't be in the positives by Sat.

 

-14 wtd

[mar3185]

Hooray!! I finished a skein of yarn on my scarf!

That's not really such a big deal but it seemed to take forever!

 

So my score so far this week is:

WTD: +1/YTD: +2

[tricia]

Go Tia!! Go Tia!!