I participate in a blog called Stashalong, where yarn maniacs like myself band together to get our fiber addiction under control and use up some the the yarn we've accumulated. The following is my progress post for April (my first month on the Stashalong). Since I've been one lazy knit-blogger during April, I thought the post belongs as well here as it does on the original blog. Pictures will hopefully soon follow:
Progress on April goals:
- Start and finish EZ's Baby Surprise Jacket. Done.
- 5 pattern repeats in the Justina Skirt Done
- One basket weave chart repeat in the Hanami stole. Done
- Finish the Orphan Pullover (only things left: Kitchner stitching of the sides (a first time for me) and picking up hem and neckband). Not done
- Finish the Jilly cardigan (only need to do the seaming and knit a neckband. Not done
Overall, I'm pretty happy with the result, especially since I also knitted the body of the Retro Redux Shrug from Lace Style (from stash, of course) and started a Norwegian Baby Sweater (from stash, of course) for a class in steeks at my LYS. I do need to get my act together on seams, though.
New goals for May:
- Finish the Orphan Pullover and Jilly cardigan, as well as the Retro Redux Shrug
- Work on Justina skirt (up to woven band)
- Stay on schedule with Norwegian Baby Sweater for class
During April I used 4 skeins of Noro, 3 skeins of Knitpicks Swish and ~8 of Knitpicks Andean Silk = 15 skeins. I bought one skein of yarn for the NBS class, but I later found yarn in my stash to use instead so I'll return the skein next week. The net stash decrease during April: 15 skeins, or ~ 1.4 km/1500 yards.
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4 comments:
That's quite an impressive stash reduction! I might have to start listing mine by month to keep track - I like the idea :)
Thanks! I'm trying to make sure I won't have to get a separate truck for my yarn when I leave Ithaca ;) You should definitely join in, it's great fun!
That's my main motivation too - the fear of having to move it all half way round the world sometime next year! I'm already despairing about the books and binders.
This stashalong sounds really great! You have some great accomplishments and goals.
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