Knitting Progress -- updated from April list
Back in April I decided to go on a Yarn diet and complete a few projects... The list I made at that time was as follows:1) Chic Knits Ribby Shell
2) Knitty's Isabella
3) Shawl... I know this one is vague... I have several picked out, but I keep changing my mind - there is yarn for at least two...
4) Baby hats... I have been buying some soft acrylic that will be easy to wash in bright colors and have several ideas in my head
5) Charity afghan squares... maybe one in-between each of the other projects?
6) Socks... now that I have several skeins of sock yarn, it is time to make progress in this area too.
7) Fake-a-gamo in lovely bamboo yarn
8) Isabeau in Rowan summer tweed that I have ripped out about 20 times.
9) Dishcloth squares in various patterns that I have been accumulating
So how did I do:
1) Finished Ribby Shell
5) Finished knitting a charity animal shelter blanket (not afghan squares, but this works for me)
7) Started (yesterday) the fake-a-gamo
8) Started the Isabeau (it is blocking) needs assembly, a strap and a lining
9) Finished tons of dishcloths!
Finished several bowls that were felted and a pair of slippers for my mom.
I bought yarn (especially for dishcloths) and last week for a new sweater... Most of what I purchased I have used up, or purchased with a specific project in mind.
Since Starting the first stash diet (when I did the inventory although I don't think I posted the total then) I have 86 skeins remaining in my stash...
+ 15 purchased in June
+ 5 purchased in September
+ 6 purchased in November
+ 10 purchased in December
Grand total: 122 skeins (or partials) hanging around my stash currently
This is not to say no progress has been made:
9 skeins finished May
13 skeins finished June
14 skeins finished July
10 skeins finished August
9 skeins finished September
8 skeins finished October
15 skeins finished November
11 skeins finished December
OR 89 skeins used since I started keeping track. I feel pretty good about that.
I have plenty of yarn to keep me occupied for awhile, so no new purchases are necessary. I want to use up what I have, but I don't think I will join a stash along again in 2008. I did sign up for a clean plate in 2008 -- achieved that goal, but then I started the isabeau and fake-a-gamo, so... The biggest lesson: don't let projects linger! The ribby shell was an excellent example of lingering. It was not hard, there are no mistakes (that I remember) and it fits. The yarn is nice to work with, so why did I wait so long to finish? I let other things take priority... I'll do another post with the next set of projects -- or just look at my list in ravelry :)
Labels: knitting, stashalong
posted by 2muchstuff2day @ 6:21 PM
0 Comments
