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Stash Bash

By on January 26, 2012 in crochet, Stash Bash

I’ve never met a crafter without a stash of some kind. This year my goal is to use up all the craft supplies I have spent money on that are taking up mental and physical space in my life.  Join me here every Thursday for a Stash Bash. 

I was hoping to have post up by sun up but my model fell asleep super early yesterday and did not want to wake up until 9 AM today.  Next week I promise to have the Stash Bash posted by the time the sun wakes up.  

This week I am sharing another crochet project.  I have been working on more fun projects but they are all for Livie’s birthday party next Saturday so I can’t show you just yet but I will give you a hint…the theme is Candyland.

This pair of keyhole flats is a pattern I wrote about 2 years ago when Livie started to walk.  I made them for a friends little toddling girl and they aren’t much of a stash bash because they take up so little yarn.  They are made of bamboo silk yarn and are lovely to feel.  I usually like to buy antique buttons when I make these but since I have to use stash materials I used these little clear buttons that I saved years ago from a little shirt which went into the rag bag.  Do you save buttons or elastic from clothing that is getting tossed?

So what did you get done this week, I can’t wait to see!   No projects to share yet?  Take a picture of your stash and some of your plans for your stash and post that!  Below is the linky list for you to add your project. 

Here’s what to do. There are no rules. 
Just use what you have and try to not buy new supplies, unless you need it to complete a project that you are making from stuff you already have in your stash. 
Take a picture of your project or progress and blog about it or post a picture to flickr.
Then come back here on Thursdays and post a link to your post.
Don’t forget to link back to the Stash Bash so others can find us and get encouraged too.
Fair enough?  

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Spatterdashes

By on January 25, 2012 in Yarn Along

I have gotten very little done this week in the way of yarny stuff or reading (zero on the reading).  Between Grandma visiting, cleaning this house with Eddie and planning Livie’s birthday party, there has been little time for anything else so I have only been knitting in bed late at night.

Do you recall this yarn I got when I visited the Purl Soho? 

I woke up two weeks ago with the idea of making the girls some spats to wear over their boots.  I wanted a fun color and in keeping with my Stash Bashing resolution I pulled out this wonderful wool.  It is so hard for me to use yarn that I really like.  For some reason I always feel like I will regret using it??  Am I crazy or does this happen to anyone else?

I keep putting away this project and twice when I pulled it out of the bag, I ripped out a bunch of stitches.  I guess thats what those little stopper things are for.

I feel I finally have the hang of ribbing and can tell if a stitch is a purl or a knit.  I know that sounds retarded but I was having a hard time getting confused when working on ribbing.  I think I will have these done by the weekend so I hope to have pictures of them on the girls for next week.  I can’t decide on buttons that would look good running down the side of the spats so we will see.  I will try to put up the pattern on Rav next week which means I still need to learn to write a knitting pattern instead of crochet lol.

I am joining in for Keep Calm Craft On with the most talented Nicole at Frontier Dreams and yarning along again with Ginny of Small Things and all the amazing women who play along every week.  See you here tomorrow for the Stash Bash.

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