2008 Stashbusting CAL Game (winners posted #1835)

[laughlovehook]

A continuation of 2007's game (http://www.crochetville.org/forum/showthread.php?t=42509). With the start of the new year, you get to start with zero's for your point score. Participants from the 2007, wipe the slate clean and start anew! If you want, keep your 2007 score in your siggy as a reminder to "DO BETTER". :cheer

If your new to our very addictive game, here are the rules!

Everyone who's going to join us, put a line in your signature for Stashbusting Score. Example: Week to date (WTD) +6 Year to date (YTD) -615

Post your scores by 8pm on Saturday. Shortly after, we'll tally the scores and see who is that week's winners. To help us find your final score among the other posts, make it obvious! Like this: My final score for this week is -56 but we hope that your scores will be positive! :eek:clap

Posting time is 8pm EASTERN TIME Saturday.

For every SKEIN of yarn you use up completely, you get 2 points.
For every SKEIN of yarn you turn into a small ball, you get 1 point.
For every ball of yarn you use, you get 1 point.

For every SKEIN you buy, get given or inherit, you LOSE 2 points!!!
For every BALL you buy, receive or inherit, you LOSE 1 point!

Clarification: for those of you confused by my terms. "A Skein" is a brand-new bundle of yarn, a whole unit you buy at the store (or its equivalent, if you wind into cakes) "A Ball" is when you use up half or more of the skein and have to wind it by hand to prevent it from getting knotted.

You will only get 2 points total for any one skein. 2 points if you use the whole thing all at once. Or, one point if you're using a partial skein started on another project and FINISH it off. Or, a point if you start a skein and use it on a project, then have to store it because your project is done.

It's just a fun game for some of us who have a bit more than we need to bring our stash down to manageable proportions.

Of course, when your stash is gone, the prize is that you GET TO BUY MORE!!!! :rofl

This is an on-going CAL - Feel free to join at any time!

This was brought up a few times in the old thread:
When you start playing with us for the first time, you DON'T count what's in your stash. For some of us, that's just impossible! You get points when you use up what's in your stash, or lose points when you add to your stash. Also, points are counted if you crochet OR knit.

[TammyNC]

This sounds like a load of fun. I have a good amount of stash that I inherited when my grandmother passes away in 1999. I am so thankful that I kept it even though I wasn't crocheting at the time. Can't wait to get started.

[LaurieE]

I'm in. I do have a question though. If you buy a skein because a comfortghan (or other charity project) calls for a color you don't have on hand, does that skein count in the totals?

Edited: I've got my spreadsheet already made up and I'm ready to go.

[Warrior Maiden]

I'm definitely in!

[tee-dee]

I'd love to join! I'm starting maternity leave Jan. 1st and I think (hope!) that this will be a good time to get some serious crocheting done.:yay

[renegade]

I zeroed out my stashbusting score when the rules for signatures changed, but I'm still tryng to bust some stash, so I may join back up for 2008. I don't have much money right now to buy yarn anyway, which I suppose is a good thing. That ought to help with the whole stashbusting effort.:lol

[LaurieE]

That's why I decided to join this one. I need to seriously save some money this year and get my finances back in order. I'm hoping by having to be accountable it will make me think twice before I buy any yarn just because it's pretty.

[sewmom]

I'm in - I have lots of stashbusting projects going on!

Any chance we can get extra points for using our stash to make 7X9 Warm Up America squares for the Caron SS group contest (http://www.crochetville.org/forum/showthread.php?t=67431) that Crochetville is entering?

[CraftyJen]

I'm in! I really need to use up some of my stash according to my DH and DS. :lol

Now just so I make sure I understand....we add our stashbusting totals to our signature and update that whenever necessary AND once a week come to this thread and post our score??

[rlanto]

To answer an earlier question: everything counts even if you buy it for a comfortghan. The good this is if you use it right away, it'll come right out of your score!

I'm back in for this year. My stash is a bit smaller this year, but I'm moving soon so I need to get it under control a bit more!

[laughlovehook]

Now just so I make sure I understand....we add our stashbusting totals to our signature and update that whenever necessary AND once a week come to this thread and post our score??

Most of us update in the thread when we use something up. Feel free to check the old thread and see how we have been doing it. But at least, post on saturday with your weekly total.

Any chance we can get extra points for using our stash to make 7X9 Warm Up America squares for the Caron SS group contest (http://www.crochetville.org/forum/showthread.php?t=67431) that Crochetville is entering?

No extra points. A skein is worth 2 points no matter what it's used for. We have to keep the rules the same for everyone.

[Nght]

Considering my YTD in the current Stashbusting CAL sits at -2114, I believe I should join this one too :rofl

[luvmnms]

:think Is this limited to only yarn? Does thread/kitchen cotton count?

I have more thread than yarn, and would love to use this "game" as an incentive to use this up, too.

[laughlovehook]

Considering my YTD in the current Stashbusting CAL sits at -2114, I believe I should join this one too :rofl

It just wouldn't be the same with out you! :lol

:think Is this limited to only yarn? Does thread/kitchen cotton count?

I have more thread than yarn, and would love to use this "game" as an incentive to use this up, too.

Yes, thread counts too! But in the same point rules as well. So a super big thing of thread, like the ones that are over a mile long, still only counts as 2 points when purchased and 2 points when the WHOLE thing is used up. If you use up one that is 1/2 gone, then you'll still get one point. So your point progress will be very slow when using up thread, but they still count!

[luvmnms]

OK, great, what do I need to do to join this CAL?

[Robyn]

I'll join in on this one. I lost count of what I was using and buying these past few months so dropped out of the 2007 game but I just bought a ton of yarn for a couple projects I'm planning for 2008 so this will help a lot.

[Krystal16]

In order to join, you just tell us "you're in!" and make sure to post your score on Saturday.

I'm in on this one - I need to get back to it. I was feeling hopeless with my BAAAD 2007 YTD score, maybe I can keep this one above zero? :think

[Carousel]

Ok! I was a member of last years for a while. Just fell off the wagon so often that the injuries haven't healed yet. Thanks for the second chance.

[donnalynn2]

I'm so glad you're doing this again for 2008! I didn't join last year but kept wanting to and decided if there was a new one for the new year I'd join in so COUNT ME IN! One of my goals for the new year is to really take control of my stash and to try and tame my spending on new yarn when I don't need it!

P.S. I'm making a scarf right now with a skein of yarn I've had for 2 years. Can you believe how much I procrastinate when I buy yarn? I love buying it but then I can never decide how to use it!

[norahkate]

woo-hoo! ready to start the year off on a "positive" note...guess that means i should wait and finish my almost-done sweater on the 1st and buy a bunch of yarn now before '08! ;)

yeah right, like that will stop me from buying more...but i'm in!:clap

[luvmnms]

OK, I'm in!!!

[Cesa]

I'm confused about how you get a positive total for the year without a huge stash of yarn. In theory if you use exactly what you gain, your total will be zero. My stash isn't very big (I've seen what many of you have in yours - my 12 skeins and 8 balls is nothing :P). I feel like I would definitely end the year in a negative status and that doesn't seem very motivating to me.

[luvmnms]

I'm confused about how you get a positive total for the year without a huge stash of yarn. In theory if you use exactly what you gain, your total will be zero. My stash isn't very big (I've seen what many of you have in yours - my 12 skeins and 8 balls is nothing :P). I feel like I would definitely end the year in a negative status and that doesn't seem very motivating to me.

My stash isn't large either. I found 42 skeins of yarn, but still looking around the house for more. And this doesn't include thread, which I'm going to try and inventory tomorrow. But my goal is to use as much of this as I can. I really don't have the storage space for much, so I want to use up what I have because my DH thinks I have too much stuff just laying around this tiny house! oooh if he only saw what some of you have for stashes he'd die!!!

[scc51055]

Cesa.......to answer your question you dont count what you already have on hand, but what you purchase, get as a gift or such. If you go purchase 2 skeins then you would post a -4...2 points for each....

If you use 2 skiens from your stash that you already have you would post a +4. hope this helps.....

And please count me in again this year.....i am trying to use up those negatives!

[Krystal16]

Those people who have HIGH YTD scores basically chipped away at their stashes and used up a bunch more than they bough. If you've only got 20 skeins of yarn right now, then the most in the positives you could get is to be +40. However, this shouldn't deter you, because you could use it as a way to make sure your stash doesn't GET out of control!!!

[LegalWoman17]

I'll give this one a try. Hope it will get me motivated.

[Warrior Maiden]

I've only got about 20 skeins of yarn altogether, counting the ones I bought today....*guilty look*

[tamugrad02]

YEA!! I'm so happy that I get to start over at ZERO!!!! Still crocheting like crazy to end 2007 in the positives, but I don't know if it'll happen.......

[HappyOldCro]

Sounds like fun. I really need to whittle away at some of this. If only I didn't keep running out of certain colors, :lol.
And the stores would stop having those annoying sales....

[KommunistKandy]

I'm in! I've got about 6 large totes full to the brim. The dresser for my clothes is full of yarn and notions, and there is a XL tote in front of the closet packed because my closet is covered floor to ceiling with fiber. Lets not forget that I cant see my desk because it's under a mountain of yarn. It's amazing I'm even able to type this. I think my SO will be overjoyed to have at least a box destashed :clap.

If anyone is interested, I found a group on Ravelry too for stashbusting called stash for cash (http://www.ravelry.com/groups/cash-for-stash) similar to this game but you set your own goals and reward yourself by earning $$ instead of points. I'm gonna participate in this one too. I'm hoping it will be twice the motivation!

GL everyone:hook

[DreamsOfYarn]

I'm in. I have to at least make an attempt to get my stash partially under control. I was just looking for something in my bedroom and came across a bag stuffed with yarn. I have no idea when I bought it :eek

[Cesa]

Those people who have HIGH YTD scores basically chipped away at their stashes and used up a bunch more than they bough. If you've only got 20 skeins of yarn right now, then the most in the positives you could get is to be +40. However, this shouldn't deter you, because you could use it as a way to make sure your stash doesn't GET out of control!!!

My DH feels that this is a perfect reason for me to join. He already thinks my stash is too large. So I guess I'm in! Hmm, if I buy more yarn on the 31st, it will help me keep a positive score, right? *lol*

[shebear]

I'm in.........lots and lots and lots of stash but I've found two groups to do charity projects for so hopefully all that stash will disappear this year and I can get new stuff.

[darski]

Ok! I was a member of last years for a while. Just fell off the wagon so often that the injuries haven't healed yet. Thanks for the second chance.

This is soooooooooo me and I would like to join this one too if I may :embar

I am so much into stash trouble that it is just embarrassing to even admit the truth. I really have to clear out my Storage room...

Ok, "say I'm in"

I'm in! :waving

and post the numbers on Saturday night - I can do that :wlol

I'll even restore a siggy just to play along. :sigh

now, isn't there a wonderful book full of really great excuses from the last game that we should start practicing this week so we can sound sincere and pathetic when we mess up :?

:rofl

[ltarbox]

I'd love to play along this year! I've had a scrap project going for about a year now - it's time to get it finished! Thanks for the motivation!

[darski]

One quick question...

This applies only to stash we start and finish on or after Jan 1st right?

I am working on a Breast Cancer Shawl but I will be using new skeins to complete it ... would this count?

what about if I use another skein for my alligator scarf?

I'm just not quite clear on what counts. :think

[hseger]

I started the last one with hardly any stash and was trying to use this to keep mine under control but it didn't work :lol as you can see from my score. But there was times it kept me from buying when I really didn't need yarn just because of the price :)

I'm so in again this year. If nothing else I have fun keeping track of how many skeins I've bought over what I've used. :lol

[rlanto]

Darksi, I think it would be anything you gain or use once the new year starts. So, if you use a skein on the breast cancer shawl after the year turns, then it's -2, if you buy more fun stuff, it's +2. It's a completely fresh slate for all of us!!

[Warrior Maiden]

Thank god we're going to 0 tomorrow, I got rid of 5 skeins yesterday, bought 5 more, then got rid of another 2 1/2, but bought yet another 3...so, wow, even though it looks bad...it would have only put my score down -1.

[laughlovehook]

One quick question...

This applies only to stash we start and finish on or after Jan 1st right?

I am working on a Breast Cancer Shawl but I will be using new skeins to complete it ... would this count?

what about if I use another skein for my alligator scarf?

I'm just not quite clear on what counts. :think

If you finish 2 skeins on your shawl on friday, you get to count those points. Even if it's an ongoing project, once you use up those skeins you get the points. Does this help? Anything you use *or buy* after Tuesday starts counting for points.

Darksi, I think it would be anything you gain or use once the new year starts. So, if you use a skein on the breast cancer shawl after the year turns, then it's -2, if you buy more fun stuff, it's +2. It's a completely fresh slate for all of us!!

I just thought I'd clarify this for the newbies so they don't get confused. When you use, give away yarn from your stash you get to add points to your score. +2 for each full skein and +1 for each ball.
When you buy, are gifted with or otherwise receive new yarn, you lose points. -2 for each full skein and -1 for each ball.

If your friend Sally saw a huge bag of yarn at a garage sale and thought of you, then drops it off at your front door. Each skein and each ball would count against your score.

Likewise, if you are going thru your stash and decide to gift a local friend/neighbor or local charity, each skein and each ball adopted out counts towards your score.

[econ-nerd]

I'm in :D I joined for 2007 in September or so and it was fun :yes I'll change my siggie tomorrow once we hit 2008.

Happy New Year everyone and Happy Stashbusting :yay

[Krystal16]

Yes, the goal is to have the highest POSITIVE SCORE by getting rid of as much yarn as you can... ;)

[laughlovehook]

Yes, the goal is to have the highest POSITIVE SCORE by getting rid of as much yarn as you can... ;)

Well unless you want the other award :rofl The shoot the moon! Sometimes there's more of a battle for that award than first place :blush Nght ! :devil:lol

[MadCityCrochet]

Like several others, I don't have nearly the stash that some people have, but I still need some motivation to use what I do have. I will give this a whirl this year.....I just bought WAY too much yarn and I need to get it under control before I buy ANYTHING else. I even had to hide some of it at my Mom's house so DH wouldn't find it!! I think this is becoming a disease.....but if those darn stores would only stop having such good sales on my favorite yarns....

Sara

[crochetprincess66]

I haven't joined anything in awhile, and this one sounds great. I'm in!

Kim :princess

[HappyOldCro]

Just a quicky to say "Happy New Year" and wish you all find the things you seek.

If I bought some yarn on line in 2007, but it hasn't been delivered yet, do I count it in 2008? Sounds silly, I know, but I want to keep a good count.

[MadCityCrochet]

Just a quicky to say "Happy New Year" and wish you all find the things you seek.

If I bought some yarn on line in 2007, but it hasn't been delivered yet, do I count it in 2008? Sounds silly, I know, but I want to keep a good count.

Whichever way you want to do it. I don't think there are any "stash police" who are going to come bust you for doing it one way versus the other. Personally, I think that if you paid for it, then you already "bought" it so it is "in" your stash; you just can make anything with it yet because it hasn't arrived. Sort of a stash-in-waiting....

Sara

[HappyOldCro]

Whichever way you want to do it. I don't think there are any "stash police" who are going to come bust you for doing it one way versus the other. Personally, I think that if you paid for it, then you already "bought" it so it is "in" your stash; you just can make anything with it yet because it hasn't arrived. Sort of a stash-in-waiting....

Sara

:rofl :rofl Unfortunately in my house there are :yarn"stash police":yarn. My DH and probably a lot more people out there think that is their job. :lol:lol

[ggrose]

Just a quicky to say "Happy New Year" and wish you all find the things you seek.

If I bought some yarn on line in 2007, but it hasn't been delivered yet, do I count it in 2008? Sounds silly, I know, but I want to keep a good count.
From what I read from last year's. You count it when it arrives in your home. And yes there are no "Stash Police" and maybe it will arrive today.

[nici]

my stash is getting out of control,I would like to join you,maybe it will keep me on track

[Robyn]

Well, I bought a lot of yarn last night and the day before. I've got a bit a stash to use up and I'm ot touching a thing until tomorrow. :crocheting

[darski]

I have so many WIP's on the go that just finishing them could win me the game for the year :rofl

I am going to try to make a Prairie Star quilt/ghan with my stash... uh huh :wlol

[CyM]

I'm in. This will be helpful, maybe. I'm glad it starts tomorrow. I just bought 9 skeins of yarn. I know I'll have to buy three more in the next couple weeks (as soon as Michael's restocks the yarn that I bought out), but maybe I'll even out my score by then!

[rlanto]

Thanks for clarifying my quickness. I am think I am done using for the year. Hopefully, I'll start the year out on the right foot and work up some stash.

[Nght]

Well unless you want the other award :rofl The shoot the moon! Sometimes there's more of a battle for that award than first place :blush Nght ! :devil:lol




MOI?!???
:angel

[norahkate]

I'm confused about how you get a positive total for the year without a huge stash of yarn. In theory if you use exactly what you gain, your total will be zero. My stash isn't very big (I've seen what many of you have in yours - my 12 skeins and 8 balls is nothing :P). I feel like I would definitely end the year in a negative status and that doesn't seem very motivating to me.

i think the idea is more to motivate yourself to shrink your stash and less to compete points-wise...the points are kind of just for fun. and, in case it helps, even with a ridiculously large stash i am almost certain to end the year in a negative status due to my addiction to buying yarn (and a great discount store in town with a huge yarn section)
so you could still join and have fun:lol

[hseger]

Well I got 6 more skeins today so hopefully I won't have to buy any for a bit and can get my positives going this year. :) There is still that pesky little gift card to Micheals hanging around though. :hehe

[goofy]

I tried and failed misrebly at this last year. i will try again this year since as of lately I have been using up alot more yarn than I have been buying. So, I'm in! maybe I can keep a posotive score this time. hehe

[tamugrad02]

Well, I HAD to buy 2 more skeins of yarn.....I got them after the 2007 scores were tallied, but before midnight, so I don't know where to put them.....doesn't seem fair that those skeins wouldn't count. So I'm going to put them on my score for 2008....so basically, it's not even midnight and I'm -4 in the hole!!! :eek :blush

[eurolyons]

I am so in this time...good luck to everyone!

[TammyNC]

This is my first year at the game...I had a gift card plus Michaels was having a sale and I had a list of projects, so needless to say, I had a good buying day yesterday. There really isn't a need for me to purchase anymore yarn for a while but we know how that goes. I've got an afghan, scarf and doily in the works right now.

[Super Granny]

Well I ended the year getting the shoot the Moon... it wasn't my fault people kept GIVING me yarn... plus I had to go buy 8 skeins yesterday for the quiltghan I'm starting today... so I need to start the year off right ... today is a good day to crochet Parade then nothing on TV but football (I don't like football)

[Krystal16]

Well, here I am... ready to bust my stash again. I'll see if I can't keep my score above zero this year... :think

[bnhall]

I'm in! I just organized all of my stash last night and grouped some together to make afghans! My husband will be happy because yarn has taken over our house.

[laughlovehook]

I finally decided on a sweater pattern for DD. I've started several, and either she has a growth spurt before I'm done with it or I end up not liking how it's turning out. So either way, it ends up in the :frog pile. The one I found is from the bernat site, Flower Cardigan. Except I'm using HL I love this yarn and no flower design on it.

Hopefully the darn :frog will stay away from this one. I think I'll make her a skirt to go with it, one of Christina's patterns. So I start the year with a -1 no thanks to the darn :frog.

[Cesa]

This is my first year at the game...I had a gift card plus Michaels was having a sale and I had a list of projects, so needless to say, I had a good buying day yesterday. There really isn't a need for me to purchase anymore yarn for a while but we know how that goes. I've got an afghan, scarf and doily in the works right now.

Oh, I didn't know they had a good sale on too... I also have a gift card to Michael's and was planning on going yesterday so I wouldn't accrue that yarn in the new year. However, it was snowing pretty good when I got out of work, so I decided to take the negative points instead. :(

[darski]

Well, wouldn't you know it. I have a chance to go to Niagara Square tomorrow and they have a Michaels. :sigh

I need some Caron SS to participate in the Charity drive so I guess I should get ready to check the depths of the hole I'll be digging for myself over the year :eek

Well you have to do something to keep this game interesting.

I was just this morning :dreaming of getting all of my stash gone... what a wonderful idea it seemed. again :sigh

well we can but try... I just need to get the :hook going so I make up for this little thingy.

[luvmnms]

Is there a "2008 Stash Busting" button for our blogs? Did I miss it?

[DreamsOfYarn]

Well ladies, I'm already in the hole :eek
I didn't work yesterday so I stayed home all day and enjoyed the quiet of my day alone. After work today I went to Michael's and bought 5 skeins of yarn. I couldn't help it...when I walked out of work I could hear the yarn calling my name...honest, it was calling my name. See what happens when you work in the same strip mall as a yarn store??

I do have a scarf to make today, and she wants it real wide and long, so I should be able to use up 4 skeins on it.

Am I the first one to go in the hole?

[darski]

Am I the first one to go in the hole?

think of it as blazing the trail where the rest of us will soon follow. :rofl

I too admit that yarn calls our names. They know we are so weak :sigh

[eurolyons]

I'm looking at this challenge as an excuse to organize my stash, maybe purge a bit of it, and then take pics and post my inventory to Ravelry...all the while make as many things to use up as much as possible because this is the year we (or me first) move back to the states...there's a method to my madness in all this.

I don't think I have any big plans that requires me to buy any new yarn or crochet cotten, but I can relate to all of you that walk into a Michael's or Joann's or where ever and the stuff just calls out to you like a siren call...it's very hard to say, 'No, no a 1,000 times no," before giving in to the siren's call...

[DreamsOfYarn]

think of it as blazing the trail where the rest of us will soon follow. :rofl

I too admit that yarn calls our names. They know we are so weak :sigh

Just call me the 'Trail Blazer' of this Cal :lol:lol

And when the yarn calls your name, you can't buy just one skein. It looks so lonely in the cart that it either: 1) tells you to buy more of it's friends...or 2) it tells it's friends to just jump right in the cart, that you won't mind taking them all home :rolleyes

[Antdan]

I would like to be counted in also. I don't have a tremendous stash, but I had vowed a few months ago not to buy any new yarn...so this is perfect. This is my first time joining something like this, but I am SO looking forward to it! I'll update the signature by this evening. Thanks!

Chris

[KommunistKandy]

:rofl :rofl Unfortunately in my house there are :yarn"stash police":yarn. My DH and probably a lot more people out there think that is their job. :lol:lol

There are more! My SO is the stash police too. Actually not only is he that, but he is the craft FBI as well. I'm surprised he hasn't taken a job with the IRS and audited my stash to make sure I don't buy any new yarn. Which he probably should because I spent $150 between Joann's and Michaels on Dec 31. Poor guy. I had to find some good hiding spots in my closet. Its getting difficult though, there is no more room.

[JennyBunny]

Well, I'm using up a skein of terry yarn for a one-skein teddy bear pattern. (I usually use RH SS, but this was a gifted skein from ages ago.) So I'm in the positives... so far.

[CLLinda]

I'm in. Since I am laid up from knee surgery, I am getting a lot of crochet time.

Good luck everyone.

:manyheart

[laughlovehook]

I used up a ball on dd's skirt so I'm right back to zero now! :lol

[yarncat]

This will be my first year for Stashbusting CAL!I'm already at +2!:clap

I have a Wordpad document on my desktop.Here's today:

January
01:22yds:Turtle shell & 1rnd GS
93yds:Turtle body,2 stripes on Boyfriend hat & 2nd rnd on GS
35yds:5rnd GS & 3rd rnd on GS
+3


Editing to ask a question.
Is there a yardage minimum to count as a "ball".I sort my yardages into different projects,all the way from 2 1/2yds for a grannies daughter to 105yds for a Durango hat.I have a bunch of little balls I'll be using up for granny squares.Would it be more fair to count,say,20yds for a ball?

[redpuppydog]

I want to join in.

Question: This only counts for yarn and thread? We dont have to count other craft related items? (like stuffing for amigurumi, buttons, snaps, sewing needles, etc?)

[CraftyJen]

I am so glad I joined this CAL. The other day I saw a message on my local freecycle about a lady wanting leftover yarn to make squares. I kept it but didn't reply as I wasn't sure I had anything worth her making a trip for. But tonight I sat down and went through my whole stash! I've been meaning to for the last year because I only found out in this past year that I'm allergic to wool and I knew I had quite a few skeins in my stash somewhere. lol I've just bagged up 16 full skeins PLUS 2 small bags of odd bits (small amounts of leftovers, half skeins etc..). All ready for her to come pick up tomorrow.:clap

Also, joining this CAL made me think differently today when I was working on a hat for my DS. I started his hat with 2 partially used skeins and when I finished the hat, I normally would have tossed what was left into a bag and forgot about it but not this time.....I made a small drawstring bag and even had enough left to start a second drawstring bag! So when I finish that bag, I'll be able to add 2 to my score! Yeah!! Thanks so much for this CAL. I figure if I make little bags with leftovers, I'll have enough to give out next Christmas to everyone I know. lol

[HappyOldCro]

There are more! My SO is the stash police too. Actually not only is he that, but he is the craft FBI as well. I'm surprised he hasn't taken a job with the IRS and audited my stash to make sure I don't buy any new yarn. Which he probably should because I spent $150 between Joann's and Michaels on Dec 31. Poor guy. I had to find some good hiding spots in my closet. Its getting difficult though, there is no more room.
:lol:lol I hear you!!!

Well I used up 2 balls today making squares for a comfort shawl. Resisted the urge to hit Michael's for the 30% off on all yarn. Packed up 3 balls and 7 skeins for one friend but won't count it until it is shipped out. (I have this tendency to take stuff back, when it is something I really like):D. Also have 3 skeins and a few balls of rug yarn to send out. Does rug yarn count too?

So I am at +2 until the other stuff is shipped out.:) Gotta go fix my siggy.

[Super Granny]

when I have just a little left over I make grannie daughters or just circles and put them in a bag... the squares I add extra rows to until they are about 5 rows then join them and make lapghans for charity... the circles I join together and make toys... a row of circles joined with a string up the middle make good arms and legs then I just make solid bodies... sometimes I just make a length of circles and hang them for my kitties to play with...

sometimes I just start crocheting a granny square and tie on a new scrap of yarn when I get to the end of one... these I use in the car... for my grandgirls baby dolls... to throw on the floor for the grandgirls to play on... I don't even bother to tuck in ends on these... the girls like the little tassels...

[HappyOldCro]

Just call me the 'Trail Blazer' of this Cal :lol:lol

And when the yarn calls your name, you can't buy just one skein. It looks so lonely in the cart that it either: 1) tells you to buy more of it's friends...or 2) it tells it's friends to just jump right in the cart, that you won't mind taking them all home :rolleyes

:think I can never understand how they do that. Just go in for one or two things and the next thing I know is when I get to the line the cart is full!!!
:hook

[HappyOldCro]

I want to join in.

Question: This only counts for yarn and thread? We dont have to count other craft related items? (like stuffing for amigurumi, buttons, snaps, sewing needles, etc?)

I certainly hope not, :eek. I would go nuts counting all that, besides if we are trying to reduce our stash and not buy more, we need to have something to put in our carts, ;):lol

[Krystal16]

Rug yarn counts...

[Warrior Maiden]

Used up an entire skein on the afghan I'm making for my DD today. +2 to me, yay!

[HappyOldCro]

Shelly that is so true, the friend who just stands by until you need them is a very valuable asset. Just had to let you know I really like your siggy line.:yes

[Dare2BDifferent]

I'm gonna join in on this one. My DH has started getting that look when I bring home a bag that has yarn in it... you know the look that says "You got MORE yarn?!?!" :lol Eh... he loves me in spite of it. :D

I bought one of those hanging sweater organizers (the ones with shelves) to store my yarn. It's full to busting and I've still got boxes and bags of yarn threatening to take over my closet. I figure if I use up a good bit of my stash this year I might be able to see more of my clothes and shoes! :yes I hope to get through 4 skeins of RHSS this week making winter gear for my kids that I didn't finish last year. We'll see how that goes. Back to :crocheting for me. I'm almost done with my step-son's hat. :D

[laughlovehook]

Editing to ask a question.
Is there a yardage minimum to count as a "ball".I sort my yardages into different projects,all the way from 2 1/2yds for a grannies daughter to 105yds for a Durango hat.I have a bunch of little balls I'll be using up for granny squares.Would it be more fair to count,say,20yds for a ball?

Normally we count a ball as anything less than 1/2 a skein. So it's really up to your judgment what you want to consider a point worthy ball.

I want to join in.

Question: This only counts for yarn and thread? We dont have to count other craft related items? (like stuffing for amigurumi, buttons, snaps, sewing needles, etc?)

We only count points for thread and yarn. Not supplies.

Does rug yarn count too?

Like Krystal said, Rug yarn counts

[Melibean223]

I am so in I am working on using up 3 skeins as we speak making itty bitty squares for a quilt gahn. I also have some skeins and balls I am working on using up for the Groove Along. So this cal should make my b/f happy he hates it when I buy new yarn and always yells that I have to much when we go to the store and I pet it lol.

[Nght]

SO far, so good.... +2 for a lb'r I just finished up on a RR. I'll hafta quit that one for the night tho, the tub I need to get to with the new skein is 2 or 3 down in the pile & I'm not in the mood to be moving those things right now :lol

Glad to see I'm not the 1st one in the hole!! :rofl

[rlanto]

No, you aren't. I bought 2 skeins today at Micheal's for the Warm Up American challenge. **sigh** I need to finish my roomie's sweater first, but I wanted to have them on hand so I can jump right in.

[DreamsOfYarn]

I bought 5 skeins today, and I am happy to report that I have used 1 and am halfway through another :clap:clap

Maybe, just maybe I will get out of the hole I dug myself into already :hook

[darski]

I am so glad that I found all that yarn on sale... last week instead of this week :rofl :whew

I am working it...but I am way too slow, or I guess lacking in focus to get through yarn quickly.

[yarncat]

Normally we count a ball as anything less than 1/2 a skein. So it's really up to your judgment what you want to consider a point worthy ball.

I will count individual 35yd balls to make 5-rnd gs as 1 point.I will count the smaller balls when they complete a project(turtle,hat,etc).

Final count for today:
January
01-22yds:Turtle shell & 1rnd GS
93yds:Turtle body,2 stripes on Boyfriend hat & 2nd rnd on GS
35yds:5rnd GS & 3rd rnd on GS-red
35yds:5rnd GS & 3rd rnd on GS-hunter green
35yds:5rnd GS & 3rd rnd on GS-violet
34yds:5rnd GS & 1rnd GS-camel tan
34yds:5rnd GS & 1rnd GS-grass green
+7

[LaurieE]

I've used up 1 skein so far on a baby layette set.

[KommunistKandy]

Ok. Today I was supposed to teach my friend to knit, but due to several detours, we only managed to stop in Michaels and pick up 2 skeins of yarn and I showed her the basic knit stitch. I DIDN'T BUY ANYTHING! Woo Hoo! Thats the good news. The bad news is I've given someone my addiction and her husband is gonna come after me in about 6 months when her stash is as bad as mine.

Plus I gave her 1 full skein and 2 balls from my stash so I guess that gives me 4 points. This is turning out to be a positive day!

[DreamsOfYarn]

I just finished using another skein of yarn :clap:clap
I am making a scarf for my future DIL. It is working up fast....2 skeins so far today. At this rate, I will hopefully be back to zero or even on the plus side soon :hook

[hseger]

Woo Hoo I just finished up a scarf and it used 1 1/2 skeins so +3 starting out. :yay

[darski]

I think I need to stop working with pounders.. takes forever to use them up. :rofl

I am close on a couple of skeins though.

[econ-nerd]

I'm slowly making squares and am not finishing any skeins up (yet). I am also heading out of town tomorrow morning and won't be doing any crochet wile I'm away. My score will stand at zero until after the 13th.

Good luck to everyone else :cheer

[jetty56]

I better join this to use up my STASH, I have way too much yarn and cones.

[laurawithchild]

I'm gonna give this a try! Luckily for me, my stash isn't too unmanagable right now and I'm working on 3 seperate projects that use yarn I already have on hand. Unluckily (and luckily) I also have a gift card BURNING a hole in my wallet. Actually that hole has burned thru the wallet into my purse. Must-----resist------temptation!!

[walker1021]

I have been trying to use up my stash for my charity projects. :crocheting Joining this Stash Busting game will help and keep me motivated to use what I have on hand. YEAH RIGHT!!:rofl
Have not been able to pick up a hook for a couple weeks and won't be able to for a couple weeks more (cyst on my hand) Talk about having withdrawls!!:thair So I will start the count as soon as I get the o.k. from the dr. Just watch how fast that yarn disappears then.:crocheting:crocheting:crocheting

[Krystal16]

The bad news is I've given someone my addiction and her husband is gonna come after me in about 6 months when her stash is as bad as mine.

Aaaah, that's what *I* call PAYING IT FORWARD!!! :lol :rofl

I also have a gift card BURNING a hole in my wallet. Actually that hole has burned thru the wallet into my purse. Must-----resist------temptation!!

Yep, had that happen - better spend it before it burns through the purse and falls out - what a disaster!


I am now in the positives! I finished a skein last night!

[Crafty Witch]

I'm in. I'll be updating my siggy this evening, but I have a stack of yarn and thread to use up, including some stuff that wasn't originally intended for crafting.

[rlanto]

Wow, it's great to have so many people playing this year! Welcome!

I finally finished the sweater and it's AWESOME. To that end, I finished 8 skeins tonight/today. I'm exhausted just thinking about much work went into this thing. I'll get a picture up as soon as she puts it on.

[Swerbie]

Well ...I've had a wake up call.....kind of......

Last night I was working on a project, adn needed a certain color...I knew I had purchased several months ago. So...I went stash diving. :help And I realized that I have waaaay to much yarn...some of which I have no intention of ever using on anything in particular. I did eventually find the skein I was looking for.....at the bottom of one of my totes. :P

So...I guess it's time for me to see if I can do a little stash busting in 2008. I have 2 scrap 'ghans going right now, so I should be able to get some stash out.....if only I could finish up the last 2 Chrsitmas gifts! :blush

So...I'm in!

[CyM]

My only problem with stashbusting (other than buying more yarn :)) is that I don't know what to do with under a skein of a bunch of different colors that totally don't match. I tried making a scrap project with them, but neons and earth tones really look terrible together (duh). I finally settled on making squares and just piling them back somewhere until there's enough to make a decent looking blanket, but that could take a long time.

[HappyOldCro]

Moving right along I did more on the comfort/prayer shawl. Used 1 ball and 2 half skeins (rolling remainder into balls). So how does that work? I know that the 1 ball used is +1, but how do I count the half skeins? Is it +2 for 2 ball sized used, or -2 for 2 balls gained although I already had them as skeins, or do they cancel each other out?
Wow, I have really confused myself. :confused. I think it should be +2 but just have this need to check, even though the stash police don't really care as long as it isn't a stranger coming into the house....:lol.

[jneuman88]

Okay, I'm in! I added the siggy line and it looks very nice with little round zeros now, but it'll be changing way too soon ... I'm heading to Hobby Lobby later to get some yarn for a specific project. Hopefully those 2-3 skeins will be the only ones to jump in the cart ... but I'm not making any promises LOL!

Yay! My first CAL!

[krazy-kitty]

Count me in again this year, will keep my score from last year in my sigi.

Needed to buy some more yarn today to complete a project, they didn't have the yarn I needed so bought an alternative instead and a contrasting yarn just cause it was in the bargain bin.

2 balls -4

Used up 1 full ball of cream and 1 partial ball of cream making sqaures +3

So that makes me -1 so far this week.

[MadCityCrochet]

I used up two balls yesterday trying to finish up a long overdue WIP. Hopefully I will finish the project tonight and be able to get it off my conscience. So that leaves me +2 for the week so far.

Sara

[HappyOldCro]

My only problem with stashbusting (other than buying more yarn :)) is that I don't know what to do with under a skein of a bunch of different colors that totally don't match. I tried making a scrap project with them, but neons and earth tones really look terrible together (duh). I finally settled on making squares and just piling them back somewhere until there's enough to make a decent looking blanket, but that could take a long time.

That seems to be your best bet right now. It doesn't matter how long, but some day you will need a quick blankie, and they'll be there waiting for you. Of course there isn't all that much of a problem with buying more, as long as you use them right away....:D:lol, and the stash police don't catch you..;)

[DreamsOfYarn]

Okay, I'm in! I added the siggy line and it looks very nice with little round zeros now, but it'll be changing way too soon ... I'm heading to Hobby Lobby later to get some yarn for a specific project. Hopefully those 2-3 skeins will be the only ones to jump in the cart ... but I'm not making any promises LOL!

Yay! My first CAL!

It's not the 2-3 skeins you need for your project you have to worry about, it's all of it's friends that don't want to be left behind :lol
You have to be very sneaky if you only want to buy 2 or 3 skeins.....you have to stand there, look at it all, find what you need, grab them, throw them in the cart, then run real fast away from the yarn section :yes:yes

[darski]

Moving right along I did more on the comfort/prayer shawl. Used 1 ball and 2 half skeins (rolling remainder into balls). So how does that work? I know that the 1 ball used is +1, but how do I count the half skeins? Is it +2 for 2 ball sized used, or -2 for 2 balls gained although I already had them as skeins, or do they cancel each other out?
Wow, I have really confused myself. :confused. I think it should be +2 but just have this need to check, even though the stash police don't really care as long as it isn't a stranger coming into the house....:lol.

The point is that any given skein is only worth 2 points either plus or minus.

You do not count balls that are formed from yarn you already had. You can claim 1 point for the yarn you did use from a skein and then when that skein is totally completed, you can get your other point.

I think it might help if you refer to the general rules about what is a skein and what is a ball.

A skein is an unused quantity of yarn as purchased.

A Ball is what remains from a skein when you have used some of it and possibly rewound it to a smaller shape. I think you are using the opposite words... :think

[kellyv]

Oh I am sooooo in:D I need this really bad, my stash is just way out of control. :lol I added the signature also and I am hoping this helps me not to buy yarn!:eek

[2kute]

I'm in. I read the rules and got them, however I read somewhere that you get pts from keeping a crochet journal which I do. Was it another game? Or I am confused one more time? LOL :P

[jneuman88]

It's not the 2-3 skeins you need for your project you have to worry about, it's all of it's friends that don't want to be left behind :lol
You have to be very sneaky if you only want to buy 2 or 3 skeins.....you have to stand there, look at it all, find what you need, grab them, throw them in the cart, then run real fast away from the yarn section :yes:yes

I can just see the looks on my girls' faces ... they'll be wondering if I've finally flipped LOL! And they're no help either ... they like the pretty yarns just as much as I do ... hmmm ... maybe I should start a stashbusting line in my siggy just for their skeins LOL!

[Super Granny]

the crochet journal is in The SKY CAL.. I keep making squares but still haven't to the end of my skeins... of course they are 8 ounce skeins

[LegalWoman17]

A +2 for me. Made three dishcloths from a skein of Sugar 'N Cream cotton yarn. Hooray ! !

[FelixLake]

I'm in!!!! I just cleaned out my yarn closet and have 3 full bags of give away yarn (for my local Project Linus group) but still have a full closet.
I used 6 full skeins last week doing a round ripple. I have lots of WIP's to finish, so hopefully I can use more of my stash quickly. I also promise not to buy any more yarn, at least until I finish what I'm working on now.:devil

My total for this week is: +6

[laughlovehook]

I'm in!!!! I just cleaned out my yarn closet and have 3 full bags of give away yarn (for my local Project Linus group) but still have a full closet.
I used 6 full skeins last week doing a round ripple. I have lots of WIP's to finish, so hopefully I can use more of my stash quickly. I also promise not to buy any more yarn, at least until I finish what I'm working on now.:devil

My total for this week is: +6

You know, you get to count EACH skein and ball that you are giving away. So count them up! Also points count from Monday. So if you used any of the yarn before then, they don't count for this year.

[isserlie]

woo woo:cheer

Im in! My stash has taken over my closet and the pathway to DH's dresser:eek...oh and under the bed...and in DD's bedroom...and um well I need this challenge:blush

[angelfire]

I used up two balls working on a doll blanket to surprise my DGD this weekend. +2

[KommunistKandy]

Aaaah, that's what *I* call PAYING IT FORWARD!!! :lol :rofl

My SO said now her husband can feel his pain. And trust me, there is plenty to go around! :devil

[Addey]

I'm in. I don't have a huge stash, but I don't need it geting any bigger. I'll be happy if I end the year at a 0, thrilled with a +.
Unfortunately, yesterday I went out with one of my friends and picked up 6 :eek skeins. It's for a project I'm starting tonight, double stranded at that!
So, I guess for this year I'm already and a -12, but hopefully in a week or two will be back to a 0!

[scc51055]

i used 3 skeins on a baby blanket.....+6
but then the other skeins didnt match so i have to start over....and my dd needs 2 for friends so went to the store and came home with 12 skeins....-26

so the grand total so far for the week is -18! arg!

[DreamsOfYarn]

I just used another skein on the scarf I am making :clap
I'm getting closer to getting out of the hole I dug myself into yesterday :yes

[jeannie1205]

Going to try and do this...rather, to keep up the updates. Hopefully this will allow my stash to move on to better things and me to move on to new yarns ;)

[Minerva76]

Oooh...can I join in? I have a fairly large stash...not complete rooms or anything, but it takes up a fair amount of space in the closet. Didn't have a terrible stash until a year or so ago when someone gifted my friend with two large orange trash bags full of yarn. Like any good friend, she gave me half. I told myself that I need to use some of it up before I buy more, but I keep forgetting. :-)

I used up two balls of Homespun yesterday on a scarf. That would give me +2, right? Oh, wait, I bought a skein of yarn as well. That brings me back to 0. Drat. Oh, well. I'll be working on the scarf again tonight, so maybe I'll get back into positive numbers soon.

[Ellie 13]

I'm in. 3 skeins just showed up at my door on Dec. 30 (late X-Mas gift?). Since Jan. 1st I've used up 2 large plarn balls (+2). If I just make a enough to finish the 5th tote bag, the score would be 0. I'm not sure what to make in 2008. I hope to think of something soon.
Ellie 13

[laralou]

I'm in, but I am planning a trip to the yarn store to get some skiens to finish projects in progress and to start ds's birthday gift...

[darski]

i didn't get near a Michaels - they don't sell Caron in Canada anyway - but I did buy a new coat so now I need a hat and scarf to 'go with'. This should be good for a pounder gone :yes

[tamugrad02]

Well, I used up 4 balls on my 2SUB and another ball making a 7x9 square for the CaronSS challenge.....so I bring my -4 up to a +1!! :clap

[yarncat]

My SIL was gifted 6 skeins of dk-weight merino gold yarn.She had no use for it,so she gifted it to me,last year.She said I could have whatever was leftover after I made a hat for the lady who gifted the yarn to her.

I used 2 1/2 50g skeins,using my Cheyenne hat pattern,holding 2 strands together.I also made a flower pin with one strand,for the hat.The leftover 1/2 skein,I used on a neckwarmer I designed specifically to use up the last 57yds.3 full skeins used!:clapI also used 3 old buttons(my second weakness behind yarn:blush)on the neckwarmer & 1 button on the flower pin.

I can see that I will be designing quite a few things for small bits of yarn to keep my numbers up.

[HappyOldCro]

The point is that any given skein is only worth 2 points either plus or minus.

You do not count balls that are formed from yarn you already had. You can claim 1 point for the yarn you did use from a skein and then when that skein is totally completed, you can get your other point.

I think it might help if you refer to the general rules about what is a skein and what is a ball.

A skein is an unused quantity of yarn as purchased.

A Ball is what remains from a skein when you have used some of it and possibly rewound it to a smaller shape. I think you are using the opposite words... :think

OK, got it. Then it is +2 for using the yarn from 2 seperate skeins, and what you are saying is that I cannot count the balls I already had, only new ones I make? Which will mean finding a new storage bin for new 2008 balls as I have a bunch from 2007 skeins I had gotten and used part of.
What confuses me is if this is a stash busting thing, how come I get to count my full unused 2007 skein, but can't use a ball left from a 2007 skein. They are both part of my stash.

Example: I bought 5 skeins in December for a shawl and used 3 and 1/2 skeins, leaving 1 and 1/2 skeins (I rolled the half into a ball). when I use them I will get +2 for the skein and nothing for the ball? Is that right?

[Robyn]

Only the second day of the year and I'm in the negatives. How does this happen? I bought five skeins or random yarn today for no realy reason other than I want to see how the colors go together.

-10 so far.

[angelfire]

what you are saying is that I cannot count the balls I already had, only new ones I make?
What confuses me is if this is a stash busting thing, how come I get to count my full unused 2007 skein, but can't use a ball left from a 2007 skein. They are both part of my stash.

You can count any ball you use , including any you had left from 2007. That is how you get your numbers.

[HappyOldCro]

You can count any ball you use , including any you had left from 2007. That is how you get your numbers.

OH, thank you. That certainly makes life a lot easier....

[silvermoon42]

ya know what...When School starts I won't have as much time open for crocheting, but I think I'm going to join in this year...I'm worried because I know I have a problem (I've come to find that buying yarn seems to be a common addiction) But maybe this will get me to kick it in gear and get some things done :) Anyway...I'm in!



One question....I'm not much for smaller or scrap projects, so I like to take my smaller "balls" (anywhere from 1/8 to 1/2 skein) and gift or RAOK them to others....do these count in my score?

[hseger]

I used up a ball today on a square for +1 :yay but I'm probably going to Micheals on Friday so I better get more yarn used up before then so I don't go so deep in the negatives after that shopping trip :lol

[tamugrad02]

ya know what...When School starts I won't have as much time open for crocheting, but I think I'm going to join in this year...I'm worried because I know I have a problem (I've come to find that buying yarn seems to be a common addiction) But maybe this will get me to kick it in gear and get some things done :) Anyway...I'm in!



One question....I'm not much for smaller or scrap projects, so I like to take my smaller "balls" (anywhere from 1/8 to 1/2 skein) and gift or RAOK them to others....do these count in my score?

Yes, anything that you use/give away/sell/etc counts in your score.....

[silvermoon42]

With that being said above, I sent off a gift package today with 4 different balls of yarn...so my score is +4.....yay! I hope to also finish off another skein (and hopefully another WIP) tonight...so we'll just have to see! Luckily, I bought my 6 skeins for my next project about a week and a half ago so it doesn't hurt me any, lol But I know better then to get too excited, I know I'll buy more!

[CyM]

Is it bad to start the year with a negative score? I'm doing the stitch of the week CAL in the hopes of using up my yarn. I haven't started yet, but hopefully that will help. :)

[darski]

OK, got it. Then it is +2 for using the yarn from 2 seperate skeins, and what you are saying is that I cannot count the balls I already had, only new ones I make? Which will mean finding a new storage bin for new 2008 balls as I have a bunch from 2007 skeins I had gotten and used part of.
What confuses me is if this is a stash busting thing, how come I get to count my full unused 2007 skein, but can't use a ball left from a 2007 skein. They are both part of my stash.

Example: I bought 5 skeins in December for a shawl and used 3 and 1/2 skeins, leaving 1 and 1/2 skeins (I rolled the half into a ball). when I use them I will get +2 for the skein and nothing for the ball? Is that right?


Ok I am explaining this all wrong.

You will get 2 (+) points for using your full skein and you will get 1 (+)point when you use the ball that you have. using up the stash is the whole idea and you get points for doing so.

You will never have the (currently owned) skeins and balls counted against you because you already have them. (- points) it is only yarn that you buy from now on that will get you into trouble.

I think I should shut up now because I can't seem to make it make sense... anyone else able to answer this?

[donnalynn2]

I'm so excited! I've already started with a plus score! Temps are supposed to be down to 18 tonite (it doesn't usually get that cold down here in Florida) and I realized I didn't have a scarf since I always give them away when I make them so I whipped one up using a skein of yarn from my stash! WOO-HOO!

This really is a lot of fun! I hope this really helps me keep my stash under control! Of course, my best friend got me a JoAnns gift card for Christmas so I will probably be in the minus department once I go shopping! LOL

One question? Since I am in the middle of working on 2 major WIP's, one of them being an afghan with 3 colors how does that work? Do I not count anything until I use up an entire skein of something? I do a little each night but I'm using Caron One Pounders for the 2 main colors so won't have those run out for awhile... Just wondered....

THANKS everyone!!!

[Krystal16]

I will try to explain this all very simply, so as to avoid further confusion.

Any yarn already in your possession does not count against you. It is simply "there".

USING YARN:
- If it starts as a skein and you:
----> use it all up completely => SCORE +2
----> gift it, sell it, throw it out => SCORE +2
----> use enough of it that you roll it into a ball => SCORE +1
----> use some of it, but not enough to roll it into a ball => SCORE 0

- If it starts as a ball (ANY SIZE) and you:
----> use it all up completely => SCORE +1
----> gift it, sell it, throw it out => SCORE +1
----> use some of it, but not all of it => SCORE 0

GETTING YARN:
If you take yarn into your house in any way (gift, buy, grow)

If it is a "new" size, like you'd buy in the store => SCORE -2

If it is a "ball", some wound up size smaller than a new item => SCORE -1

[JennyBunny]

I wandered into Micheals today and some yarn threw itself at me (-8 for 4 skeins) but I gifted 4 skeins to charity today as well (+8), so my score hasn't changed. I've got a lapghan going at the moment, so I may end up positive this week.

[Super Granny]

yea I finally get a point I rolled a skein into a balll +1 for me

[ToriLee]

What a great idea! I'm definitely in.
I've been doing my end-of-year purge and bought a Rubbermaid tub for my yarn. I filled it and bought another one. Well, lo and behold, I had to buy two more. It's an illness I tells ya.

[basjordan]

I'd love to join in with this. It sounds like a lot of fun, plus good incentive to work on that scrapghan I've started.:hook

[pianoducky]

Oooh, I'm totally in! I'll likely be moving again in the next year, and I hauled my stash halfway across the country in August. I'd like to free up that space for other things...like dog toys!

[DreamsOfYarn]

I was lounging on the couch watching tv and crocheting myself a new scarf while DD was using my computer (hers has moved on to computer heaven). Next thing I knew, it was done and another skein of yarn is history :clap
I am almost back to 0

[jneuman88]

Well, now I'm officially in the negative, but the good news is that I did only come home with the skeins I meant to ... I dodged all those pesky skeins that tried to jump in my cart LOL! And I just saw the post on the Caron Simply Soft CAL for the 7x9 squares ... I've got several skeins and balls left from past projects that I can bust with that challenge, so yay me!! I'm determined to try to stay on the positive side, so I better get movin' ...

[silvermoon42]

Yay! I finished a WIP tonight....I did use a skein of fancy fur for the edging and I was really close to finishing of a skein for the body, but there's still enough there that I wound it into a ball for later. So I guess thats +3 more pts for me....until I go shopping next week, lol

[Melibean223]

since I joined i have yet to finish a single ball or skein lol. It is currently 16 degrees where I am but it feels like it is 2 so I think I'm going to grab my favorie blue color and make myself a scarf and see if I just can't finish one up lol.

[CraftyJen]

I used up 2 skeins yesterday making a hat and a start on a scarf for my niece but then the postman arrived this morning with 13 skeins that I'd forgotten I'd ordered just after Christmas!! :eek Oh well, I guess I better get off the pc and get back to crocheting! :lol

[rlanto]

I just finished my first skein of Caron SS Shadows for the Warm Up America CAL. So, that's another skein for my score here.

[Addey]

Well, I started a baby blanket last night and 3 skeins are on their way to being used up. Not enough done yet to kill off any one of them, or even half, so no point change.
I have a question though... I've got a project I started last year and the current skein I'm working on with it isn't full, but not yet a ball size... since the whole skein is going into the project should I just count it as a 1 or a 2?

[DreamsOfYarn]

I thought I'd post pictures of the projects I made that helped me begin my journey out of the hole I dug myself into New Years Day with my 5 skein yarn purchase.

This is mine and took 1 skein. I wanted a shorter scarf this time.
http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u111/DreamsOfYarn/Scarves/th_MyRoseQuartzScarf.jpg (http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u111/DreamsOfYarn/Scarves/MyRoseQuartzScarf.jpg)

This is for my future Daughter In Law. She wanted it wide and long. It took 3 skeins.
http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u111/DreamsOfYarn/Scarves/th_AshleysCarnivalScarf.jpg (http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u111/DreamsOfYarn/Scarves/AshleysCarnivalScarf.jpg)
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[basjordan]

I used a ball on my scrapghan! +1 for me! Whoo-hoo!!!:cheer

[laughlovehook]

Well, I started a baby blanket last night and 3 skeins are on their way to being used up. Not enough done yet to kill off any one of them, or even half, so no point change.
I have a question though... I've got a project I started last year and the current skein I'm working on with it isn't full, but not yet a ball size... since the whole skein is going into the project should I just count it as a 1 or a 2?

You get to count it as 2 points. It doesn't matter when you started the project... just that you finish it, and in the process use up your stash!

[Addey]

You get to count it as 2 points. It doesn't matter when you started the project... just that you finish it, and in the process use up your stash!

:clap Yay! That project should get me another 6 points then, if I ever sit down and finish it... (It would have gotten me 8, but I used the 1st skein up waaay back in October.) I should hopefully be able to get a good chunk of that done this weekend... I hope!

[craftytoo]

I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. I bought 4 skeins of fancy fur after Christmas and I got 3 more skeins of yarn, so that gives me a -16. :ohdear

[laughlovehook]

:clap Yay! That project should get me another 6 points then, if I ever sit down and finish it... (It would have gotten me 8, but I used the 1st skein up waaay back in October.) I should hopefully be able to get a good chunk of that done this weekend... I hope!

As long as you used the yarn after the 1st of the year, then you get the points. I forgot to add that before.

[walker1021]

Geez, reading how lots of you are using up your stash is really getting me depressed. :cry I don't go back to the dr's til the 10th for the cyst, so until then, I cannot add any points to my score of 0. :irk
But, on a happier note...I have been going thru my WIM stack and figuring out what yarn I will be needing.:shop Online yarn shopping :ccomputewith my favorite yarn lady is the best thing to cure the depression, right???:devil:devil:devil Won't help my score any once the packages arrive in the mail, but at this point, who cares??:shrug I just want to play with yarn!!!:thair:bang

[yarncat]

Yesterday,I also used up 42yd ball of yarn on a Turtle body & 3rd rnd of a gs.That puts me at +14.

I will post pictures of the Golden Camel hat & Neck Warmer in the picture section.They gave me +6!!:clap

[KnicKnac]

OMG - Eurolyons sent me here...this is exactly what I need. I just wanted to POP in here and let you all know that I am a part of this! Count me in! I will spend a few minutes later on looking over the particulars, but I couldn't wait to let you all know that I am a part of this!!!

[eurolyons]

Yey! Knickknack's here!!!!!! Let the games begin...oops, they already have!

[CyM]

I realized that I counted the skein I bought as 1 point instead of 2, so now that I've used up one ball, my score stays the same to even out. :( I really don't want to start the first week in the negatives.

Question for all of you - when do you decide when a ball or skein is used up? I had some that were so low that they couldn't even do round 2 on a granny square, but I was able to semi-roll them. How do those count?

Another question of your opinions - I have several balls from the same skein(s) that all came from ripping out projects last year. I had been counting them all together as one since they originally were, but since that was last year do I start the new year as if they were all separate? (Did that make sense?)

Thanks!

[KnicKnac]

When I have that little left of a roll, I usually make this:

http://members.aol.com/crochetalong/yoyoghans.html

I have a bag full of them, they use up every last bit of yarn I have and one day I will make me a yo yo afghan. Sometimes, there are members here that actually ask for those to make their own yo yo afghans. They also make cute little toys.

When I finish with those, that is when I usually call it a day for a skein or a ball. I was a member of the LAST stashbusting game and that is what I did. HTH

[Minerva76]

Used up another ball on the scarf last night. +1

[darski]

I realized that I counted the skein I bought as 1 point instead of 2, so now that I've used up one ball, my score stays the same to even out. :( I really don't want to start the first week in the negatives.

Question for all of you - when do you decide when a ball or skein is used up? I had some that were so low that they couldn't even do round 2 on a granny square, but I was able to semi-roll them. How do those count?

Another question of your opinions - I have several balls from the same skein(s) that all came from ripping out projects last year. I had been counting them all together as one since they originally were, but since that was last year do I start the new year as if they were all separate? (Did that make sense?)

Thanks!

The original skein can only be worth 2 points so you would get your 2nd point when all the little ones are used up.

[darski]

Well I was hoping that my scarf and hat would use the full 12 oz skein but guess not. I will make up some slippers with the leftovers.

Still I get 1 point... it's better than no points :wlol

[CyM]

The original skein can only be worth 2 points so you would get your 2nd point when all the little ones are used up.
That means I've been doing it right, which sure is better than having been doing it wrong and losing points. Looks like more granny squares today! Thanks for clarifying.

[Krystal16]

Had to roll my Heather Grey into a ball, so +1 for me!

[Cesa]

Do we get to count points for yarn used, but not really completed? I'm working on a project that uses three strands held together and when it's done, I will have used 3 skeins and probably a ball or two of scrap yarn. I'm about 75% done with each of the 3 skeins. Do I have to wait until I finish the skeins and/or project, or can I count one point each now for using more than half the skein of each?

[FelixLake]

You know, you get to count EACH skein and ball that you are giving away. So count them up! Also points count from Monday. So if you used any of the yarn before then, they don't count for this year.

You're kidding!!!! :yayI can count everything I pullled out on Tuesday!!!! :clapWOW... Now I have to go count them all tonight because the lady is coming to pick them all up tomorrow. I'll take a pic tonight.. just to prove I really did have that much to give away.

My closet is still so full it is scarry, but I'm really going to try hard not to buy anymore yarn until I use up some of these.

Question for all of you - when do you decide when a ball or skein is used up? I had some that were so low that they couldn't even do round 2 on a granny square, but I was able to semi-roll them. How do those count?

A lady in our Project Linus did one using a bunch of small scraps tied together. She just trimmed the ends so they were about 2 inches long and left it raggedy. It looked really cool.



I finished another skein last night on an afghan... so +2 more!

[Ellie 13]

I'm almost done with the last plarn tote bag. I think I'm going to make another one with WW yarn for myself. I gave an elderly friend 2 skeins (+4) because she couldn't go out in the snow and ice. She said she would buy me more later, but I really hope she forgets. I'm doing good so far.
Ellie 13

[Wanda T]

OK, I'm in too ... I don't have as much as some, but I'm sure it's more than others. I have seven 58qt plastic containers cram packed full. I do more knitting than crocheting these days and that takes longer and doesn't use as much yarn ... but I'll take whatever dent I can get in my stash. ONly problem is that my MIL gave me a $50 gift cert to Michael's for Xmas that I haven't spent yet! UGH!!! BUT, I'm into making jewelry too, so maybe I'll spend it on beads and such instead of yarn. (Yeah, I know just another one of my addictions.)

[FelixLake]

Ok, as promised, here is a pic of the yarn I'm giving to my Project Linus group. It's three full kitchen sized garbage bags. It totalled
63 partial balls at 1 point each = 63
10 full skeins at 2 points each = 20
http://s6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/FelixLake/Crochet/th_pics001.jpg

[HappyOldCro]

I will try to explain this all very simply, so as to avoid further confusion.

Any yarn already in your possession does not count against you. It is simply "there".

USING YARN:
- If it starts as a skein and you:
----> use it all up completely => SCORE +2
----> gift it, sell it, throw it out => SCORE +2
----> use enough of it that you roll it into a ball => SCORE +1
----> use some of it, but not enough to roll it into a ball => SCORE 0

- If it starts as a ball (ANY SIZE) and you:
----> use it all up completely => SCORE +1
----> gift it, sell it, throw it out => SCORE +1
----> use some of it, but not all of it => SCORE 0

GETTING YARN:
If you take yarn into your house in any way (gift, buy, grow)

If it is a "new" size, like you'd buy in the store => SCORE -2

If it is a "ball", some wound up size smaller than a new item => SCORE -1

Thank you crystal, sounds very clear to me. Only one thing, teach me how to grow it....:wink :hug

[Krystal16]

I was waiting for someone to see that! :lol

[DreamsOfYarn]

I was waiting for someone to see that! :lol

I saw that but was afraid to ask. My stash seems to be growing right before my eyes without buying or getting any from anyone, so growing it could be dangerous for me :lol:lol

[Super Granny]

I believe that my yarn stash has taken a clue from the dust bunnies and is multiplying... I've decided I need to keep my skeins seperated so they can not reproduce...

[appy_lover]

I've decided I need to keep my skeins seperated so they can not reproduce...


Hee Hee Hee!!!:rofl

I'm in too...score zero right now, I have neither crocheted nor bought this year. Last year I did way to much buying though. Once when I was out of town I went to a Hobby Lobby and spent $200 on yarn. Ouch. It wasn't even expensive yarn. Just cotton colors that we don't have here, bernat camo, and a ton of Moda Dea Dream yarn that i got for $1.19 each (wowzer!!).

Time to get working on making stuff out of all that yarn....

Is it bad that my first thoughts as I read through the posts were about how to beat the system? Should I buy cones or pounders, since they will only count as one skein, or should I buy small balls of cotton since they will get used up fast. I had to stop myself, because that would completely miss the point of stash busting. I need stash busting.

How do I count the ball I am making out of scraps that are to small to use on anything else? I plan to make an "ugly" bag or afghan out of it when it gets big enough. For now though it is just a small ball of scraps about 2 1/2 in diameter. All acrylic ww yarn, and belive me this color combination will be ugly.

I assume that I can count the skeins I finish with just enough scrap left to go on the ball, as finished, but that I will have to count the scrap ball as a gained point once I add something to it this year. Once it is big enough to use then I suppose it should count as a skein gained. Does this seem right and fair?

[craftytoo]

I'm knitting a scarf for my sister-in-law for her birthday, and I've already used up 1 skein of fancy fur, so that gives me 2 points.

[donnalynn2]

Well, I did a lot of little projects tonite working up several small balls of yarn I had making coasters, dishcloths and a hot pad. My WTD total is getting better but still not as good as others! Oh well, I'm just wanting to be in the positive numbers at the end of the year!

[laughlovehook]

I bought 2 skeins tonight at walmart for some socks. I want to make a pair for DD and then maybe some mittens for me. -4

Plus my knit picks order is it's way to me, so I'll lose several points as soon as that gets here.

[angelfire]

I believe that my yarn stash has taken a clue from the dust bunnies and is multiplying... I've decided I need to keep my skeins seperated so they can not reproduce...
Oh my....I knew that feeling last year. I corraled them all into separate containers of single colors and made 2" squares with them until I only had skeins left and then I kept a really close one on those and the trouble makers had there own plastic totes.
I used up a 1/2 skein today making 6x9 rectangles for the troops +1

[sewmom]

What about returning yarn to the store because I bought too much? I know, that's bordering on sacrilege - too much yarn????

[bnhall]

Sigh. I used up one skein making squares for the Warm Up America Crochet Along. Then I started my two afghans and had to buy yarn to make sure I had enough to finish. So now I'm at -8. But being part of the stashbusting group here did keep me from buying any more yarn than I absolutely had to have. My husband loves you guys.

[darski]

What about returning yarn to the store because I bought too much? I know, that's bordering on sacrilege - too much yarn????

In my entire life this has never occurred to me :eek

Once I own yarn it is mine! It would be like returning the puppy. :no

:rofl

[DreamsOfYarn]

I'm working on a 2 strand rug and I just used up an entire skein of variegated so I am finally out of the hole :jumpyay:woo

[hseger]

Returning it is like using it up or giving it away so it counts as +2 per skein.

I make the yo yo's or grannies daughters and then what's left I'm joining into a ball to make something with all the little scraps later.

Any ball no matter how tiny is a point. I usually weigh my skeins to see when I'm over the halfway mark but if I roll it into a ball before it's halfway I count the 1 point then wait till the other half of it gets used up to count the last point.

I used up 1 ball today on little squares so another +1 but I go to Micheals tomorrow with my gift card in hand and don't know what I'll come home with. :lol

[rlanto]

I picked up 2 more skeins of Caron SS on my way to work so I had something to do before work.

Does anyone else feel a bit empty when all the holiday WiPs are done? I have other projects, but they're on hold until the yarn comes in. I really don't have anything else to work on that's on a deadline.

[LegalWoman17]

Used up 1/2 skein of cotton yarn today making yet another dishcloth. Here's a pic.

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j214/legalwoman17/ChainStitchPotpourri1.jpg

[LegalWoman17]

I picked up 2 more skeins of Caron SS on my way to work so I had something to do before work.

Does anyone else feel a bit empty when all the holiday WiPs are done? I have other projects, but they're on hold until the yarn comes in. I really don't have anything else to work on that's on a deadline.

Renee, I know what you mean. I find myself sort of wandering around the house looking at my stash and wondering what to do. So I started on the kitchen exchange items I am doing for another online crochet group. But I do feel a bit lost.

[angelfire]

I used up another 1/2 skein on making rectangles. I have five made for the troops now. I plan on making more in a day or two depending on if I can get my laundry done tomorrow.

[DreamsOfYarn]

I just used up 1 skein of black on the 2 strand rug I'm making :clap

[Super Granny]

got a +4 today rolled 2 balls and used up 2 balls making squares...

[Lisaizme]

I haven't finished reading the whole thread, so maybe this has already been addressed.. but does it count in your favor if you sold some of your stash?
Never mind. Found the answer in post # 148, so the ones I sold put me at a +28. When I get payment for the last bunch that will be 4 more points.

I will try to join, but If not for the sales, I know I'd be going in as a negative as I am heading to Michaels in a few hours. No way to make another baby blanket without purchasing more Baby Clouds (well, not in the time I need to get it done).

Here's to hoping that Amazon.com doesn't have another april fools sale like last year (anyone else remember the TLC Essentials selling for 69cents/skein?). If they do.. I'll be competing with Nght for the shoot the moon score.. lol

[yarncat]

The hat & Turtle I made yesterday gave me no points,but I did use a 32yd ball on a 5rnd GS,so that puts me at +15.

Also,there was no yarn at the Family Thrift Center or Goodwill yesterday.The Stashbustin' Gods are looking out for me,LOL!:P

[kellyv]

What about returning yarn to the store because I bought too much? I know, that's bordering on sacrilege - too much yarn????
The only time I ever returned yarn was Patons Devine:eek Why because I couldnt stand that yarn!! I just hated the feel of it and how it looked done up, that was partly the color LOL. But I just dont like that yarn. Other than that I buy it I keep it:lol I have not used up a complete skien yet of anything. Slow going when you use the 1 pounders! And the knitting is going slow too. But I havent bought more so thats good. And my DH thinks this is the best crochet along I have joined LOL

[Krystal16]

I finished another skein yesterday! :clap

+2 more

[silvermoon42]

Wow! I think what you're giving away is about the size of my whole stash! lol :lol It's also very generous of you to donate it all, I'm sure they'll be extrememly thankful! :hug

Ok, as promised, here is a pic of the yarn I'm giving to my Project Linus group. It's three full kitchen sized garbage bags. It totalled
63 partial balls at 1 point each = 63
10 full skeins at 2 points each = 20
http://s6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/FelixLake/Crochet/th_pics001.jpg

[FelixLake]

I still have about that much in my yarn closet, but the lady came today and took my 3 bags. I did end up at Michaels and bought some of their 30% off yarn. I'll have to count the skeins and see what damage I did. At least these are for a specific purpose.

[walker1021]

[strike]
Here's to hoping that Amazon.com doesn't have another april fools sale like last year (anyone else remember the TLC Essentials selling for 69cents/skein?). If they do.. I'll be competing with Nght for the shoot the moon score.. lol
Are you joking? 69 cents a skein?? Oh why, oh why did I not hear about this?? :angry I could have had another garbage bag full of yarn to play with. :hook

[Melibean223]

I started knitting myself a scarf and I'm going to make a hat to match it when i finish the scarf. and i think i'm gonna start my xmas pressies scarves for all. Only problem is once I picked the color for my scarf my sister wanted to make one but had no yarn and didn't like anything in my stash so of course "mel drive me to michaels please" lol and that was all she wrote. I found a grey to go with my blue so I will have a blue grey scarf/hat set. so I guess instead of no score I am -2 =o( lol hopefully soon I will be back at zero or possibly +2 that would be nice hehe

[laughlovehook]

I'm on my way to finishing 2 skeins of yarn! I'm probably about 1/2 done with one and 1/3 of the way with the 2nd. I might just be able to get to 0 or the positives by saturday night.

[redpuppydog]

I get a point! I used up a small ball of red heart yarn. I think it was called 'fiesta'. :)
on to the next ball! :)

feeling good that i accomplished something.....
rpd

[isserlie]

I mailed a small skein and 2 small balls yesterday to someone in need of a <cough> old dye lot.

Wheeee Im +4:jumpyay

I think you only need 2 yards (maybe less) for a granny daughter. I have several bags of granny daughters for that future afghan...:crocheting

Hey - do we get any points for making a granny daughter afghan?????

[laughlovehook]

Hey - do we get any points for making a granny daughter afghan?????

You get points for the yarn you use to make it. But not points for the actual making the blanket.

[walker1021]

Just ordered 13 skeins of yarn from my favorite on line yarn store.:eek Can I start the year off any better???? :devil

[Lisaizme]

Are you joking? 69 cents a skein?? Oh why, oh why did I not hear about this?? :angry I could have had another garbage bag full of yarn to play with. :hook

Nope not joking. There were lots of us who ordered tons of it. They also had the peaches n cream for something like 19cents/ball.

We THINK what happened is that someone goofed and instead of taking 69cents and 19cents OFF the skeins.. they made them that price!! Whether it was a real mistake, or someone who was about to be fired anyway and was out for revenge.. who knows!! And it really did happen around April Fools last year. I think you can probably search and find the threads talking about it here on the ville. Nevermind.. found it for you (http://www.crochetville.org/forum/showthread.php?t=48238&highlight=TLC+Essentials+cents).

Interestingly, even tho the yarn was ordered through amazon.com, it can from Joanns.

[sewmom]

Hi,

Did you see my question about whether or not we get points for returning yarn?

[laurawithchild]

Hooray! 1 skein down, starting on another today. Also finished panel 1 of a 9 panel afghan. So that puts me at +2 points!! :cheer Oh, and I apologize for any spelling mistakes, I have a cookie-eating baby on my lap as I type!

[angelfire]

Hi,

Did you see my question about whether or not we get points for returning yarn?
Yes, you get points for returning yarn. 2 points for each skein.


I condensed three skeins into balls today. +3 more, +7 for the week so far.

[HappyOldCro]

I was doing good today, used up 4 balls and 1/2 skein on more 12" squares. which would have given me +5, but needless to say that didn't stand for long. Mailman delivered some packages. I totally love all of the yarn....8 full skeins and 3 balls added to a -19 in one box I purchased and 6 skeins that was gifted to me +12 for the 2nd box, so putting all the pluses and minuses together that made a total of -26 for the day, :oops, :ohdear, :2eek.

[Tamara]

I'm in! I'm excited because I've actually been busting things out lately. Plus, since I'm just joining now - do I have to count the yarn I bought on my lunch hour today :O

[darski]

I was doing good today, ... so putting all the pluses and minuses together that made a total of -26 for the day, :oops, :ohdear, :2eek.

Oh shucks...
but admit it you are really going

:yay

:yay

:yay

inside... right :? :rofl

I do feel sorry for you when you are trying so hard to get the numbers down but think of all that wonderful yarn is now all for you! :yay

[Melibean223]

Yes, you get points for returning yarn. 2 points for each skein.


woohoo I just returned 4 skeins from my step moms blanket that i made her for xmas. And I actually left ACMoore with just the circular knitting needles I needed to RE start my scarf I found a awsome harry potter pattern and was using HP colors ne ways so there ya have it. So that puts me at +6 yay check me out lol :cheer:clap:cheer

[renegade]

I will probably end this week with a zero. I'm making a baby blanket, but I'm using a pound cone of Peaches n Creme, and that thing is just lasting forever! :lol

[Addey]

I'm so glad for those making progress. Tomorrow is laundry day, so hopefully I'll be able to stitch my way closer to the positives... I hope so. Maybe I'll finally break out that skein of yarn I bought in June for a scarf and whip something up with it tonight...

[HappyOldCro]

Oh shucks...

I do feel sorry for you when you are trying so hard to get the numbers down but think of all that wonderful yarn is now all for you! :yay

Oh, I do think it is wonderful yarn, a lot of which I have been wishing for, and some that I could not afford normally.

I'll come down with some of the stuff I've had built up, this is yarn I want to pet and roll around in for awhile...:D:hook:yarn:yes

[HappyOldCro]

BTW, when is the end of the week?
DUH, I mean the end of this CAL's week....:D

[darski]

We report in on Saturday evening by 8pm (EST?)

[2kute]

I seem to be getting skeins down to balls, but to get rid of the balls is hard. I'm thinking about making some cat toys :devil

[Warrior Maiden]

Hate to say it but I got the 5 skeins of CSS in the mail that I bought last year. So....-10 for me today. I started an afghan but haven't gotten low enough to call them balls yet.....

[Krystal16]

Are you joking? 69 cents a skein?? Oh why, oh why did I not hear about this?? :angry I could have had another garbage bag full of yarn to play with. :hook

Oh, I still have two HUGE boxes of yarn from that sale... it's beautiful!!!! I only wish I had bought more!

We report in on Saturday evening by 8pm (EST?)

It's 8PM, but I don't know what zone laughlovehook is in...

[laughlovehook]

It's 8PM, but I don't know what zone laughlovehook is in...

I'm in the central zone but I think any of the american zones would be fine. I will probably have a general list and then post it shortly after 8 or so here, then if we have anyone else post, I'll add/edit them in.

Just a reminder, PLEASE have your scores noticeable when you post. Either bold them or change the color/font size. Something so that they stick out! My brain shuts off quite early in the evenings so I need all the help I can get! That's what having a very active toddler does to your brain... slowly drains it of all energy! :rofl

[hseger]

Well I tried hard to really put myself in the hole in Micheals today but just couldn't find much I wanted for something for ME since it was a gift card to me. :blush but I did pick up 4 skeins of Caron SS on clearance and 3 of the skeins I'll need for my catherdral rose window and a stitch book. :) so -14 for that but then when I got home 2 of the skeins I had sent out for a FGM gift was returned :eek so I guess till I ship them out again that is another -4 for a total so far this week of -13 since I did have 5 in the positives. :D

[Lisaizme]

Oh, I still have two HUGE boxes of yarn from that sale... it's beautiful!!!! I only wish I had bought more!

I was only joking when I said I hoped they didn't have another sale.

I haven't even really touched mine.. it's weird, it's like I don't want to use it. I just like knowing it's there. LOL

I wish I ordered at least twice the amount that I did.. and also the BabyClouds that was on sale then too. Oh well, one can hope. :)

I didn't go to Michaels after all today.. too worn out with having to get up at 3am to get dd to airport...so I'm still at a positive.. for now. I know some negs are coming as I have a project in the works that I don't have the correct colors here.. even with all my 69 cent skeins!!

[DreamsOfYarn]

I just finished my DD's RR rug and I used up 2 skeins of yarn on it :clap:clap
4 more points for me :hook

I got in on the Amazon sale last year. I bought 51 skeins of TLC. I used some of the variegated for Christmas presents, but still have a lot of it left. I haven't decided what I will make with it, so it is resting comfortably in the tote.

[Cesa]

Lovelaughhook, how is it possible that your wtd and ytd scores don't match this week? Are you in an odd timezone that has extra days? :P

Oh, not sure I'll use up any more skeins or balls this week, so I'll post now so I don't forget. I finished a project and the last of 3 skeins last night. I didn't finish any of the balls I had hoped to, but that still gives me a +6 and I've started on the WUA CAL.

[shebear]

Guess I should post my score just in case I forget tomorrow.

Two baby blankets and two sets of slippers get me 20 points.

[nessdot]

I'm in!

Unfortunately, I just went out and bought yarn for a CAL on another group. :( That's on top of the 15? 16? plastic totes full of yarn I already have. Why didn't I just use some stash yarn?? :think Well... good question...

Below are my totals for this week. :yarn

[yarn_monkey]

I'm late, but I'm in! :hook I didn't get a chance to do this last year, but I read over how this thing works the other day and I am SO in!! It might actually encourage me to use up that closet-full of yarn I have and finish the scrapghan I'm making for our bed! I'm hoping I'm competitive enough for that to work. :P Plus, my DH will love this CAL- anything to keep him from taking me to Michaels for more yarn! :lol

:crocheting Now to get to work on these WIPs I have going and at least finish off those little balls in my yarn caddy by 8pm tomorrow. :crocheting

[luvmnms]

:yay MY FIRST 2 POINTS!!! :yay

I am working on a yo-yo afghan for charity, that has been WIP since July. I already had all the yo-yos completed, so I have started joining them and :yes I finished up one skein :yarn.

[angelfire]

used two more balls making rectangles, have 14 rectangles made for the troops ready to send. 9 WTD

[tee-dee]

Well, I've been making squares like crazy for a gift I really wanted to have done for Christmas but just got too busy to work on. Fortunately, I bought all the supplies in 2007 so they're really helping me in this CAL! I've earned +10 points for those squares and also made a really quick/easy cardigan and hat for my 4 yo. which earned me another +4. That puts me at +14 so far and I'm off to bed now to work on some more squares before I finally crash for the evening. Have a goodnight:hug

[jneuman88]

I'm slowly but surely getting back out of the negative here ... made two panels for the Caron SS WUA challenge and started on Christmas stocking #1. Each project used up one ball, so +2 there... hopefully I will be able to use up some more yarn before the weekly deadline tomorrow ... sure would love to at least get back to zero by then, but, hey, -3 ain't all that bad (of course, it is only the first week LOL!)

[Warrior Maiden]

In two weeks, ACMoore's is having a huge sale, where, if I'm reading the booklet right, CSS will be $1 a skein....how oh how can I resist!

[KnicKnac]

Since I got into this a little late, I haven't even really focused on my stash yet this week, but I will starting Monday, and I should have LOTS to offer then! Well, maybe not LOTS, but at least a start!

:clap:clap:clap

[laughlovehook]

Lovelaughhook, how is it possible that your wtd and ytd scores don't match this week? Are you in an odd timezone that has extra days? :P.

I normally don't change my ytd till the week is over. That's just the way I do it, it's easier for me to remember. If my weekly score is -5 is just take 5 away from my yearly score when I reset my weekly to 0.

Since I got into this a little late, I haven't even really focused on my stash yet this week, but I will starting Monday, and I should have LOTS to offer then! Well, maybe not LOTS, but at least a start!

:clap:clap:clap

We start over at zero on Sunday each week.

For those that have posted points, we still have some time yet! So try to use up more of that stash!

[LaurieE]

3 skeins used up on baby layette. Weekly score: 6 Yearly score: 6

[jetty56]

Well, thank goodness I had bought last year BUT I know I will end up buying more. LOL Finished one of the RR and started another.:woo

I actually pulled out some of those cones and making some dish cloths too!

The weather up here is keeping me in other than having to go out and SHOVEL that dang snow.:flake

[walker1021]

:yay MY FIRST 2 POINTS!!! :yay

I am working on a yo-yo afghan for charity, that has been WIP since July. I already had all the yo-yos completed, so I have started joining them and :yes I finished up one skein :yarn.
Go Yo Yo Lady, Go!! This project will definately use up lots of those little balls all over the house. :cheer

[walker1021]

In two weeks, ACMoore's is having a huge sale, where, if I'm reading the booklet right, CSS will be $1 a skein....how oh how can I resist!
Shhhh...there's an ACMoore close to work. I will have to take an hour for lunch instead of my normal 1/2 hour. And I will make sure to clean out the back of my car the night before I go. Now to go post this on my calendar. :devil