Stash Report March 27 2016

All in all not a bad week.  My fabric numbers seem more impressive than they are.  Our guild is making pillowcases for our community outreach project this year.  I prepared 22 kits to be made up.

Fabric in this week:  0 yards
Fabric out this week:  29 yards
In YTD: 4 yards
Out YTD:  47

Even though I knit everyday, I don't seem to be finishing much.

Yarn in this week:  1459 yards of Knit One Purl two Elfin for a KAL
Yarn out this week:  98 yards
In YTD:  1459 yards
Out YTD:  4498 yards

I am so impressed with myself for how little I have purchased this year.  I wonder how long that will last.

On the Needles Friday--ok Saturday

Last weeks project had to be frogged.  I just couldn't fix my mistake.  And the harder I tried the more stitches I lost.  So I am back on track with my Aran block in the round.  Hopefully, the third time is the charm.
There really isn't anything all that difficult about the block.

But I was frustrated, I decided to make up a giraffe hat for Little Mr. C.

On the Needles Friday a Day Late

I finished another block for my Great American Aran Afghan.  There are some very unusual techniques.

I will block all of the pieces when I am finished.  There are 24 blocks altogether.

This one was worked "in the round".  I like the pattern and hope it will finish nicely.  
Now I am off to visit Judy's blog to see what others are working on.

 

The Splendid Sampler

It makes me very unhappy when I am not organized.  And the older I get the more important it is for me to keep things where they belong or make a new home for them.

Yesterday I posted my first seven blocks for the Splendid Sampler.  I could not find the binder where I was keeping everything with the blocks in order.  After I submitted my entry, I realized I had the wrong blocks!  Here is the new photo for the first Splendid Challenge with blocks 1-7.

On the Needles Friday

After finishing Dante's levels, I wasn't sure if I wanted to pick up any knitting needles for awhile.  But I jumped right back in working on my Great American Aran Afghan.  I started the project in January 2015 with a group at my LYS.  I am a little behind but hope to catch up  within the next few weeks.  Here is my current block. I am off to visit Judy's blog for more inspiration.

The Splendid Sampler

I have been doing well keeping up with the Splendid Sampler challenge.  Here are my first 7 completed blocks.

Since I have a lot of 30's prints that is what I chose to use.  I am looking forward to see how far I get with the project.

Stash Report Sunday

I am so excited to add my numbers this week.  I have a few finishes that are making me feel very accomplished.

One string quilt top finished that is waiting to be quilted.

 
 

 



I hope to have it ready to give to a charity as soon as it is quilted.
And yesterday's post showed off an afghan that I have been knitting forever or so it seems.

 

Fabric in this week:  0 yards

Fabric out this week:  11.5 yards

In YTD:  4 yards

Out YTD:  29 yards

 

Yarn in this week:  0 yards

Yarn out this week:  4400 yards

In YTD:  0 yards

Out YTD:  5010



IT'S DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Last June I started the mitered square blanket for an Eat Sleep Knit KAL.  It sounded so simple and it was.  You cast on 600 stitches and decrease 2 stitches every other row.  How long could it take???  So much longer than I anticipated.  But it is done.  And I have affectionately renamed it "Dante's 10 Levels".