Next project idea

[Zoe Girl]

I did a pile of hats this weekend, they are fun and easy. And then i was thinking about a freeform shawl, i made one i love but I never wear a shawl. After some Pinterest time i am thinking about doing a sweater in a freeform style using a sweater i have for sizing. I can use all these fancier yarns without having to get enough for a whole project (most of it was in bulk bags, I don't buy fancy yarn).

I will post some pics as I go, worst case is that i tear it put and start over

[happystuff]

I had been slowing working down my gigantic yarn stash over the last couple of years. BUT... a sister called and said a friend has a huge stash from a recently deceased relative. I will be picking it up this weekend. :doh:

Actually, I'm quite excited about it and wondering what kinds and colors will be included - although I don't know where I'll be storing any of it. LOL.

[Zoe Girl]

So true, i rent a room so i take my yarn stash back to my storage unit between classes I teach. I provide yarn for the students or they can bring their own.

I am all jealous of a new yarn donation, tell me what you get!

[happystuff]

I am all jealous of a new yarn donation, tell me what you get!

Four large black garbage bags! Most of it is 31 skeins of black chunky yarn - lol. I've already started an afghan for my child. College furniture is black, so this will fit right in.... all black with pinstripe-like grayish stripes every 10 inches. Also two bags of not-completed-projects. No patterns with them but I'm going to see what I can do. And this is supposedly only about a tenth of what this individual had!

[Zoe Girl]

I am doing slouchy hats with chunky yarn, and I even bought some yarn to do them with. Really i just dont have enough time to crochet what I want

[Float On]

My latest knitting project was cozys for my car door interior handles. The stupid chrome cracked and was cutting my fingers every time I opened the car doors from the inside. New chrome handles are over $40 each so until I find salvage yard ones a lot less expensive cozys it is!

[Teacher Terry]

I knit scarves for the homeless year round and then at Xmas bring them to a soup kitchen. They let people pick out what they want so I make them for men, women and kids. I usually have 100. I had labels made that say “handmade with love by Terry.

[happystuff]

I knit scarves for the homeless year round and then at Xmas bring them to a soup kitchen. They let people pick out what they want so I make them for men, women and kids. I usually have 100. I had labels made that say “handmade with love by Terry.

That is fabulous!!!!

[happystuff]

Just an update on the yarn stash - have made my son a ripple afghan, all black with 6 individual rows of gray evenly spaced. I've also just finished an light beige, open crochet afghan as a wedding gift. There were about a dozen pre-knit squares in on of the bags. Couldn't find the pattern online, but DID find pictures of the identical squares used in a baby blanket. I have enough to make two baby blankets that I hope to have edged by the end of the week. It's been fun!

[Zoe Girl]

Wow that sounds great, I sometimes like to just use a stash instead of buying new yarn. It pushes the creativity in another direction.

[SiouzQ.]

I have been teaching myself to knit this past month and just finished a scarf - I've always known *how* to do a basic knit stitch and I *thought* I knew how to purl but I just realized yesterday that I have not been purling correctly so that is the reason the scarf came out all in the garter stitch. So part of the day I was watching You-Tube videos and I still do not really understand how to purl - I watched and try and watched again. I think I need a live tutorial so next week when I go to Albuquerque I am going to stop at the yarn shop and get some help.

However, knitting is really bad for my wrists so I really shouldn't be doing it at all right now, but it is such a nice activity to do while I am behind the counter in the gallery.

[JaneV2.0]

You can learn not to "throw" your yarn--continental style?* But crochet might be easier on your wrist.
I'd give knitting the edge for finished product, but I like both for different applications.

*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qooz_gTsZ_w

[JaneV2.0]

Here's some inspiration! https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/fashion/chili-philly-the-man-crocheting-his-way-to-instagram-stardom-20170605-gwl0li.html