A Little Yarn On The Side

October is almost over, so I've been thinking about my crazy goals for next year. I really like the idea of "Me Made Mondays," so that is going to be the big one.  I'm toying with upping the ante to say pajamas don't count, because what I would like this to do is to challenge me to make more clothing, which would MAYBE finally shrink the fabric stash.  And should it be something different every Monday? THAT would really make it interesting.  and how crazy do I have to make this challenge to finally see a dent in the stash?

Do you ever just look around your crafting area and think, "Wow!  What happened here?"

It's now been 100 days since I lost bought yarn. Why isn't my stash smaller?

So I'd like to pretend that I'm so organized that I always order Christmas gifts two months early, but I think we all know that's the not really the case.  I worked it out this year because I'd figured out what to do for people who don't get handmade gifts and wanted to order before I forgot what I'd come up with.  But it looks good, right? I AM ON THE LAST REPEAT FOR THE SHAWL!  I am going to graft the ends together instead of sewing them, which may be interesting, then I'll figure out how the pattern says to join the edging to the main part.  And if I can resist the temptation to set it all aside in order to cast on a new pair of socks, I could actually finish it.....................   Ahem..........

While it wasn't the ONLY reason, let's call it a perk that the ball of yarn was more than half used up and I have now used up another ball from stash and joined the final one to the shawl.  And  now that the new skein is in a big, troublesome snarl, I see why the last one was wound into a ball.....

It might have been nice to use that sort of once-in-a-lifetime event to, say, win the lottery, but since I don't gamble (except for not always checking gauge) and have never bought a lottery ticket, that was probably pretty unlikely.  So I'll settle for: More lollipop ornaments!  There are now 16 of them, and I swear it wasn't just to get 4 quick finished projects.  Partially, of course, but also to see if this was a good way to use fabric when it was cut by drunk monkeys.  Honestly, both sides are that crooked, and I can't even lay it out badly enough to figure out how they did it.  I'm using 1-inch strips the full width of the fabric for lollipops, so uneven strips don't work quite right for those, but it will be fine for when I graduate to fabric-covered bowls and baskets.  I was tempted to try one now, but that will be a good carrot for when a couple sewing projects are finished. I'm getting a little extra crafting time this week because I ...

I am working on a knitting WIP!  I started this shawl 2 years ago, and I think I might have set it aside because knitting 28 32-row repeats of edging is incredibly boring.  Frankly, quite understandable if I did.  BUT, I picked it up again this week and have now done SEVEN pattern repeats, so there are only 7 pattern repeats left, and then some sort of join and it will be finished!  Leaving me only 20 WIPs to finish.  ONLY....