Finished blanket - 400g

My Granny Stripe blanket for Greenfields Africa's Mama Bag Project is finished. It has used up lots of odds and ends to a total of 400g in all. I ave really enjoyed making this and will definitely do another - maybe a bigger one for snuggling into in Lucy colours - once I have cleared enough stash to make room for some more! ;-)

Next stashbusting endeavour - making 8" squares to be made into blankets for Syrian refugees in Turkey. More details here: Love In the Language of Yarn


Yarn at start of year: 31,034g
Yarn gained: 450g
Yarn busted: 1564g
Yarn given away: 100g
Yarn in stash: 29,820g

Granny Stripes blanket

I've started my first granny stripes blanket following a pattern by the amazing Lucy at Attic 24 . I am using it as a stash buster and the resulting blanket will go to Greenfields Africa to wrap a new baby. With only two rows of each colour at a time I can use up lots of odds and ends. I cast on 132 ch to start.

I have also made a hat (95g) and a pair of baby bootees (20g) (photo below, fab easy pattern here ) to get this month's stash busting on the go.

Yarn at start of year: 31,034g
Yarn gained: 450g
Yarn busted: 1164g
Yarn given away: 100g
Yarn in stash: 30,220g

T-shirt bags

I've seen this idea on a couple of sites, including this one: t-shirt tote bag and decided to give it a go. So simple, cut off the sleeves and the neck ribbing (may need to make the opening wider) and sew a seam across the bottom of the t-shirt while it is inside out. Here are the initial results:

One got given as a gift this afternoon (containing homemade muffins and garden laid eggs, one is  for my daughter and the rest for me! First shop done:

Finished Mama Bag Blanket

Here is the finished blanket (346g):

I have learned during this blanket that I can crochet granny squares while reading a book - I knew I could crochet while watching TV, but I really don't need to look at granny squares (and all 9 squares ARE granny squares)! This blanket is for a Mama Bag, given to expectant mothers in Uganda who attend ante-natal classes. The scheme is run by British couple Barbara and Brian Hatton through their charity Greenfields Africa and they are looking for metre square blankets, baby cardigans, jumpers, bootees, hats and good condition babygros and vests.


Yarn at start of year: 31,034g
Yarn gained: 450g
Yarn busted: 1049g
Yarn given away: 100g
Yarn in stash: 30,335g

I've just worked out that if I yarn bust at this rate every month (not going to happen) and buy no more yarn until my stash is done (also not going to happen!) it will only take me 2 1/2 years to have empty boxes upstairs!

Vote here!

My latest stash buster is a mama bag blanket. As you can see I have three squares to do yet, now do I have 5 of the colour change yarn, like this:

or 5 of the multi-coloured yarn, like this:


Votes please!

Back in the game!

I have crocheted the 264g of the Curly Wurly yarn I won in the raffle into a scarf meaning I again have less yarn that I started the year with! Yay!

Yarn at start of year: 31,034g
Yarn gained: 450g
Yarn busted: 703g
Yarn given away: 100g
Yarn in stash: 30,681g

97g used, 450g won!

I've used up a lot of odds and ends to make a scrappy scarf - 97g worth to be exact! However, I have received 450g in the post after winning it in a raffle on Loving Hands! I've now got more yarn in my stash than I started with!

Out:

 In:

Total yarn busted: 439g
Yarn in stash: 30, 592g - 97g + 450g = 30,945g