Yarn Report -- Week 8

I've been slowly plugging away on the Central Park Hoodie this week. I have done 12 inches, about 4 inches more than when this picture was taken last week.

Used this Week:           0 skeins
Used since 1/1/14:        3.55 skeins
Added this Week:         0 skeins
Added since 1/1/14:     18 skeins
Net Used YTD:           14.45 skeins

Yarn Report -- Week 7

This week I've been working mostly on my Central Park Hoodie. I have about 8 inches done from the bottom up, so I feel like I'm making good progress. The yarn is very soft and nice to work with.

The other project I did this week was a 12-inch blanket square to send to my Nerd Wars team. Another team lost a member to the H1N1 flu, so my team is making a blanket to send to the young woman's family. The pattern I used was Flower Burst Square. It was crocheted, using some stash yarn.

Used this Week:           .55 skeins
Used since 1/1/14:      3.55 skeins
Added this Week:       0 skeins
Added since 1/1/14:  18 skeins
Net Used YTD:        14.45 skeins

Yarn Report -- Week 6

I made a little progress on the Winter Mystery KAL this week -- finished Clue 1 (for the second time) and started Clue 2.

The yarn I ordered for the Central Park Hoodie arrived yesterday. It is a very light worsted; almost more of a dk weight. I was hoping it would be a heavier worsted, but knew that I was taking a chance when I ordered a yarn that I had never seen in person. The CPH pattern calls for a gauge of 17 st/in on a size 8 needle; with this yarn, I got 20 st/in on a size 7 needle. When I checked the stitch count in the pattern, I was pleased to find that if I use the stitch count for the cardigan two sizes larger, then the finished measurements should work out just fine.

Used this Week:               0 skeins
Used since 1/1/14:            3 skeins
Added this Week:             8 skeins
Added since 1/1/14:        18 skeins

Net Used YTD:              15 skeins

Yarn Report -- Week 5

Nothing in or out this week, although I spent a good deal of time shopping for a good sale on yarn. My Nerd Wars team decided to do a KAL for tournament 10, so of course I wanted to join in. The pattern we'll be using is the Central Park Hoodie. I've thought about making it several times over the years since it first was published, but didn't because I don't like having to sew all the pieces together. So... I think I'll knit the body all in one piece, then pick up the stitches and knit the sleeves in the round from the shoulders down. If I were more ambitious, I'd try to convert the pattern to top-down.

Used this Week:         0 skeins
Used since 1/1/14:     3 skeins
Added this Week:       0 skeins
Added since 1/1/14:  10 skeins
Net Used YTD:            7 skeins