Yarn Report -- Weeks 12 & 13

I've been slowly plugging along on my Central Park Hoodie.  The body is done, the shoulder seams are sewn, and I've started knitting the sleeves from the shoulder down. I'm using the technique outlined by Tasha in this tutorial. It seems to be working well so far.

Used this Week:         0 skeins
Used since 1/1/14:       5.31 skeins
Added this Week:       0 skeins
Added since 1/1/14:    19 skeins
Net Used YTD:           13.69 skeins

Yarn Report -- Week 11

Most of my time this week was spent knitting the Ashley hat. This hat, along with last week's blanket square, are going to the mom of one of my Nerd Wars Team Pineapple members, who will soon be starting chemo. Since she lives in Florida, I used some fingering weight yarn from my stash. Because of the lightweight yarn, the hat took longer to knit than I expected!

The yarn I used was Herschnerr's Afghan Acrylic. I inherited quite a bit of it in 1994, but haven't used much of it because I prefer other fibers. However, even though this yarn is over 20 years old, it is still very soft and doesn't feel too acrylic-y. The current version of this yarn has received some really poor reviews on Ravelry, so I'm glad that I have the old stuff. It's good quality.

Used this Week:         .63 skeins
Used since 1/1/14:     5.31 skeins
Added this Week:     0 skeins
Added since 1/1/14:  19 skeins
Net Used YTD:         13.69 skeins

Yarn Report -- Weeks 9 & 10

I'm making pretty good progress on my Central Park Hoodie, but don't have a new picture to post.

Last week I bought a skein of Loops & Threads Impeccable in the Pumpkin color to knit this Turn A Square Hat for my grandson. He picked the color and made the design for the front. It is duplicate stitched, not colorwork.

This week I crocheted a 12" Owl Blanket Square for the Team Pineapple blanket for meowmanda's mom, who will soon be undergoing chemo. I need to make a chemo cap, then get them sent off to the team member that will be putting the blanket together. This was made with some of my old stashed acrylic, since they want the blanket to be easily washable.

Used this Week:         1.13 skeins
Used since 1/1/14:      4.68 skeins
Added this Week:            1 skein
Added since 1/1/14:       19 skeins
Net Used YTD:         14.32 skeins