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

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