Barb's Blog

I found a bag of yarn at the thrift store last month and made it a personal challenge to use it all up in one month. I did it!

As soon as my blog gets approved, I'll post pictures of my weekly progress. Well. I'll *try* to post pics. "Barb" and "tech savvy" are three words that never appear in the same sentence...lol.

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Permalink Reply by Bev Jeffery on May 4, 2015 at 9:14am

Oh my, Barb...my fingers are getting twitchy just looking at this collection.  :))

Permalink Reply by Barb Beattie on June 1, 2015 at 5:34am

Here's my end of the month update. I did it! Well, almost.

I made 61 PJ squares for this month's theme from all that yarn. All I have left is a plastic grocery store bag of little balls leftover. I'm working on those for this month's theme of stripes. When I'm finished those, I'll post a pic or two.

Permalink Reply by Bev Jeffery on June 1, 2015 at 1:49pm

Woo Hoo!! *\0/*

61 is an amazing feat, Barb!! You have done well!! Can't wait to see what you create from all your 'left-overs'....but hey, NO PRESSURE......LOLOL

Permalink Reply by Barb Beattie on June 11, 2015 at 4:18pm

So that yarn diet.....uh huh.....

Had to go to Michael's today for a few things, navy yarn being one of them. I don't have much selection out here in the sticks and the only navy I could find wasn't dark enough, IMO. So I bought 4 large balls. I HAD to! *giggle*

But, so far this year, my yardage out has exceeded my yardage in, so it's all good!

Permalink Reply by Bev Jeffery on June 11, 2015 at 4:27pm

Oh well, diets are made to be cheated on....lol.

Congrats on the outgoings being greater than the incomings....wish I could say the same....sigh. I did go to the city last weekend and only bought ONE ball of yarn....but that's only because they didn't have any thick navy yarn....Lol.

Permalink Reply by Barb Beattie on June 23, 2015 at 1:12pm

I got 85 squares from all that yarn. All that's left is a walnut sized ball of peach. I should have put it in the same pic as the stack, but it's already been worked up into another square. Oops.

Permalink Reply by Bev Jeffery on June 23, 2015 at 1:42pm

Oh Barb, I'm glad its already been used, it looks so lonely sitting there by itself.....lolol.

Fabulous effort!!!!!

Just went back for another peek at your yarn stash for the 85 sqs....and saw the date!!!!!....wow, you're good!!!!....you have been 'onto it'.  :))

Permalink Reply by Barb Beattie on June 23, 2015 at 2:49pm

Thanks, Bev. Bulky yarn works up so much faster than worsted.

Permalink Reply by Barb Beattie on June 23, 2015 at 2:51pm

My next personal challenge is to use up all this yarn. Check out the details here.

http://forum.knit-a-square.com/forum/topics/a-guessing-game

Please post your guess in that thread. :-)

Permalink Reply by Barb Beattie on March 14, 2016 at 6:21pm

Hey all! We've been at our winter home in Yucatan, Mexico since the end of October, so I haven't been able to do any work for KAS. The logistics of trying to send anything from here is just too daunting. However, that doesn't mean I haven't been busy. :-)

Permalink Reply by Bev Jeffery on March 14, 2016 at 6:25pm

Now c'mon, Barb......don't tease..........lol

Permalink Reply by Barb Beattie on March 14, 2016 at 6:54pm

Sorry, Bev. It took a few tries to get the pictures to post. :-)

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