Clearing out the stash

When I'm under the weather crafting always makes me feel better, as long as its simple, to much thinking means many, many, many mistakes. Over the years I have collected patterns and yarn choices for quick and easy crafts I can enjoy when I am to ill to do anything that involves thought.

While I have been suffering with a dental abscess I raided the stash for something to take my mind off the pain and got hooked on wash-cloths. With an embarrassing stash of Lilly's sugar and cream, Mary Maxim's Scrub it, and Knit Picks Dishie, getting hooked on wash-cloth knitting was much needed.

I have managed to make 1 a day and have now used 4 balls from my stash, unfortunately there is enough left in my stash to keep me occupied for several months.

Maybe I will design something else to make with my stash of 100% cotton yarn.

Kind words are like honey, Sweet to the soul and Healthy for the body. Proverbs 16:24

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Castonitis Cured.

This week I have found a cure for my castonitis. Everytime I want to start a new project I cast on a square for one of my million blankets. For my cozy memory Blankets each square takes less then an hour so I can have multiple castons everyday without adding to WIP mountain. As I am Trying to work on the same blanket all the time I am actually making a dent in WIP mountain, and most importantly using up my leftover yarn so I don't have to Find somewhere to store it. WIN, WIN, WIN.

Between the Blanket squares I have been working on my autumn cardi (Details here). I have Finished one sleeve and most of the body, All I have left to knit is the 2^nd sleeve, 3 inches of stocking stitch on the body and 4 inches of garter stitch border. I can't wait to finish this cardi so i can wear it. I didn't do a gauge swatch, I didn't check the measurements, I just guessed which size might fit me and started knitting. Miraculously it fits, The sleeve is a bit longer then I'd like which is no surprise as I followed the measurements on the pattern knowing I am short, Sleeves are always to long.

The cardigan is a really nice design which I will knit again. It is designed in worsted weight yarn making it a quick knit (if I hadn't put it away for 6 months because I thought it wouldn't fit). I would recommend this pattern to everyone the designers Tin Can Knits are amazing, their patterns are full of diagrams and links to tutorials making their patterns perfect for beginners.

What projects are you trying to finish for autumn and winter?

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