My husband asked me the other day much yarn have I used in my “2013 Stashbusting Quest”. I honestly didn’t have an answer, so I sat down to do some calculations. (Thank god for Ravelry and my OCD need to organize and catalog everything!) I have completed the following so far in 2013:
Completed Projects Yds/Feet Used
– Chevron Lap Blanket 1,308/3,924
– Rachelle’s Cowl 206/618
– Mere’s Cowl 206/618
– Zig Zag Baby Blanket 684/2,052
– Balaclava 196/588
– Holy Cowl 206/618
– Cascading Ruffles Scarf 33/99
– Chevron Baby Blanket 548/1,644
– Wonky Cowl 81/243
– Seed Stitch Ear Warmer 27/81
– Tardis Washcloth 48/144
– Frilly Knit Scarf (2) 60/180
– Waves N Ripples Blanket 680/2,040
– Evening Sparkle Scarf (4) 40/120
That is a total of 14 projects and 4,323 yards of yarn goodness. All that translates into 12,969 feet or 2.46 miles of knitting! And then I went through my current WIPs:
WIPs Yds/Feet Used
– Cascading Ruffles Scarf 30/90
– Baby Girl Chevron Blanket 684/2,052
– Simple Stockinette Baby Blanket 516/1,548
– Waffle Blanket 315/945
– Simple Raglan Cardi 721/2,163
My five current WIPs total 2,266 yards fiber and that is 6,798 feet or roughly 1.29 more miles of knitting. This brings my total Stashbusting 2013 up to a grand total of 6,589 yards of yarn or 19,767 feet, or 3.74 miles of yarn heaven. I did have to purchase extra skeins to complete my Chevron Lap blanket to get a satisfactory length and I did splurge on a clearance batch of Natures’ Choice Organic Cotton. But otherwise I knit completely out of my stash!!
Here’s hoping I can keep it going! Now I’m off to spend time back home with the Parental Units sans my husband. He is currently buried under his CIS/IT midterms and quite frankly is too grumpy to spend three hours in the car with let alone all weekend at my parents. I feel comfortable saying that because he doesn’t read this blog….that I know of…
Happy Knitting!