Stash-Buster #21 - Hats Off To You: 4 of 4

Remember this?

From here?

It's been joined with this:

To create this:

An Urban Slouchy Bobble Hat

The pattern was modified from here to incorporate bobbles.

Bobbles make me happy!!!

I started the repeat of the pattern at row 6 (56 around) instead of tow 7 (72 around).

Then at row 12 added a bobble every 8th stitch (7 dc between each bobble).

The bobble row was repeated every other row until I started with the rust colored yarn.

Boy, has the stash-busting ever been a good thing:

Oh, just you wait until March,

do I ever have the ultimate acrylic stash-busting coming up!

(Hey that's tomorrow, isn't it...Where does the time go?

Once again, it must be those darn *Langoliers.)

*Urban Dictionary definition:

"A large ball of teeth that works with its buddies to eat the world of yesterday to make room for today."

Stash-Buster #20 - Hats Off To You: 3 of 4

Matching vs Coordinating

For many years I have striven to make things "match".

I have come to the conclusion that "matching" is too much pressure and sort of boring anyhow.

I am now on a "coordinating" quest.

I'll see how that works for me and report back.

This "coordinating" set started with a double strand of the below Mosiac yarn from the stash

 and the Urban Slouchy Hat Pattern from here.

(once again I only went to row 6 for 56 around - row 7 and 72 made it too big)

For this:

It is thick and it is warm!

There was still leftover yarn so...

a scarf was added to the order:

But there was not quite enough yarn so I added the leftovers

 of the Cascade yarn from here:

This color does not "match" any of the colors in the Mosiac yarn; 

however, it might "coordinate".

This is the same crochet stitch and edge pattern that I used for

the Diversity Scarf from this post.

Hmmmm...the scarf still didn't feel long enough;

it was missing something.

Insert: Fringe!

(Both yarns were used in these whimsical tassels, without one strand to spare.)

(It doesn't "match" does it?)

Coordinating is easy with 

Linda and Ana of the:

Stash-Buster #19 - Hats Off To You: 2 of 4

Another Slouchy Hat

Pattern for the "Urban Slouchy Hat" found here.

This time I dug into the wool pile, not to be confused with the wood pile.

Yea, another random statement, but I like the way it sounds.

This one is for the NVO.

Hats off to you!

Stash-Buster #18 - Hats Off To You: 1 of 4

We have had a lot of snow this season,

and it has been so pretty!

In fact, it's snowing today, so some stash-busting slouchy hats 

might be appropriately timed to send off our snowiest month
and a "hurry up and get the winter projects done"
 before Spring arrives.

I had to get creative with the last few scraps for this hat:

I was determined to use every last piece of yarn so that I could move on. :-)

This is what was left of the cotton stash a few weeks ago.

These two cotton hats polish up every last bit of what was left here.

Here's a photo of what was leftover of the cotton stash once the hats were finished:

Don't see anything?...that's because it is gone!!!

Now how weird is this?: 

I am saddened, in a way, because I really want to make more of 

the potholders with the heart-shaped fabric cut-out from this post, 

but now I am all out of cotton. 

Strange creature these humans;

they do not know what they want!

I'm stash-busting like there's no tomorrow.

Come join along!

Stash-Buster #17 - Changing Dishcloth Directions III

Continued again from here and here:

I had to get creative with the pattern to use up these last little bits of these colors.

You may be pleased to know that these are the last of the dishcloths....

for now...

Thank you for joining me on the stash-busting via the dishcloth journey.

But I am still...stash-busting like a mad woman!

It's just not dishcloths anymore...

Stash-Buster #16 - Changing Dishcloth Directions II

Continued from here.

Using up bits and pieces for:

Stash-Buster #15 - Changing Dishcloth Directions I

Tammy at T's Daily Treasures rescued me from my mitered and gingham dishcloth rut:

With this fabulous pattern:

It's just 1 sc and 1 dc in the same stitch, skip one, repeat and no turning chains.

So easy and so pretty!

Make three.

Add a rose and it's done.

(Note the two tone rose, that's because I got to the end of my hot pink cotton stash so I continued with the little piece of light pink and then switched to purple. )

No stash will be spared!

If you get a chance, pop on over to Tammy's blog.

She is a sweet, sweet blogging friend with lots of good words and wisdom to share. 

There's a sense of love and peace surrounding Tammy and her blog.

Thank you, Tammy!

See Linda and Ana for the best stash-busting

motivation ever!

Is there a reward for stash-busting?

YES!!!!

More stash:

How about this for a purse or hat?

Hmmmmmmmmm...

and this:

I do not know what for...

but how could I resist: it is linen and in this color???!

An irresistible just something so tempting and delectable that you know it's a just reward!

If you think I am done with dishcloths, I hate to break the news: I am not.
I still can't get enough of them!
This new stash will just simply have to wait.

Stash-Buster #14 - V-day Potholder III

Happy Valentines Day!!!

A variation on the potholder from this post and this post.

Changed to a sc with a picot edge. 

I do not know why my sc rounds turn hexagon, any ideas on how to make this round?

Oh, well I'm going with it, for now.

(BTW, a sc round starts with 6 and increases by 6 each round, but don't listen to me,

I don't even know how to get it round!)

This is for my sweet mother-in-law.

It's matches her dishcloths from this post:

The potholder is likely made from the leftover yarn from this project.

Gosh, this stash-busting feels good!

Hey, get this:
Stash-buster 14 on the 14th.

It was meant to be!

Have a LOVE-ly day!

Stash-Buster #13 - V-day Potholder II

In celebration of this week of love, this will the second post of three 

V-day stash-busting potholders:

The nice thing about these potholders is that they also help bust the fabric stash, although the fabric stash does not hold a candle to the yarn stash.

If you would like to read about the inspiration and the instructions click here for the previous post.

 This is for my friend "K".

She has the BEST heart ever!

Stay tuned tomorrow for a potholder dedicated to yet another loved one,

in addition to more stash-busting from the stash-buster 2013 challenge:

See you soon!