Saturday, 28 January 2012

Stash busting gets serious

I have signed up to Miss Katie's UFO/Stash Busting Project over at The Little Red Squirrel. I'm hoping this will motivate me to get projects finished and to reduce my stash - both yarn and fabric. My yarn stash suffered an increase this week after I went to the yarn shop and came out with rather more than the two balls of yarn I went in for. My fabric stash is quite substantial considering that apart from patchwork I've done much in the way of sewing yet and even the patchwork is incomplete!

If I've done things right, there should even be a badge for this at the side of my blog. I've never added a badge before, so this project is already exciting!

The project guidelines given by Miss Katie are:
  1. Projects must use at least one item from the stash, for example one pattern or one piece of fabric. A combination of items can of course be used too!
  2. New elements may be bought but they must be used with an item from the stash. For example I can buy fabric and notions for a particular pattern in the stash, but I can't just buy fabric all willy nilly!
  3. For every new project I start a UFO project must be completed. I added this because I know that personally I get carried away with new projects rather than finishing older ones. This way I'm giving myself a bit of structure and discipline!
  4. I will find and/or create projects that use leftovers from the stash. I find very often that I have pieces of material and balls of wool leftover when I have finished a project, that aren't enough to make an item of clothing on their own. I want to find ways of using these leftovers to make useful and beautiful things.
I like these. It means I'm not limited to stash only; if I need something new to contribute to a project I can buy it as long as I'm also using stash. Rule 3 is good, as I have loads of knitting UFOs, particularly after my attack of startitis towards the end of last year. I think in terms of yarn, rule 4 is nicely covered by my blankets and hexagon quilt. In terms of fabric this may require more thought - perhaps more patchwork projects to use up oddments, but this year IS the year I will learn to sew clothes. Yes it is.
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6 comments:

  1. london bakes28 January 2012 at 16:47

    Sometimes I think it's nice to have rules like that because it really helps you to be creative (and hopefully use up some of your stash!) I look forward to seeing what you come up with!

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  2. Stephanie28 January 2012 at 20:43

    Those are pretty good rules, I think, plus they also talk about patterns as well. That's useful. :D Good luck!

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  3. Kate Bucci29 January 2012 at 22:46

    Oh, these are good rules! Number 2 would be my saving grace, I think. I can't use ALL old stuff!

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  4. Me30 January 2012 at 09:03

    That's awesome! I cant wait to see what happens.

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  5. Sarah30 January 2012 at 17:55

    I'm trying to work through my stash too. Keeping accounts for a self assessment forms showed me just how much I bought last year. Oops!

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  6. twobutterflies30 January 2012 at 20:45

    Ugh, I need to do this. My fabric, yarn, crafting supplies of all kinds, stash is out of control! I swear it multiplies when I'm not looking.

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