Tag: yarn

Adding Gauge to Patterns

To be honest, I’ve never been a “gauge” crocheter.  This, in my opinion, is a very bad habit I’ve developed.  When I make afghans, scarves, etc. I, for the most part, don’t care if the gauge matches.  As long as it looks ok.  When I started 

>You Know You’re A Yarnaholic When . . . . .

>I live 1/2 hour from the closest craft store, grocery store, warehouse club, etc.  Because of the price of gas, I’ve been trying to consolidate trips into town.  Hubby only gets paid every other week, so yesterday and today were shopping days for me (with all 

Don’t Mess With My Yarn!!!

  I laughed so hard when I saw this. This is sooo me. Take whatever you want, just leave the yarn. LOL. Can anyone else relate? I borrowed this cartoon from Clara over at Clara’s Crochet Room. Please go visit her blog. She’s got some other great 

>Irresistable Yarn

>I just bough more yarn!  This does NOT help me in my Yarn Challenge for the year! CLICK HERE to read more about my original challenge to myself.  Here’s what happened. . . . . I got these 2 great ideas for afghans.  I knew 

>Yarn Challenge 2010

>This year I gave myself the challenge of not buying any new yarn. I wanted to use up the stash I have accumulated over the years. The benefit was that I would save money at the same time. The beginning of the year was much 

Caving to the Pressure

My yarn challenge for 2010 (see previous post) was to not buy any new yarn this year.  I wanted to use up my stash & save some money along the way.  I have a small allowance each month to spend if I need something to 

Yarn Challenge 2010

>I just found this great challenge on futuregirl.com. She challenged herself to not buy any craft supplies for the entire year of 2009. She gave herself a budget of $2 a month ($24 for the year) in case there was something she absolutely needed to