Summer of stash update

I am mailing this pile of yarn to Susan at the Appalachian Institute. This is a camp that encourages kids to explore the arts. I found Susan on the Elann chat center and sent her an email asking if she still needed yarn. She sent me a very nice e mail back saying she could use any yarn or needles I might have. If you want to e mail her you can contact her at byebluemonday@hotmail.com.

I weighed the box I put the yarn in and my scale said 8 lbs. I am not sure if that is accurate but I will find out when I take it to the post office in the morning. The yarn is a mixture of fibers, from acrylic to wool to cotton and some blends. Some is yarn I bought myself and then changed my mind about a project and some of it has been gifted to me from one source or another.

I also was able to get rid of some more of my stash while I was looking for yarn for Susan. My daughter has started knitting, and confiscated several skeins of yarn for future projects. I know that might not really count because the same amount of yarn is in the house but now it is not my yarn, it is hers

In the true spirit of the Summer of Stash, I have been making tessallating fish for a blanket for my cat. Here is a shot of the blanket and one with my cat checking it out. He looks annoyed because he felt it was time to eat, not time to pose for a picture :-)



I am using some Knitpicks Wool of the Andes that was gifted to me. I will probably make it twice as big as it is now. The fish are nice mindless knitting and take about 1/2 hour per fish.