De-Stashing

D is sick, so last night instead of getting to have date night with hubby and see Grown Ups, DH watched the NHL draft and I de-stashed.

At one point D came downstairs and saw me sitting on the floor of the living room with yarn all around. He said "awe Mommy, you're cute sitting in the middle of the pretty yarn!". That's my kid!

I wish I'd taken some pictures - it's amazing how much yarn I had shoved various places in the house (and how much crappy yarn I was just hanging onto for no good reason). Two overflowing bags were freecycled this morning. Now I'm back down to one tote! And I found yarn in my stash for a project that I want to start today. YAY!

Wordless Wednesday - Epic Yarn Game!

Wordless Wednesday

A little knitting... a little sewing..

Knitting....

A little knitting and sewing....

Wordless Wednesday

Finished!

(loved the light on this one)

(not sure why I look jaundiced)

(up close)

Blocking!

Oh yea, it's time to block!  I finished knitting last night and today I started thinking about how I was going to block it without blocking wires.  I'm not a perfectionist, but with the amount of time I've spent on this project, I really want it to come out nice.  I came across this post by Velma of Colorbomb Creations, which used a yoga mat.  And not only do I have an old yoga mat, but I know where it is.

After a nice bath in Soak, the shawl was ready to pin.  It's all pinned and I'm waiting for it to dry... I'm in serious need of patience - I think I've checked it 10 times all ready today!  I can't wait give it to my mom for Mother's Day!