I was nosing around Ravelry (the online site for knitters) last week and ran across the group 52in52. Essentially it’s a group for knitters who pledge to make 52 items in a year. Yikes! It’s interesting to see photos of all of the things flying off of people’s needles but I sure don’t want or need that type of pressure!
Another group that I think is much more realistic is one I actually learned about from the Lion Brand Studio Store’s Twitter Feed – the stashbustarmy. This Ravelry group is dedicated to people who are committed to using the yarn they already own rather than going out and buy even more yarn for projects. This is much more my speed!
I took this idea to heart when I wore a hole through the slippers I made myself two years ago.
I grabbed a leftover skein of Lanaloft from Bruce’s slippers for the inner soles (the color is ok but just not my preference), grey Cascade 220 that I used to make wings for the Mochimochi bats and the yellow Cascade 220 that I’d used small bits of on several projects. They knitted up quickly but I did run out of the yellow about 3 rows shy of being done with the second slipper. No problem – I just switched to the grey early and now I’ll always be able to tell the right from the left!
Tossed them into the washing machine with the towel load earlier today and they’ve felted pretty well. They’re in the dryer as I type so the fabric will firm up even more and soon my toes will be warm again when I putter around the house!
