Project 'Yarn Avalanche Avoidance' is underway.

So my yarn stash is .. a bit out of control.

It may be time to start some kind of organizational systemish-type thing soon..

I mean, it really is overflowing from every nook and cranny.

Yesterday I was cleaning out the pantry and found a whole bag of it. I'm not even kidding - I don't even know where this one came from.

..So when Jorden from CSN Stores emailed me and asked me to review one of their products, I set out to find something to solve my yarn 'issues'.

CSN Stores has over 200 online stores, so you can find anything from modern dining room furniture to funky craft supplies, so it shouldn't be too difficult to find something to help me avoid this potential yarn-avalanche.

Stay tuned for an upcoming review of something magical and wonderful that will clearly change my life. Or at least organize my yarn - same diff, right?

Sweater frogging time..

I scored this sweet sweater at the Goodwill:

Your dad had the same one too, huh.

So anyways.

This is what I have now:

YAY - NEW/OLD YARN!!

My First Attempt at Amigurumi

A tiny wiener dog! This one is going to yet another of my Pay It Forward people - I bet if she sees this she'll know its for her..

Another skinny scarf

Another skinny scarf made with reclaimed yarn..

Pay It Forward 2011

About a week ago, I posted this on my Facebook wall:

Pay it forward 2011: I promise to send something handmade to the FIRST 5 people who leave a comment here. However, to be eligible, you must repost this status, offering the same thing to 5 other people. The rules are that it must be handmade by you and it must be sent to your 5 people sometime in 2011. Ready, set, GO!

..and now I am working on 6 handmade creations (yes 6 - I like breaking the rules).

Tada! This crunchy, wooly scarf is heading out tomorrow as my first PIF2011 surprise!

The white is reclaimed from a sweater and is big, fat, crunchy and soft, and the skinny purple yarn has just a touch of shiny shimmer in it - cute!

Noodle Hat!

Bella models my newest project - The Noodle Hat from Haakpoes:

Made with reclaimed yarn!

YO.

I'm over here today, bragging about my man.

Granny Square Pillow

I had an ugly pillow that was desperately in need of a new look..

Jacks' Window Bunting

Fancy schmancy window bunting..

Santa's elf hat..

Jonny modeling Santa's little elf hat..

Mandala Potholder

A crocheted potholder from Crochet With Raymond's pattern..

Crocheted Earwarmers

Here are 3 earwarmers I made as Christmas presents from Tangled Happy's pattern..

Halloween Projects (some gone awry)

So Jack wanted to be Elmo for Halloween, and I had this great/awful red sweater that looked just like Elmo fur.. so I frogged the whole thing and made this goofy Elmo hat..

Yes. Thats the best picture he would let me take. He has decided that when people point cameras at you, you should close your eyes and droop your face.

Then Veronica said she wanted to be a puppy (which later turned into a zombie puppy), so I did these..

And then I got all big-headed and tried to make a Cookie Monster hat..

..and that went horribly awry. Horribly, horribly badly awry.

Skinny scarf!

A skinny scarf made with reclaimed yarn..

A few reclaimed yarn hats

An experiment with the ProvoCraft Kniftly Knitter loom using reclaimed yarn from a hideous Christmas sweater..

Here's one from a while ago - I can't stand the idea of throwing anything away (even scraps) so I found this Accidental Hat pattern by Laughing Purple Goldfish Designs..

Granny Square WIP

Just some simple grannie that I am putting together when my brain is busy doing other things.. I have a pile of these that will hopefully turn into a real-live blanket someday. I like the bright colors on the black..

A girly shelf redo

The girls' room needed girly-ing. We made due. We started with one of those cheapish wooden shelves that you buy from big box discount stores:

 

(This particular model came with girl-heads attached.)
(No, that's a lie.)

And ended up with a creation fit for princesses:
This has been a perfect addition to their girly bedroom - I used a vintage wrapping paper for the back (where you see the pink and yellow design) and Zero VOC paint for the rest. I did have to come back later and seal the paper a bit better, but I think it will hold up well - even under the abuse of an 8 and 9 year old!