A First Stash Down Event

Since I'm not actively working on Cronic Knitter Design things having pretty much shut that down, only doing requests as the love is so gone with that. Oh man is it ever! One just should not be getting as upset and bitter as I was just doing a tiny small bit of work for it! Just wrong. It's from here that I learned the lesson of 'do what you love' so like a friend has done, I'm doing what I love. Knitting projects I want to and like to work on and if the love is lost it gets frogged (or stashed away for a job trade chance).

It was going to be like any other time a podcaster has mentioned a participation knit along sort of deal. I've known about the Knit Girlls Stash Down for quite some time and never gave it a second thought. Up till I made a post in the Stash Down Chatter thread, I was rather ashamed and felt way bad for having TONES of arcylic yarns and a small stash of 'Pretties' (a.k.a expensive yarn). By God's grace, he moved people to share, to comment and rebuked me (I think I'm using that word right). The feeling isn't completely gone, to the best of my feeling but I do feel a great weight lifted from my mind and thoughts on it hearing straight from people that I'm not the only one. That my sharing has helped others in some ways.

So I'm doing Stash down. Goal is 3k that's like some crazy amount yard wise but thinking of this in walking terms, I could walk this without killing myself and hurting my side groin muscle. When I pulled out the Wips it didn't look as much as I thought it was, just time consuming with some of them. Naturally I forgot three wips when I took the group shot - go figure.

WIPS
Summer Cable Slipper
Zombie Skewed
Old Stash Spring Filia
Mason's Chase Hat
Christmas Garland
Jumbo Knitted Blanket
My Lime green Scarf
Random Kroy Orange Sock
Wurm Hat
Crochet Monkey Toy

Ministry Works10+ scarfs, hats & mittens
Simplest Mitten
Pink Furry Thing - Frog?
Loom Knit Scarf

More proof that this summer is going to be all sorts of crazy sauce ! lol

The MeMe Monster Pattern

The MeMe Monster

Materials
- US 6/4mm Needles. Smaller than what the yarn calls for in order to avoid gaps in the knitted monster skin.
- Monster Guts [Stuffing] Feet: Only stuff the foot and not the leg. Eyes: Stuff both the ball and stem well as it helps for the to stick up. In earlier versions of this pattern I’ve also used straws in the stem part of the eyes to help in their sticking up.
- Large eyes or any of your choosing.
- White yarn

- White thread & sewing needle or glue.
- Darning needle for sewing on the limbs and eyes in the round.
- Accessories. Consider adding false eyelashes glued to the eyes before attaching them for a girl monster or a bow tie for a boy sewing it on a few rows under the mouth.

Cast On: Using your favorite go-to Toe Up Socks Cast On the number of stitches given. Alternatively you could use the Figure Eight Cast On and count the slip knot, though, I don’t even do that but simply a twist in the yarn.

M1 (Make One): I typically have used the Knit through front and back loop on the first round and picked up the bar between the stitch and knitting through the back of the loop, which is considered the M1 L, left lean make one technique. Use your favorite make one method as long as it doesn’t leave a hole in the following rounds. 

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Thanks. 

2017 Goals

• Loose 10+ lbs 
• Knit or Frog Languishing Knits 
• Finish that 2nd Charity Rag Quilt 
• Knit and finish an adult clothing item 
• Handmade Christmas ONLY. 
• Read 4 books
• Blog more
• Self care IS important!
• Fancier knits and products for the shop
  
  These are end results, must be consciously aware of the tasks to get to the end result goals.