UFO Complete

Some of my stash is comprised of UnFinished Objects (UFOs/UFO). I have many purses/bags, some toys, a quilt or two, and even some garments waiting to be completed.
So a couple of weeks ago I was digging around in my craft room and I opened up my serger bag and found a UFO stuffed in there. I think the original plan hatched with a friend maybe 6 or 7 years ago during our undergrad was to turn felted second hand wool sweater finds into something new. I think we were focused on purses or bags. My friend maybe did end up making a purse...I am not sure if she still has it as she moved to Vancouver after finishing her undergrad.

I remember being disappointed with my creation which is likely why I stuffed it away unfinished. But when I saw it again I decided to make something useful out it. It is now a pillow and I rather like it!

I did finish it in such away that I could still turn it into a bag if I wanted to.

The stuffing is recycled too. It's from a pillow that got all bungled up in the washing machine so I decided to take it apart and reuse the stuffing.

I think you can still see some of the sweater details in the pillow. Each square is flat felled serged together.

I'm happy with it for now...

Another confession already...

Yep, I bought some yarn while I was in Banff and Calgary last week. Maybe I should change the blog name to Stashing Up. I justified my purchases because I will likely not go back to those stores again in a very long time. I feel a little like a yarn junkie - there's always a reason to justify that little skein or rope of beautifully dyed roving.

So the first purchase was in Banff, a blend of Qiviuk blended with silk (50% Qiviuk 50% Mulberry silk). The silk seemed to make qiviuk halo to glow. The sales woman made sure to let me know that all green items were 10% off for St. Patrick's Day and I love green yarn. I got this stuff from Jacques Cartier Clothier - I found a Qiviuk blend crochet cardigan there retailing for a whooping $850.00!

I am contemplating making gloves or a scarf. Whatever this turns into is it going to be super warm.

In Calgary I went to Make One Yarn Studio where I bought some roving and a skein of lace weight yarn. They specialize in independent dyers and spinners . This roving is from Rocky Mountain Dyeworks - I have such a hard time resisting pretty green colours - especially with how gray the Edmonton winter still is. The colour is called Pine Drops and the wool is 100% super wash Blue Face Leicester (one of my favorite sheep breeds to spin and knit with). Perhaps once spun they may become mittens for me or one of my girls.

The lace weight yarn is from Tanis Fiber Arts in Montreal (or that's what the store owner told me). It is 100% Merino wool. The store owner told that when it is knitted up the final pieces look like Velvet!

I like to crochet lace weight yarn into graments - a dress for one of my daughters. It gives the final project lovely drape without being bulky. Perhaps that is what this yarn is destined for...

Stash Out

eating through it

Recently I have been crocheting more food. I plan to crochet more and knit some too. I also want to create some of my own.

I Love Tomatoes...

Milk and Cookies anyone?

I want to make more and different kinds so there is lots of cookies to share! 

How about some breakfast?

There's also a pattern for bacon I want to make.

I plan to create some sausages too because I looove sausages!

Or something for lunch?

I love this burger pattern it's from Amigrumi: Super Happy Crochet Cute. I am currently making one for a little boy's 4th birthday but I ran out of some of the bun yarn so I will need to add a little to my stash again. I don't want the bun to look moldy or something from using the wrong colour!

And lastly some dessert!

Next to fudgesicles ice cream sandwiches are one of my favorite summer desserts. I should make some fudgesicles! I also have been dreaming about creating some ice cream cones with interchangeable scoops of ice cream (like the Melissa and Doug ice cream set my daughters have).

Confession

So on the weekend I bought two balls of yarn. I needed it to make an 'ice cream drumstick' look more real. The attempt I made using what was in my stash according to my hubby looked 'inedible'. The cone part looked off.

The drumstick is a gift so it needed to look like it could be eaten right? Below is the one that 'no one would eat'. It's worked in pure wool (the pattern is from Tasty Crochet).

The improved one, made with acrylic yarn:

A comparison...

A justifiable purchase? I do plan to use the acrylic yarn to make some other food that will be presents too.