Lots of WIPs finished this weekend!

Every few months I like to go through all my projects bags and miscellaneous stashed boxes and bags of yarn.  I spend anywhere from 5 to 30 minutes organizing what I have. I often find yarn in bags for designs that I decided against making.  That yarn goes in the car to be returned to the store. (I know, some people would never return yarn but I have TOO MUCH! if a design doesn’t get made, I have to return the yarn.  I don’t have the room to store any more.)  And I always find WIPs. If they are not likely to be completed, they are removed from the project bag and placed back in the yarn storage boxes to be ripped out for the next time I want to use that yarn.  WIPs that need to be finished are placed back in a project bag with whatever is needed to complete it.

This clean out I found a couple hats that were almost done.  Actually, I thought I had already finished and mailed them to Halos of Hope.  The first is from the Blue Rivers hat pattern.  I did not have enough yarn for a pom-pom so I made a removable tassel.  The second is from the Crocheted Harmony hat pattern.  I omitted the brim and the tassel.  I think it looks great as a slightly slouchy beanie. Both of these hats are crocheted in Lion Brand Heartland.  I found a third hat that was only just started.  I want to finish it but I have some holiday crocheting I have to complete first.  I’ll save it for my next mail out to Halos of Hope.

I also found some Christmas Pickles I had started for a fundraiser for the local high school marching band.  They are in need of new uniforms.  A couple parents and I are making items to sell at the holiday concert in hopes to raise a little more money for the uniforms.  Yesterday, I was able to get 8 Christmas Pickles Gift Sets packed up and ready to sell.

A couple recent projects that were started but not finished were some dishcloths for my parents.  I cannot show a picture because they both read my blog. 🙂 (Hi Mom and Dad!)  But I was able to finish them too.

It was a productive weekend.  The hats were finished, labeled and mailed.  The pickles were finished and the gift sets were packaged and are ready to sell.  And the dishcloths were finished and are ready to be delivered.  Super excited to have all these items completed as there are only 14 days to Christmas and I have a number of holiday gifts to finish!

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