End results for the 5th destash week (Sep. 29 - Oct. 5)
So as mentioned in the previous post I ran out of yarn for my Halloween costume and havenāt gotten more yet. As for destashing I did finish 3 skeins of Lion Brand Coboo in white for the pattern Iām testing! (Since itās during testing I wonāt share progress photos just yet) But itās coming along splendidly!
Canāt wait to see what prompts/inspiration for the new weeks will be 
Iām so sorry yall, I had to finish up a pattern test and work had me in a stranglehold again, but Iām back now and Iāll be catching up here shortly!
You can also expect the (belated) prompt list to hit tomorrow, so Iāll be sure to keep week 1 easy breezy since itās coming at you so late. Things should be much better now in terms of my keeping up with the thread. It was a doozy of a transition is all I can say!
I hope all of your Octobers have gotten off to a good start!
(Edit: I just realized I never did the spin for week 4 
Thank you all for being so patient.
Week 4ās winner is @Madeformygirl - feel free to send me a message or respond with a pattern of your choice or say surprise me and Iāll pick one from your wishlist. Congratulations - thank you for taking part in our little challenge here! )
No worries! Hope the transition is over and everything has settled by now
Still going to try to respond to everyone before I zonk tonight, but wanted to give you this month and weekās prompt so you can get started:
This month will be all about challenging you to step into the unknown, but likeā¦way less dramatic than it sounds, haha! September was about trying different types of projects, whereas this month we will be facing our fiber fears and finding fun new ways to engage with our craft! The final two weeks will be explained in greater detail as the days draw nigh. 
This weekās prompt is a simple one, especially since Iām late to post, but essentially youāll be using a pattern you already own/have had your eyes on for awhile, but havenāt had a chance to work on, yet. We are dusting off the cobwebs on our unused/unloved patterns and finally taking them for a spin. You can also just use a pattern thatās totally new to you for this prompt. ^.^
(I donāt know about you all, but I hoard patterns like a dragon and my pattern collection may even rival my yarn collection, so this is definitely a theme I will be personally revisiting as the weeks go on. 
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As for the bonus prompt this week, my question for all of you is: Do you tend to collect patterns faster than you can work them like me, or do you keep on top of your pattern stash?
yes i have soooo many patterns and not enough time to make them all
I have hundreds of patternsā Time to find one for this prompt!
Thank you so much! Ill take a look in my list and get back to you. Looking forward to the next set of challenges.
I havesoooo many, this week be good for me lol
Iāll be destocking from my: Yarns and pattern stash
My goal(s): Maybe finish writing up a pattern
My project(s): Iāll probably work on a Christmas gift, which is a crochet Moo Deng! I have it in my WIP since at the time I couldnāt find a pattern and was working on one, perhaps Iāll either finish writing the pattern and the amigurumi or use this adorable YouTube pattern I found for Moo Deng! Both my pattern and the video are unused patterns 
Not sure if I will do either or work on another pattern I havenāt made before.
I tend to collect patterns faster than I can craft them and have much more than yarn for sure! Which probably means I should go through them and archive/remove them so it isnāt as cluttered. Many patterns I saved while I was starting out so as Iāve grown and gotten more patterns some I could probably remove since I donāt see myself making them anymore
I decided to use a new pattern to make my brother some fingerless gloves to match the hat Iām giving to him for Christmas!
I feel you on the free time; I swear once August is over the year just seems to zoom by! I am so eager to see the dress once youāre all finished if you decide to share, though I love progress shots so feel free to share those even if they donāt fit the specific theme of the week! I do not envy you the tapestry blanket, though it sounds like youāll be making some people very happy this holiday season! Make sure to take breaks for those hands <3
Thank you - Iāve finally gotten on top of it! ^.^
Thatās a bummer about the sizing error, but Iām glad the cardigan was not a loss!
Your fave makes for this month are all adorable - Iām honored Lulu is amongst them!
Youāre seriously my stashbust challenge inspo, haha! Iām amazed how much you accomplish each week!
Oh my goodness, that cyclops is so fun and a great addition to the bookshelf! I know what you mean - people are so creative with their different interpretationd of myths!
Also thank you for showing me this new channel/crochet designer - mushroom dragon has definitely got fall vibes and yours is turning out quite adorable!
Thank you - me too! And Complicatedknots seems to be a popular designer in this little group here, haha! Yarn can really make or break the enjoyment of a project - I definitely understand where youāre coming from there. Hopefully you were able to make some headway on the skeleton project, even if just a little bit!
Woohooo!! How did you like working with the Coboo? I have some that I havenāt used up, yet, but the blend was speaking to me, haha. It was also probably on sale the day I bought it >.< Iām glad the testing is going well and that youāre making such steady progress on your costume - hope youāre able to get some more yarn to work on it again soon! Iām super excited to see what you all do for the coming weeksā themes. 
And yes FINALLY. Haha! Iām just so grateful I can finally interact with yāall again. Nothing like a busy work week to make you appreciate time spent on your hobbies and engaging with your fellow crafters. <3
Iām with you! Since starting my new job, I feel like I have such limited time to work on all the patterns Iāve acquired. Iām hopeful weāll all be able to knock out one (or a few) from our collections, haha!
ME TOO! Iām genuinely scared to look at how many Iāve got just on Ribblr - I wouldnāt be surprised if it was nearing half a thousand, which is ofc not including any of the ones Iāve acquired through Etsy, Ko-Fi, or Ravelry. 
Iām not sure who I thought was going to make all those patterns, but apparently I needed themā¦
I hope you all will enjoy them! Iām looking forward to them, too - this bunch always has something interesting to share!
SAME! 
My goal is to tackle a few at least, but we will see how the rest of this week plays out! Hope this week is indeed good for you!!
OOOOH, whatās the pattern for (if you donāt mind me asking) or did you mean finishing the Moo Deng pattern?
SPEAKING OF Moo Deng!!! Oh my gosh that ETMās Studio one is so cute, I love the biting mouth 
I saw a really cute plush style one the other day, by crochetbygenna that Iāll probably eventually make myself, but I love how pint-sized the ETMās one is!
One of the myriad goals I had for this challenge was to do just that and sort out/work through my pattern collection, haha. I think thatās a great idea to archive the patterns youāve either already used or outgrown, so to speak, to get a better sense of higher priority projects or see those patterns that might be buried alive 
Ahh fabulous and so generous! Lovely yarn and so perfect for the season/holiday! Your brother is lucky 
Iām sorry the pattern is confusing/challenging, but the one youāve got looks great so far - fortunately it appears you have enough knitting knowledge to improvise!
If anyone has wips for last week they want to share so I can add your name to the pool, feel free to do so! Iāll be drawing for Week 5 tomorrow. <3
As for me, I was working on a pattern test for an unreleased pattern, so Iāll just share a couple wip photos, though I did finish up with the entire project yesterday! Will update when I can share the final result ^.^
It really does! And Iām so busy October-January that I have to really focus to get my projects done in the little free time I haveā
Iāll definitely be posting more pictures of the dress! I have no idea when Iām gonna get it done though, itās taken the back burner with all the holiday projects I have to do lol. Iām super excited about the tapestry blanket! My parents definitely arenāt expecting itā
I know I have over 600 amigurumi patterns just on Pinterestā I must have soooo many on ribblr and raverly with how many I save
Yes Lulu is so adorable! Also glad the cardigan will still be used for someone! Honestly Iām surprised how much I manage to get done too!
I love it! Iāve used it before to knit a cardigan and it feels so nice! Since it is a blend of cotton and bamboo is does tend to split but all natural fiber yarns split so as long as you expect it/dealt with it before itās easier to manage, I donāt have much trouble with it thankfully. Itās my go to yarn for garments!
The pattern is just something Iām writing as I make Moo Deng, of course itās really trial and error and Iāve made some mistakes already but after free handing an amigurumi that I love and canāt replicate since I didnāt write the pattern I vowed to write all things Iām making so I can replicate/edit if I ever decide to no matter how ugly it looks 
Yes it was so adorable!! Thanks for sharing another pattern now I have to decide between the two! Iām thinking of double/triple stranding my yarn to maybe make it bigger not sure just yet 
And no kidding about the patterns! I was looking through some and genuinely forgot I owned some of them!
Youāre WIPās look amazing and those colors!!! I love it 
what yarn is it? 
Also just a quick update of some yarn destashing I did last week hereās a cute pattern made for scrap yarn! I managed to finish the premier just chenille mint green(?) yarn and some of the brown and red Medlay yarn as well
