Destocktober (Stashbust September Continues!)

(See the Stashbust Challenge Summary below for more info!)

Welcome to DESTOCKtober! This month will be all about challenging you to step into the unknown, but likeā€¦way less dramatic than it sounds, haha! In September we tried out different types of projects, but 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. :black_heart:

10.06-10.12 Prompt

Stasbust Challenge Summary

This is a Stashbust September type of challenge that may potentially just evolve into a stash busting thread in general. :grimacing:

I know last year there was a challenge hosted on IG (not really active at the moment, so I havenā€™t checked if happening this year), but those tend to have daily prompts instead of the weekly prompts I was going to propose. I think weekly themes are a little easier to keep up with, especially when people might be doing larger projects to eat up more yarn or possibly have other ongoing commitments (or challenges).

The ā€œchallengeā€ would be extremely low stakes and low pressure - really just a fun little way for us to work through our yarn stashes and encourage one another during the process.

Iā€™ll give a prompt or theme for the week and we do our best to make something related to it from the yarn we have on hand. People can participate as much or as little as they desire - you do NOT have to participate every week, but obviously weekly participation is welcomed! We can share any goals we have, the projects weā€™re planning to work on, the yarn weā€™re using, progress pics, and anything else that may come up during the de-stash. This is super chill, so please donā€™t worry if you end up buying yarn or have to because of a commission or something. Ultimately the point is just to get us creating and, ideally, whittling down our collections - together. :heartbeat:

As for the prompts, theyā€™ll generally be more vague so people can tailor them to their yarn and needs, but I will include suggestions (free and paid) from Ribblrā€™s pattern library for anyone who needs inspo (though youā€™re ofc encouraged to work on any projects you want to). I have about 11 prompts already written down and would be open to your suggestions, which is why I figure we could extend the challenge through the rest of the year if anyone is up for that!

For a little extra motivation to join in on the weekly prompts, Iā€™ll add anyone who participates to a random drawing each week and gift the winner a pattern from their wishlist. To be clear, this is not a Ribblr sponsored event in any way, just my own small way to support designers while motivating anyone who needs to buy less and create more with what theyā€™ve already got (cough me cough).

If that sounds fun to you or is something youā€™re interested in, reply with your favorite heart emoji(s) or drop a line below. ^.^

September Stashbust Challenge

Week 1, September 1st-7th: Wearable

Week 1 Theme
Week 1 Inspo Post w/ Examples

Week 2, September 8th-14th: Home Goods/Decor

Week 2 Theme
Week 2 Inspo Post

Week 3, September 15th-21st: Toys, plushies, amigurumi, & hobbies, etc.

Week 3 Theme
Week 3 Inspo Post

Week 4, September 22nd -28th: Seasonal

Week 4 Theme
Week 4 Inspo Post

Week 5, September 29th - October 5th: Work on A WIP

Week 5 Theme Post

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Sounds fun!!:heart_hands::heart_hands:

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oooh Iā€™ll try to join!!

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Yay! Iā€™m glad you think so! I finally got around to organizing my stash and when I was able to see just how much yarn Iā€™ve amassed, I felt simultaneously overwhelmed and excited to create, so I figured why not see if anyone else wants to jump in on this!

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Would love to have you! Like I said itā€™s gonna be majorly chill, so feel free to just jump in whenever you like if you want to join!

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I would join if i could! Unfortunately my stash is about to be busted by a big move :joy: no room for all of my yarn lol

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Oh my goodness! That just means youā€™re well ahead of the game and have conquered Stashbust September - you overachiever! :rofl: Youā€™re still more than welcome to pop in and join us if you want to! Good luck with the move!!

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sounds fun:)

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Hope to see you in the comments come September :heartbeat:

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This is genius!!! Iā€™d love to do this :heart:

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Iā€™d love to participate!! :heart: :heartpulse: :heartbeat:

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Sounds like fun! :heavy_heart_exclamation::hand_with_index_finger_and_thumb_crossed:

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I might be able to!

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Yes, Iā€™m definitely interested!! I was literally organizing my yarn Monday and was looking into projects that are yarn eaters since I wanted to make more space and use up yarn I had a bunch of. Iā€™ve tried this before and always failed since my motivation just dwindled but being part of something with others might finally be the motivation I can keep to complete it!

I love the idea of there being just one topic so itā€™s easier to come back to and bookmark :grin: Weekly prompts also seem like a better option for me rather than daily, love the ideas!

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Yay! Iā€™m excited to have you on board!

Awesome! I look forward to seeing your contributions! ^.^

I hope it will be; I canā€™t wait to see what you create!

Thatā€™d be great, but no pressure obviously :heartbeat:

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Thatā€™s pretty much the same boat Iā€™m in, haha, and my thought was the same in creating this: perhaps having the community aspect will inspire me and help to keep me more accountable!

Yes! Iā€™m always fumbling around trying to find things, so I think once September starts Iā€™m going to put the event summary behind a details window and add a proper graphic with the first five themes labeled and then update weekly with a post link when I make the ā€˜start of the themeā€™ post with pattern suggestions. Hopefully that will make it more easily navigable for everyone.

So happy to have you join in!

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Oo, i would love to join this, do i have to participate every week? :heart_hands::revolving_hearts:

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That would be awesome! And no, not at all! Itā€™s basically just a join in when you can or feel like it type of thing! :revolving_hearts:

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This is a great idea :sparkling_heart:

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Thank you! Iā€™m glad yā€™all are so receptive towards this idea; itā€™ll be so fun to see the fruits of our efforts!

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