My Crochet Challenge

 Let's face it. Yarn is fun and purchasing it can be addictive. When I first began crocheting I fell in love with yarn before I understood the material I was going to be working with. I bought based on colour and texture. I collected yarn.

On top of that I would go and buy lots of yarn for my Oma. Naturally I would buy more at the time. Some for her, some for me, one for her, two for me. My Oma passed away soon after she'd acquired another shitload of yarn which I then took ownership of and it got swallowed by my already growing collection. 

I now have a SHITLOAD of yarn. 

I've been working on a personal challenge to get through my yarn and only buy something new when it's to help finish a project. I now want to tighten up that challenge and I figured I'd blog about it and share my finished projects. 

I've updated my Ravelry account and shared some of my previous projects on there if anyone wants to check them out. I'm also going to be sharing projects on instagram either as I go or when I'm finished.

Part of my issue with getting through the yarn is being able to make things for a reason. It's fine and all crocheting something for the hell of it, but I've learnt it's difficult to find somewhere for it to go afterwards. Besides asking people if they want something specific, which will be difficult when I'm not buying new yarn, I'm thinking of charities. 

• I figure I could make beanies, scarves, and cowls for the homeless. Instead of blankets, my go-to, it's easier for them to carry around as well as contributing to their warmth.
• I'm looking into donating baby blankets to nurseries and maternity wards.
• I want to donate something to women's shelters, but I need to research further into what's acceptable and which shelters accept donations.

I'm almost finished my first project, which is a blanket, but I have no idea what I'm doing with it. That's where this questioning came from. What the fuck was I going to do with the blanket? I have enough lol

Also. if anyone knows of any Stitch and Bitch clubs around the Parramatta area please hit me up. I figure it might be fun to crochet socially. It might even give me more ideas.

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