January Stitch from Stash

Hey Blog Buddies,

It's nearing the end of the month (January can't leave fast enough to suit me!), so that means it's time for the Stitch from Stash check-in.

Mel, over at Epic Stitching has organized this SAL.  If participants spend less than $25/month on new stash, they'll be entered in the monthly drawing.  My reasons for joining the SAL have less to do with saving money (although I like that added benefit), or winning prizes (but that's nice, too) than they have to do with not buying any more new charts.  So going by that criteria, I was successful in January.  I spent $1.60 on four skeins of DMC which I needed for my Mates WIP, and $15 on fabric needed to balance out the tones on a lap quilt which I intend to start soon.

 

The two orangey fat quarters on the left,

and the two brown half yards in the middle

were my new purchases this month.

The new DMC skeins have already been sucked

into the vortex of the ring of floss

which is being used for Mates.

You didn't miss anything colorful;

they are light grays and beiges. 

My new starts from stash this month were:

Nordic Needle pre-work (click here, if you missed it),

 the pincushion that was part of my

Third Blogaversary Giveaway (click here)

and a Christmas ornament...

 I know this looks a little strange,

but it will be cute when made into a strawberry.

Here's the chart.

It's the one on the top left.

So that's a grand total of $16.20 spent, and $8.80 left.

I have a $25 gift card which can be used as

stash money, so that gives me

$33.80 that I can roll over into February!

I know, too much math!

I hope to do better, money-wise, next month.

That's it from here.

Folks in my area just have to make it

to Wednesday, and the temps

are predicted to rise above 0 degrees F.

Isn't that special?

Stay on the warm side of the door

if you've been visited by Polar Vortex, The Sequel.

Thanks for visiting!