SFS2015 - August

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Month: August
Spent: 27.31
Earned: 66

And I've made up for my huge deficit last month. Almost everything I bought from the Christmas in July sale is finished.














And as I was very good but between catching up and Herrschners having a 20% off code (plus 10% from joining their savings club recently), I treated myself to some downloadable patterns.

 The last two have fabric requirements for cross stitch or needlepoint.

One thing that I seemed to have mentioned on my blog at all are my two afghan orders from Herrschners. The last is in the mail as I write this post, thus the download only splurge.

The sports pillows and the cat are no longer available on their website. And two are knit. I figure it's a good way to force myself to actually learn. I bought a set of needles a while ago. They're still in the box.

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  1. TiffstitchAugust 25, 2015 at 4:48 PM

    Wow, congrats on all those finishes! And what a lot of fun afghan kits. I feel like the opposite of you because I can knit, but I can't figure out crochet yet.

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    1. Katie HaskinsAugust 26, 2015 at 12:40 PM

      Thanks. Crochet is mainly knowing how many times to wrap the yarn around the hook and what stitch to insert it in.

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  2. EsmeraldaAugust 25, 2015 at 5:42 PM

    Congrets on the huge pile of finishes
    That cleans out the stash :)
    I love love the valentine one, so stunning
    Look forward to see your next finishes
    Greetings Esmeralda from Holland

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