In January 2011 seven Guild members traded bags of yarn from their stash. Each bag contained at least three ounces of yarn and at least three different colors or types of yarn. At the February 2011 Guild meeting, yarn recipients presented yarn donors with finished items made from their yarn.

Here’s the yarn that was distributed:

1. With yarn provided by Sherry, Sharon made both a loom-woven basket and a knitted basket-bowl.
2. With Christina’s yarn, Sherry knitted a drawstring bag, adding beads to embellish.
3. Sharon’s yarn became a matching crocheted hat and scarf set. It was made by Elaine.
4. Barbi knitted a scarf and a set of pot holders with the yarn that Elaine provided.
5. With yarn provided by Barbi, Christina knitted foot-warming bags, designed to be microwaved.
6. With Vicki’s yarn Kristie knitted a draw-string project bag with added pockets in the lining.
7. Vicki knitted fingerless mittens and a matching cowl/headband with the yarn that Kristie provided.

Here are some close-ups of each project:

Below left, the baskets that Sharon knit and wove with yarn provided by Sherry. Below right, the bag that Sherry knit using yarn from Christina.

Right: Elaine crocheted this matching hat and scarf with yarn provided by Sharon.

Below left, Barbi knit this scarf and two pot holders with yarn provided by Elaine. Below right, with Barbi’s yarn Christina knit foot warmers designed to be heated in a microwave.

Below, left, Kristie knit a drawstring project bag with Vicki’s yarn. Below right, Vicki knit a pair of fingerless mitts and a matching cowl/headband with yarn provided by Kristie.