Final sprint and award ceremony for the August projects // new: with title for Shopping Queens

Dear users, dear authors,
August is over. Read all August projects here.
It’s time for the final sprint and the award ceremony.

The award ceremony starts on Monday evening. If anyone needs more time, please write it down. No one will be excluded / left behind. Even small steps count.
--> Newcomers / beginners / forum users who have been silent so far are also welcome to join in. This activity is not only for authors / regular users.

Please copy the section between the asterisks and fill it in accordingly.
You can leave out anything that doesn’t apply.
Have fun.

There are always bonus points for photos and handmade items that are given as gifts.

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UFO King/Queen in August
[ ] I finished a UFO and earned the title UFO King/Queen.
[ ] I finished several UFOs in August and truly earned the title UFO King/Queen.
Details about the UFO / UFOs:

Best of Leftovers in August
[ ] In August I used up lots of colorful leftover yarn / emptied my leftovers basket and thereby earned the title Best of Leftovers.
Details about the leftover yarn projects:

Yarn Diet / Yarn Emperor/Empress / Inner Slacker Conqueror in August
[ ] I bought no yarn in August and earned the title Yarn Emperor/Empress.
[ ] I haven’t bought any yarn for quite some time. The
title Yarn Emperor/Empress is definitely and deservedly mine. I was also in the
final round for world domination. But the diet is now over; I will buy yarn in September. Please state the total time period.
[ ] I would like to have dominion over this galaxy / Milky Way and will therefore refrain from buying yarn from August until the end of October.
[ ] I would like the title Inner Slacker Conqueror, because the final round for world domination / dominion over this galaxy / Milky Way was / is not enough. = 1 whole year without buying yarn. Please state the total time period.

New: Shopping Queen / King:
This title is for everyone who likes buying yarn and (at the moment ) does not want to go on a yarn diet.
Photos are always a good idea.
[ ] In August I bought only urgently needed yarn.
Details:
[ ] I significantly increased my stash and had fun doing it. :- )
Details:

Wallflower Rescuer in August
[ ] I finally completed my oldest purchased / freely downloaded pattern // a pattern that had been untouched for quite a while, and am therefore a Wallflower Rescuer.
Details:
[ ] I earned bonus points for feedback to the respective author / comments / reviews etc.
Details:

Rescuer of recalcitrant yarn / recalcitrant material, formerly called Stepchild Yarn Rescuer // Stepchild Material Rescuer
[ ] In August I used up old unloved yarn and am a rescuer of recalcitrant yarn / yarn rescuer
Details:
[ ] In August I used old unloved material (paper, fabric etc. ) and am a rescuer of recalcitrant material / material rescuer,
Details:

Frogging Monster Conqueror in August
[ ] In August I partially or even
completely frogged a UFO / a work in progress and then still completely finished it / made something
beautiful / new out of it. I am therefore a Frogging Monster Conqueror.
Details:

Learned something new in August
[ ] I learned something new in August and am therefore a winner. :- )
Details:

End-of-Summer Updates / Garden projects / vacation projects in August / preserves / homemade jam etc. and so on.
[ ] I worked on / finished one project / several projects in the garden / park / on vacation / with homemade cake / with homemade jam, and I had fun doing it. :- )
Details:

all August projects
Number of projects finished in August:
Number of patterns finished / uploaded in August (for authors only ):
Details: Anything else you can think of, you can write down here.

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A W A R D C E R E M O N Y August Projects
in alphabetical order

Arni is a winner and has won

Of course you are also part of the award ceremony. Congratulations on finishing the practice blanket. You will surely find a solution for the sewing. You can open a thread in the forum at any time and ask the users / authors. Someone will surely be able to help you. As soon as your tablecloth for your mother and the door wreath for Anton are finished, I will also give you an award for them.

Bastelfan is a winner and has won

It’s great that you are joining in too. Congratulations on the title UFO Queen in August, and for two UFOs at once. Very diligent, and in this heat too: of course there are extra points for that. There are also extra points for the photos.

ChristinaE is a winner and has won

Congratulations on the title UFO Queen for the granny bag. Extra points for using diet yarn. Congratulations on the title Best of Leftovers in August for the dolphin with swim ring, the little seal / keychain, the dino as a bag charm and the two bookmarks in the shape of a rat and a dragon, as well as the two dishcloths in waffle pattern, the flower bracelet and the little pouch.
--> I hereby award you the title extra diligent animal caretaker in August, which I invented especially for you and your leftover yarn use. You earned it. :- )

Congratulations also on the title Wallflower Rescuer in August for the dino and the seal.
And of course congratulations on the title Yarn Rescuer / Material Rescuer for the dishcloth crocheted from yarn that didn’t fit anywhere. It’s lovely that you found a pretty use for this yarn and a good end to its unloved existence.

Congratulations also on being a Frogging Monster Conqueror for the first dishcloth. These two apparently didn’t make things easy for you, one with the frogging and the other with the yarn. I think it’s great that you stuck with it.

And of course congratulations on using / learning the waffle pattern for the dishcloths. It’s great that you also worked on even more projects:
I copied this section.
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- 2 laundry nets, 5 pads. (Thanks and picture to author )
- a few jars of mirabelle jam are handmade too, after all.
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--> I think it’s great that you gave the author feedback / thanks / a picture.
Yes, making jam counts as handmade too.

Keep it up. Of course there are extra points for the photos and for the fact that many of your handmade items were given as gifts.

Haekeltrulla is a winner and has won

Congratulations on the title Yarn Emperor/Empress for sticking with the yarn diet in August. If you keep going, and I assume you will, at the end of October I will congratulate you not only on reaching the final round for world domination, but also the final round for dominion over this galaxy / the Milky Way. And as soon as you have made it to 1/1/2019 with a year without buying yarn, I will also give you an award for that. You can do it. Keep going. Wishing you continued success.

Krea_Tina is a winner and has won

It’s great that you’re joining in now too.
Congratulations on the well-deserved title of Shopping Queen in August. Crochet thread, cotton yarn, large and small gradient cakes, and reduced-price yarn - that title is worth it. :- )
Have fun working it up. It’s wonderful that yarn makes you happy.

Congratulations on learning new crafting techniques / making 3D cards. Feel free to post pictures of them; everyone starts small. Maybe your pictures will motivate other users to learn this technique. Then I’ll award you the title “Motivational Coach.” :- )

It’s great that you were able to do lots of crafting in the garden. At the moment the weather isn’t really suitable for that. Congratulations also on the finished Möbius. August is only truly over after the award ceremony has ended. That definitely still counts. And of course congratulations on the finished elephant bag.
Keep it up. :- )

mifas is a winner and has won

Congratulations on the title Shopping Queen. It’s great that you had fun shopping.
Your two women’s tops turned out really great too. There are extra points for the photos. September is sure to bring you lots of crafting fun with the UFO completion and the two other projects.

Mowi19 is a winner and has won

Extra points for the photos and of course extra points because the handmade items are being given as gifts, as promised. :- )
Congratulations on being UFO Queen for your granddaughter’s kindergarten bag and the two scarves made from leftover yarn. That also qualified you for Best of Leftovers right away.
Congratulations on the title Shopping Queen for a total of 70 balls of merino yarn and cotton. That title is definitely worth it. :- )
Congratulations also on the newly learned techniques and the newly learned patterns.
And of course congratulations on being a rescuer of stepchild yarn / unloved yarn. Giving it to someone who can use it also counts as rescuing.
It’s lovely that you were able to spend lots of time in the garden / on the terrace.

-->You listed some projects that you started but haven’t finished yet. I can’t award any titles for those at the moment. Projects that are not finished yet can’t be included here in the August award ceremony, but they can be included in the award ceremony
for September, as soon as they are finished.

Nadeleule is a winner and has won

Congratulations on the title Best of Leftovers, which you absolutely earned for using lots of leftover yarn for the hedgehog in the leaf pile and for the summer top.
The title Frogging Monster Conqueror for the summer top, since it was partly frogged and reworked. As soon as the blanket is finished, I will also honor you for that with the title Frogging Monster Conqueror.
I wish you much success with selling the Hedgehog in the Leaf Pile pattern. :- )

Sofis-Welt is a winner and has won.

It’s great that you are joining in too. Congratulations on the title UFO King/Queen for the black dress, which had been a UFO since April. You truly earned it. :- ) The black dress / the black yarn used for it also qualified for the title Best of Leftovers . Congratulations on that as well.
I think it’s great that you learned something new / the popcorn stitches.
So you crafted in the garden, on the balcony, in the meadow, and even with a dog. Wow. That is impressive. :- ) I think it’s great that things went well for you. For September, I hope you have enough time to finish the pants, can spend even more time outside, and of course have lots of success studying for evening school. You can do it.
And of course there are extra points for the photos.

Wollefaden is a winner and has won.

As always, you were very diligent. I think that’s great.
Congratulations on the title Best of Leftovers for using lots of colorful leftover yarn to make baby shoes, a sweater, Mel’s cute hedgehog in the leaf pile, and the little horse. Wonderfully done. :- )

Congratulations on being Yarn Emperor/Empress, since there were no yarn purchases in August. Keep going so that at the end of October, in addition to the final round for world domination, you’ll also be in the final round for dominion over this galaxy / the Milky Way, and in December you’ll receive the title Inner Slacker Conqueror for one year without buying yarn. You have shown remarkable perseverance and you will manage it. I have no doubt.
I think it’s great that you turned 6 kilos of plums into jam. Then in winter you’ll have a little preserved summer from a jam jar.

The number of projects you finished in August is impressive. I’ll simply copy that in here again:

• crocheted 1 pair of baby shoes
• 1 top made of cotton, knitted lace pattern  and Tunisian crochet
• 1 hedgehog in a leaf pile, crocheted
  
• 3 rocking horses, crocheted
• 2 little horses, crocheted

Just keep going like this. :- )

UFO Queen/King in August
[x ] I finished a UFO and earned the title UFO Queen/King.
Details about the UFO / UFOs:

a black dress that had been dozing in the UFO basket since April and was brought back to life in August and also finished.


Best Leftovers in August
[x ] In August I used up lots of colorful leftover yarn / emptied my
leftover basket and earned the title Best Leftovers.
Details about the leftover yarn projects:

600 g of black cotton that had also been languishing in the leftover basket since April and waiting for the dress to be finished.

Learned something new in August
[x ] I learned something new in August and am therefore a winner. :- )
Details: popcorn stitch, and I also used it in a project

End-of-summer updates / garden projects / vacation projects in August / preserves / homemade jam, etc.
[x ] I finished several projects in the garden / park and had fun doing it. :-)
Details: Made the dress and pants in my parents’ garden, partly also with the dog on the lawn in front of my own apartment or on the balcony

all August projects
Number of projects finished in August: 2, black dress and summer pants (2 projects - tunic and summer pants - started)

Details: Anything else you can think of can be written here.

Here they are again:

My August projects for the awards ceremony. :-)

• I’ve already posted the photos
  
• Everything I finished this month will be given away.

My UFOs:

• The kindergarten bag for my granddaughter has finally landed.
• Plus two scarves knitted from leftover yarn.
• The baby sweater with the hat is still hanging around as a UFO, but it’ll be finished in September.

New projects started:

• A hooded hat for my granddaughter
• A headband for me

Best of the Leftovers:

• The scarves were knitted from leftover yarn.
• I chose a special color combination for the headband,
• as well as for the new beanie, which isn’t finished yet.

Shopping Queen:

• I’ve stocked up on plenty of yarn: a total of 35 skeins of merino wool and just as many skeins of cotton in various colors. Now I’m well-stocked. :-) Unfortunately, I’ve already put most of the yarn away, but I’ll take photos wherever possible.

• Oh, and I also conquered the “unraveling monster”: my granddaughter’s hat—I unraveled quite a bit of it and reknit it because I didn’t like how it looked.
  

• And of course, I’ve learned some new things again. I’ve picked up a few new knitting techniques and patterns.

• I don’t have any unloved yarn left—I gave it all away (yay!)—and that made room for my new treasures.
  

• I did almost all of my knitting in the garden or on the patio.

Best of Leftovers in August
[ x] I used up lots of colorful leftover yarn in August and earned myself the title Best of Leftovers.
Details about the leftover yarn projects:

• Baby shoes
• Sweater
• Hedgehog in the pile of leaves
• Little horse
  

Yarn diet / Yarn Emperor/Empress / Inner-Pig-Dog Conqueror in August
[x ] I did not buy any yarn in August and earned myself the title Yarn Emperor/Empress.


[x ] I would like to have the title Inner-Pig-Dog Conqueror, because the final round
for world domination / domination over this galaxy / Milky Way
was / is not enough. = 1 whole year without buying yarn. Please state the
total period.

• No new yarn bought since mid-December 2017.
  

Homemade jam
[x ]I processed 6 kg of plums into homemade jam
)


all August projects
Number of projects finished in August:    8 pieces

• 1 pair of baby shoes crocheted
• 1 cotton top, lace pattern knitted  and Tunisian crocheted
• 1 hedgehog in a pile of leaves, crocheted
  
• 3 rocking horses, crocheted
• 2 little horses, crocheted

Leftover Yarn Champion in August
[ x] In August, I used up lots of colorful leftover yarn / emptied my scrap basket and earned the title of Leftover Yarn Champion.
Details on the leftover yarn projects:
I used about 200 g of bamboo yarn for my summer top (though I also frogged most of it and changed it, with an adjustable back) and lots of leftover sock yarn and cotton yarn for the hedgehogs in the leaf pile.

I’m partly a Ribbelmonster Conqueror, because I had to frog a good 20 rows of my blanket, but those have already been reknit, plus 7 more. Unfortunately, it still isn’t finished.
All August projects
Number of projects completed in August: 2
Number of patterns completed / uploaded in August (for authors only): 1 (Hedgehogs in the Leaf Pile)
I also took new product photos.

 

Yarn Diet / Yarn Emperor / Inner-Pig-Dog Conqueror in August
[ X ] I did not buy any yarn in August and have earned the title Yarn Emperor.
[ X ] I have not bought any yarn for quite some time. The
title Yarn Emperor definitely and deservedly belongs to me. I was also in the
final round for world domination. But the diet is over now; I will buy yarn in September. Please state the total period.
[ X  ] I would like to rule over this galaxy / the Milky Way and am therefore giving up yarn purchases from August through the end of October.
[ X  ] I would like the title Inner-Pig-Dog Conqueror, because the final round for world domination / rule over this galaxy / the Milky Way was / is not enough. = 1 whole year without buying yarn. Please state the total period.

since 01/01/2018 no yarn bought anymore.

Best regards, Heike

New: Shopping Queen / King:
[x] In August I only bought urgently needed yarn.
Details:
I bought:
-Crochet thread for a curtain for my mother
-Cotton yarn for the bag for my mother-in-law (better to get twice the amount, because... you want to be on the safe side :))
-4 mini gradient cakes, because my grandma ordered a lightweight hat (and... you need a selection ;))
-2 additional large gradient cakes... You have to treat yourself sometimes.
-Various yarn that was simply great and on sale. (2 skeins pink/white, 3x blue variegated (both cotton), 5 or 6 thicker skeins of acrylic yarn) :) At first it sounds like I didn’t need the yarn... But... If I hadn’t bought it, I would have been unhappy. And that’s why I needed it for my emotional well-being :)


Learned something new in August
[x] I learned something new in August and am therefore a winner. :- )
Details:
-I learned something new in crafting; I made a card where a table basically pops up when you open the card. So, a 3D card :)) (It’s for a gift certificate) 
There probably won’t be any pictures of it, because it looks like a child made it :D 

End-of-summer updates / garden projects / vacation projects in August / preserved foods / homemade jam, etc.
[x] I worked on / finished one project / several projects in the garden / park / on vacation / with homemade cake / with homemade jam, and I had fun doing it. :-)
Details:
- I worked a lot on my Möbius in the garden. 

all August projects
Number of projects finished in August: 3
Number of patterns finished / uploaded in August (for authors only): 0 (Oops :))
Details: Anything else you can think of, you can write down here.
-I finished a Möbius (it was yesterday, but... that’s basically still August. By the end of September I’ll have forgotten it :)) (Pattern and therefore picture to follow)
-I made a birthday card
-I finished the elephant bag :) (Photo to follow in the gallery)

Update: The elephant bag is in the gallery :) 

Who’s still missing?

UFO King/Queen in August
[ ] I finished one UFO and earned the title of UFO King/Queen.
[x ] I finished several UFOs in August and truly earned the title of UFO King/Queen.

I managed to finish 2 UFOs.
(Pictures can be seen in the other thread.) I wasn’t sure if I should post pictures here.

You can also upload pictures here in this thread.

Oops, my post ended up in the “August Projects” thread.

I didn’t finish much this month. I finished crocheting the practice blanket. But the sewing didn’t go as planned. Oh well.

Then I started on a tablecloth for my mom and a door wreath for Anton. Let’s see what I can finish in September.

I’ve gone through the awards ceremony now.
Whose section did I forget something in?

Thanks for the praise, Josefa. As always, your awards ceremony is wonderful.
It’s nice that quite a few new winners have been added too.

I wish everyone lots of fun crafting.

Josefa, you’ve worded that wonderfully again. Many thanks for the prize-giving! Everything is fine on my end.

I’ll get more finished again in September; I’m already working on it. It’s looking good. :-)

Have a lovely day, everyone! I probably won’t be back online until tomorrow.

Best wishes, Monika

Thank you so much, dear Josefa—the awards ceremony is fantastic again! Of course, I’m especially happy about the honorary title “extra-diligent animal caretaker”!
There probably won’t be any UFOs this month, since we’ll be in America at the end of the month. In any case, I’m afraid my crafting will be on the back burner, since I have so many commitments coming up. 

Dear Josefa, thank you so much for the wonderful awards ceremony!!! Now that the Knitting Café is starting up again after the summer break, I’m hoping to finish more projects and even complete a pattern or two.

Best regards from (once again) rainy Vienna!

Thank you so much, Josefa, for your super-awesome and, above all, HIGHLY MOTIVATING award ceremony!
Your great threads keep the forum so lively.
To all the winners: Congratulations! You’re amazing, and I hope to admire many more pictures of your creations.
I’m already looking forward to September :)

I’m still missing ;-) , but I won’t be able to get back to my laptop until tomorrow, sorry.

No problem :-)

After I’d stopped thinking about it, here’s my contribution too ;-)

First, about the new category

Shopping Queen

I’ve significantly stocked up my stash and had fun doing it. :- )



Then I crocheted 2 projects, really in one sitting, using brand-new patterns from Crazypatterns






I also started 2 new projects, which will hopefully be finished in September. Oh, and I produced a UFO, a high-summer piece that I’ll now only crochet on occasionally ;-) . I simply started it too late.

@mifas,
You’re on the list too.

@everyone,
Glad you enjoyed the awards ceremony.

Is anyone missing, or are we all set?