2023 Fashion on the Ration Challenge

SecondStar

We start with 66 coupons, right?

I know it’s not 2023 juuuust yet, but I needed a new pair of pyjamas so picked up a pair today - T-shirt and shorts style.

Do we think I should take off the 8 coupons they’d cost? Or are we classing just from 1st Jan?

maryb

I'm in.  I joined last year but dropped out partway through as I lost a lot of weight and needed to replace most of my wardrobe - including shoes.  I also wanted to stock up on thermals for the forthcoming winter - glad I did!! Charity shops and secondhand were no good so I decided to treat it as 1939 with war drums in the distance and bought enough to see me through but tried to buy thoughtfully

But I now have enough that I think/hope I can manage on my coupons.  It will keep me accountable.  Will start on 1 January.  I don't need anything at the moment and I'm not tempted by the sales so with luck it will be a while before I have a coupon spend

Laura_Elsewhere

SecondStar said:

We start with 66 coupons, right?

I know it’s not 2023 juuuust yet, but I needed a new pair of pyjamas so picked up a pair today - T-shirt and shorts style.

Do we think I should take off the 8 coupons they’d cost? Or are we classing just from 1st Jan?

Well, the coupons were not valid until 1st January of the year for which they were issued so you can't use 2023's coupons yet!  

CapricornLass

I'm in! 
No real plans to buy anything. DS has bought me a short outdoor jacket for my birthday, but I'm fairly well up on clothing-. Still have a jumper to finish from last year ( I stopped when the weather got so hot)  but at the mo.ent I'm back to making woolly hats for prisoner. One is done, I'm halfway through another and the way the yarn is going I'll have.enough for a third. Keeps me out of mischief!

Wraithlady

Definitely in again!

Wraithlady

Laura_Elsewhere said:

Those worrying about unfinished WIPs (Work In Progress) -  

 if anyone's beating themselves up over not having finished a project... if it's not into decades, don't worry  

*Looks shifty and changes the subject*

PipneyJane

SecondStar said:

We start with 66 coupons, right?

I know it’s not 2023 juuuust yet, but I needed a new pair of pyjamas so picked up a pair today - T-shirt and shorts style.

Do we think I should take off the 8 coupons they’d cost? Or are we classing just from 1st Jan?

Hi @SecondStar.  As @Laura_Elsewhere said, the challenge doesn’t start until 1st January.  If you buy anything beforehand, just pretend you are in 1939 with @maryb.      (Don’t go too mad, though, or you’ll never be free of our local spiv, Flash Harry.)

Wraithlady said:

Laura_Elsewhere said:

Those worrying about unfinished WIPs (Work In Progress) -  

 if anyone's beating themselves up over not having finished a project... if it's not into decades, don't worry  

*Looks shifty and changes the subject*

 And this is why I love this Challenge.  Just when you feel that nobody understands, there’s someone here who knows what you’re going through.

- Pip

 

florianatwobob

I might actually finish one of my cross stitch kits this year…..it’s only been a WIP since the early 00’s! (In my defence it has many fractional stitches and is on 16ct aida).  

Landgirlinthelittlecity

Hello, can I pop in and join for next year? I have no doubt I’d be able to do this if I didn’t have a yarn and fabric issue, ek! Main,y because I don’t buy modern clothing. So going to find this quite the challenge but it will be good for curbing my yarn spending.

pennywisesheeb

Hi all, I'm back in for 2023! Don't need anything imminently and plan on sewing my little heart out this year, might finally make a Dent in my fabric stash!