So there it is then.

Welcome to 2007. I may be 11 days late, but I’m not counting. So this year, I am indeed Knitting from my Stash. I thought about doing this before, because, well, I might just die in a stash-valange someday if I don’t ween it down, and now it’s officially a “thing”, and also, you know, Lemmings. So there you have it. I have enough yarn for dozens of socks, and therefor, sock yarn will not be bought. This one hurts. I love sock yarn. I have one overflowing bin of it, so no more for a while, unless, of course, Adrian dyes up something so fabulous it must be mine, and there happens to be an extra 20 bucks or so in my paypal. Hee.

I have enough yarn for a few sweaters that I had wanted to knit, and bought yarn for, but have yet to knit. These include, but are not limited to,

2 Rogues, Jodi’s Mariah (I love this one!), a Poppy, I’m trying to think what else here. Oh yeah, I have about 13 skeins of regia crazy color 6ply, that I bought on sale about 3 years ago that I want a sweater out of, and there’s that bag of felted tweed that needs to be a crewneck pullover, then I have a mountain of handspun that I want to knit a mish/mash stripey top down cardigan number from. (Deep Breath) Then there’s a box of Lana Grossa Royal Tweed in red I need to find something to do with, ( so nice to knit with, this yarn is) Then recently, I mean, this fall, I bought enough Donagal tweed to knit a Central park Hoodie from, in the exact green too, and may have started the sleeves, but got bored with, and am now excited to start agian. Also, I have 15 skeins of Rowanspun in the discontinued and highly coveted “Goblin” colorway. I don’t know what to knit with that yet. Uh, not to mention boxes and bins of odd balls and ends that I bought to swatch for this or that or the other.

Then there’s that bin of unmentionable yarn. The foofy, the acrylic, the just plain bad. We all have a bin like this. Admit it. It’s the “before we knew what good yarn was ” bin. The “shopping for yarn at J*anns and Mich*els, before we discovered the world of fine yarn shops, knit blogs, and fiber fests”, bin. The “I might just donate all of to the goodwill, just to be rid of it”, bin. That would free up a whole nother bin! For more yarn! If I was buying it, that is. *sigh* I did this to myself, and goddamn if I didn’t enjoy that ride!

The only thing I haven’t figured out yet is how to handle fiber fests. I went to three last year, so I pretty much am going for the fun of it, and don’t have a need to buy. I do like to pick up a few things that I wouldn’t be able to get anywhere else. Some special fibers to spin purchases, and that kind of thing. I also have decided that when I am seriously jonesing for new yarn, that I will spin from my much smaller, but equally nice fiber stash. Thus giving me more to choose from when I’m knitting my top down mish/mash number. Methods to madness people. It’s key. I can do it!

At least for the first 6 months of 2007, anyways…..

I’m also unofficially participating in Runagogo. As of yesterdays 4 mile stretch, I’m at 19 of 100. I’m averaging roughly 2 miles a day, but I didn’t run on Tuesday, because I opted to go out for Sushi when I got home from work instead, that may also have turned into James and Julia’s drunken night out, but I digress. So I had to make it up yesterday. The running, not the Sushi and booze part, is also part of my loose 20 lbs if it kills me, but in a healthy way, non-resolution. I believe New Years resolutions are made to be broken, so this is not so much a resolution, as a, as my dad puts it, lifestyle. It’s working for me so far. I don’t even miss chocolate. (Much…)

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10 Responses to So there it is then.

  1. Kaity says:

    I love that Mariah Sweater. If I could knit a whole sweater, I would make me one.

  2. mama-e says:

    hey sister!!! good for you… I am knitting a lot of lace from my stash!

  3. sounds like you have a good plan for most of your stash!! I’ll root for you from the sidelines of Runagogo. 😀 How was your vacation?

  4. Arleta says:

    I cleaned out my “why do I have this crap yarn” bin. But I kept some. Why??

    I say set a goal, instead of resolution. Of course, my goals need looked at closely.

    Was St. Thomas amazing?

  5. Laurie says:

    I’m impressed with the stash resolutions. Our stashes are big enough to provide lots of fodder. This is hardly deprivation, right?

    You will be at 100 miles well before April 1. What’s the next incremental goal? 150? 200?

  6. emmy says:

    Good for you knitting from your stash! I am not there yet! 🙂 I got a chuckle out of the booze and sushi part!
    Happy New Year!

  7. gleek says:

    i’m doing KFYS too. but i already donated all of that “before i knew good yarn” yarn to someone on craigslist 🙂 best sash purge day ever.

  8. britt says:

    If you are into rummage sales, it is a great way to get rid of crappy yarn. I did it this summer and made enough off of just my crappy yarn to go buy some really nice yarn to replace it. A bunch of old ladies bought mine up like it was going out of style!

  9. stacey says:

    I love Mariah – I have the yarn for it, but am undecided between that and the hoodie from Patons Street Smart….go ahead and donate – make more room! 🙂

  10. Chris says:

    Hee hee – your last paragraph had me giggling away – that earned me a superior feline stare…