Disclaimer: Patrick, stop reading right now. Seriously. And if you chose to read on, I want you to figure out how big of an army you could arm & have ammo for should the zombies / aliens / etc come. Seriously, stop reading.
Ravelry had made me face the truth. I have a lot of yarn. For whatever reason the many 33 gallon drums full of yarn didn't have the same effect as actually photographing & logging stash yarn. Are you ready? Here is what I figured out. I have enough yarn for
11 Sweaters
69 pairs of socks
15 shawls
29 scarves
23 Various other items
I mean, that's all a rough estimate. This isn't bragging in any way - I am horrified to admit the truth, but hey, I have to tell somebody. (you could say that's not so bad Lise, you really could, I've seen your stash!) How long do you think it would take me to knit all of that? 5 or 6 years maybe? I'm thinking yes. So WHY do I keep buying yarn? I really don't get it. I refuse to put myself on a yarn diet because, well, I've talked about this already & I don't think that works either. I said I'd only buy yarn that I love & I've been doing that too! And it has to be functional but it is! I have to also say that I have some very lovely friends & I have been gifted lots of cool stuff over the years.
Now I'm going to make a concentrated effort to knit from my stash (thus the title of this entry). I have some really really gorgeous yarn. I have new projects planned out & I'm going to do it - but don't be surprised if you see me with a bag with SOME yarn in it. Lately I've been doing pretty good using stuff in my stash. We are supposed to be going skiing after the first of the year & I'm on a scarf kick. When I started knitting I made scarves exclusively for about 6 months. I kind of slip back into scarves every now & then but I've been staying away for quite some time. Now that I've started back I figured out that I can crank out a scarf in like 3 nights watching TV. I've been having fun with it.
Opera Scarf made with Noro Cashmere Island. Like everyone else I love the color changes in Noro but I find the yarn pretty scratchy. This cashmere blend, while not as soft as I expect a cashmere blend, it's the softness that I want normal Noro to have - and it wasn't expensive, plus I got it 30% off. Love it. Obviously my gauge was off compared to the pattern - I used light worsted yarn & size 9 needles but I liked the look & kept it going. I have enough yarn for a hat or something. Love
Ok, so I love this cheap yarn. I bought this at Walmart for less than $1 a skein to make my 7 year old niece a scarf. When I saw it I immediately thought of her because she loves all things pink & sparkly. Well, apple doesn't fall far from the Aunt Tasha because...well, me too. I had enough left over to make one for me - I made this pattern. It's pink & squishy & I love it. Proof that you don't need expensive yarn - this cost me less than $4.
And in other news - Guess what? My socks are semi-famous. I sent the girls / ladies at Cider Moon a picture of my socks & they posted them on their blog. Isn't that so cool? Yeah, I know. They are the pink ones in case you are insane & didn't know better.....
7 comments:
Oh mah goodness. That is a lot of yarn. I'm stashless, so I don't really get it...but I know that Ravelry has made a lot of shashers come to terms with just how much yarn they have.
The upside is that you practically have a whole yarn shop right there in your house!
I have a question...do you still love the yarn as much as when you bought it? If you do, then it's a good thing that you bought it, right?
:)
S t a c i
http://www.verypink.com
Oh my - your socks are famous!!! I hear ya on the knitting from the stash - I am so knitting from my stash.
Ooooh....can I have your autograph? I'm not even going there on my stash. It's far worse (or better). I'll never put myself on a yarn diet. I have enough things to feel guilty about. As long as I'm not spending the grocery money, we're good. I've been dieting for about 9 months, and I guess I kinda think the same way. Hey, if it works. I know what we can call it. "I'm fiber fat!" Ha!
Staci - I really do love a lot of what I have. I go in cycles on some of it (novelty anyone?). I admit some deflation after I have it & I can't count the number of times I've been disappointed with a "hyped" yarn. Now I have a general rule of not buying more sock yarn of one brand unless I've knit it up & still love it. Sunshine & Yarn Ahoy are currently on the top of that list, as is Knit Clinic, which is a friend's etsy shop (full disclosure). I am biased but she has awesome color sense & I love her base yarn.
Hi Tasha
Love the scarf!
Your Yarn Ahoy competition entry is up on http://yarnahoy.blogspot.com/2007/09/lacy-mock-cable-socks-by-tasha.html
The vote box is also up on the Yarnahoy blog.
Thank you for participating :)
Manasi
I voted for your entry... not only do I think they are the best, but you are my friend too. so there. and I dont think your stash is so bad - and shut up.
I know I have a lot of yarn too - but I have actually cut way back on buying (hard to believe) and I am knitting from my stash.
I honestly don't think I could knit all my yarn in only 5 years - but I would love to be able to try... Hee hee.
oh yeah - and I don't tell ANYONE how much yarn I have - they just come over and see it for themselves.
oh well.
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