On Tuesday I went to stay with my friend/knitting teacher Maureen for a few hours. She is a bit laid up for the next few weeks, but we got to hang out for a while.
I knitted a scarf using a hank of Link by Berocco. I had purchased this last fall in some black/gray shades. This was an unusual selection for me as I usually pick bright colors. In a moment of serendipity, this color will match the new winter jacket I got which is black with gray fur (fake) around the hood.
I also have two or three kits for thrummed items - slippers and a hat. I found a great tutorial for this technigue at http://www.helloyarn.com/wp/?p=425 (Sorry, my Link button is not working). A LYS has some breakfast club classes in thrummed mittens which I don't think I can do, but this tutorial might do the trick for me.
Still have Cat Bordhi's Never Get Cold hat and a traveling scarf OTN.
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Monday, December 26, 2011
Gosh, it's been a long time
So in 2010, I apparently abandoned by yarn diet resolution by April. They say when you are on a diet, if you stumble, you should get right back on the diet and continue forth. I didn't do that.
For some reason, the last couple of months of 2011 found me increasing my stash with hat yarn and scarf yarn, justified by the fact that I need a dog walking hat. Suddenly, I have enough yarn for three hats. I am working on one. I did manage in 2011 to go through all of my yarn and pull out some yarn that I will NEVER use and donated it to a school program. I also have a potential buyer for some yarn purchased to knit the Great American Afghan with. So that would be a destash.
In 2011, I was a member of the Cookie A Sock Club. While I loved being a member of the club, there were only two yarns that I really loved, and the rest were ok to yuck (for me - other people loved them, they just weren't to my taste.) I did destash two of the skeins, but I offset that by buying an additional skein of one of the colors that I liked. Unfortunately, the skein I got was not as pretty as the one that I had, and no one contacted me when I posted it was available.
For 2012, I had signed up for the second year of Cookie's club, PLUS the Tsarina of Tsocks Club, since I have been lusting after The Abbey pattern. After the last shipment of the Cookie A yarn, which was too much like a combo of the first month and the second or fourth month, I asked for a refund, so it will just be the Tsock Club.
So, 2012, I will attempt to reduce, reduce, reduce my consumption of all new knitting things: yarn, books, magazines, tools, gadgets, patterns, etc. and work on using up some of what I have. The goal is to start to enjoy what I have. However, if the pattern for The Abbey becomes available, I will have to use the excuse that a diet means you still get to eat, just not as much.
Happy New Year to all.
For some reason, the last couple of months of 2011 found me increasing my stash with hat yarn and scarf yarn, justified by the fact that I need a dog walking hat. Suddenly, I have enough yarn for three hats. I am working on one. I did manage in 2011 to go through all of my yarn and pull out some yarn that I will NEVER use and donated it to a school program. I also have a potential buyer for some yarn purchased to knit the Great American Afghan with. So that would be a destash.
In 2011, I was a member of the Cookie A Sock Club. While I loved being a member of the club, there were only two yarns that I really loved, and the rest were ok to yuck (for me - other people loved them, they just weren't to my taste.) I did destash two of the skeins, but I offset that by buying an additional skein of one of the colors that I liked. Unfortunately, the skein I got was not as pretty as the one that I had, and no one contacted me when I posted it was available.
For 2012, I had signed up for the second year of Cookie's club, PLUS the Tsarina of Tsocks Club, since I have been lusting after The Abbey pattern. After the last shipment of the Cookie A yarn, which was too much like a combo of the first month and the second or fourth month, I asked for a refund, so it will just be the Tsock Club.
So, 2012, I will attempt to reduce, reduce, reduce my consumption of all new knitting things: yarn, books, magazines, tools, gadgets, patterns, etc. and work on using up some of what I have. The goal is to start to enjoy what I have. However, if the pattern for The Abbey becomes available, I will have to use the excuse that a diet means you still get to eat, just not as much.
Happy New Year to all.
Friday, April 2, 2010
The Good News About Having a Stash....
Here is my justification for my recent transgressions....if I were to, God forbid, lose my job, I would not want for yarn. When I retire, I will not want for yarn.
All that said, I have had more slips in the past month or so. I had been lusting after some yarn dyed by the Knitman's Kitchen, Colin, called Hidden Tiger. He hasn't make any more recently, but I still check out his site looking for it. Well, what did I see but some gorgeous green, purple, yellow yarn called Hopskotch. I had to have it. His sock yarn is very fine, and this came over from England rapidly. It is very pretty. Of course, a week later, I saw some Destination Yarn called Cleveland spring that is green and purple, a color combo I have been wanting for some time, but I could not justify buying more, since the yarn from Colin was close to it.
To top this off, I was browsing on Knit Picks the other night and I am a sucker for kits. I bought a purse kit, not even thinking that it came with YARN which I am not supposed to be buying. My next challenge will be to hold off when I go on a Yarn Shop Hop with my knitting group later this month. I may have to cut myself some slack for that trip, maybe I can convince myself that I won't buy any in May.
That's all for now. I have really not been doing very well with this. Note I haven't posted in a while since I didn't want to admit all of this.
All that said, I have had more slips in the past month or so. I had been lusting after some yarn dyed by the Knitman's Kitchen, Colin, called Hidden Tiger. He hasn't make any more recently, but I still check out his site looking for it. Well, what did I see but some gorgeous green, purple, yellow yarn called Hopskotch. I had to have it. His sock yarn is very fine, and this came over from England rapidly. It is very pretty. Of course, a week later, I saw some Destination Yarn called Cleveland spring that is green and purple, a color combo I have been wanting for some time, but I could not justify buying more, since the yarn from Colin was close to it.
To top this off, I was browsing on Knit Picks the other night and I am a sucker for kits. I bought a purse kit, not even thinking that it came with YARN which I am not supposed to be buying. My next challenge will be to hold off when I go on a Yarn Shop Hop with my knitting group later this month. I may have to cut myself some slack for that trip, maybe I can convince myself that I won't buy any in May.
That's all for now. I have really not been doing very well with this. Note I haven't posted in a while since I didn't want to admit all of this.
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Another Stumble
I got the email about the last package in the Six Kingdoms yarn club. I had not planned to purchase it, but it was a commitment I made to the club. Who knows, perhaps I can sell this one too.
So far, still have not caved and bought the Home Town yarn.
So far, still have not caved and bought the Home Town yarn.
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Joann's Sale
Today in the paper I saw a sale ad for Lion Brand Hometown USA. This is a bulky acrylic yarn that I have been trying to find for several months, since Lion Brand first wrote about it. Last summer, I bought some size 50 needles and knit a little rug with some STASH yarn inherited from my monther-in-law, and then had to buy some more beautiful super-duper bulky yarn mostly black with multi-colors in it for another one. I could not find the Hometown in any local store, and I didn't want to pay for the shipping to get it. Oddly,even a callto Lion Brand could not tell me where I could buy that kind of yarn, only what stores carried Lion Brand.
So just last week I found out about Joann's now carrying it and this week it is ON SALE. I would need about 4 - 6 skeins to make another rug with the mulit-color that I bought. This is something that I could finish in a day or at least a couple of nights. Also it would be using some STASH yarn. Question: does it still count as buying yarn if I need it to use up some STASH yarn?
So just last week I found out about Joann's now carrying it and this week it is ON SALE. I would need about 4 - 6 skeins to make another rug with the mulit-color that I bought. This is something that I could finish in a day or at least a couple of nights. Also it would be using some STASH yarn. Question: does it still count as buying yarn if I need it to use up some STASH yarn?
Friday, February 26, 2010
New Knitpicks
Usually when I get my Knit Picks catalog, I tend to savor it and consider what patterns and yarn or kits I might buy. No so with this issue. While I really appreciate the originality of the fruit and vegetables and the weird animals, none of it really struck me. I do like their trend of putting out more kits. For me, as a knitter, it is not about the artistry of creating new designs, it is the actual process of knitting. So if someone else has put together some great colors and a nice design, I am happy to just make it.
On the down side, a new yarn store opened near me. It is called Yarn Knit By Sue and they had a brick and mortar store a couple of years ago. That store was at least 25 minutes away. This one is 15 minutes away. Oh, the tempation!
On the down side, a new yarn store opened near me. It is called Yarn Knit By Sue and they had a brick and mortar store a couple of years ago. That store was at least 25 minutes away. This one is 15 minutes away. Oh, the tempation!
Monday, February 22, 2010
Knitman's Kitchen
My latest obsession is waiting for some more Hidden Tiger from the talented hand's of Colin and Knitman's Kitchen. I have even written to him asking for more of it, So far, I have not seen anymore, but he sure has some nice yarn coming out of that kitchen. I am taking this as a sign.
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