Time to Control the Stash

January 1, 2007 by
Filed under: Knitting 

I’ve been lusting after the Voyager for a couple of months now and have decided that I would like to buy the loom by the summer. To make some space and help save up for the loom, I’m joining the Knit from Your Stash 2007. Here are my guidelines.

I will knit from my stash starting today until I can save up for the loom — hopefully within 6 months.

I will not buy any yarn during this period, with the following exceptions:

• If I’m knitting something and run out of yarn, I may purchase enough to complete the project.

• I get one “Get Out of Jail Free” card — I’m allowed to fall off the wagon one time.

• If I’m making a 2007 gift for someone that I really and truly do not have the yarn, or an adequate substitute for, I may buy only enough yarn to knit that gift.

• Yarn purchased out of state while traveling does not count. That’s souvenir yarn, that’s what it is, and it’s safe.

• I am allowed to buy yarn if I join a Knit Along with a specific time goal for project completion.

• I’m allowed to purchase yarn that is required for a class.

• I’m allowed to purchase the scarf yarn that I’ve already ordered when it arrives.

Here is my stash. This does not include yarn for the projects that I’ve already started. But it does include the yarn of projects that I will never complete. Hopefully in six months, the stash will be greatly reduced.

I see the future of many knitted things, some sweaters, knitted toys, shawls, pillows, socks, bags, slippers, hats, mittens, scarves and who knows what else. I’ll be plenty busy. I don’t think I’ll run out of yarn. Kind of scary seeing it all out like that. Time to put it away.

Comments

5 Comments on Time to Control the Stash

  1. Bill on Mon, 1st Jan 2007 3:01 pm
  2. Good lord. That’s all in our house?

  3. Hannia on Mon, 1st Jan 2007 3:40 pm
  4. Wow – I’m impressed! I’m also re-inspired to do something similar. My yarn stash is not as, um, monumental as yours, but then again I have a whole ROOM in my basement that’s full of all kinds of “craft” stuff – fabric, beads, quilt batting, “stiffy” (I dare you to google it), you name it, it’s down there. I’d like to get as much stuff out of the house as possible, and bring as little in as possible. I’m open to swapping, if you’d like a little fabric (etc) in exchange for wool…

    Happy New Year!

  5. JessaLu on Mon, 1st Jan 2007 9:18 pm
  6. Good luck!

    I’m doing a ‘spin from your stash’ thing – I can barely walk into my stash room these days…

  7. Cirilia on Tue, 2nd Jan 2007 4:36 pm
  8. Please let Bill know that it could be worse–ask Eric.

    Then, it could be a matter of scale…my apartment is tiny and my stash probably looks larger by comparison. I’m working on getting rid of “scraps” but it’s so hard to let go!! Knitpicks had an inspiring email about stash management, have to hand it to them there, that was a great marketing move. I wanted to buy almost every thing they mentioned!

    Yeah, my stash is pretty obese. If I were to make a pie chart of disposable income spent on yarn…ugh.

  9. Amy on Fri, 5th Jan 2007 7:03 pm
  10. I can never let David even know about this post. My stash takes up half of a huge closet and as much as I can hope to not buy yarn there is a huge empty hole in me that needs to be filled with yarn. Altho I could live with Dena’s conditional buy-outs.

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