Oink, Oink

I am wallering in indecision like a pig in the mud. Other than all the stuff I have started, I don’t have anything to knit. Soleil is finished and blocking, the Ribby Shell is almost finished so that doesn't count because I really am going to finish it this week, and little things like hats, socks, and baby items don’t count either because they are on-going. So what do I do now? Fair Isle? Lace? Cables? Or something simple to show off the yarn? Sweater? Shawl? For whom? I could always work on something I’ve already started… naaaa.

A yarn survey is a good place to start. I pulled every last box and bag out of the big storage closet to organize and came up with this:

The last picture is my collection of projects that just might possibly get finished one day. Maybe. I sorted and labled and organized- wools together, cottons in another box, a couple with baby yarns, sock yarns, etc. The see-through boxes are nice, and I labled the rest. Go Sharpies. Then I remembered the down stairs closets and pulled out more. I also came up with a box of projects that just didn't make the cut and need to be recycled, and a pile of yarn to sell on Ebay or give away. I was so proud. All the organized yarn was put back in the closet; the rest sat on the floor a little too long. I started thinking about it.

A skein of bulky red became mittens, and the boucle that I hate knitting with and am not quite sure why I bought to begin with became a neck warmer, a poncho and a hat. Then I started looking at the big trash bag of leftover yarn balls. I really needed slippers. Really.

 

Now that I know what's in my stash, I have to decide what to do with it. Time to go through all the pattern books, magazines, and notebooks of internet patterns. This could take a while.

Comments

[wool winder]

Way to use the stash! Most of use could knit from our stash for a long time before we would need to take a trip out for new yarn, but we hardly ever do.

[Jane (crzjane)]

Aren't you the one with all that enegery. Nice job organizing. I love those slippers!

[Carrie K]

Lovely stash! And good ideas about the yarn. I think I'm going to have to knit out of my stash for awhile, I went a wee bit crazy this summer.

[Nanc]

Ha ha! Those slippers make me happy - especially because they are from leftover yarn. Hee!

Wow - what a super productive day you had. Phew. That's a lot of stash. But way to use it all!

So now we need to know... what'll be next? What made the cut and is on your needles?