tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764368731790911638.post1026805786903522917..comments2024-01-23T02:32:39.562-08:00Comments on We Do Not Have A Knitting Problem: The Art of StashingIrishGirlieKnitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10231835482811098048noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764368731790911638.post-49643993340510146972010-02-05T03:10:28.461-08:002010-02-05T03:10:28.461-08:00I haven't been on a vacation in a long, long t...I haven't been on a vacation in a long, long time, but I still find a way of accumulating the yarn. Like; I'm going on a "yarn crawl" next month. Leaving my credit card at home. Really. I promised myself. No really ...Rhonda the Stitchingnuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13293726323658592275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764368731790911638.post-77707270077907740422010-01-16T18:22:10.440-08:002010-01-16T18:22:10.440-08:00yes. i have (mostly) stopped buying yarn. except f...yes. i have (mostly) stopped buying yarn. except for Blue Moon. of course. <br /><br />so what do i do? i start to MAKE yarn! in the name of fiber study though. now i have a fiber stash! hello?<br /><br />maybe i'll show the sweaters' worth that i have some day...yes, plural.<br />hugs,<br />marcyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764368731790911638.post-29265833950382297762010-01-14T14:34:35.403-08:002010-01-14T14:34:35.403-08:00No vacation yarns?? :*(
You're an inspiratio...No vacation yarns?? :*( <br /><br />You're an inspiration as always!! :)Neuroknitterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14193459083871831563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764368731790911638.post-27241270227562109322010-01-13T19:27:57.573-08:002010-01-13T19:27:57.573-08:00Healthy attitude. Now I need to apply it to all a...Healthy attitude. Now I need to apply it to all areas of my life as well as yarn (there will always be more chocolate, yarn, purses, etc.). I did give some yarn away at SAFF as prizes, but that didn't even make a dent in the overwhelming stash. YIKES!Knitting Krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01766763313844430914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764368731790911638.post-84308884526029715662010-01-13T16:15:36.832-08:002010-01-13T16:15:36.832-08:00My rule is that yarn I wouldn't buy if it were...My rule is that yarn I wouldn't buy if it weren't on sale doesn't get bought. Because I know that a sale sticker will turn fug into shiny yarny goodness -- for a while. Then, it reverts back to its fugly nature. Kind of like a Cinderella thing.Battyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03892116045581715793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764368731790911638.post-60886863766085049882010-01-13T12:44:49.459-08:002010-01-13T12:44:49.459-08:00Ah, but at least you didn't succumb to all the...Ah, but at least you didn't succumb to all the lys-closing sales that I partook in here on the other side of the Bay from you. <br /><br />And at least you destash. Me - I'm still pondering how many mitered blankets I can make from my stash of cotton.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11622840921002299374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764368731790911638.post-64068076530980702942010-01-13T12:09:28.080-08:002010-01-13T12:09:28.080-08:00Ah the alpaca phase. I remember it well :)
So ni...Ah the alpaca phase. I remember it well :) <br /><br />So nice to knit so hot to wear. I should get rid of some of mine too. Or start making a lot of hats.Samhttp://www.knitquest.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764368731790911638.post-14284211227946330352010-01-13T12:09:18.627-08:002010-01-13T12:09:18.627-08:00ok. I'm kind of sort of lurking around that t...ok. I'm kind of sort of lurking around that tan alpaca. Soooo soft. soooo yummy. I'm on empty right now. Maybe if no one claims it after my pay day...<br /><br />I must say, it feels good to destash, but let me just warn you . . . it can make you feel like now you have more room for more yarn!Ranihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09574603384659982547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764368731790911638.post-32397210390137717642010-01-13T10:25:19.361-08:002010-01-13T10:25:19.361-08:00It's a good lesson...and I've been working...It's a good lesson...and I've been working on it myself. I have enough yarn for now, I don't knit fast enough, and there will always be sales...I believe, I believe, I believe...(almost)Scrabblequeenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15651177076529923925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764368731790911638.post-82957539138445612912010-01-13T10:13:36.727-08:002010-01-13T10:13:36.727-08:00Heh..so much for sock yarn doesn't count as st...Heh..so much for sock yarn doesn't count as stash huh ;) Glad I can't see the pictures at work. This way I avoid it, yep, avoidance works..well 95% of the time maybe :PZondahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07477683230330326145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764368731790911638.post-36016044974844070082010-01-13T09:14:20.248-08:002010-01-13T09:14:20.248-08:00ha! i hear you. i've destashed just a few sk...ha! i hear you. i've destashed just a few skeins of random yarns recently, and one sweater's worth of 220. i think that last year was my year of reckoning. i stopped clicking around the internets for indie yarns. mostly because i have a ton already, but also because i just can't justify more money out when i have a retirement's account worth sitting in the house.<br />good luck with your own stashdown.sheepish onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03565088678036369724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764368731790911638.post-42676095765505907972010-01-13T08:04:53.205-08:002010-01-13T08:04:53.205-08:00I've never walked out of a yarn shop empty han...I've never walked out of a yarn shop empty handed so huge stash guilty as charged.lol<br />Hugs DarcyDarcys Knotty Knitterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00022869069300030504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764368731790911638.post-39375141156526520602010-01-13T07:12:18.527-08:002010-01-13T07:12:18.527-08:00I think I need to adopt your mantra when I see a s...I think I need to adopt your mantra when I see a sale...there will always be yarn, there will always be yarn, there will always be yarn.Myahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03598463854277972244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764368731790911638.post-47692325421026805932010-01-13T07:07:21.561-08:002010-01-13T07:07:21.561-08:00What?! And here I was thinking we were cut from t...What?! And here I was thinking we were cut from the same cloth... Give up vacation yarn?! NEVER!! But I will note that I try to only buy ONE skein of sock yarn or something similar as a souvenier.<br /><br />Alpaca sweater?! I think I just had a hot flash thinking about it.SissySeeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13249971578077045662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764368731790911638.post-26107275872270291002010-01-13T06:37:52.882-08:002010-01-13T06:37:52.882-08:00My mom bought me the same yarn kit on her Alaskan ...My mom bought me the same yarn kit on her Alaskan cruise a few years ago! I CO around 225 stitches and knit a lengthwise scarf - garter-changing yarns every row and leaving the ends as fringe. Gorgeous and warm and gets loads of compliments.<br />Someone should grab it up at that price!beth02116https://www.blogger.com/profile/08351031603205192839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764368731790911638.post-66520475695253984242010-01-13T06:13:00.001-08:002010-01-13T06:13:00.001-08:00Damn you posting grand things! I decided on Monday...Damn you posting grand things! I decided on Monday that I needed to go on a yarn diet until I get some of my stash worked through. The only exceptions to the rule are if I need to buy more yarn to finish a project or for the KnitIn. No more Plucky (for awhile). No more local yarn stores. No more chain stores. No. More. Yarn.<br /><br /><br />Damn.Renee Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12513788818111774118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764368731790911638.post-47053907321422766522010-01-13T05:00:23.068-08:002010-01-13T05:00:23.068-08:00Yay, so proud of you for getting to grips with it ...Yay, so proud of you for getting to grips with it all :0) <br />As stitches approaches, I'm getting all sad not to be there this year :0(Discoknitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17592787127396090112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764368731790911638.post-7328295982625425642010-01-13T04:44:28.144-08:002010-01-13T04:44:28.144-08:00LOVE the alpaca, but I'm really more of a wors...LOVE the alpaca, but I'm really more of a worsted weight girl...lizchatwellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764368731790911638.post-19837893259679954912010-01-13T03:55:19.256-08:002010-01-13T03:55:19.256-08:00I'm so with you on the vacation yarn. I always...I'm so with you on the vacation yarn. I always end up not knowing what to do with most of it. I don't love it after all.Jackie's Stitcheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04728521317964661942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764368731790911638.post-87568098836296072242010-01-13T03:37:40.831-08:002010-01-13T03:37:40.831-08:00oh, how I have learned these very lessons - thank ...oh, how I have learned these very lessons - thank you for gentle reminder though:) Good luck!peaknitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16031908574979989240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764368731790911638.post-51986818537555589652010-01-13T01:11:11.243-08:002010-01-13T01:11:11.243-08:00The only other place I go for vacation is Manila a...The only other place I go for vacation is Manila and the selection there is mostly DMC cotton floss at best. So no vacation yarn for me. Things would change when we move to Canada though. I'll need to find a house with a spare room big enough for my current and future stash.<br /><br />You know how much I love destashing from you but sorry mohair and alpaca don't rock my boat.<br /><br />I swear I will do my own Stashaholic Anonymous soon. I need to. Just some get a sense of reality.Jocelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00505455819746509085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764368731790911638.post-66334585674068793862010-01-13T00:10:06.979-08:002010-01-13T00:10:06.979-08:00Vacation yarns. That's no so bad. I had a vaca...Vacation yarns. That's no so bad. I had a vacation piano thing. I flirted with a Bosendorfer piano at piano camp, to the tune of $60K or so. Vacation yarn looks pretty good in comparison!pdxknitterati/MicheleLBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12164265671528808629noreply@blogger.com