I fell down the Etsy rabbit hole and found more mini skeins….
These are more minis from AndreaInBlue on Esty. I needed some solid colors to break up my stripey and variegated blocks. That’s totally logical right? Just don’t tell my husband….
Happy Knitting!
My biggest yarn splurge ever finally arrived in the mail. I might have squeed a bit and danced away from the mail box. Behold!
Oh my it’s just so pretty. I resisted buying this for myself because “I wasn’t good enough” or “it was too expensive” but I’m so glad I got over that. These are gorgeous. And the minute I have free needles this yarn IS going on my needles. Alas that means finishing my Happy Vanilla socks or my Husband Socks. My bets are on the Happy Socks….fewer stitches!!
Happy knitting!
I was a bad girl….I hit up the Cloudlover Yarn sale before the #sockswithsarah coupon expired. I picked up several color schemes I would not normally pick for sock yarn. (Even one skein that blended into my blanket, sorry!)
I cannot wait until I can get to knitting these!
Yesterday I talked about my spendy yarn purchase for Christmas. I’ll freely admit that this has caused a bit of guilt (along with my Knit Picks Cyber Monday spree).
So during one of jellybean’s naps I tore through my stash. It is fairly busting at the seams in my storage drawers. I have more than I could ever need. So I’m paying it forward!
I went drawer by drawer and did a long hard look at what I would use and what I never will. I’ve come up with a large-ish bag of acrylics and cottons that just aren’t my aesthetic or fiber of choice anymore. There are several nursing homes nearby that take craft donations for residents who can’t afford supplies. I also went through my needles and pulled the duplicates and triplicates to donate as well. I made the activities directors day when I walked in. And it made me feel a bit good as well.
I feel a bit more in control of my yarn and storage space. Not to mention this perfectly good yarn will actually be put to good use! I’m not trying to toot my own horn or anything. It’s not like I saved the world. But if I brought some peace to my space and a smile to a lonely heart….that’s a damn good day!
Happy Knitting!
I’ve been following along the Socks With Sarah KAL. It has been a lot of fun so far and there is still time to hop on!
Sarah an awesome knitter and blogger. And there are some awesome perks to this KAL. Check out her blog for details….
Check out what I snagged!
New sock yarn from Cloudlover fiber . I CANNOT wait to get this treasure in my hot little hands!!
Happy Knitting!!
My OCD/planning has kicked into high gear while pregnant. I have a plan for the nursery, budget for daycare and diapers, and a tentative holiday schedule to get Jellybean to all the relatives. Our finances will definitely change post baby with fewer dollars for creative activities like knitting and video games. So the hubby and I sat down and for our anniversary we splurged on each other before the baby gets here.
I got a little stash enhancement courtesy of the Knit Picks Summer Sale….
I picked up:
– Felici self striping – Lighthouse colorway
– Stroll Fingering – Blue Topaz
– Stroll Tonal – Canopy
– Brava Worsted – Caution yellow
– Stroll Hand-painted – County Fair
– Brava Sport – Eggplant
– Stroll Hand-painted – Lullaby colorway
– Heather Stroll – Merlot
Just enough for a couple of sweaters and several pairs of socks to stock up my drawer. I’m guessing what little knitting time I get after Jellybean gets here that socks will be my best “pick up/put down” project.
Pardon me I need to pet these lovelies before they got into my stash drawers 🙂
Happy Monday!!
Remember these tasty skeins from my birthday?
After some petting and smooshing I knew exactly what they wanted to be. I have been admiring Stephen West’s Purl Ridge Scarf on Ravelry. He is such an amazing designer! (I’m not sold on swants….but still)
(Photo from the westknits Ravlery page)
This tweedy yarn is a mix of merino, llama, wool, and bamboo. It is going to feel so luxurious around my neck. Sure, I have a million other things on the needles. Sure, I have other cowls to keep me warm. But I NEED this one 🙂 Besides, it looks like a quick knit with just knit and purl rows arranged together.
What’s wrong with that logic?
Happy Knitting!
I was a bad bad girl on my birthday. I hit the “Going Out of Business” sale at my LYS like a Kansas tornado. I couldn’t pass up the 30% discount on the entire store stock. I snatched two sweaters worth of worsted weight, three single skeins of DK weight, some sock yarn, and finally some yummy tweed for a cowl or hat.
Wanna see?
Berroco Vintage in teal
Berroco Vintage in oatmeal
Berroco Vintage DK in pink
Berroco Vintage DK in purple
Berroco Vintage DK in black
Plymouth Yarn Happy Feet in burgundy
Knit One Crochet Two Brae Tweed in green
Now to head over to my Ravelry queue to find some perfect patterns…..
Happy Knitting!
This year is almost up!!! I can’t believe how fast it’s gone and Christmas is right around the corner. My Mom and I had a wonderful day this past weekend selling at the craft fair. And boy howdy, are we tired! Being a knitting masochist, I have another craft fair yet to come before Christmas! I need to get back to my needles to “restock” my wares!
So today, instead of a object orientated post I’d like to share my “progress” this year on stash busting.
Now I am still in the black as far as yarn in/yarn out. But I bought a lot of yarn this year. Some was for specific projects and special orders. Others was just because I could. I did get rid of some of my less than tasty bits of yarn and replaced it with better and higher quality fiber.
My stashbustin’ efforts may slow down a bit as we march towards 12/31, as I do last minute holiday gifts and restocking my craft wares. But I think I have made solid progress this year! I am still debating if I do another year of stashbustin’ in 2014 or some other method of measurement. I’m leaning towards another year of stashbusting just so I can see if I can beat my previous years levels…
Any thoughts?
One big item is crossed off my vacation t0-do list, setting up my craft room! I spent most of Wednesday getting everything unpacked and situated. I’ll apologize for the photos. I took them with my DSLR but there is no natural light in this particular room and Photoshop can only do so much.
Here are the before shots:
About half of those boxes are my craft supplies and the other half is just boxes that got dumped in the room as we set up the rest of the house. I’m happy to say that most of the house is now set. We are still waiting on a new bed to be delivered and my parents to bring the upstairs living furniture that we are “inheriting”.
But I digress….now the after photos. And I’m really proud of how it turned out!!!
First up is my yarn stash, all my reading books, and finished scrapbooks. I picked up some clear storage bins at Big Lots and thanks to my all 2013 destashing efforts all my yarn fits in the bins on the right. I can see what I have now and no more under the bed storage. I prefer to organize my yarn by fiber type rather than weight/category.
This is my fabric storage, sewing machine, craft books, and other craft bits. I hope to find a chair so this will become my regular blogging spot. I mostly likely will sew upstairs on my dining room table but will store everything down here.
Behind the door is where I put my old notebooks and my WIP scrapbooks and other assorted bits. I don’t want to store too much here as the furnace is on the other side of the peg board and puts out occasional dust.
And finally our second guest bed and my new “couch” in the craft room. We are getting a new master bed and moving our old master bed to the guest room. So this bed had to go somewhere. It will be a nice place to stretch out and knit and when we have extra company we can pull it out for guests.
I can’ t wait to get to crafting in my new space!! TGIF!!!
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