Stash confessions *
I love the idea of someday being a stashless knitter, but for now, I'm not. My favorite thing to stash is sock yarn and I have lovely friends who are wonderful enablers:
I don't know if it's a good idea to wind yarn that you're not going to use immediately, but it's the only way I know to get an idea of how the variegated colors will behave. I was pleasantly surprised when I finished winding the "Jade" Socks that Rock. I love this green and it might become something other than socks. I'll play with it first and then decide. I can't wait to swatch and it might accidentally lead to actual knitting.
From Nora and The Knittery (Australia!), another swap that yielded two lovely skeins of cashmere / merino sock yarn in Deep Reds and Natural Cream (not shown):
Once again, I had to wind the red skein immediately. I received the yarn on the day I was going through old photo albums and memorabilia, so I photographed the yarn is sitting on top of the old black photo album (protected by a vintage handkerchief). Of course, I think the red should become socks. Cashmere belongs on one's feet, right? (It is unbelievably soft). And I might even have to copy the same socks that Nora knit with the beautiful reds.
In spite of shameful sock stashing, I try to have an idea what I'm going to knit (patternwise) for everything I stash. I give myself permission to change my mind often! But for the most part, nothing gets put away in the stash basket without an initial plan, an idea.
As I was composing this "stashful" blog entry yesterday, I cruised my usual knitblog reads and saw that my favorite stashless knitter, Staci of Very Pink, nominated me for a Rockin' Girl Blogger award.
I'm so honored! But I'm very embarrassed that I haven't yet mentioned the nomination I got from Liz of Athena Dreams! Thank you, Liz & Staci! In your honor, I'm going to listen to my favorite rockin' chick mix today.
And, to spread the love, I'm nominating Nora, iSeL, Stacey & Stacey. You ladies ROCK!
* This post brought to you by the name "Stacey / Staci"
Comments
I love The Knittery yarn. It just seems so much more substantial than other sock yarns. And the colors are so rich. Lovely. I didn't know that you aren't supposed to wind yarn you aren't imminently using. Do tell. Congrats on the nomination. I love your site!
Posted by: kim | August 18, 2007 09:44 AM
Congrats! :) I have some of that yarn from the Knittery (in a chocolate cherry colorway) - yum.
Posted by: Chris | August 18, 2007 12:48 PM
Oh, this is hilarious!
Last night I drafted a blog post where I awarded YOU as my Rockin' Girl Blogger!! We are definitely connected/sisters.
Congratulations, sis. xox
PS: I love that my yarn arrived whilst you were going through your albums...
Posted by: Nora | August 18, 2007 04:04 PM
Wow that Jade is unbelievable!!
Posted by: Heather | August 18, 2007 07:27 PM
The Knittery yarns look so gorgeous and rich... the colour I wanted was out the last time I checked their site, but I am making a return visit there... hope your rockin chick day was ever so rockin...
Posted by: Liz | August 18, 2007 09:38 PM
You're welcome, Janet! You are rockin'.
I just experienced the downside of being stashless last night. I was finishing up the last few rows of a second sock, and I have no sock yarn to start another pair. I always like to have a pair of socks going, so I guess I'll go shopping today. :)
Posted by: s t a c i | August 19, 2007 08:45 AM
I like to keep a low stash too! And follow the same premise that if I have something in my bin it has a project tagged to it!
As of late, there has been lots of sock yarn too! And I barely know how to knit them but love the yarn! LOL It is so addicting!!
The Jade STR is oooh so puuurty!! :oD
Thanks for the nomination Janet!! YAH!
When I first found out the meaning of my name it was even more significant to me after all that I have been thru it literally describes how I can withstand it all and just will rise again! Love it!
Posted by: Stacey | August 19, 2007 07:17 PM
I rock?! Thanks, Janet. You rock even harder.
I must get that Jade again; you are making me miss it with a passion.
Love.
Posted by: isel | August 19, 2007 08:09 PM
Thanks, Janet! :)
Posted by: Stacey | August 20, 2007 06:41 AM
I don't get this stashless knitter thing. I mean, what if you need a yarn fix and it's Monday and all the LYS's are closed? If you don't have a stash, you're in bad shape!
Posted by: elizabeth | August 20, 2007 11:08 AM
I'm guessing that you could no more resist the stashing of yarn like I could resist the stashing of paper/ephemera.
Yup, just guessing.
:o)
Posted by: naomi | August 20, 2007 03:40 PM
Hey!! Don't forget about us Stacy's!! We need a Knitting STA-C webring!
Posted by: Stacy | August 20, 2007 07:57 PM
congrats! beautiful yarn.
Posted by: eyeleen | August 20, 2007 09:13 PM
Beautiful yarns, my friend.
Posted by: Lolly | August 22, 2007 01:15 PM
Such beautiful colors! I like having a little stash. Mine has grown as I bought yarn for sweaters when I first learned to knit 5-6 years ago. I made bad pattern choices then, didn't finish the sweaters, picked up beading instead of knitting for a few years, and now I have frogged the yarn from the bad pattern choices, and I have a sweater yarn stash. Ravelry is a big help in this regard to be able to see what others have knit with yarns I have. I have hope that these yarns will become sweaters I like and wear!
Posted by: Brenda | August 23, 2007 11:06 AM
lol! As I mentioned a few posts ago, I am finally catching up on reading your blog after too long away. I didn't know that you were already awarded the rockin girl blogger - you really deserve it! :-)
Posted by: Lauri | September 4, 2007 10:39 PM