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The Stash seems to be a common topic of conversation among knitters. I don’t have much of a stash, and I like it that way. There are some areas in life where I am extroardinarily methodical, and my knitting stash falls squarely within that category.
This is partly because I am a NUT when it comes to reducing clutter. I have worked hard to get my possessions down to a reasonable level - I’m not a Buddhist monk by any stretch of the imagination, but I own very few things that have no purpose.
I can see how it would be so very easy for a yarn stash to get out of hand, so I have a rule (although I recently made a one-time exception), that I am not allowed to buy yarn unless it’s for a specific project.
As a result, the contents of my stash fall into one of two categories:
1. Cheap acrylic yarn in nice colors, which I use for charity projects and for trying out new “experiments.”
2. Nice yarn left over from an earlier project, which I’m saving to one day knit into a sampler afghan.
(Knitting for charity is a great way to break down your stash, by the way.)
I only have about a dozen skeins of yarn in my stash, including partial skeins. I have a great deal of yarn on hand, but most of it is queued up for a current (binary sweater) or future (tux sweater) project. My “true” stash fits nicely into a 12-gallon plastic tote box. It’s probably the most boring stash ever, but it pleases me.
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The Second Carnival of Knitting.
Lori a 42 year old college student laments that, due to tight finances, she cannot acquire the type of stashes others have.
Maybe Lori will change her mind if she reads the advice of seasoned stashers.
First, look at Yuvee’s stash which is …
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[…] of it? No, Lori, I think if you review all these blogs, you will realize you should heed Erika’s advice: I am not allowed to buy yarn unless it’s for a specific project. I’m planning […]
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