Stash Post

In which I chronicle my massive yarn stash, and ponder what to do with it. Especially since, as previously mentioned, one-third of this blog is meant to be a knitting blog, and I have yet to post anything decidedly knitterly.

Unfortunately, it has come to my attention that no one truly cares about knitting to the degree and depth that the knitter themself does. So I warn you, this may get boring.

Aside from that, my only advice is to hold on to your fucking hats, it's knitting stash time.


The aforementioned Stash


These are all poor, lost, yarny souls. Bits and pieces of previous projects looking for a cozy garment home. From left to right, they once belonged to: My very first pair of socks, A hat for my dad (which he picked out the pattern for himself, and wears constantly, causing other people to be embarassed to be seen with him in public), a bag I knitted last summer, the remnants of my knucks, of Meghan's knucks, of Logans knucks, of Logans hat, of my Mohawk toque, and of another toque. (Baby Cable Rib ftw!)


Sirdar Juniper:
Bought during my first visit to Boutique du Laine. Knit half a scarf out of it until it occurred to me that I have already knit a lot of scarves and that this yarn has the potential to be so much more.
Like these.


Freedom Spirit:
Originally purchased for yet another pair of knucks, of which I have now knit five pairs. While I do really like knucks, and this yarn, it's future home is a cuddly little one of these guys for my Dad's Birthday.


Magallanes:
100% hand dyed wool from Chile! Bought on a whim because of the beautiful colors. I really don't know what to make of it. Probably a hat of some sort.


Rowan Felted Tweed:
Ah, the tweed. The yarn used in the original knucks pattern, I was dying to get my hands on this stuff when I made my first pair of knucks. I was, however, stuck in the valley, where between the two (amazing!) yarn shops, neither had any, so, I had to settle for Freedom Spirit.
Now having used both, it turns out that the Freedom Spirit makes much warmer, stretchier, cozier knucks than the tweed.

Do not know what will become of the tweed. Probably some sort of multimedia cozy.


Indigo Moon
Sock yarn from Gabriola. Color: Northern Steppes. Got this last Christmas. Started knitting a sock with it only to realize that I don't wear home-knit socks enough (only when I am truly in need of cozy feet) to knit myself a pair of socks with this gorgeous stuff.

But I have other plans! The Spring issue of Knitty just came out, featuring these bad boys. Not only will it be my first try at a real lace pattern, but I am hoping that the colors of the yarn will give the gloves the look of fish scales. And, since the yarn naturally has subtle rainbows running through it, it may just remind us of our favorite aquatic childhood primadonna: Rainbow Fish!


Berroco Optik:
Coming to us from France, this stuff is rad because it has like four different textures, a great color scheme, and some metallic-y bits running through it. I can't wait to do something with it, but I am not sure what yet.

This is my problem: I fall so in love with yarn that I feel no pattern could ever do it justice.


SRK Candyfloss:
Another Christmas aquisition. Very soft and fluffy. Waiting for me to find the perfect lace pattern so that I can try my hand and then inevitably get frusterated and have to do something else for a while.


Confetti 100 Superwash Cotton:
This here is sock yarn that my roommate picked out for her birthday (Last June) when I told her that, as her present, I would knit her these socks before continuing with anything else on my "To Knit" list.

HAH. I am a liar.


Colinette Prism:
This yarn hung out in Uptown Yarns in downtown Courtenay the summer after first year. Every time I went in there to check shit out, I stared at it. I gaped. I drooled a bit. It's so dreamy. And yet, I cannot think of anything that I will wear/use enough to make it's amazingosity worthwhile.

I just simply do not know. Back to the drawing board.


Colinette Point 5:
I love Colinette yarns. That aside, I knit half a scarf out of this until I realized that I only had enough to knit half a scarf. Depressing. That was in second year. Where does the time go.

Someday this will become something amazing. Very possibly something felted.
Ooh, that's a good idea. I will look into that.


Colinette Giotto:

This yarn knows what it is going to be. Someday, it will be a drop-stitch scarf. Honest, I have the pattern and everything.

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My God. If anyone out there is still with me, how are you not bored out of your bloody skulls? And where is your hat? I said hold on to it. Bah!

Anyhow, if you enjoyed this, please looking forward to future knitting posts such as "Things I am knitting", "Things I have knitted", "Things I want to knit", and "Why are the old ladies at the knitting store so mean to me?"