The last time I talked to you all was November of last year. Since then, I've gotten married to this guy:
I now have another cat and my husband just got a cute all black dog. That brings our animal count to 3. Lord help us all!
Don't worry, I'm still knitting. Not as much as I used to though. That pesky thing called work keeps me busy (which I guess is a good thing because it does support important necessities like food and my yarn habit).
Last month, my husband, his brother, and I went to Canada (Lanigan, SK to be exact) and I was able to get some souvenir yarn, under the agreement that when we got home, I would count all my skeins of yarn and not be allowed to exceed that number ever again. So that means, I would have to knit up a lot of yarn before I could buy anymore to replace it.
Tell you the truth I was scared to face my stash (has that ever happen to you?). So on Memorial Day, I did it. I counted my stash. My results were frightening:
Total Skeins - 140
Total Projects - 38
Total Pairs of Socks - 28
Total Shawl projects - 10
In other words, I have enough yarn to make 28 pairs of socks and 10 shawls. Not to mention the one skeins of worsted, chunky, and cotton yarns I have. I also did not add the yarn for projects that I have on the needles (which right now is about 3 sweaters, 3 socks, and 1 crochet baby blanket for my sister who is having a baby in July).
Thankfully, I learned a lot from this experience. One major thing is that I really like sock yarn (that's an understatement) and like buying lace weight. I'm always looking for slick deals, and in my mind, $20-$25 for a project isn't as bad as $100-$150 for a sweater. Lately, however, I've been wanting to make more sweaters. But the yarn just sits there. I wake up every morning to a beautiful display of colors in my bedroom. Whenever I get stressed, I literally go up to my room, and start petting the yarn.
After I counted everything, a thought came to my mind. I hate to admit it, but my husband was right. I don't need anymore yarn! I already barely have time to work on the projects I do have on the go right now (hahahaha)!
At least if the world really does come to an end, I'm prepared with enough projects to keep me occupied for years.
4 comments:
AAAH! I was wondering when you all got married!! :o) Yay!!
And gurl I told myself that last year...no more yarn b/c I don't need it!! I now catch myself picking up "cheap" yarn here and there instead for a specific project HAHA!
But really....no more! I am truly knitting from the stash!
Can't wait to see more socks on your blog ;op
Good to see you on the blog again!
It's true that most of us don't need any more yarn -- I have more than I want to even contemplate. I just went out to the garage and counted JUST my sock yarn and I have enough for 45 pairs. OOPS!
That picture is funny. You MUST tell the story. Why is he licking your head? LMAO.
I'm pretty sure one can have too much yarn. . .
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