Year of the Stash Part One - How Did I Do?

For 10 months, I sewed only from stash--which meant sewing a lot less even though the fabric stash is frightening--and knitted only from stash all year--which meant knitting more. Odd how that one worked out. I bought 7 balls of yarn to finish projects, so I had a net stash reduction of 111 balls. That would be even more impressive if I hadn't purchased 75 balls last December in preparation for the Year of the Stash. Still, that is still a net decrease of 36 balls and ALL progress in that direction is good.

I seriously suspect that I have about a 10-year supply of yarn in my stash, so doing a second year of knitting from only stash (now that my window of purchasing is over and once I order that darn licorice yarn when it's in stock again) might finally make a visible dent in the stash. Could I eliminate one of the rubber tubs? Maybe two??????

It's January--hope springs eternal!!! Especially where merino is concerned......

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Qutecowgirl said…
Ok You know I have been following your adventures and I have to say Brava!!!! Really. I am planning on knitting just from my stash and really I hope I do as well as you do. I do have some exceptions, Rhinebeck being one of them and I can not say no to gifts of yarn, now can I? Hubby told me that for a Christmas present he is taking me to a yarn store and just to let him know when! That can be dangerous because well he puts no limit just tells me to get what I want?!?!? He still does not realize that that would be the whole store =)

Of course I do not have as much as you but for me it is a lot and well space is getting tight. I think I also need to use some of my fabric I bought too, darn Joann clearance sections. Of course there are a lot of mismatched this and that so maybe there will be a lot of quilts in the future?

Good luck this year and I hope Theo is doing well and Tuesday goes great.
January 4, 2009 at 12:44 AM
Anonymous said…
I also plan to knit only from stash this year, with two exceptions: I bought yarn yesterday for socks my BF has requested, and I plan to attend Stitches South in April, which will be my first fiber festival. I will make my limit at Stitches South based on how much I have knit before then, so that I can ensure a continued downward trend in my stash.
January 4, 2009 at 8:23 AM
SpongebobTanu said…
that's fantastic - knitting 118 balls of yarn in a year is amazing! i joined the 100 skeins challenge on ravelry and am hoping to make a good dent in my stash.

so have you counted how many skeins of yarn you are starting this year with?
January 4, 2009 at 10:06 AM
Daniele said…
And don't forget all of the WIPs you finished up!! How many are left?
January 5, 2009 at 8:42 AM
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