4 Months To Go

There's just a little over 4 months left in my second Year of the Stash, and I'm not even halfway to my goals. I'm not even halfway to where I was last year. How is this possible? I'm not working this year, I had a 6-week surgery recovery period where almost all I could do was knit--and I have used about 45 skeins of yarn. Do you realize I could replace that in 1.2 minutes if left alone with the internet and my credit card?????

Sigh......

I had it figured up last year that if I knit approximately 20,000 yards per year (last year I managed 19,000 but I'm taking advantage of my knitterly optimism) I could use up my stash in about 9-10 years. And be able to get the sewing room closet doors closed in about 3. HOWEVER, if I'm currently on target to only do 15,000 yards then I might have a 15-year stash which is a bit depressing as I had visions of going on a yarn-shopping bender in 2018 that would leave my credit card whimpering in pain.

I have 4 months left--what are the odds of racking up another 10,000 yards by the end of the year????? And why am I not knitting right now????????

Comments

Mandy said…
This is the trouble with giving yourself targets and also measuring the size of a stash. Does it matter that you have so much yarn? If you wanted to you could always exchange or sell some through Ravelry, especially if you know you are very unlikely to use that particular yarn in the near future.
The internet is far too tempting when it comes to yarn.......... Be strong!
August 24, 2009 at 2:10 AM
RobinH said…
Stuff expands to fill the amount of time you have to do it in...well-known fact. Also- gardening (with associated canning/freezing/preserving) is one of those spongelike activities that soaks up way more time than you think it will. And even when you budget extra time, it still takes longer than you think it will.

May be you need another audio-book?
August 24, 2009 at 6:57 AM
Daniele said…
Whenever I read these posts from you I start getting scared when you talk about decades.... It makes me start thinking about what I have.... I really don't like to do that! ;)
August 30, 2009 at 10:03 AM
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