[Nfb-krafters-korner] Working from Stash

[Eileen Scrivani]

Linda:

As tempting as your invitation is I won't say I'll be your de-stashing buddy 
because I've done the New Year's resolution type of thing and have always 
failed.  Lately, when I get the sales emails from yarn companies I pretty 
much have just been pressing the delete key.  Except for last week end and 
the Lion Brand news letter and that blasted sock loom <SMILE>.  So, I had a 
relapse and have gone a little sock crazy without being totally sure I'll be 
able to use the finer weight yarns.  I do think I'll be able to deal with 
them though since the last time I tried such fine yarn my knitting has 
advanced and I'm better equip to deal with knitting problems.

Part of the problem for us as blind knitters is we can't view the color 
pallet of our yarns at a glance, so maybe its a good idea from time to time 
is to go through the containers & bags and feel around and scan the colors 
with the color scanner.  In other words, go shop your stash!  Let the stash 
tempt you and then go find a project to work on with that yarn.  I find 
myself getting motivated to knit when I get into my yarn containers and my 
memory is refreshed that I have a particular yarn and how good it feels.

Maybe for those wanting to destash we could shop our stashes decide on a 
weight category and then find a project that we could do a group knit along 
type thing.  I might be tempted to do a knit along of some type if it was a 
good project.

Good luck!

Eileen

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From: "River Woman" <riverwoman at zoominternet.net>
Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2010 11:27 AM
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Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Working from Stash

> I am wondering if anyone else here has a large stash? I suspect there are 
> lots of you that do. I have yarn storage
> on shelving clear up two walls in my office as well as yarn stored in 
> totes and other places in the house.
>
> I am making a pledge to myself for 2011 right now, while I am thinking 
> about it. I pledge to work from my stash only for the next year. Once 
> Christmas is over, I plan to create projects from the stash I have instead 
> of buying more.
>
> I don't know if I can do it, but maybe someone else wants to take up the 
> challenge and we could keep each other motivated to stay on target and 
> make our projects from our stash. I would love to have a de-stashing 
> buddy.
>
> Lynda
> "Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass, it is about learning to 
> dance in the rain."
>
>
>
> Visit my website:  http://lyndalambert.com
>
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