Ivy’s Vine

Autumn of the Stash

September 21st, 2008

Summer of the Stash ends today and I didn’t do badly actually.  I ended up with 8 skeins in (bad knitter, cheating on her diet) and 42 skeins out (some were donated/tossed and many became socks, bags, or small sampler projects).  I’m not counting my work in progress–yarn is used up when the project is completed.  This challenge was so short in duration, it actually worked.

So we’re doing it again.  The Summer of the Stash group has transformed into Autumn of the Stash.  I’d say Fall of the Stash, but that happens a lot around here, and it takes a while to pick the whole thing up again when it does.   It runs from today, September 21, and ends on the Winter Equinox, December 21.  The same rules apply, no new yarn purchases allowed (and we have to report in when we cheat) and we try to knit what we can.  Come find us on Ravelry if you want to join.

I believe I have enough projects planned to keep me happy for the next three months.  I have to finish BYOB from Knitty.  I have two lace knitalongs to finish (goddess knits and secret of the stole 3) and I have three pair of socks on the needles.

Of the socks, I’m guessing Gluttony will carry through to Winter of the Stash if we do that (there aren’t enough knitting hours in any three month period to figure out those socks), and Sitcom Chic will probably see Winter of the Stash, Spring of the Stash, and next year’s Summer of the Stash.  The stupid thing just needs 3/4 length sleeves.  Why I can’t get my act together for this just confounds me.  And it would count as a pound of yarn out of stash if I’d just do it.

Here’s to another three months of knitting completely from stash.

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