Starting the year off right
Yesterday the knitting group in Salem was having a yarn swap, so I gathered up a few less-loved colors of sock yarn and a bunch of odds and ends that weren't sock yarn and headed out. Not many people brought much yarn, but I did manage to make a couple swaps with the sock yarn for other sock yarn and offloaded a bunch of other yarn that was nice, but just not something I'm going to knit. I've realized that I really do knit socks *way* more than anything else, and I like it. I've tried to convince myself to knit other things, but the truth is I don't often want to. So I'm embracing my sock-knitterness and paring down the non-sock stash.
The best part about this is that my Stasholution is now in the black. I have a stash rule that I can only bring in 1/3 the amount of yarn (measured in grams) as goes out. The "out" yarn is anything I destash or knit up. I was a bit in the red at the end of last year, but now as a result of this yarn swap I have a few new-to-me skeins of yarn and "credit" for 33.3g of yarn. Yeah, not even up to a skein yet.
As for the knitting, these past few days have been all about the WIPs. The second of the two scarves has been started and is threatening the progress on other WIPs - everyone wasn't kidding when they talked about how addictive it is!
Watching those little stripes form is so fun! And I hate 1x1 rib. I'm sure it will be even better when the colors change... you can see that the turquoise is starting to become green. I'm using colors 40 and 233.
I've also be participating in the Leyburn KAL on Ravelry. A bunch of people in the Socks That Rawk!! group are knitting this pattern in different colors of Socks That Rock - the idea is to get as many colorways as possible.
Mine are in Carbon Dating. I changed the pattern to cuff down and had to mess with the numbers a bit to get them to fit, but so far I think they're going really well. It's an interesting pattern, but very easy to memorize and fun to knit.
I should have a couple finished projects this week if all goes well, and neither of them are pictured above.
Listening to: I'm Not the Only One ~ Filter, Bruise Pristine ~ Placebo
The best part about this is that my Stasholution is now in the black. I have a stash rule that I can only bring in 1/3 the amount of yarn (measured in grams) as goes out. The "out" yarn is anything I destash or knit up. I was a bit in the red at the end of last year, but now as a result of this yarn swap I have a few new-to-me skeins of yarn and "credit" for 33.3g of yarn. Yeah, not even up to a skein yet.
As for the knitting, these past few days have been all about the WIPs. The second of the two scarves has been started and is threatening the progress on other WIPs - everyone wasn't kidding when they talked about how addictive it is!
Watching those little stripes form is so fun! And I hate 1x1 rib. I'm sure it will be even better when the colors change... you can see that the turquoise is starting to become green. I'm using colors 40 and 233.
I've also be participating in the Leyburn KAL on Ravelry. A bunch of people in the Socks That Rawk!! group are knitting this pattern in different colors of Socks That Rock - the idea is to get as many colorways as possible.
Mine are in Carbon Dating. I changed the pattern to cuff down and had to mess with the numbers a bit to get them to fit, but so far I think they're going really well. It's an interesting pattern, but very easy to memorize and fun to knit.
I should have a couple finished projects this week if all goes well, and neither of them are pictured above.
Listening to: I'm Not the Only One ~ Filter, Bruise Pristine ~ Placebo
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5:37 PM
1 Comments:
Hi, I'm in the Leyburn KAL too, and I just finished mine (in Gingerbread Dude lightweight). I love the colors in yours. They look great with the pattern!
I also know what you mean about mostly wanting to knit just socks. I'm the same way - almost all socks with a few hats and the occasional sweater thrown in. But I'm okay with that. ;)
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