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January 19, 2007
63 Sweaters and Nothing to Wear…
…okay maybe not 63 sweaters. Everywhere I turn are posts about stash knitting, practicality, frugality and self-restraint regarding yarn buying, but somehow massive amount of yarns have found their way to my greedy little doorstep (well someone’s gotta take up the slack in yarn sales). Despite having no idea when I am going to find time to knit all of these (anyone know how to actually grow a few more pairs of arms?), let’s take a look at all the lovelies that have bled my wallet dry.
Debbie Bliss Alpaca Silk dk, color #10 a pretty pale blue, will someday become this Karabella sweater, advertised in IK’s winter issue. On sight, I knew I had to have it.
Debbie Bliss Merino dk, waiting to become the Cabled Spiral Pullover, from Knitting Nature.
Aurora 8 in Federal Blue, and Noro Silk Garden in color #203 (love that lime!), for James, from Noro Knits. The plan is to modify it so that the body of the sweater alternates the two yarns in stripes like the sleeves.
I thought I had plenty of projects lined up for the winter months, between all these and socks, but then of course, WEBS had their year-end sale too….
…meet my new stockpiles of Elsebeth Lavold Angora (color 19), Chunky Al (color 4), Classic Al (color #8). With these, I think that I now own more than half of the Lavold yarns on the market. I’m looking to use the Angora for a oh-so-soft Seamless Hybrid like these others. Who could resist?
And I can’t forget the 11 balls of RYC Soft Tweed in Mist I also snatched up, for the Gull Stitch Cardigan from IK.
So how many sweaters is that? Too many, I know. And that’s not mentioning the Cash Iroha I’ve got saved for Hourglass, and Blue Sky cotton hidden away for Licorice Whip. As for New Year’s resolutions, I never make any, but I will say there seems to be no reason why I’d need anymore yarn this winter….so long as sock yarn doesn’t count. Of course there’s always summer yarns, so I make no promises.
And yes, we have zipper, so the Hudson Cardi will be finished soon.
Seriously, if anyone knows a quick Chia pet way to grow extra arms, I’m listening (which makes me wonder, do they make a Chia sheep??)
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At 10:40 am on January 19, 2007, Kim commented:
Your stash looks so organized and pretty!
I could swear I have seen Chia sheep, but not recently. They should really bring those back.
At 10:41 am on January 19, 2007, Allegra commented:
Wow! What lovely stash enhancement! I look forward to seeing what comes of it all! Nice sweater selections too!
At 11:46 am on January 19, 2007, Anonymous commented:
MMMMM….YARN….
I will have to live vicariously through you as I am one of those yarn dieters. I have been pretty good so far…I mean…for the past 19 days that is. Shouldn’t I be getting a coin or something for lasting this long?
At 11:46 am on January 19, 2007, margaux commented:
chia sheep? could be the million dollar idea right there! i too have no resolution to not buy yarn, bah, savings shmavings… love your sweater choices!
At 11:47 am on January 19, 2007, Nubiancraftster commented:
MMMMM….YARN….
I will have to live vicariously through you as I am one of those yarn dieters. I have been pretty good so far…I mean…for the past 19 days that is. Shouldn’t I be getting a coin or something for lasting this long?
At 1:27 pm on January 19, 2007, Zonda commented:
Awesome yarns there! Nice sweaters too!
Oh and if you find the secret to extra arms! LMK!
At 2:05 pm on January 19, 2007, Lolly commented:
It’s not just you - I took advantage of the WEBS year end sale as well!
You got some amazing yarns, girl! Glad to see a post from you too!
At 2:31 pm on January 19, 2007, KnitPastis commented:
Lucky you! You must have won some lottery or something. Extremely nice yarns there! All of these sweaters are such nice designs.
At 2:34 pm on January 19, 2007, the kitchener bitch commented:
Forget frugality. That Elsebeth Lavold angora is yummy stuff - I made a sweater of it and love it, although it’s so warm I can only wear it on the coldest of days.
At 6:11 pm on January 19, 2007, Cathy commented:
Look at all the pretty yarn!! I’m so jealous!! My little purchases bow to your large stash enhancement!! I also will not, can not be a part of the knit from the stash movement!! Buyers of yarn unite!!
At 7:18 pm on January 19, 2007, annie commented:
Just knit faster!!!
At 7:58 pm on January 19, 2007, tiennie commented:
Lucky you! We all just need to learn how to knit in our sleep!
At 10:10 pm on January 19, 2007, hpny knits commented:
girl! you done good!! no house work is my solution… very fine choices. can’t wait to see the Hudson cardi!
At 11:02 pm on January 19, 2007, Elizabeth commented:
I love sweaters! So your post had me green with envy. What fun to have such a great stash to go choose from. Now I have to go pull my old copy of Interweave Knits to get a better look at that Gull Stitch Cardi.
Oh, and never say you don’t need anymore yarn. No such thing.
At 1:55 am on January 20, 2007, nat commented:
I am so jealous of all of that new yarn.
The alpaca silk is really nice to work with. 
At 9:59 am on January 20, 2007, stinkerbell commented:
oh… this is not good… now I know of yarn I want (but not exactly need) that is on sale at reasonable prices…
oh…
But so pretty and such good tastes you have
At 10:05 am on January 20, 2007, Debby commented:
I love that pretty pale blue yarn best, but all of them look wonderful! How do you choose what to work on next?!
At 5:00 pm on January 20, 2007, schrodinger commented:
WOWOWOWOWOWOWWOWOWOWOWIE!
All that yarn…can’t….speak…
At 8:48 pm on January 20, 2007, Alisha commented:
Holy cow what an awesome showing of new yarn….color me jealous!!!
Have fun!!!
At 12:54 pm on January 22, 2007, Arelli commented:
Beautiful, you have some gorgeous sweaters lined up. I have been happily lining my own stash with new yarns, but you have some really inspiring knits here, now I have a couple more I’d like to add my list
At 2:19 pm on January 22, 2007, nona commented:
With so many great sweaters in your knitting pipeline, who cares how much yarn you have! Sometimes I think we’re part craft-people and part collectors — a nice combination.
At 3:25 pm on January 22, 2007, aija commented:
What great sweaters in the queue! I have some db alpaca silk dk… its so soft!! I literally just pet it
At 11:54 pm on January 25, 2007, The A.D.D. Knitter commented:
I always knew we were kindred spirits–we’re both Debbie Bliss/Rowan/Elsebeth Lavold ‘hos’!! Thank you for letting me live vicariously through you…
At 12:57 am on January 30, 2007, krista commented:
I was fondling that Elsebeth Lavold Yarn today, in that EXACT colour.
I love it.
All you yarn delights me, and I love to watch your knitting progress.
At 8:20 pm on January 30, 2007, Magalie commented:
Yes! I have seen the Chia sheep at Walmart around Christmas time. And there’s a Chia Garfiel the Cat, and a Chia man head, and a Chia pig. I bet you can find one online…