>I’ve been off my game lately and not updated my blog for quite a while.
Longer than I had realised.
2011 is another year of shopping from the stash. I was part of the Shop the Stash group on Ravelry last year this year it’s called Stash Control 2011. One of the members dared us to calculate how much yardage we knitted last year and how much we had left in our stash in yardage to years.
Now I know I have a lot of lace weight yarn and Rowan Kidsilk Haze but I was stunned when I worked it out. I have 19 years worth of yarn if I go by last years yardage.
When I’d looked at in weight I only had abouyt 6 years so this has really shocked me into submission,
I have just had a hysterectomy so I shall finish this post or add another later.
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>Well I am feeling very positive at the moment. I am doing a good job this month of destashing. I have sold all my RYC Natural Silk Aran and some of my Rowan Summer Tweed. I gave all my odd skeins of Summer Tweed to a friend who is knitting loads of Kaffe Fassett cushions in it. I had lots of summer tweed because I had fallen in love with a couple of Kaffe Fasset throws but I know I will never get around to knitting them. Debbie Abrahams has spoilt me and I will only knit blankets in strips now. I have sorted out some Scottish Tweed Aran for a friend who knits for me. She is going to knit me the Twist and Shout jacket by Robyn from purlescense.
My current WIPs are …deep breath….
Mystery Blanket 2010
Citron shawl in Handmaiden silk lace
Saroyan in possum handpainted
Fi
The Knitter subscriber mystery cushion number 4

Hubbies chunky cable and rib sweater – only one and a bit arm to go
Nephews monkey scarf
Fiddlestick mittens- this is a project I would not have attempted if my friend in Canada had not sent it to me. I am loving it and my stranding is pretty impressive even if I do say so myself.

A pair of socks in Kaffe Fassett striped yarn
Teatime blanket
Building block blanket
Odette baby blanket
Four seasons blanket
Earth stripe wrap
I have sorted through one small pile of mags and am destashing these as well and have sorted out 12 to sell. As well as destashing for the space I have a wedding to contribute to, eldest daughter

>I have decided to restart my blog and chart My Stash and how I am trying to shop from it this year. I shall try and be very good and use only from stash but I have fallen off the wagon and bough some more sock yarn. Things are a bit manic at the moment but I shall try to update at least fortnightly