The Stash Junkie

Sooooooo, let's talk stash!

First off, I would still be pretending I didn't have a lot of stash and that the boxes bursting in the hall didn't really exist, if it wasn't for Sarah.....

She catalogued all hers, and so out of curiousity, I did the same.

This is what it looked like when I gathered it from around the house and piled it up. Hmmmm. Not as little as i'd thought...



Ok, so first off we have some sock yarn. I fully intend to knit socks one day, and when I get round to it, well, i'm going to need some yarn aren't I!!


This is Anchor Magic cotton, I bought a couple of balls on Ebay, learned it was discontinued and then made it my mission to buy lots more, for posterity you understand...



This is my mass accumulation of various types of Sirdar. There's a lot of Snuggly there because i'm a mummy who really does want to knit things for her offspring, but scarf patterns on the internet distract me easily...

Some pure wool, from left to right :- Aran for dyeing, 4ply lambswool for dyeing, Wendy vintage 100% wool, Rowan spun 4ply, DK BFL for dyeing.

Hand-dyed loveliness, the 3 balls along the top are koolaid dyed by me aran weight BFL, there's also some nice dk and 4ply hand dyed from Ebay, and along the bottom, which really does deserve a whole picture of its own, 8oz of gorgeous, soft, shiny lace weight hand dyed merino from Cherry Tree Hill. *drool*

Fashion yarns, mostly feathery type stuff for making scarves, all bargains from The Works and Wilkinsons. It would have been rude not to!

The good stuff, a.k.a the yarn most likely to bankrupt me at any given time! We have 19 balls of Debbie Bliss cotton DK, 2 of Rowan Calmer, 7 Rowan Tapestry, Noro Kureyon, Noro Silk Garden and 6 SWTC Karaoke (earmarked for another clapotis for me!)

Some odds and sods of cotton which will probably become dishcloths, facecloths etc.

And finally some bits and bobs of acrylics that my MIL passed on to me, and honestly, if someone offers you stash enhancement, you jump at the chance!

So there, that'll be why i'm a Stash Junkie then! Hubby had a look earlier and nearly had a turn, he has banned me from buying any more yarn, ever!

In other news, It was my birthday last tuesday, the big 28. In 2 years i'll be 30! That's scary. The Cherry Tree Hill merino was a birthday present from my boys, bless 'em! I also got a Nintendo DS which is a wonderful bit of kit, and a Creative Zen MP3 player which is blue and cute and wonderful. It has 30gb of memory which will take me forever to fill!

Tomorrow is my wedding anniversary, 3 years!

Stu has got man flu and is laying on the sofa moaning and groaning a lot whilst we watch the Lost Finale. Finale my ass! More unanswered questions now than ever!

I took my clapotis to stitch n bitch last week, this weekend it goes to mum. I finished off a cardigan for baby Harry (pics tomorrow probably), and now i'm using some of the Sirdar to make a jumper for Leo. Also halfway through a secret project which is fun!

Think that's everything!