Jane, I feel the same way abut having too much stash (as I look at my wall of yarn!). Yarn that excites us and makes us want to knit is all that matters. I made a swatch last week from yarn that was leftover from a project and the wrong gauge for another. I could not have found a more stunning combination if I had been looking.
- One of my local charity shops sells 2end. hand wool, which is already in circulation. I believe in using what is already in circulation, so it could be an option for some.
- When I was growing up in Poland in the 1980s, there was nothing in the shops, so getting your hands on any wool was close to a miracle. However, everyone was knitting back then, and the wool was reused from older, not worn items. I still do it.
Love that hat pattern and the colours you used. I’m definitely going to give that a try. I know sometimes we feel the need to pull things apart, I’ve done it many times and actually find the process almost as satisfying as the initial project. There’s something really exciting about knowing you’ve got some great yarn to make something else with.
As for sock, I’ve started them a couple of times, but my patience runs out pretty quickly. Well done for having the resilience to knit socks, I admire anyone who takes on that challenge.
With Summer hitting Australia, have you ever used any of the Free Patterns from the 'Wool and the Gang' and 'We are Knitters’ websites? They’ve got loads of great freebies on their pattern pages and some really good summer ones. You can never have too many patterns, free or otherwise. x
Jane, I feel the same way abut having too much stash (as I look at my wall of yarn!). Yarn that excites us and makes us want to knit is all that matters. I made a swatch last week from yarn that was leftover from a project and the wrong gauge for another. I could not have found a more stunning combination if I had been looking.
Some ideas to consider:
- One of my local charity shops sells 2end. hand wool, which is already in circulation. I believe in using what is already in circulation, so it could be an option for some.
- When I was growing up in Poland in the 1980s, there was nothing in the shops, so getting your hands on any wool was close to a miracle. However, everyone was knitting back then, and the wool was reused from older, not worn items. I still do it.
Love that hat pattern and the colours you used. I’m definitely going to give that a try. I know sometimes we feel the need to pull things apart, I’ve done it many times and actually find the process almost as satisfying as the initial project. There’s something really exciting about knowing you’ve got some great yarn to make something else with.
As for sock, I’ve started them a couple of times, but my patience runs out pretty quickly. Well done for having the resilience to knit socks, I admire anyone who takes on that challenge.
With Summer hitting Australia, have you ever used any of the Free Patterns from the 'Wool and the Gang' and 'We are Knitters’ websites? They’ve got loads of great freebies on their pattern pages and some really good summer ones. You can never have too many patterns, free or otherwise. x
Your enthusiasm makes the projects sound like a whole lot of fun.