Knit From Your Stash 2007. I find this idea both intriguing and SCARY-ASS. Only knitting from my stash? For nine months? But… but… what if we get some beautiful new wool in the shop? What if Knitty has a pattern that I simply must make? Truth be told, I do have a massive yarn collection. (I’m onto my fourth large storage box.) And I’ve actually got the yarn for lots of projects I’ve been meaning to do. Can I do it? Do any of you DARE to take the challenge with me?
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I can’t do this. It’s just impossible.
I don’t have enough stash.
Although I didn’t get much knitting done this year, and it will probably be similar next year, so who knows.
I could be up for this.
Did you notice the ‘gift yarn’ exemtion? We could work that rule if there were something that we just HAD to HAVE….I’m just sayin’
Plus, you can start stashing things now.
I think she addressed the “gift” thing on her blog. Basically, it would be cheating for two people to gift each other as a workaround. 🙂
You know, I’ve been thinking about this – I might like to have a go. I’ve got so many projects planned and plenty of stash for them and a few more. I just might do it with you…
I’ve just re-read Judith Levine’s book “I’m not buying it” and have been thinking seriously about having a “not buying any stuff for me” year (of course you still have to buy business stuff if you are self-employed…and my business happens to entail yarn…)I couldn’t go the whole hog and make the family live the way Judith and her partner did for a year, but I would like to reduce my personal consumption.
i know my boi would love me to do this – i promised not to buy anymore yarn till the end of the year, and Tap Craft had to go and have a sale!
I’m quite tempted to give this a try…I might even finish some of those UFOs I have hanging around.
And Veronica just popped in the shop to tell me she was thinking of doing it too. WHAT HAVE I DONE? I’ve just inspired all my best customers to give up buying wool?! I am an idiot.
Oh I’m totally doing it next year…I’m just thinking through the exceptions/changes I’m going to HAVE to make to the rules. I cannot possibly go cold turkey for 9 months. But I am looking forward to knitting all the things I’ve bought yarn for this year (2 cardi’s for me, a jumper for husby, Ene’s Scarf, Lady E., various socks plus plus plus…(don’t worry Kris, you’ll never be able to stop your best customers buying wool…
Kris, it might be easier than you think. I’ve just gone 6 months buying only 3 balls of wool from work, and I’ve been knitting up my stash into a beautiful blanket. (Despite evil boss man getting in Baby Kid Extra…)
That said, I don’t think it’s worth actually committing yourself to that… The you know what is coming in the new year!! I might try, but I’m not much one for self discipline like that..