They say the first step...
This entry was posted on 3/4/2007 10:04 PM and is filed under knitting.
is to admit that you have a problem.
Matt has officially decided that I have too much yarn. I don't think that's the case. Most of this was purchased with no real project in mind, but because it was a great deal - my weakness. What do you all think - too much?
My life is quite hectic right now, and I think this clutter in my life (although I'm not sure that's a good word because I think my life is full of important stuff, just lots of it) has made me obsessed with de-cluttering other areas of my life - such as my house. I spent much of today cleaning out our office and my craft room and decided I needed to organize the stash. Notice I didn't say I needed to clean out the stash - just organize
. I have definitely made a resolution that I will start to whittle away at this pile of yarn before making any new major yarn purchases. The next step is to go through all of those patterns I've been saving and match them with yarn. Maybe I'll make a list - I do love a good list. An admission - sometimes I put things that I've already done on a list just so I can cross them off.
I only have two projects in process right now - and they are both long-term knitting commitments. This first one is making it's blog debut. The Knit Circle Throw:
This is a Lion Brand Yarns pattern. I admit (my second admission in this post) that I am a yarn snob of sorts and not usually a fan of yarns such as this (Lion Brand Homespun in a gaggle of different colors), but I saw this blanket on someone else's blog and just loved it. It is knit from the center out in a circle with yarnover increases every so many rows. I love it!
And the Dots & Stripes Blanket:
You've seen this before, but I've made enough progress I thought I would post an update. A disclaimer - it may not seem that much progress has been made, but believe me, it has. I finished the first row of squares and have started the second seed stitch section (let me tell you, this much seed stich on these small needles is not so much fun). I love this blanket as well, although there will definitely be a bit of touch up to be done. I've also decided that I'm going to put a backing on it of some sort because the wrong side is not going to be very pretty.
Next on the list - something a bit more portable.
