Bad, Redux. Announcing the Yarn Diet

I caved. Again.

So I was in The Point the other day, and Sandy, a manager there, was wearing the loveliest shrug. She'd made it using a modified version of the Craft Yarn Council's shrug pattern (pattern calls for 3 strands and she used only 1, creating a lacy fabric) in a yarn that looked to me like Rowan Summer Tweed. Having owned The Summer Tweed Collection for a couple of years now without having knitted from it, Sandy's shrug got me inspired to invest in some Summer Tweed. Just enough for the shrug, mind you... but then, Jannette's Rare Yarns (the fabulous UK eBay seller) has a great deal on 10-packs of Summer Tweed in discontinued colors ($42 + $12 shipping) so I bought an entire 10-pack of the stuff in Morning Glory.

So now, Dear Readers, I announce: A Yarn Diet. Horrors! I feel a spell coming on!

Here's the pledge: no more new yarn until all the projects I've listed below, all of which use yarn currently in my stash, are complete:

Glittens or Socks - 2 skeins of Koigu (from SP4!) Kitty Pi - 3 balls Noro Kureyon (from Smartcard Exchange) Simply Marilyn - 9 balls Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Superchunky Shrug - 2-3 skeins Rowan Summer Tweed Sweater (maybe Phildar?) OR 2 tanks - ~7 skeins Rowan Summer Tweed Sweater (maybe my own pattern?) - 1 lb. Navy School Products Cashmere Lelah - recycled sparkly yarn Minisweater 2 - ~3.5 balls Cash Iroha, leftover from h-glass

After that, I'll have only some white cotton ribbon yarn, a few skeins of sock yarn and several odd balls of peruvian highland wool and patons classic in various colors. Now I realize this means putting on hold some projects I have been anxious to start (Rogue, Clapotis, Honeymoon Cami, etc.), but there comes a time when a girl must exercise a little willpower.

There is ONE EXCEPTION: Knitting for gifts. I need to do one for my mom. I have also been promising C. a sweater since time immemorial, and if I feel inspired to do it before these other things I'm just going to do it. But other than that NO NEW YARN until this slate is complete.

That said, willpower won't be enough, so I may need your encouragement and indeed, at times your tough love. Please, Dear Readers, don't let me stray too much.

Posted by jess at April 19, 2005 10:05 PM