Friday, January 19, 2007
The Terrible Stash
I'm utterly horrified by the amount of fibre I have here. I hadn't really thought about it, but in the last two months ...
December:
Knat 6 dishcloths for co-workers. Gave another friend 3 balls of cotton for her sister for Xmoose. Gave my mother four balls of cottong for xmoose.
Gave 15 or so balls of yarn to a lady who makes hats for the Downtown Eastside people. Gave 2 balls to E for her knitting machine. Made a pair of dorm boots for mum, some mittens, etc -- so 2 or 3 balls there.
32/33 total balls of yarn down
January:
Knat 1 cotton washcloth for me. Used 2 balls for hats for Josette. Donated 25 balls to the Girl Guides and another 12 balls to the hat lady. 4 balls of something to a friend.
44 down, for a total of 76/77 balls.
And it hasn't made one jot of difference.
Now, a lot of this yarn here isn't "my" stash, the stuff that went to the hat lady and the Girl Guides was stuff that was donated for the charity thingie I do (and which I am stopping doing very soon). Some of it (the GG stuff) was appropriate for that project and they'll be using it for that, some of it wasn't which is why it went to the hat lady.
But really. REALLY, people.
So I'm not going to buy anything for my birthday. I was going to go all mental and get some Manos and some Sea Silk but I'm going to step up to the plate and be mature and pay the gas bill instead.
Although I am getting that swift. And um, I may have bought another loom.
Oops.
# posted by Rabbitch @ 12:45 PM 
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Did you slip and fall again? You pushed the purchase button on the way down?
It is verra nice though.
It is verra nice though.
oops. 'oops?' just 'oops'?
I know it's not until Sunday but I'm thinking, with the new loom and all, we should start up with the birthday wishes already. A Birthday Weekend if you may.
Happy Birthday to Rabbitch weekend!
I know it's not until Sunday but I'm thinking, with the new loom and all, we should start up with the birthday wishes already. A Birthday Weekend if you may.
Happy Birthday to Rabbitch weekend!
Hey, looms use LOTS of yarn! Of course, the also encourage you to buy cones of yarn. CONES of yarn....
Be very afraid.
(Seriously, wish *I* had a loom again! Congratulations.)
Be very afraid.
(Seriously, wish *I* had a loom again! Congratulations.)
I've only had my wheel for two months but I'm already coveting a loom. And a yurt. A yurt for the back yard (since hubby won't give me the tool shed). Is that too much to ask? I think not.
Happy birthday!
Happy birthday!
I just HATE when money slips out of my wallet like that and I have to bring something new home.
Happy B-day too!
Happy B-day too!
Nice sectional beam. I've been thinking about getting one of those. Love my looms. But the comment about coned yarns was right. Start doing supplemental warps, fast, so you can use up some of the Stash.
# posted by 
: 5:23 PM
: 5:23 PM
Hey, when you start worrying about the size of your stash, looms are an essential. That's the reason I started taking weaving classes - I had all this handspun and didn't knit. (What was I thinking? Well, I was in my 20's. I'm much older now. Not necessarily wiser.) Looks like a great one, wonderful birthday gift to yourself, never can have too many fiber-crafting tools. Warp in good health!
Er... I mean the loom. It doesn't sound like you need help getting warped, am I right? ::grins and runs::
Er... I mean the loom. It doesn't sound like you need help getting warped, am I right? ::grins and runs::
# posted by : 6:02 PM
: 6:02 PM
Moving up from skeins to cones huh?
Happy Birthday!
(did you get rid of the piano to make room for the loom? Or do you have a whole room just for loom & yarn? Sweet.)
Happy Birthday!
(did you get rid of the piano to make room for the loom? Or do you have a whole room just for loom & yarn? Sweet.)
Notice that the word "ooooh" is in "oops"? OOOOOOOH. New loom! Wicked cool. Congratulations/Happy Barfday! When you say, "another" loom, should I understand this to mean that this is not Loom #1 in your household? (Forgive me. I'm newish here. Only been reading knitblogs since September.)
Hey Baby.....it is your birthday NOW!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hoping your day is full of surprises, the good kind,eh?
Wishing you the best of all worlds.
WV: nofyazdo
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hoping your day is full of surprises, the good kind,eh?
Wishing you the best of all worlds.
WV: nofyazdo
Happy Happy Birthday! Enjoy your day, congratulate yourself on paying that gas bill, and then get going on the loom!
By the way, I have a pound-and-a-half cone of very lightweight cotton, perfect for warps or wefts or other weave-y things. Do you want? Free birthday gift? Temptress, I am.
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By the way, I have a pound-and-a-half cone of very lightweight cotton, perfect for warps or wefts or other weave-y things. Do you want? Free birthday gift? Temptress, I am.
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