I have decided to follow my friend Sallee and participate in a yarn diet. You see I was blessed by two Grandma's giving me their stashes and that alone fills up 12 copy paper boxes. I also have other various sorters and a dresser filled with left over yarn from projects.
Earlier this year I gave away two copy paper boxes full to charity...but I didn't really make a dent in the stash.
So, I Ruinwen hereby solomly swear to not buy any more yarn until I have used up EVERYTHING in my 12 copy paper boxes!
I have figured a way to do this you see. I will learn Fair Isle which has been on my list of things to do and this way I can strand the colors in projects. I will also use the thinner yarns together in projects that call for two strands...but I will use up the old stash before I buy any more new yarn.
I have even put a Yarn Diet button on my blog to remind me of my promise. Speaking of buttons, I now have some thanks to my DH and my sister drew our Vixenpath logo and I turned it into a button all by my self!
May you all be my witnesses to my pledge!
Ruinwen
:)
5 comments:
Good luck! I am on a yarn diet and a regular food diet and already it is harder not to buy yarn!!! Since it keeps me from thinking about food!!! LOL!!
You have to use up all 12 boxes?! You're a better person than I am. I would be happy if I just finished some of the UFOs I have hanging around here. Good luck!
All 12 boxes before you buy more yarn??? Oh, my - you're a far better person than I - I have my 3 bins & 4 boxes (168 skeins, 646 ounces) inventoried so I can see what I have and get an idea of what I can use it for, but I know that the next great yarn sale will find me bringing home a skein or two more to fill in the "gaps".. {g}
Wow, what a brave soul! Being a compulsive thrift store shopper, I doubt I will ever be able to avoid "picking up a little yarn". Your idea about using the yarn up with fair isle is just perfect... I used to piece together color combos to make socks out of my thrift store scores. Can't wait to see your results.
Wow... better you then I... I could not do it... I have given up buy yarn for a month after a friend did it. Only to fall off the wagen with a bag full of new yarn for another project class I am going to be taking in the future... let us know how the diet goes... but don't beat yourself up if it does happen. We are here for you
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