Am I the only one???

knitqueen · 07-23-2006, 09:46 PM

The Which came first? thread got me thinking....

....am I the only knitter here who does not have a stash??? Honestly, the most stash I have right now are 8 balls of sock yarn. That, and remnants from projects, but other than that, nada.

Am I really that odd????

Secksiebrat · 07-24-2006, 03:03 AM

I don't really have a stash. I've got about 6-10 balls of yarn but most of them are for projects and christmas presents. I Just haven't had the money to work up a true stash though. It's coming, I promise! :D

~danielle~

Amber · 07-24-2006, 05:37 AM

I don't have much of a stash either. I generally buy yarn for a specific project. I do have yarn for projects I haven't started yet and yarn leftover from completed projects, but that's pretty much it.

EssenceRose · 07-24-2006, 08:06 AM

I have a bigger stash than I originally thought I did.

I'm running out of room in my knitting holder. In fact, there is nothing BUT yarn in my knitting holder. Add to that the yarn that is stored in my "WIP" bag and well.... It seems I've built up a very small stash.

Celine · 07-24-2006, 11:30 AM

I have what I consider to be a small stash.

I usually buy yarn for a specific pattern when I see one. When I see a yarn that I just "have to have"

I buy two balls of it so I can at least make a scarf with it for myself. :XX: :XX:

Now with fabric that's a totally different story I have a BIG stash of that.

Lieke · 07-24-2006, 11:48 AM

I don't have stash, only left-overs. I buy my yarn at a shop where I can return it as long as they sell it, which is perfect for me, because I don't knit fast. Most of the time, I see a pattern and find yarn to make that pattern. That's the only "stash" I have, but when my work is done, I return the unused yarn.

aylaanne · 07-24-2006, 03:05 PM

You poor people. YOU MUST BUY YARN!!!!!

I'm so bad I buy yarn just because it's pretty or on sale. Yarn has, in fact, replaced shoes as my shopping obsession!

I like having a stash because it allows me to generally start a project I like without necessarily having to go out and buy yarn for it first. Having the yarn already in the house allows me more time for knitting. And sometimes, like with my shrug, it leads me to make something without a pattern, which is very fun and rewarding!

So GO BUY YARN!

:XX:

rebecca · 07-24-2006, 03:27 PM

OH my, I consider my stash to be of medium proportions. for example, when I wanted to knit the kitty pi bed for Moshi I decided to match the colors of the rug in the kitchen and living room and looked in my stash and was happy to find the corresponding colors...but, I was amazed to find that I have 50 or so skeins of WOTA which I don't use any more because it's itchy. I then decided that I was going to have to try to condition it so that it isn't as itchy and perhaps knit a cardi or 2. Then, there's the yarn i just ordered from KP...then there's all of the yarn that Lonnie gives me...then, there's the sale yarns I have to have...then, there's the sock yarn....etc, etc, etc

feministmama · 07-24-2006, 03:33 PM

Originally Posted by Lieke

I return the unused yarn.

Wow! You have a lot of self control

07-24-2006, 03:58 PM

I don't have much of a stash either.

(Most of) The yarn I do have on hand is just waiting it's turn to be used to christmas and/or birthday presents.

I do have some I've gotten off Ebay that I had planned on using, but it turned out to be something I don't really want.
Now I have an idea for it, I just need to find an adult sized bunny slipper pattern.

And I've got some cheap acrylic I got from a guy at work. Which I'm kind of just holding on to for possible later usage. I've tossed a partial skein or two though because I just couldn't stand working with it.
Oh, and the leftovers from previous projects.

I guess it depends on what qualifies as "stash". Any yarn you have that's not on the needles? Any yarn you have that doesn't have a pre-planned project? Any scraps leftover?

I don't think you're the only one.