Yesterday, while I was digging through my stash and lining up all the non-committed worsted weights, I was trying to explain to my TAS, who watched the whole process bemusedly, that the problem is not that had chosen the wrong pattern for the yarn I have. The problem is that my stash is clearly insufficient. I mean, I have plenty of worsted weight yarn, a fair amount of sock yarn, a bit of lace weight yarn, and even a few hanks of handspun. How could I have just a single ball of bulky weight yarn, and an acrylic blend yarn at that?!

Well, I set out today to remedy that. First, I did a bit of mental math and realized that it would actually be cheaper to knit that sweater in Cascade Eco wool than in Lion Brand Thick and Quick. Once that truly dawned on me, and I was able to process it properly, it was kind of a no-brainer. I weatherized the boys and hit the LYS. Only, sadly, they are starting to make room for the spring yarns and Cascade Eco was out of stock (I did get some of this though). Poo. I very nearly got in the car and drove to Webs right then. But dudes, I had so many other things to do today, including a Target run and a Post Office stop. Thankfully, Webs has a website. Guess what I did as soon as I got home?

The yarn is on the way and I will be casting on as soon as I get it! Hopefully soon. I really need a project that isn’t socks. Or lace.

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So, this is almost all of the worsted weight yarn that I own. That is to say that it’s everything that is not already committed to specific sweater project. As you can see, there’s quite a lot of free range worsted, but there’s not enough of any one color which could work held doubled for Iced.

I’m confused, I’m tired, and still trying to figure out what I’m going to do. And if I don’t hit publish soon, I’m going to miss the post for today. I guess the search for a project continues. /sigh/

Having spent the better part of today flipping through Ravelry and thinking about the project I would like to cast on next (yes, I am aware of my 3 WsIP, shut up), I came up with the following considerations:

1. I would like to go from Cast On to Cast Off fairly quickly.
2. I do not feel like knitting socks or any other small project (hat, mittens, etc.)
3. Even though spring is coming, I would like the finished object to be something fairly warm and cozy (hence the need for it to knit up quickly).

I think I have narrowed it down to Iced, but I don’t have a good yarn for it on hand. Not that I am completely opposed to hitting the yarn shop, I was just hoping to create something kind of for free out of thin air, if you know what I mean. One possibility is to knit it with a worsted held double. Lord knows I have plenty of worsted weight yarns languishing in the stash, but I guess the question then becomes do I have enough of the same kind of worsted languishing in the stash to make a bulky weight sweater? Tomorrow, I think I shall dive deep into the stash tomorrow. Hopefully I will remember to take pictures. Send out a search party if you don’t hear from me.

Check it out! I finished the hat for my Congressman!

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It looks even better now that it’s been blocked and dried! It’s ready to be mailed off tomorrow. Now, what to knit next… Tomorrow I predict a stash diving excursion.

Been a lazy Sunday here and so I haven’t got much to show for my day. I did get a good start on my WHNHH hat though, check it out:

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Did you have a lazy Sunday too?

I never got around to putting slipper bottoms on my clogs and after 3 months of nearly constant wear, I have worn holes into the soles. (No pictures, though, it’s too late for anything decent). So now the question is not “should” I make another pair, but when? On one hand, spring is just around the corner. (Isn’t it? Please tell me spring is just around the corner.) I could just wait until the weather turns cold next fall. However, on the other hand, there’s still about 20 inches of snow on the ground. I remember now that I had a lot of knitting them and that when I was at the craft store the other day, I just happened to pick up a couple of balls of Paton’s Classic wool for just this purpose. Decisions, decisions…

I am literally running out the door with the kids to a playdate in Kingston (yes, near Rhinebeck!). We won’t be back until late and I wanted to show you the finished Baktus!

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I finished up yesterday while watching the coverage of Egypt. It’s not as ruffly as I’d hoped, but I love it anyway! Now I’m off! Toodle-oo!