tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post793136952521668802..comments2024-03-18T06:46:14.562-04:00Comments on The A.D.D. Knitter--because I make everything a lot harder than it needs to be...: Mellow YellowThe A.D.D. Knitterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12667169869020308185noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-35413904216868792452009-01-27T11:32:00.000-05:002009-01-27T11:32:00.000-05:00Yeah. Okay. So, if you do go off the ledge, I wa...Yeah. Okay. So, if you do go off the ledge, I want first dibs, 'k?Yarnhoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06625926254864861603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-43478238137703495222009-01-26T00:36:00.000-05:002009-01-26T00:36:00.000-05:00eegaddazz! Wow. I'm sure you have a fantastic stas...eegaddazz! Wow. I'm sure you have a fantastic stash and gosh, it would be so hard for me to let go of mine. But I know the feeling. At times I feel so bound to the stash and I don't want it around anymore. Good luck! :)<BR/><BR/>Btw, love the scarf, looks sooooo comfy and delicious!Jenniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10879515974360650348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-49336668850219370342009-01-25T18:36:00.000-05:002009-01-25T18:36:00.000-05:00great scarf! i have one really similar that wear a...great scarf! i have one really similar that wear all the time :)<BR/><BR/>as for the stash, i put up a lot of mine for sale on ravelry and have managed to get rid of most of the skeins i know i will never knit. AND i've been knitting almost 85% from my stash for the past two years. that's not REALLY saying much seeing as i gave birth and there wasn't much knitting going on but still... :)spajonashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706998723892376025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-71487111694625077882009-01-25T12:04:00.000-05:002009-01-25T12:04:00.000-05:00What a squooshy and warm looking scarf! Love it. ...What a squooshy and warm looking scarf! Love it. <BR/><BR/>I know what you mean about the allure of new yarn. Getting rid of the upstairs stash might work, but I'd be sure to save not just a few choice skeins, but also some sweater quantities and things that have been discontinued and aren't easily replaceable.Jodihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15122120372734286698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-33033988692044746032009-01-25T09:24:00.000-05:002009-01-25T09:24:00.000-05:00The "Butter" is amazing! What a perfect marriage o...The "Butter" is amazing! What a perfect marriage of yarn and pattern too. <BR/><BR/>I can't help you address the stash issue, but I can read and use some of the suggestions myself. If it's a sickness, I'm likely not well either.Twisted Knitterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04766137731392826652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-26205807072213454502009-01-25T08:22:00.000-05:002009-01-25T08:22:00.000-05:00I don't know what advice to give you A.D.D. Knitte...I don't know what advice to give you A.D.D. Knitter (seems like with a name like yours, you'd need as much stash as possible). I have been pondering this whole stash issue a lot myself. But I'll tell you a a scary story. On a whim last year, to rid myself of yarn guilt and get some extra cash, I started destashing. Some I've sold, I've never missed. Once or twice, I've gone looking for Knitting Bandithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763905105395493610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-68680708534988959532009-01-24T19:41:00.000-05:002009-01-24T19:41:00.000-05:00Such is the cycle of yarn - you destash and more y...Such is the cycle of yarn - you destash and more yarn fills in those empty spaces only to destash some more. It's a beautiful thing. Almost as beautiful as your squishy scarf there. Love that Malabrigo. And I also loved Rev. Lowery's benediction.maritzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07727242556575129995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-90480441099688300082009-01-24T13:02:00.000-05:002009-01-24T13:02:00.000-05:00Beautiful scarf and I love the color. When we exp...Beautiful scarf and I love the color. When we expanded our library I told the architect that I didn't care what colors he used but my office must be yellow. And it is. <BR/><BR/>Have fun destashing!Sonyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03676228724944263850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-91716448805356410192009-01-24T07:46:00.000-05:002009-01-24T07:46:00.000-05:00i hear ya! i am not a stasher anymore...strange b...i hear ya! i am not a stasher anymore...strange but true. i decided as long as i am moving to ebay all my unused stash that i do not LOVE (i saved those and intend to knit the few skeins left asap). i love the feeling of starting totally fresh and just buying a yarn i love and knitting it immediately. refreshing!kaetrnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986833975539532819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-51099833826211666722009-01-23T22:06:00.000-05:002009-01-23T22:06:00.000-05:00I tend to want to knit from the recently bought pi...I tend to want to knit from the recently bought pile until I go looking for something specific and then a lot of the old timers start calling my name. Maybe instead of heading to the LYS, you could head to the 3rd floor LYS and shop there!! Or get rid of it to some of your loyal blog readers! LOL<BR/><BR/>How many skeins did it take to make that scarf?Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16660761635166286074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-72068833678628078802009-01-23T20:05:00.000-05:002009-01-23T20:05:00.000-05:00That is gorgeous! I love the sunlight on it. Suc...That is gorgeous! I love the sunlight on it. Such a pretty pretty yellow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-80613264166651515822009-01-23T16:46:00.000-05:002009-01-23T16:46:00.000-05:00Wanting to get rid of stash is part of the knittin...Wanting to get rid of stash is part of the knitting addiction. Selectively de-stash and you'll feel like a new woman. Great scarf and it looks like buttah!Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00256149382126377346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-53716473393704383872009-01-23T15:01:00.000-05:002009-01-23T15:01:00.000-05:00love the scarf...looks like a dream to wear! also...love the scarf...looks like a dream to wear! also feeling a little less guilty about the knitting while driving...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-49645057903232337462009-01-23T13:54:00.000-05:002009-01-23T13:54:00.000-05:00I think A LOT of people are like you. (Myself incl...I think A LOT of people are like you. (Myself included.)Funessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08141775943565777538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-87588178725308055092009-01-23T13:38:00.000-05:002009-01-23T13:38:00.000-05:00So pretty! I have some Malabrigo in Sealing Wax th...So pretty! I have some Malabrigo in Sealing Wax that may need to become this scarf. I totally understand the oh shiny response to yarn... the latest is always the best. I read an article on destashing that talked about how yarn makes you feel, if it makes you feel good and happy, keep it! If it doesn't, destash. I am concentrating on only purchasing that which makes me TRULY happy.Gingersnaps with Tea...https://www.blogger.com/profile/18336095819258305141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-38292916123854397152009-01-23T13:25:00.000-05:002009-01-23T13:25:00.000-05:00The scarf is so soft and squooshy looking, and the...The scarf is so soft and squooshy looking, and the Silky Merino is just... yummy!Octopus Knitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03711733066980432896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-23082562178310287652009-01-23T11:19:00.000-05:002009-01-23T11:19:00.000-05:00I think you need to employ one of those gorgeous g...I think you need to employ one of those gorgeous girls of yours to periodically go into your stash, choose something delicious, put all of the matching skeins into an LYS bag and give it to you with a little flourish. If it languishes long enough to be re-stashed after a second windowsill period, eBay it, gift it, or whatever, but give it that second chance first. <BR/><BR/>Cricket<BR/>(can't Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-18042242839864816692009-01-23T11:05:00.000-05:002009-01-23T11:05:00.000-05:00I love that scarf. Anything knit with Malabrigo t...I love that scarf. Anything knit with Malabrigo turns out fantastic. It sounds like a lot of us like to knit with our most recent purchases. I'm always shocked when somebody just happens to have enough of a great yarn in their stash to knit an entire sweater. I have all of these little odds and ends.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01152736211118088492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-33116093404566133472009-01-23T09:41:00.000-05:002009-01-23T09:41:00.000-05:00I too tend to knit with what I most recently bough...I too tend to knit with what I most recently bought as well, and have accumulated an ever growing stash. Interestingly, I also greatly enjoy knitting from the stash - there is something very liberating about using up skeins I've already got. It makes me feel like I more justifiably buy another $100 of yarn in one spell. This past holiday season I did a lot of knitting from the stash. Quick Hollihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08739751428014806263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-4274346898806330012009-01-23T09:27:00.000-05:002009-01-23T09:27:00.000-05:00I'm in the knit-what-I-just-bought club, too. You'...I'm in the knit-what-I-just-bought club, too. You'd think that would stop me from purchasing a hundred bucks of yarn on a whim, but strangely, no.<BR/><BR/>In the last week, I had to pack up the stash for the "big move" to the new house, and I was alarmed and relatively ashamed at how much yarn I have that I had just plum forgotten about (especially concerning because the yarn had been displayed Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06039509732190999476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-13668962537924091772009-01-23T09:15:00.000-05:002009-01-23T09:15:00.000-05:00I too am guilty of knitting what I just bought. I ...I too am guilty of knitting what I just bought. I guess I just thought everyone was like that. It's bad when I buy a bunch at once, like on vacation, and then it just sits...and sits...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-89842489795654375422009-01-23T08:43:00.000-05:002009-01-23T08:43:00.000-05:00Oh this scarf turned out so fantastic! Love the co...Oh this scarf turned out so fantastic! Love the color. Love that the scarf is fat (as opposed to my long skinny one). Now I'm thinking I'm going to have to make this again....earthchickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12447310443886956100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-42446060123416198892009-01-23T08:13:00.000-05:002009-01-23T08:13:00.000-05:00Great scarf connection, sometimes simple is just p...Great scarf connection, sometimes simple is just perfect. Just like Lowery's benediction closer.<BR/><BR/>I'm in the Not Meant to Have a Stash Club. It makes me uncomfortable. Even so, yarn accumulates. Which may be just as nutty as having a large stash, so I do not judge!gale (she shoots sheep shots)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10085790132325029548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-79878384523823887362009-01-23T07:21:00.000-05:002009-01-23T07:21:00.000-05:00Mmmm, yummy buttery scarf! I must try that pattern...Mmmm, yummy buttery scarf! I must try that pattern.<BR/><BR/>I think most of us who stash suffer from the "Ooh, shiny!" dilemma. We fall in love with something, buy it, and then want to knit with it right away. If we don't knit it up immediately, something else is bound to fall in front of us first, making us forget what we used to lust after. Me? I'm trying to fall in love with my stash again, Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05434256661615289001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-70151694688586859142009-01-23T06:20:00.000-05:002009-01-23T06:20:00.000-05:00Do you go to a knitting group? maybe you could su...Do you go to a knitting group? maybe you could suggest a yarn swap so everyone can get something different.<BR/><BR/>I'm sure there's a Rav group for this too.Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00856632081676454286noreply@blogger.com