Late additions

A quick pic of recent additions to my stash; two colours of Regia 4-ply and 6-ply sock yarn and a little Jaeger Matchmaker Merino DK in the Seafoam colourway, now sadly discontinued. I don't understand why spinners discontinue good, clear colours in their standard yarns, only to replace them with yet more nasty sludge. Yes, I know colour choice is a really individual thing, but surely it's not beyond the wit of man (or woman) to offer a range of basic colours plus a few 'fashion' shades which change from year to year. Rant over.....

...which brings me to the question of stash. I've been sorting out my work yarn (doesn't count as stash) from my own yarn (which does) and now realise that I've got a SABLE problem. The problem's not so much the yarn itself, but where to store it. The large wooden chest that does duty as a coffee table is now full; so is the smaller chest by my bed, and the, um, eight giant storage boxes filling the space under the bed. I think (very small voice) the answer might be to stop buying yarn until I've knitted up some of the stash. So, it looks like I'd better put myself on a yarn diet for the time being...

Comments

[Mary-Lou]

I so agree with you on the subject of discontinued colours, I'm constantly frustrated when trying to find colours for contrasts or mixes ... Rowan (IMHO) one of the worst offenders for this, but there are several others ... it's not only the colours that get discontinued, but types of yarn as well

[Liz]

A couple of us were having a rant on the same subject after the Cambridge knitting meeting yesterday afternoon - particularly with regard to natural fibres. I hate neutrals and "organic" colours either to wear or to knit with - looking around there are a lot of us about...