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Yarn acquisitions

I've been trying to reduce my stash so that I buy yarn to put on the needles directly for projects, rather than having things marinate in the stash box for months, or even years. This has been an interesting exercise. I have gone from a high of 26 kilometres, to a more modest 9715 meters (just before I bought all the yarn in this post!).
It has also meant that when I want to knit something, I have to buy yarn. most recently a hat for Rachey meant a trip to Morris and Sons, and some baby jumpers meant an order from Bendigo Woollen Mills.

I ordered the Bendigo yarn a week before I needed it, and got the shipping notification a full week later. Grr, so annoying, so I west to Morris and Son's and bought the yarn for the baby jumper. Which I finished before the yarn arrived. Oh well, now I have it in stash for the next time I want to knit a baby girl jumper.

I also put an order in with Kate Davies, with yarn for the Greis dress! I'm using the exact yarn and colourway from the pattern. It feels a bit lazy, but doing colourwork in the pattern yarn and colours seems very relaxing to me. While I was on her shopping site, I picked up a jumpers worth of discontinued Buachaille in pink, probably for a Finlaggan cardigan. It was half price, and I love the yarn. I put the Kate Davies order in after I couldn't go to the yarn festival for a bit of consolation, although no one would call this yarn second prize.
 And then, to celebrate sOctober (or at least that's how I'm telling the story) Dani from Half-Baked HandDyed did me a teal self striping sparkle yarn. There are not enough squeeeeees in the world for how I feel about this yarn. 

 While I was putting in Bendigo orders I chucked in a kilogram of fibre - notice it's described as "100% pure wool" and that's it. 
I have a plan for this, or at least for some of it, but I need to clear the wheel first. More spinning details to come. So, my stash is currently at 13848 meters, I have some great projects in my immediate future and no baby that comes near me will be without a jumper!



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  1. Sonia06 October, 2019

    I love your acquisitions and plans, I can't wait to see what you make.

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    1. Sharondoubleknit07 October, 2019

      Thanks! I'm really looking forward to the spinning.

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  2. Jeannie Gray Knits07 October, 2019

    I always admire people who don't have giant yarn stashes. Mine has become a bit overwhelming and rather than dig into it, I go buy more. I may have to put myself on a 2020 yarn diet.

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    1. Sharondoubleknit07 October, 2019

      It took me 6 years to get it down from 26 kilometres to it's current state, but I do find it easier to manage, and less stressful.

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