More yarn - so much yarn!

I always think I don't buy yarn... except when I do! I try to buy on an as need basis, and I certainly no longer stress shop for yarn, since I discovered having a big stash is more stressful for me. All of this is an introduction to all the yarn that has moved into my stash this week!

Starting with rainbow stripped yarn from HalfBaked Hand-dyed. I've wanted rainbow stripped yarn forever, and when Dani emailed to say she was making this her monthly self-stripe colour I said "2 please" very quickly. I might make a sock-arms cardigan.

You may remember I was going to dye my own yarn for the Stephen West Twists and Turns MKAL, but the yarn I ordered was out of stock. I didn't cancel the order, since there are loads of things I would like to dye and knit, including the Sock Arms Cardigan, some pink socks and who knows what else. That yarn showed up last week.

The yarn I actually ordered for the MKAL. There is a story here. I ordered it four weeks ago, and asked the dyer to swap out the "pop" colour for the yellow that we see here. Then I didn't hear from her for two weeks. She eventually sent the yarn on Tuesday. It got to my parcel locker on Thursday 6.45 am. The MKAL started on Thursday night, with the first clue dropping while I was winding yarn. It was all a bit tight really. But also the yarn is so so so pretty, so all is forgiven.

So, after all this what's my stashcount? 23397 meters, which seems to where I am stuck right now. Still, I love all the yarn in my stash, and I have plans and dreams for all of it.

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