snb yarn swap

snb yarn swap
Originally uploaded by bluepupae.

susan hosted another great yarn swap for our stitch n' bitch group this past sunday. amazingly (yay!), i left with less yarn, which is excellent (another thing this weekend i never thought i'd say). one way or another, i'm whittling down my yarn stash, and since little knitting is happening lately, this was opportune.

i'm not a big cotton knitter, but i liked the colors on the all seasons cotton (iceberg) and mission falls 1824 (magenta) i picked up, and was thinking i could make dishcloths for christmas gifts.

rhonda brought sophie, who was quiet and sleepy/sleeping most of the time, so there was plenty of oohing and awwing at her little cuteness. much knitting was done, though not by me. i was a bit distracted and spent the whole time trying to cast on a new scarf, and in the end decided, the yarn i had was too thin. the time just flew by! a nice way to wind down after pigging out on chocolate all morning.

stash busting

yarn stash
Originally uploaded by bluepupae.

i am so happy that i was able to sell a bunch of my yarn (ok, maybe it's not a bunch in relationship to the whole, but it's a good amount). it's not like it was a sudden realization that i have more yarn than i can knit with, but more of an acceptance of my limited time in this lifetime. and yes, this past week has been about a huge effort to clean out and simplify our tiny abode.

parting with one's yarn is a difficult task. each little skein has become such a part of my home, but now they must go to other homes, be treasured by other yarnophiles and live in their homes for a while. it's a good thing i'm getting some extra cash as our projector malfunctioned, and we had err....rather wanted to get a new tv this weekend. more on that later...