State of the Stash, November 2010

Dear Stash,

I am trying, okay? I have knit 11,096 yards of you since the beginning of the year, and destashed an additional 4,065 yards. I consider that a lot of yarn, my friend, but you're absolutely refusing to work with me here. Only 7.75% of total stash knit since January 2008? That's all I've done?

Yes, I did buy some yarn in Austin. But I was smart and bought a sweater's worth, because the last thing we need is 600-some yards that I don't know what to do with. Practicality apparently gets me nowhere with you, and I'd think you'd be a little more lenient about yarn that even Justin loves.

I'm furiously knitting up holiday gifts, just like I promised I would, but some of that yarn is leftover from other projects and (this hurts to much) not what I consider to be part of my stash. I also have some half-finished projects that need an extra push, and even though a considerable amount of yarn has been knitted, I can't count it.

Just tell me, Stash, tell me straight out - I'm not going to knit 20% of you before January 22, am I?

Yours in failure,

Kristin

Update on Tuesday, November 16, 2010 at 6:05PM by Kristin

PS - I'm glad you think it's funny to have Justin come upstairs after work and tell me the only thing he wants for Christmas is a handknitted pullover or cardigan. Cabled, of course. And then the yarn he picks isn't cataloged in my stash spreadsheet. That's 2,304 yards. I'm adding that to the starting yardage total. TRY AGAIN, PUNK.

Comments

[Kyra]

you cannot deny the stash. It is stronger than you....