I'm no longer in a place where I stash yarn just to stash it. Other than a skein or two as a souvenir, I won't buy anything unless there's a specific project for it and I have nothing in my stash that will work. There's really not a project I couldn't accommodate with my stash, other than perhaps for a baby.
I recently cleaned up my ravelry queue. There are so many beautiful things within it! I have a small handful of sweaters and shawls I hope to do in 2013, but I will go with whatever compels me at the moment I am ready to cast on. My true goal is to just use up some of the older stash, especially sweater lots.
In my queue and vying for my needles are:
1. Dark and Stormy - Thea Colman I want to use my Shepherds Wool from Mackinac Island for this. The photo is not showing the color well - the yarn is a very rich purple.
3. I think this "vintage" yarn is destined to become a Plain and Simple Pullover provided I can make the yardage work.
4. I need to add some shawls to my rotation. Phil bought me some lovely wool for Christmas - and though it's not deep stash, I'd love to knit it. This is Imperial Yarn in the Columbia worsted - with which I plan to knit The Lonely Tree Shawl
5. I've been wanting to knit a Multnomah for ages. There are so many pretty ones in ravelry! I have a lot of yarns to choose from too - but I think I'm leaning toward a natural variegated yarn I bought from Green Mountain Spinnery in 2011 at the WI Sheep and Wool Festival. I'm not sure yet, but I really love this yarn.
I hope to a few pairs of socks, and a sweater for each of my kids this next year too - but nothing is an actual resolution or certain. These projects have been on my mind for awhile, so that tends to mean I won't get sick of them as I work on them. My last two sweaters are gray so I'm looking forward to working with a vibrant purple!
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