This piece is moving slowly. At this rate I think it will take at least a week for me to finish. I shouldn’t be surprised since my only tool for this is a 2mm bamboo crochet hook. Fitting that it has the same pace as the island time it was inspired by.
I’ll post completed pictures…….at some point.
And now for something really different.
I helped a friend destash yesterday. It was ruthless. The yarns went into several piles depending on type and function of the yarn. The stacks:
- Felting Projects
We have a friend who can felt the crap out of anything and make wonderful things.
- Charity Yarn
Another friend does a substancial amount of charity knitting and also makes kick ass socks so this pile was specifically for her.
- Keep
If there was a specific and doable project for the yarn it was okay to keep. That was brutal. Really.
- Sell
I really wanted the yarn in that pile. A lot. Drool ensued. This was the pile that had more than one skein of a yarn that might help someone out there in stash enhancement world with just those few extra skeins to complete a project when they came up short. It happens and who was I to deny someone those skeins. Also destashing should offer some small financial reward. It’s a big thing to do.
- Carmen
This pile, was not the super stack, but the quality of the yarn….Yikes. At least three of the skeins were considered for bringing to bed with me.
Hand Maiden 8 ply Camel (2 skeins)
Indigo Moon Fingering Weight Merino (2 skeins, totally MY colours)
Honey Lane Farms from San Juan Island ( 1 skein from a little alpaca named Kaska
Habu—glorious Habu—the silk and stainless steel and a few other bits…if it is poop from Habu I want it!
Hand Maiden – (partial skeins of incredible colours of sea cell)
The strangest part of this was being thanked for taking the wool. It was tantamount to my stealing someone’s wallet and then having them add me to their Christmas card list.
I love the peculiarity of knitters…Yes, I’m including myself.