Knitting Liesl and a little confession about me

Out of yummy geranio colored merino Malabrigo

 

This is the first time I have knit with this stuff. I can't believe I waited

so long. It's all because of my fine chocolate mentality. I can't eat/use

the luxurious fibers that I've bought because then they will be gone. So,

with certain hard to obtain or premium food or candy or whatnot, I often end

up throwing the last little bit away- since I've waited too long to eat it

and it goes bad in the meantime.

 

I've tried to get better about this, and actually started eating some of my

newer candy/chocolate first, rather than "saving it till later."

 

I have tried to apply the same principle to my yarn. I admit to having a lot

of yarn, be it acrylic, wool, sock yarn, and even hand-painted $$$ sock

yarn.

 

I tried to knit with my newer purchases first, then use the older stuff

later. For some reason it helps me use more of my yarn stash, and that

includes "old" yarn. With chocolate I've done the same, and have opened new

(thanks for the Scharfenberger goods Dan! I heart them) chocolate and even

eaten some of it.

 

Like my chocolate and fine yarns approach is my "garage sale" approach. If I

go to a sale I look for the best thing/bargain there. Rather than evaluate

that thing against all the other things in my life/home I feel compelled to

buy it. This is the reason why I try to stay away from garage sales. I need

to learn to see the big picture, not just the shiny needle in the haystack

of junk.

 

If I would only shop my own stash, I could save so much money. But where's

the buying rush in that?!

 

How do other knitters and crafters approach their stash? Does it work for

you?

Done