The weather here in Buffalo NY is right on schedule. Labor Day weekend brought daytime highs in the 60's F/low 20's C and lows in the 40s/single digits. This tends to make two things happen in my mind: I crave heavier knitting projects and delight in the wools and tweeds that suddenly populate the knit shops, and I am thrilled with the sales!
It's a tough choice. I tend to go stash diving at this time of year, and pull out some orphan yarn or some un-realized pattern, and then scour the shops looking for the answer to make these things whole. Maybe my skein of mohair will mesh beautifully with some new silk/merino blend and become decadent gloves. Maybe the pattern I can't get gauge on is just the thing for the linen yarn that's now on sale. Maybe not. The point is, I go in with a purpose or two, and find the process less overwhelming. Otherwise, I want to take everything home.
Another thing I find myself doing every year at this time is going through all my project bags and passing sentence: knit, purgatory (rarely), or rip. I like to free up my needles. Projects are no longer abandoned, but just gone. Clearing the backlog feels good, no matter what the resolution.
I sort my needles, and make sure they're properly labeled and stored. I sort my stash, and update and reorganize the labeling. On rare occasions, I even update my inventories on Ravelry. They are wonderful tools.
This change in the weather is inspiring. All of a sudden I have quite a bit of work to do! If you need me, I'll be buried under my stash.
It's a tough choice. I tend to go stash diving at this time of year, and pull out some orphan yarn or some un-realized pattern, and then scour the shops looking for the answer to make these things whole. Maybe my skein of mohair will mesh beautifully with some new silk/merino blend and become decadent gloves. Maybe the pattern I can't get gauge on is just the thing for the linen yarn that's now on sale. Maybe not. The point is, I go in with a purpose or two, and find the process less overwhelming. Otherwise, I want to take everything home.
Another thing I find myself doing every year at this time is going through all my project bags and passing sentence: knit, purgatory (rarely), or rip. I like to free up my needles. Projects are no longer abandoned, but just gone. Clearing the backlog feels good, no matter what the resolution.
I sort my needles, and make sure they're properly labeled and stored. I sort my stash, and update and reorganize the labeling. On rare occasions, I even update my inventories on Ravelry. They are wonderful tools.
This change in the weather is inspiring. All of a sudden I have quite a bit of work to do! If you need me, I'll be buried under my stash.
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