SP12 Question #3

I have finished Female Elijah's head. I shan't take a photograph as, due to the colour and the fact that it is a head with a trunk, it looks rather like a sperm. Sorry, but it's true.

I have been rather good with my blog recently. I have been making more of a concerted effort to update it. And I am not just updating for the sake of things - I keep getting ideas of things I want to blog about. And this pleases me :)

Anyway, SP12.

What would you consider the perfect amount of stash?

I think that this is probably too much as I would never in a million years knit my way through all that. I have 3 totes with stash. One tote is my everyday sock, small project yarn. One tote has some larger quantities of yarn (eg sweather worth amounts - I have 2/3 lots of sweater amounts of yarn) and the other has bits and pieces and needles and the like. I have a rather modest stash that is mainly sock yarn but that's always nice to buy!

I think the perfect amount of stash is when you have a variety of different weights, a variety of different colours and enough for a few different small projects. Enough so that when you spot something on Rav, you can go and check and start straightaway. However, I do quite like buying for special projects. I love choosing yarn specifically for projects and whenever I am about to start something I like to have a look around for the perfect yarn.

I think I am near the perfect amount of stash. Not a heeeeuuuuuge amount like some people seem to have (where do they put it all?!) but a modest amount and can yank something out for that impulsive cast on :) I also have to confess that most of my yarn is impulse buys due to sales. Very little of my yarn was purchased full price. I can't resist bargains.

And a John Lewis sales that starts on Saturday will assist with getting that magical amount of yarn, methinks.

So there you have it!