I have known how to knit for about 15 years. My first year of college (my first semester, I think) we had to learn how to do something new and present it to the class. I choose knitting and I made a scarf. It was not a very good scarf, but it matched my coat, didn't take too long, and was knit, every. single. row. I didn't knit for about 8 or 9 years. Probably about 4 or 5 years ago I picked my needles up again and really haven't put them down since. I always have 5-8 projects on needles.....always!
When I started knitting again, I would buy yarn because I liked what it looked like. I had no idea what the weight of yarn mixed with different needle sizes would do. I didn't care about what the yarn was made of and I definitely did not have a project in mind for all of the different yarns that I purchased. I finally decided to sit down last night and sort through every single last skein of yarn to try to figure out what the heck I am going to do with it all. What was I thinking when I purchased some of these?!!?!?! Hind sight is 20/20.
I am attempting to work my way through my stash this year. (UGH!!!) I know it is going to be next to impossible to not buy new yarn, but I am going to find a project for every last skein of yarn I currently have! So, I sat down with one of my binders, a couple of knitting books, and a list of the yarns I currently own and started to form a plan. Of course, I found yarn I forgot I had and cast on for a new project for one of the kids. Please tell me that other knitters, crocheters, crafters do this too! Or is it just me?
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