My Tiny Stash

Many could say that my so called Stash of 26 whole balls of yarn is a disgrace in comparison to some who have 100+ balls of yarn. I do not know what compelled me to, but last night I sat on the couch and catalogued all my yarn. Only the full balls. I wrote down the brand, name, quantity, colour, gauge, yardage and needle size. I have come to know that I have:

• A lot of Patton’s Yarn 10 Balls
• Many need size 6mm knitting needles (Which I do not own)
• Plus I only have 1 or 2 balls of each… so not enough to make a sweater

I also have to note that I have 15 or so odd balls of yarn that do not have a tag so I don’t exactly know what they all are – the wonders of my great mother giving me all of her old yarn.

Why did I do this? Well I did enter all the info and pictures into my Ravelry. So I can now see what other are making or made with the same yarn! Not that I of all people need anymore ideas!

What do you listen too when you knit?

While on a trip with the ever so great knitters a while back I was introduced to the world of PODCASTS. I have listened to podcasts before, but not about knitting. I thought it was genius. We listened to… Cast On by Brenda (last name has escaped me) and she talks about what is going on in the knitting world, what she is working on, and has some great tunes in-between. I was on iTunes the other day and downloaded a few more of her podcasts, and I just am not currently interested in all that she is talking about. Being a newbie at knitting she was discussing things I am not ready to do – not because I can’t just because I would have too much! *Although that is the downfall of a knitter – WAY too many projects. Back to podcasts… So what did I do to find a new podcast – I GOOGLED it of course (what I always do).

I found Kelly Petkun podcast KnitPicks (which is also available on iTunes), I did download a few and well… I LOVE HER PODCAST! She discusses things that are relevant to me and my knitting; she also has interesting side rants. I love how she addresses things that I want to know… Why this yarn over that yarn? Which is right DPN or Circular? Am I doing this wrong? Do I have to knit English or the other way? All those and more…. and I am only on the 6^th podcast. I would definitely recommend this to any new knitter or any knitter for that matter. Kelly Petkun is a lifesaver to me and I thank you Kelly for all the great things you discuss in your podcasts.

What podcasts do you like?? Let me know and I will go check them out!

Though I would add some spring cheer – since we got a dumping of snow last night!