Everybody i suggest we all Look at our stashes and think how to use up as much as we can Now this year !!!! I made various Moebiouses this year , most came from my stashes ,,, i only added 1-3 balls for a certain color ,,, Last year i bought a Beautiful Cotton cloth Ideal for asummer dress , and in the almost next door Haberdashery shop i saw a think cotton that had EXACTLY the same color combination as the printed flower on the Cloth ,,,, thus i had to buy that. But, having known that cotton thread before it is a bit rough and very thin, works out beter in crochet than knit , but my heart goes for a knit shirt to match the intended skirt ,, thuis i am thinking about Patterns ,, maybe i should go to a summer dress and add the cotton as vest around my shoulders ,,,,,,,,, must think , eventually i want some nice things,,,,but won`t slave about it ... mirjam
LOOK at your stashes ,,,, THINK and USE as much
Mar 15, 2008
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hi mirjam--
as a new knitter...i have a limited stash! BUT, i just bought a box of stash off of ebay...here's what's in it:
10 skeins of classic elite's two two yarn (chunky wool....each skein is 55 yards...not enough for a sweater for me...but perhaps for my six year old son??)2 skeins of debbie bliss merino chunky
10 balls of ICE kid mohair....again not enough for a sweater, but perhaps a vest i think?two skeins of plymouth yarns handpaint wool--really chunky!
three balls of tahki panda
one skein of lionbrands bolero
four balls of tahki safari
and two small balls of a grey wool.
now...i'm new to knitting...what should we make with all this? projects for each one...but what???
betsey
Betsy ,, if you dare , you could combine the different kinds of wool into one object. having a sweater or coat of various textures and materials might be a novelity and pull you to work on it,, I do mix not only colors but also weights, rough and soft wools ,, it has a cahrm of it own. What is it you REALLY NEED in your closet ,, a Sweater ? A Poncho ???? mirjam
Do the colors go together? If so, you could put in a "rugby stripe" across the chest and sleeves.
One of the major qualities of mohair is that it will hold its shape even when the stitches are huge, because of the long tendrils. That also makes it very hard to rip out! But I had a mohair sweater in high school that was knit on size 35 needles (think broom handles) and it was light and warm. 10 balls might be enough for a sweater! You could start with a vest and add sleeves if there seems to be enough left.
That sounds like a hat.
If those are all the same weight, you could put them together as stripes (or double up a thin yarn to go with heavier ones). If they're fairly fine, you could try a Fairisle pattern.
3+1+4= 8 balls plus some grey, not enough for an adult vest (unless that bolero skein is huge) but enough for a hat and mittens or a scarf. Stripes are good and if you separate the wider stripes from each other with a narrow stripe (one row?) of the same color, it ties them together.=Tamar
Thanks for the suggestions M and T!
i'm still learning to knit...so i had bought this lot for the ability to "expirament" with different fibers....i'm just having fun playing with it all.
when i get serious about this new stash...believe me, i've printed out both of your responses to refer to later on....
betsey
Nice idea Betsy ,, you can try same patern with different needles ,,, etc,,,, great fun mirjam
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