This weekend was a nice break from the normal grind of the summer social life. I ended up doing chores, cleaning, getting my hair cut (just a little), and knitting. Unfortunately, I can't stop knitting on the doomed cotton cardigan. I just know I'll run out of yarn, although I still keep tinkering on exactly how much. The latest conclusion is that it will be close and I'll only need less than one extra ball - which is frankly too frustrating to contemplate (that had I only plunked down another $2.50 or whatever it was, I'd have a finished sweater and no grey hairs). I now carry the yarn label in my small wallet, just in case I happen into a yarn store and can search in the back. Did I mention this is a discontinued yarn from years ago and no longer exists anywhere - not even on Ravelry(in my color).
However, this meant that I did very little in regards to my targets. I just kept knitting that sleeve, and in my normal way to achieve calmness in chaos, I organized. This time it was the yarn. You see I have all this yarn and all these patterns and have been having trouble matching them up - partly because I forget what is in my stash that I have enough of to make a sweater. So this weekend, I reorganized and cataloged only the sweater quantity of the stash. Counting yarn for making tank tops, I have enough I believe for 42 sweaters! At a minimum (I have cones which I swear just never run out - 2, 3, 10 sweaters and there still will be yarn).
So the next step is to sort the yarn by gauge and sort the patterns by gauge and see who gets matched up with whom. On the plus side I did actually touch the target projects, moving them to a brand new basket for UFOs that fit into my yarn storage. Baby steps, baby.
I have to add, that like Emily, I really have to "feel" that the yarn and pattern are meant to be. I've been known to rip out a sweater because they don't match up well.
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