New Year's resolution going strong! This project doesn't really count for my resolution because I started it at Easter . . . and I shouldn't be starting new projects when I'm trying to finish old ones. However, it's done! It's great! And I like that it is a supremo yarn busting project. I get my yarn from Goodwill in bulk lots, so I end up with a lot of weirdness and a lotta ugliness. My last garbage bag full of yarn had a small mountain of red and white ugly squeaky acrylic yarn in it from Eaton's. Yes, Eaton's. And I don't think it was 1999 Eaton's . . . maybe like 1979. So this yarn really needed to find a home. I was at a loss until my knitting pal Jen made fun of owning a set of size 19 needles, "What am I ever going to do with size 19 needles?" "Give them to Erin!" I said. And so she did.
(For the knitters looking at this - it's four strands of worsted weight yarn knit as one. Three white, one red. Necessary to be bulky enough for the broomsticks I was knitting with. It took nearly 7.5 lbs of yarn. Six 1lb balls of white, twelve regular balls of red. Plus three more skeins of red for the border. The border is a simple crochet stitch gone around twice. At least I think it is. I don't know how to crochet and was improvising with one knitting needle, but it works. About 100 stitches across and dunno how many rows. Makes for a good twin bed sized . . . I think . . . you didn't really come here for details I hope . . . )
(For the knitters looking at this - it's four strands of worsted weight yarn knit as one. Three white, one red. Necessary to be bulky enough for the broomsticks I was knitting with. It took nearly 7.5 lbs of yarn. Six 1lb balls of white, twelve regular balls of red. Plus three more skeins of red for the border. The border is a simple crochet stitch gone around twice. At least I think it is. I don't know how to crochet and was improvising with one knitting needle, but it works. About 100 stitches across and dunno how many rows. Makes for a good twin bed sized . . . I think . . . you didn't really come here for details I hope . . . )
Which brings me to this week in simplifying:
- no more yarn in 2012 . . . and maybe beyond. I have four huge baskets. That's enough. There will always be more yarn to be had, but I need a moratorium so that I can use up what I have. When I finish my other blanket and can put all my yarn in one basket, then I will be free to buy more.
- cleaned out a few containers of craft supplies and threw out all the black yarn I had (gross . . . what on Earth would I ever do with black yarn . . . blech).
- added things to the ever growing mound of stuff to take to Goodwill . . . few pieces of clothing, kitchen things, picture frame, knick-knacks . .
- put an empty Rubbermaid bin by the side of the road
I might be close to implementing a zero sum policy for my home - something in = something out - but I'm not there yet. If I do it preemptively I will feel like I am punishing myself and then I will rebel.
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