Stash ups and downs
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If 2010’s stash down attempt was evaluated in a school report, it would read ‘must try harder’. I do try, honestly.
I created another pretty heat-map of my stash yarn (if you’re using an RSS reader, visit the blog post on the website to see it):
| 2 ply / lace | 4 ply | 5 ply / sport | DK | Aran / worsted | Chunky | Super chunky | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 3.5 | 7.46 | 0 | 0 |
| grey | 1 | 5.8 | 3 | 19.1 | 15.43 | 0 | 0 |
| white | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| natural | 0 | 4.82 | 1 | 4.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| brown | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3.32 | 1.61 | 0 | 0 |
| orange | 0 | 2.44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| yellow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| yellow green | 0 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 0.95 | 0 | 0 |
| green | 0 | 0.6 | 0 | 2 | 0.4 | 2.74 | 0 |
| Blue green | 0 | 3.31 | 10 | 5.94 | 2.83 | 2.1 | 0 |
| Blue | 0 | 6.7 | 0.53 | 10.72 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 |
| blue purple | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.74 | 0 | 0 |
| purple | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4.74 | 0.75 | 1 |
| pink | 0 | 4.41 | 0.19 | 3.1 | 0.97 | 1 | 0 |
| red purple | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.49 | 0.92 | 0.4 | 0 |
| red | 0 | 2.6 | 0 | 15.5 | 1.78 | 2 | 1 |
Compare with a year ago:
| 2 ply / lace | 4 ply | 5 ply / sport | DK | Aran / worsted | Chunky | Super chunky | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| grey | 5 | 1.8 | 3 | 14.2 | 38.89 | 0.6 | 0 |
| white | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| natural | 0 | 6.82 | 0 | 4.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| brown | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3.3 | 0 | 3.59 |
| orange | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| yellow | 0 | 0.05 | 2 | 12 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 |
| yellow green | 0 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 0.95 | 0 | 0 |
| green | 0 | 0.8 | 0 | 4 | 0.3 | 3.24 | 0 |
| Blue green | 0 | 0.94 | 10 | 1.08 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 0 |
| Blue | 0 | 4.7 | 1 | 7 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| blue purple | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.74 | 0 | 0 |
| purple | 0 | 2.58 | 0 | 1 | 3.4 | 0.75 | 0 |
| pink | 0 | 3.3 | 0.19 | 3.1 | 0.85 | 1 | 0 |
| red purple | 0 | 1.53 | 0 | 0.49 | 1.15 | 0 | 0 |
| red | 0 | 1.75 | 0 | 15.7 | 1.79 | 3 | 1 |
Overall I have less yarn, and the stash looks more balanced. But also, a shift towards the finer end, which means that even though I have less skeins, I have more yardage. Not good.
Aside from the stash acquired in Norway I have a couple of other new additions. Some Madeline Tosh sock I gratefully recieved for my birthday.
Madeline Tosh Sock in 'field'
Some Noro Kureyon Sock. I am very impressed with that stuff, it doesn’t seem prone to breakage and might be tough enough for actual socks (knotty socks though).
Noro Kureyon Sock in shade 253
I have already started knitting a blanket with it, so that makes it OK that I bought three skeins.
Mitred squares baby blanket
Even more sock yarn then… The de-stash isn’t really working…
That is a beautiful green skein of Tosh Sock.
I’m glad to hear you think the Kureyon is tough enough for socks. I’ve got 6 big balls of Noro sock yarn now and I’m starting to think I should have a project in mind…
You stash sheet puts my stash sheet to shame.
As far as I’m concerned, if you like working with it, it shouldn’t be a problem that you own more of it.