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kbshee
Permanent Resident
USA
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 Posted - 12/22/2008 : 11:22:46 AM
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Do you have any knitting resolutions for 2009?
Mine is to conquer my fear of steeks!
kim in oregon
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shaggy
Permanent Resident
USA
4125 Posts |
Posted - 12/22/2008 : 11:39:34 AM
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I will try very very hard not to buy any yarn for 6 months
I need to knit from my stash
shaggy
every dollar makes Betty smile
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SkeinHerder
Gabber Extraordinaire
USA
385 Posts |
Posted - 12/22/2008 : 12:06:32 PM
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To knit more for myself! Or anything for myself and maybe my first sweater.
S:)
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jennysays
Warming Up
USA
55 Posts |
Posted - 12/22/2008 : 12:38:54 PM
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Atavistic
Permanent Resident
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Posted - 12/22/2008 : 1:25:54 PM
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I'd like to make it another year without buying yarn, if possible.
"I'm telling you, we're in a M. Night Shyamalan flick." |
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lella
Permanent Resident
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Posted - 12/22/2008 : 2:04:39 PM
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1.I will try to not buy anymore yarn until I've knit down the stash.. ha ha ha, there's about 0 chance of that happening.
2. I WILL work hard on the Aran sweater and the Pi Shawl. They need to be finished and handed to, or sent off to, the people who are getting them.
There may be others but really, those are the two biggies.
Zippiknits
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GFTC
Permanent Resident
USA
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Posted - 12/22/2008 : 3:22:33 PM
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1. I will continue to both knit up and sell off my stash. There is no yarn buying for me until I get rid of this feeling of being overwhelmed by yarn. One of the LYS is having a huge end of lease sale and the flyer they sent out would normally be so tempting but I will not add even one skein.
As of next week I am seven months yarn sober.
2. All knitting pattern books will come from the library. I've already started doing this (thanks KR friends for the idea) and it's great. I can order the book online and they send me an email when it's ready for pickup. I own over 100 knitting books so I really have all the references I need and I am no longer buying books for one or two patterns.
3. I won't knit any patterns that I know deep down I will never sew together.
GFTC of NYC
my knitting photos on Flickr
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queenmaxine
Gabber Extraordinaire
USA
472 Posts |
Posted - 12/22/2008 : 3:59:04 PM
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I really want to say I won't buy any yarn in 2009, but honestly, why set a resolution I know will be broken?
Instead, I will honor my Buddhist leanings and require that more intention be required for the purchases I do make. I am considering perhaps some sort of ratio. Three stash projects before any purchase can be made? I have actually trained myself to shop the stash before heading to the LYS, so this seems doable. Maybe I should up the ante to 5 stash projects. I will contemplate this tonight while doing my current knitting meditation, the lace border of my first Pi, which incidentally, is from stash yarn!
I also have a Tokyo kit and a Lady of the Lake kit, as well as a Judy's Colors stocking kit that should get some needle time this year as well as a Noni Medallion bag languishing on the needles. I think those might make the rotation as long term projects. Any ideas on if it would be better to start them all and rotate their knitting time or go through them one at a time start to finish?
My blog is not strictly knitting, but there are occasional WIP updates and frustration or bragging rants as I am a new knitter.
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yarnlover
Permanent Resident
1729 Posts |
Posted - 12/22/2008 : 4:12:51 PM
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My resolution is easy, and similar to others - use what I have on hand. Not only do I have yarn in nearly every room of the house, I also have wool for spinning, lots of wool for spinning. If I make a dent in that stash, oh my, then I'll have even more yarn........speaking of feeling overwhelmed.
And I just met the owner of a brand new yarn shop in my area. She asked for some help in various projects, payment to be made in yarn. What's a knitter to do??? |
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Sticks and String
Permanent Resident
USA
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Posted - 12/22/2008 : 5:02:35 PM
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Knitting from the stash and finishing up the 2008 leftover UFOs are top on the list. A major sweater project for me is next. The only yarn I'm buying right after the holidays is some Patons for felted mittens that I've promised.
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kbshee
Permanent Resident
USA
4129 Posts |
Posted - 12/22/2008 : 5:12:02 PM
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It looks like we'll need a 'knit from stash' support group!
kim in oregon
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Ceil
Permanent Resident
USA
1564 Posts |
Posted - 12/22/2008 : 6:04:00 PM
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to knit down my stash---hey, I just started! Just finished a pair of mittens for my DH. That's two large balls of yarn significantly reduced! 
Ceil
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elkymama
Seriously Hooked
USA
688 Posts |
Posted - 12/22/2008 : 7:24:26 PM
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Kim, what a great idea! I need all the help I can get.
OTOH, being laid off is an excellent 'knit from stash' enforcer. |
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miele
Chatty Knitter
USA
284 Posts |
Posted - 12/23/2008 : 05:29:38 AM
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Like everyone else, I want to knit my stash down. But purchases may sneak in, only those I have good intentions for.
I resolve to finish the Craft Yarn Council's Certified Teacher program.I paid for it and have been sitting on it forever. I have been teaching rather informally (at work, girl scout troops, the Library) so I thought I may as well do it. Basically all I have to do is a book of swatches proving I know what I am doing.
Happy New Year of Knitting!
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knitz2
Permanent Resident
USA
1800 Posts |
Posted - 12/23/2008 : 06:41:41 AM
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1) finish the UFOs sitting around, esp the Pi Shawl that needs a mistake corrected about 4 round back and a border added and the half done sweater (top down, at the point I need to take it off the needle to check for size & see if it is time to separate the sleeves from the body)
2) find an outlet where I can sell some finished projects since no one is buying the yarn on the shelf.
Keep knitting, this too shall pass. |
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procrastiknitter
Permanent Resident
Canada
1415 Posts |
Posted - 12/23/2008 : 09:26:42 AM
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1)find a couple of projects for some stash.
2) find some needles large enough for the Laminaria shawl and cast on already!
3) find a cable pattern that I want to use for the sleeves of a saddle shoulder cardigan and cast on, already!
4) knit fair isle mittens in alpaca for my mother for next Christmas. My sister and I may also get a pair.
5) use the yarnt hat I had earmarked for charity projects for charity projects.
Never trust a man, who when left alone with a tea cozy, doesn't try to put it on - Billy Connolly |
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Marg in Mirror
Permanent Resident
Canada
3204 Posts |
Posted - 12/23/2008 : 09:36:00 AM
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Hmmm...
When I moved from Calgary in September, I sorted out my yarn stash, and gave quite a bit away. I also put aside a huge sack of projects  -- yarn and patterns together. I think in 2009 I need to focus on making a dent in that bag of goodies!
Marg in Mirror
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suzannevh
Gabber Extraordinaire
565 Posts |
Posted - 12/23/2008 : 11:30:55 AM
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My knitting resolutions for 2009 - Relax and enjoy it!
I've resolved for several years to destash and have always ended up with more. I've resolved to knit a certain thing or certain amount and it never happens. So in 2009 my resolution is to make knitting a source of relaxation and enjoyment - to knit what I feel drawn to knit instead of to finish up some stash or to give a gift. (Hopefully a more mindful approach to knitting will also cut down on large impulse buys - we'll see.) |
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AngieSue
Permanent Resident
USA
1606 Posts |
Posted - 12/23/2008 : 12:02:01 PM
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My stash is mostly sock yarn so I know that I will be adding sweater-type yarns. But, all of my socks will come from stash! I've really been wanting a skein of Malabrigo sock yarn so I must buy it before 2009! Other than that, no more sock yarn for 2009. There I said it.
I will knit a project ala Continental. I've been switching hands to get the feel. I prefer my left hand for knitting but my purling is not pretty. I will conquer.
Angie
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AuntyNin
Seriously Hooked
USA
771 Posts |
Posted - 12/23/2008 : 2:16:01 PM
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While I would prefer not to knit to deadlines, I'd also like to finish some of the WIPs that are clustered around the Knitting Throne. Since there are appropriate yarns in the stash for nearly all of the "I wanna knit THAT!" list, I'm trying to minimize impulse buying of new yarns. And finally, I will block the shawls that are already finished... somehow, somewhere!
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Ditzy Girl
Permanent Resident
USA
4712 Posts |
Posted - 12/23/2008 : 2:38:04 PM
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My resolution is to finish the projects that I am starting for 2009.. I have 4 projects that I am starting and want to finish in 2009 and not start anymore till the 4 are done. As far as buying yarn if I am busy knitting my 4 projects I will not be looking at new yarn or projects.
Zola, Seattle, Wash.
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