The time to think about Christmas knitting. Everything from last year was finished on time – except for my mom’s cardigan, which is still sitting at the bottom of my knitting bag unfinished. Oops.
This year, my goal is to use up my stash. I’m hoping not to buy any additional yarn for Christmas presents this year. Problem is, I’m pretty selfish about my yarn. I’m not exactly willing to use my good wool and sock yarn for other people – I want it all to myself. That leaves me with lots (and I mean LOTS) of bits of acrylic left over from the early days of my stash.
And what do you do with a bunch of leftovers?
A lot of stranded colorwork.
So I’ve been systematically going through Ravelry, looking for interesting stranded patterns. Problem is, a fair portion of my family lives in California and Virginia (although, with the winter Virginia had last year, warm things might be welcomed eagerly). There are also a lot of kids in the California crew (5!), so small stuffed toys are also on the list.
I’m going to say I’ll be better about updating this blog, especially since I’ve graduated and am only working part-time. We’ll see if that actually happens…