Test Knitting Tuesday?
Not sure if that is a thing, but I'm going to make it one...
As we determined in yesterday's post, I have a LOT of yarn. I don't mind the fact that I have a large stash, I feel like that is every knitter and yarn-lovers right. I do feel bad that I have all this lovely yarn that kind of got tucked away and has not been used because I was so focused on buying yarn that was "a good bargain" and knitting mainly for the studio. Now that we've "closed up shop" so to speak, I've decided to take a break from knitting to sell (though I will happy still take on commissions if you have something specific in mind!). I'm going to focus on knitting for myself for a bit and enjoying all my lovely yarns that I have purchased over the years!
I wouldn't call this a yarn diet exactly, but I certainly have a plenty of projects queued that I already have the yarn all picked out and purchased for. If there's something I really want to knit, I won't forbid myself from purchasing yarn for it. Or if I'm at a festival or special shop and I spot something I love, I am certainly going to allow myself that indulgence (because buying yarn is quite possibly my favorite pastimes ever!). I do want to start working though my queue though, and make sure yarn that I bought for specific projects does actually get turned into those projects eventually.
I also have lots and lots of single skeins of fingering/sock weight and lace weight yarn. These I need to start finding projects for. So, when I saw that Ambah O'Brien was looking for test knitters I jumped at the chance.
The pattern I tested was Ambah's Nelia Scarf/Wrap. I knit the smaller size using 1 skein of Done Roving Yarns Frolicking Feet in the "Copper Pennies" colorway. I can't remember how long I have had this yarn for, but it has definitely been quite a while. I remember snagging it for 50% off on one of the many yarn crawls I have done. I was happy to use up this single skein that had been in my stash for a while. This pattern is now available on Ravelry!
