Things I've been thinking about

Irresistable single skeins.  You know the ones I'm talking about.  The colorway that you see in a shop or online and it just speaks to you.  You haven't even considered what you might knit with it, but you just have to put it in your shopping cart.  I'm a sucker for these skeins.

What do you do with yours?  Do you let it marinate in your stash or in a fancy bowl in your kitchen til you know what you want to do with it?  That's what I do.  I have a basket at the shop full of these skeins (and a lot more at home), and I have a bowl on my kitchen island that has skeins in it that I just want to keep looking at even though they may not go on the needles for years.  Or do you hide these skeins away so you can finish what you're currently working on without the distraction?  Do you uncover them only to be beguiled by them again and again?

Also?  Food.  I've recently changed my diet to greatly decrease what I eat and also no dairy or sugar and WOW.  After three days I felt great.  My mind is less foggy, I don't need caffeine (when I usually drink several cups of coffee a day) and my body doesn't hurt at the end of a long set of stairs carrying Hank the Tank up at night to bed.  I'm really suprised by the quick change in how I feel.  I did the whole paleo thing three years ago with great results, and now that Henry is nearing 2 years and I haven't nursed for awhile, I'm able to focus more on myself and what my own body wants and needs.  It feels somewhat selfish, but in a good way.

What are you pondering today?

Comments

[Rhonda Atkinson]

I too have bought yarn that I just loved and had no idea what I would do with it. I have put it away but go thru my stash and see them often. Putting them in the bowl on my coffee table would be a great idea. Will most definately do that. And I am currently considering going Paleo. Sounds easy. And I am working out alot so need to clean my diet up. Thanks.

[Nancy Fanzlaw]

Doesn't EVERYONE buy yarn just because it's beautiful? I can't leave it out, the kitties would yarn bomb the house. :) I do look at it often and imagine all sorts of projects. Eventually I decide what to do with a skein or two.

[Kathi Sherron]

I have some wire shelves in my knitting room/office & all my yarn is stored in clear bags so I can see it. A special chair, a goose neck floor lamp, a bookcase with my yarn books, and my shelves of yarn. Love that room!

[Leslie Fehr]

I, too, have succumbed to the beautiful single skein purchases. But, on the good side, it makes me have to think about projects. I bought a couple of tubs and have one that will hold my yarn for charity hats, one for my single skein projects and one for the multiple skein projects. I like to use good yarn for the hats I take to the homeless shelter because I feel that they deserve something wonderful, too.

[Donna]

My stash is full of single skeins I just HAD to buy - mostly sock yarn. Every once in awhile I will pull one out & knit it. My stash is half very organized & half completely disorganized in 4 different areas of the house - living room, my bedroom, the computer/sewing/guest room & even some in the dining room. I'm working on getting it more organized now.