About halfway through January, I discovered Hand Me My Knitting's Youtube channel and her no-buy year for 2021.
Her decision to knit only from stash particularly resonated with me, as believe me, I have enough stash to last many lifetimes!
It has already really helped me to be more mindful with my purchasing - just because something is on sale doesn't mean I need to rush to grab it! Sales come around fairly often!
So I have completed five projects from stash yarn in January.
The Bee Hive Cowl used 328m / 82g of yarn, from stash purchased in June 2020.
I made two tinsel garlands, per Arne and Carlos. These are so much fun and I cannot wait to add them to my tree in 2021. They are just knitted i-cords, using King Cole Tinsel yarn. These used 72m / 50g of yarn each, from stash purchased in December 2020.
I also finished my first Icelandic jumper. I made a child's size so I could practice the technique and I loved it!
Kambur used 462.8m / 230g of Knit Picks Wool of the Andes Worsted, purchased in April/May 2019.
And lastly, I made the Mercury Socks. These used 360.8m / 88g of Garnstudio Drops Fabel, purchased in February 2017.
They have been added to my very first box of socks, which true to the no-buy year, is a shoebox from my son's new school shoes!
Yay!
But, I did slip off the wagon and purchase some yarn. I have been thinking about shopping triggers and what makes me feel that I need to purchase something. And this purchase was made because the shop sent me an email to say my rewards points were due to expire. So I had to use them, right?! I could have let them expire but sales and discounts are definitely my shopping triggers and I couldn't let those points go to waste. So I actually purchased 2080m / 500g yarn - more meterage as it is all sock yarn. This is less than I wanted to buy - definitely less than I would probably have purchased previously.
I did not purchase any patterns. All of the patterns I used were either free on Ravelry or already in my pattern stash.
Do you have any particular goals or plans for 2021?
I'm looking forward to seeing what I can achieve in February!
Your Beehive cowl is gorgeous and I must say the intricate pattern you knitted into the jumper is stunning.
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That cowl is fantastic. Great result.
ReplyDeleteAt the moment all shops are closed and that means no yarns for me, as I like to see and feel them in the flesh before buying. So, for now anyway I am using up yarn bought a while ago or even a long time ago. For now, as the shops are bound to open up again at some point and I found a few new ones in the area...
PS: I love Arne and Carlos as well and have several books by them. This tinsel I had never seen though, but looks great.
ReplyDeleteI find "shopping triggers" a very interesting concept. I find I get itchy to buy yarn when my stash gets down to 10 kilometres. I get anxious about how much yarn I have when my stash is up around 15 kilometres. Since I average about 20 kms a year, that SHOULD (but does not) mean that none of my stash is more than a year old. Can you tell I've put way too much thought into this?
ReplyDeleteYou do such beautiful work Jayne.
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