I like to organize my Ravelry queue within an inch of its life. I like to flip my "In Progress" to "Hibernating" if I plan to put a project down for more than a couple of days. I catalogue all of my stash on Ravelry so when I am purchasing i can take a peak and see what color are missing from my collection.
Last year, during my latest move, I realized that I had over 4 boxes of yarn. For some of you that might not be very much, but for me, as I move few other year for the past 10 years, I like to keep things down to a minimum. I know, knitting isn't the most compact hobby, but I was enlightened enough to know last fall not to buy a spinning wheel.
So for the New Year 2015 I made myself a promise, I wasn't going to purchase anything until I could go to Maryland Sheep and Wool in the spring.
I broke this promise after being fascinated by Flat-Feet by Conjoined Creations and finding it on deep sale.
I became more excited each month, looking forward to funnel cakes and petting alpaca only to realize that one of my dear friends weekends was that weekend. So with the best reason ever, I wasn't able to go.
When I go on a trip or vacation, I try to purchase yarn that is specific to that location. After lunching between the ceremony and reception, some new friends suggested that I try a local yarn shop, only a few blocks away. In my friends hometown, I found the sweetest place.
If you are ever in Edwardsville, Il, you should stop by K1W2, I got an amazing skein of hand dyed fingering weight and I am so excited to have a new keepsake.
