January Wrap Up

nattcallai Mayıs 24, 2022

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!

Thus, in January, I knitted 1295.6m / 500g of stash yarn.

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.