Hi Roz, Over the last 18 months I have been adding both my yarn (into Rav), and my free and purchased patterns, including books and magazines into my Ravelry library, as I bought a new Android tablet last year, and was looking through all my pdf files. My queue is huge, but I have used the 'add stash yarn' option to allocate my commercial and handdyed yarns to projects in my queue. And as I have photographed most of my yarn, it is an easy way to group colour families in the same weight for a fade or multi-colour project, as you get a thumbnail pic of your stash yarn when allocating it. I purchased complementary solids for some of my more variegated hand-dyed sock weight yarns to make them more cohesive in a project, and was more intentional in buying the weight and composition of yarn required for patterns in my queue (or favourites with purchased patterns already in my library) It is a cathartic exercise, but I have not yet done any destashing, as I have have been going through some health issues as I near my 60th year, and am not ready to let go of some of my yarn collection. But when ready, I know what I have. 🙂
I agree it’s definitely a cathartic exercise and has added new excitement to older stash and purchased patterns. I’m not at a point of destashing either, still so much I love and want to use.
I am at the point where I am out of space to store new yarn, so will be really trying to knit from stash. I've done no-buy projects for clothing, books and makeup before very successfully, but I think it might be harder with hand dyed yarn as I feel like buying yarn is a bit different because I am supporting local businesses, whereas I wouldn't feel bad in the slightest about unfollowing and unsubscribing from clothing and cosmetic brands. But I figure as you say, buying yarn is a way to support a small yarn dyeing business, but actually using it and sharing what I've made is another form of supporting yarn dyers. I've got plenty of Passioned Flower skeins so I will definitely be knitting from your yarn this year, even if I don't purchase any.
I look forward to seeing you knit from stash - especially my yarn 😉☺️🧶. Yarn is bought to knit or crochet with, so definitely find a project that will bring you joy and cast on. I get so much of a thrill every time I get to see something made with yarn I dyed, and I know other dyers feel the same way.
Hi Roz, Over the last 18 months I have been adding both my yarn (into Rav), and my free and purchased patterns, including books and magazines into my Ravelry library, as I bought a new Android tablet last year, and was looking through all my pdf files.
My queue is huge, but I have used the 'add stash yarn' option to allocate my commercial and handdyed yarns to projects in my queue. And as I have photographed most of my yarn, it is an easy way to group colour families in the same weight for a fade or multi-colour project, as you get a thumbnail pic of your stash yarn when allocating it.
I purchased complementary solids for some of my more variegated hand-dyed sock weight yarns to make them more cohesive in a project, and was more intentional in buying the weight and composition of yarn required for patterns in my queue (or favourites with purchased patterns already in my library) It is a cathartic exercise, but I have not yet done any destashing, as I have have been going through some health issues as I near my 60th year, and am not ready to let go of some of my yarn collection. But when ready, I know what I have. 🙂
I agree it’s definitely a cathartic exercise and has added new excitement to older stash and purchased patterns. I’m not at a point of destashing either, still so much I love and want to use.
I am at the point where I am out of space to store new yarn, so will be really trying to knit from stash. I've done no-buy projects for clothing, books and makeup before very successfully, but I think it might be harder with hand dyed yarn as I feel like buying yarn is a bit different because I am supporting local businesses, whereas I wouldn't feel bad in the slightest about unfollowing and unsubscribing from clothing and cosmetic brands. But I figure as you say, buying yarn is a way to support a small yarn dyeing business, but actually using it and sharing what I've made is another form of supporting yarn dyers. I've got plenty of Passioned Flower skeins so I will definitely be knitting from your yarn this year, even if I don't purchase any.
I look forward to seeing you knit from stash - especially my yarn 😉☺️🧶. Yarn is bought to knit or crochet with, so definitely find a project that will bring you joy and cast on. I get so much of a thrill every time I get to see something made with yarn I dyed, and I know other dyers feel the same way.