Stash Inventory Complete!

Good Googley Goo!

It took me the ENTIRE weekend working 12 hours a day to complete

my stash inventory.

LAWD GEEZUS! I gots a lot of yarn, but I know it's nowhere near as much as some folks, so I don't feel too bad.

On the upside, my stash has undergone a HUGE metamorphosis. You see, this time last year, my stash was ghetto as all get out. I mean just full of Lion Brand Fun Fur and Red Heart Super Saver and all kinds of craziness. My moment of enlightenment came last year during Zibibbo's "Flash Your Stash 2006 Event" when I was scolded by Zib for possessing the evil, dreaded "petro" Natzi yarn. Who Knew! *geez* So, ever since then,I have set about acquiring a higher pedigree of fiberliciousness.

Thanks to my Gwenie Gwen. I've been going crazy and broke buying up as much as I can at Little Knits and Discontinued Brand Name Yarns. *drool* OH MY GAWD! The deals on the yarn you can get there. I mean *shudder* I've got bags of Noro, Artfiber Silk, Debbie Bliss, Muench, Cherry Tree Hill and various hand dyed yarns.

Since I'd like to tidy up my stash a bit, here is my swapsheet for your swapping pleasure! I've been listing things on the Knittyboard and Knitter's Review forums. Last night, I stumbled upon eBay's "Want It Now" section where knitters can list those elusive items that they need to finish a project or just covet.

...and don't forget that this Sunday, April 1, 2007 is the annual "Flash Your Stash" event on the Knittyboard. So, start snapping your yarn pr0n now and be ready to flash us on Sunday!

Stash Busting Diet 2007

I ran across the Yarn Diet-ALong 2007 on the KnittyBoard and thought it would be a great idea. I think this is going to be more difficult than a weightloss diet. By the way, I despise the word "diet". It harkens back memories of that damn hot dog diet and the grapefruit diet and every other cockamamie diet my mom forced me to do with her while I was growing up. *sigh* It's all about portion size from here on out. Just eat what you like, but less of it and go for a walk. SIMPLE.

My plan of attack for the yarn diet is to knit up a lot of charity items with my more pragmatic yarn (LionBrand Woolease and Homespun, Caron Simply Soft), i.e. fuzzy feets, hats, lapghans for the troops recouperating in the hospitals over in Germany and Iraq. If you're interested in participating on your own you can send your items directly to Germany.

I'm a member of Yahoo! American Angels and I contacted the moderators, Lois and Laurel, to inquire about the needs of the troops and where to send items:

"Here is where you can send wounded items for Germany.
LANDSTUHL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
PASTORAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT
US HOSPITAL CMR
402 APO AE 09180

We also have a couple hospitals right in Iraq we are beginning to send
slippers and helmet liners and comfortghans to - if your interested in sending
some of the fuzzy feet there let Laurel or I know - we have the address - she's
keeping track of the slipper outreach this winter as well.
Lois"