tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4317426523915888661.post7609867956267604427..comments2022-12-06T05:52:29.173-05:00Comments on In Other Words: My Life in Stitches: Project Before the Yarn or Yarn Before the Project?Terri J. Hayneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05001839783257769825noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4317426523915888661.post-76385768974685823102012-10-25T12:12:26.678-04:002012-10-25T12:12:26.678-04:00Yes, Tami, having a large stash works in your case...Yes, Tami, having a large stash works in your case.<br />And we are ready in the event the zombie apocalypse pops off!Terri J. Hayneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05001839783257769825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4317426523915888661.post-83994488585388635292012-10-25T11:06:52.425-04:002012-10-25T11:06:52.425-04:00Hey Brian, at least when I am finished with a proj...Hey Brian, at least when I am finished with a project, I don't have to wait until I go out and buy more yarn, I just have to shop my stash, lol. Seriously, living in a rural area, that is a actually a big bonus for me. I'm pretty limited to LYSs around here and have to drive pretty far to get to one. Besides, I am ready if there is suddenly a yarn shortage. :)Tamihttp://www.homespunchick.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4317426523915888661.post-36222401072017033632012-10-20T22:16:33.554-04:002012-10-20T22:16:33.554-04:00Hey, I’m Terri’s husband, Brian.
Stash managemen...Hey, I’m Terri’s husband, Brian. <br /><br />Stash management is a very good term, honey. I work in Human Resources and being a HR person, we usually think in terms of one body for one position. One person leaves, then we need one person to fill the vacancy. Unfortunately or fortunately (however you would like to put it), this mentality is a part of my personality. I go into the store with a project in mind and buy the exact yardage.<br /><br />Now I’ve done the emotional shopping, but with a twist. If I find a skein of yarn that hogties my attention and makes it squeal, I immediately go to the computer to marry it to a pattern. I also must have a person in mind. On a side note: why are men patterns so skimpy? I digress. Needless to say, I have a rather diminutive stash which is okay with me.<br /><br />Now the downside to stash management is when you’re done a project and want to move onto another, you don’t have the yarn in your stash. Well, that’s where I am right now. I want to try socks, but don’t have the yarn. Now I have to way to go to the yarn shop.<br /><br />And Tami, I’m mad that you could go on a yarn fast and survive a year! A whole year? Are you serious? What is this, yarn hibernation? I would go into a pattern picking coma. Picking out pattern for a stash that size would be a full time job that must pay overtime and have benefits. Nothing personal, it is just the HR in me. But I feel you on the locally dyed yarn, though. I like to support any local craft, but the HR in me must still have some kind of pattern or person in mind for the purchase. And that when the smartphone comes in handy with finding a pattern, if I cannot use the store’s computer.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14410313488381663146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4317426523915888661.post-53046261129227454982012-10-19T11:54:18.001-04:002012-10-19T11:54:18.001-04:00I buy both ways, though maybe not so specific in p...I buy both ways, though maybe not so specific in project. I may decide that I want to buy yarn for a sweater, shawl,or for a gift, etc, but not have the exact patten in mind. I do a lot of emotional buying also - especially on vacations. I love to find special, locally produced or hand-dyed yarns and buy them for their own sake and figure out the project later. Yes, I have a fairly large stash. Let's put it this way, if I suddenly had to stop buying yarn, I would be set for several years. lolTamihttp://www.homespunchick.comnoreply@blogger.com