This, my friends, is what happens when knitters destash…

No, *I* wasn’t the one doing the destashing.  I barely have a stash by the standards of most knitters.  (My sock yarn stash is mildly impressive and I have a weird affinity for dishcloth cotton, but I’m lacking in everything else.)  No these are the treasures I added to my stash after a friend of mine decided that she needed to clean out some of her yarn.  She had three garbage bags full.  I only took one of the three, and I already have no idea where I’ll put it all!  Not that it matters, I’ll find some place!  I did have a heck of a good time dumping it all out in the middle of our living room floor (while my husband was still at work of course) to sort through it.

I managed to fit it all into one storage tub.  That storage tub is sitting in the middle of the floor in my office/craft room though.  I really need to clean out the closet in that room so that I can store tubs-o-yarn in there.

I’ve really been on an anti-sock-kick lately.  I know.  My friends at The Neighborhood Knit Shop were concerned I might be ill.  No need to fear, nothing is wrong!  I’m sure I’ll be back to knitting socks in no time.  I’ve just been in the mood to knit other things lately.

I knitted up a Ballband dishcloth the other night.  I’ve been meaning to knit one for a long time.  It’s such a fun, clever pattern.  I want to make some more and mod them to be Swiffer-covers.  I think that is such a clever idea — saves money and they’re washable/reusable so you’re not tossing more junk into landfills.

I also started knitting up Deb’s Hug Me Shrug.  It’s this fun shawl/shrug pattern that wraps around your shoulders and loops through itself in the front so that it “hugs” you.  It’s another one of those things I’ve been meaning to knit for quite a while.  I finally bought the pattern last week and started knitting it on Saturday.  It goes so fast!

I’m using Schaefer Sandra yarn in the “Jeanette Rankin” colorway.  I’ve had this yarn (4 skeins worth!) in my stash for quite a while.  I really struggled with finding a good pattern to use it with, but the “Hug Me” is absolutely perfect.  I think I’m going to bring it to work and keep it in my cubicle to wrap around me when I get a chill.  (Which is often, our office is usually COLD!)

I’m hoping to finish the Hug Me later this week, then I’m going to get back to my Bombshell sweater, I hope.  So much to knit, so little time!

Finally, I had to share with you my new little buddy, Little Loopy from The Loopy Ewe.  Ain’t he a cutie-pie?