A Bountiful Stash

It's not a cat.

It's a Kirby, the game character, because I was not only asked for cats, I was asked for Kirby.  It is a good way to warm up my crocheting hands. I am using the Cube Kitty Cat design for it.  

It is a good time to sort out the next sweater.

I have a problem.

I planned to use red Eco+ yarn to knit a Bountiful Bohus since the yarn was purchased.  I thought of it when I bought the two Ecological Wool colours.  I wanted that sweater.

And then I started watching the NorwegianKnitter on Youtube. Oline knit the Ingrid sweater from Petite Knits.  It was knit in red yarn and I quite simply fell in love. Those linear sections of texture appeal to me.  

It reminds me of a sweater I crocheted years ago. It was panels of texture patterns that mimicked knit cables.  I got a lot of compliments on it over the years.  Sadly it no longer exists because the yarn was acrylic and it grew and grew and grew as the yarn relaxed in the wash. 

Oline's red Ingrid brought my red wool to mind.  I want that too.

And then there is this.  The Third Coast sweater from the latest issue of Knitty, designed by Renee Kulling.  I feel compelled to knit this sweater.  It is so basic and yet not.  There are stripes and some very simple colourwork that take the whole thing up a notch or three.  

I know from knitting other sweaters in the Eco+ yarn that there will be a good amount of the red left if I knit the Bouniful Bohus.  I have three full skeins of it and one each of the natural tones.  If I used all three yarns carefully, I think I could get two full sweaters from it. I do have some of the lightest cream in their natural range as well, so I am certain I could stretch it out one way or another.

But if I make the Ingrid sweater, I won't have enough for a second sweater.   I need to find another yarn in my stash for one of these three or I need to set my mind to knitting only two of the three sweaters.  Having to choose is hard. I want them all.

I am working on Kirby and cats today.  It is a good time to go through all my stash in my mind and figure out another yarn for one of these great designs.  I am thinking about the yarn I was using for the Anyday sweater too. With that sweater not fitting as I wanted, I need to think about what I will do with it too.  And then there is my beautiful yarn from Midknit Cravings. And somewhere in there is some gorgeous deep teal blue green Cascade 220.   And the beautiful ummm ... well, all the other lovely stuff in my stash.

I am so lucky to have this kind of problem, but I am glad there are Kirbys and cats to make so I can think about it.