Month: January 2024

Posted on

Outta Control

Yarn closet

My stash is outta control.This isn’t even all of it. It’s a world gone mad. In one of my classes, the coaches point out that inventory is cash waiting to be converted into dollars. I have a lot of dollars sitting around.

Currently on the needles: a slouchy hat order, a cowl, a market bag and a scarf. While the first three will be done with minimal impact on the stash, the scarf is an homage to Dr. Who. It may not follow the same color scheme but it does have the same rows per color and it will be a really long scarf.

The truth is, it won’t have a HUGE impact. (Remember the stash is outta control.) But it should help clear space in one of the bags.

I have a goal of placing patterns a few times a month. Two of the WIPs have patterns attached to them and there are more to come. That will also assist in getting stash down. 
I haven’t heard if I am in the craft shows I applied to for March and April. In case I get in, I want to start on the spring and summer offerings – like the market pads and new designs for towels and skincare scrubbies. 

I know I am incredibly blessed and I didn’t go broke to feed my stash, but it really is bordering on obscene. I think it is spiritually healthy for me to create and give away as well as sell.

Its all part of the plan.

Yarn closet

Posted on

Knit and Chill

 

I can knit and chill. It’s one of the perks for knitting for a living. I can watch the t&v at the same time. Except, I don’t watch the t&v much anymore. Is Comcast still a thing? I ask because I haven’t had cable in years and I don’t miss it one bit. What I paid for in a month, I pay for in a year with everything I stream and I can watch it on my laptop and take it with me. So I can knit and chill anywhere and not be concerned because someone else in the house (or hotel room) wants to watch their own thing.

Isn’t technology wonderful? As much as it makes some folks cringe, I have to say my go to stream is here. I know, it’s part of the evil empire. But it’s already January and I can still count on Christmas movies for at least another few weeks and more if I do a search for them. 

There are rules to streaming: I only do one series at a time. So on Netflix, I am doing The First Wives Club, Discovery + is Vanity Fair Confidential and Disney+ is Andor because I am watching the Star Wars saga in order – minus the cartoon stuff. I have standards. 

There are other times when I binge quiet and silence. Every once in a while the noise of anything gets to be too much and only nothing will do. 

I know ‘they’ say we shouldn’t have too much screen time because it makes us less social and more isolated and I get that. I do have a real time, 3d life. But as far as work goes, there are worse gigs than being able to watch streaming programs as you work. I should look into whether I can write it off as a business expense.