tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post8003513780062819702..comments2024-02-27T07:37:46.350-05:00Comments on K-Line: Bust The Stash: There's More Than One Way to Get ThereK.Linehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-27056321700012981582016-03-15T06:47:18.361-04:002016-03-15T06:47:18.361-04:00Ripping back garments is akin to sticking pins in ...Ripping back garments is akin to sticking pins in your eyes. Not remotely fun. My mum loves to do it so occasionally I'll get her to do one, but then you've got to knit the blasted yarn again. I can't! I tried and I can't! I'm very fortunate though to have knitty friends who will happily take yarn off my hands and put it into service. And then swap me a favour at a later date. That, to me is a much better solution!Evie Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17838980250700215736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-82279142228819811412016-03-11T01:42:23.426-05:002016-03-11T01:42:23.426-05:00I've pretty much had all kinds of failure so f...I've pretty much had all kinds of failure so far, so I think there's a different solution for each one :-). Say you make a nice sweater, and it doesn't fit you, but it looks smashing on someone else (preferably someone you like) - give it away! No painful ripping for you, no boring re-knit, and a very happy person. But say you make something reprehensible, which would only fit a sick walrus - then ripping is the obvious solution. I'd like to add a caveat here about really loving the yarn, and the color, otherwise you should give it to someone else to knit, like a beginning but poor knitter, who'll get to feel sustainable and happy while you feel lightened up.<br /><br />On the whole, if ripping is needed, study the problem long and hard before you throw yourself on it and rip out the whole thing - chances are that you can rip a lot less than you think and get a perfectly acceptable solution. Which might not be what you thought of originally, but still end up making you happy. Sometimes just redoing the neckband has given me a wearable item from what looked originally like a total dog..M-Cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-13657061740624185632016-03-06T20:18:16.223-05:002016-03-06T20:18:16.223-05:00What a thoughtful comment Angela! I agree that her...What a thoughtful comment Angela! I agree that her objective seems to be to save money (she does say that she likes stash) but I feel her moving towards that ultra sustainable model. Mind you, you're so right - she's not prescriptive in any way. It's not like she suggests that we all behave a certain way. I guess there's some part of me that wants to get austere. I mean, it's a really, really small part of myself, but still!K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-23153203973510827292016-03-06T20:15:12.048-05:002016-03-06T20:15:12.048-05:00Good to know I'm not the only one! And I am ge...Good to know I'm not the only one! And I am getting better at ripping out dozens of rows when and it the need strikes (though I try to realize it sooner to save on the pain!)K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-80694612682258440852016-03-06T20:07:45.890-05:002016-03-06T20:07:45.890-05:00Generally speaking if I'm not happy with somet...Generally speaking if I'm not happy with something, I give it away. But it doesn't bother me to rip back and fix something that looks gross. I don't feel a huge obligation to frog and re-knit, though, as my sisters are happy recipients of handknits. :)Sonjahttp://gingermakes.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-70947864090782339092016-03-06T14:16:10.780-05:002016-03-06T14:16:10.780-05:00I have been following Felicia's Stash Less sin...I have been following Felicia's Stash Less since it started, and I think her reasoning for ribbing and reknitting stems from her very strict acquisition rules: Namely, a very small budget to accomplish a year's worth of knitting and sewing. Her philosophy seemed to be about making do with what she had, so if she wanted a new sweater and didn't want to spend any of her precious budget on materials, she needed to figure out something else.<br />The thing I like best about Felicia's "system" is that it's about creating and curating a stash that works for you — whatever that is. For her, it was about using what was on hand and acquiring less (and making those few acquisitions really count). If your goal is to de-stash, then of course ripping something and putting that yarn back in your stash makes no sense! And that's totally fine.<br /><br />All of which is to say, I think giving unwanted hand-knits away is perfectly fine! You have a different approach/set of parameters — run with them :)AngelaHhttp://pansneedles.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-77233760005626466412016-03-06T10:29:02.787-05:002016-03-06T10:29:02.787-05:00But I'm so down with going over the edge! :-)But I'm so down with going over the edge! :-)K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-39198747089289952642016-03-05T23:22:39.164-05:002016-03-05T23:22:39.164-05:00My advice is to avoid going over the edge. Period....My advice is to avoid going over the edge. Period. Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00052154668740210413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-3120931753503466172016-03-05T18:33:44.968-05:002016-03-05T18:33:44.968-05:00You're so right! I mean, I make my own hand so...You're so right! I mean, I make my own hand soap (not to be "crunchy" so much as to be "supa cool"). Don't I get a pass on ripping out sweaters that took a month to knit :-) Mind you, I can see the point in this if the yarn is really precious (either irreplaceable or exceedingly expensive). Mind you - is any sweater's-worth of yarn that irreplaceable or expensive? Just unkniting the 80% done KNUS sweater almost threw me over the edge. I so appreciate your perspective!K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-90439185200446062442016-03-05T17:11:32.781-05:002016-03-05T17:11:32.781-05:00I've done it, but I would prefer, like you, to...I've done it, but I would prefer, like you, to find someone happy to wear what I've knit instead. Honestly, I may change my ways as I adjust to a retirement budget, but in the last few years, at least, working too many hours with knitting time at a premium, I've even been known to send handknit sweaters I made myself (but ended up not wearing much) to a thrift shop--let someone else recycle it however, either by ripping it for the yarn or styling it more happily than I was able to. And so, yes, maybe I think you're overthinking it a bit -- isn't there already too much guilt? Aren't we already trying our best? Isn't the knitting supposed to be an antidote to stress, not a cause of it? just saying. . . materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.com