Yarn spending, 2008
As part of a year-long effort to keep better track of my spending in general, and to avoid building up my stash, I've been keeping track of what I spent on yarn in 2008 in a locked post. The year is over, the destashing went well (thanks in part to a couple of friends on whom I was able to offload some random novelty yarns and odds and ends of sock yarn), so for those who might be interested in the count, I'm unlocking the post, redating it (I hope this works) and putting it here
Yarn: Elann Incense
Amount: 14 balls (Wool, silk, bamboo). Color Persian Violet, Dye Lot 19
Cost: $53.14
Ordered: Jan. 2, 2008
2 more balls ordered Feb. 4, 2008 (I ran short after lengthening the sweater).
Cost: $7.96+shipping (Total cost: $61.10)
Total yardage: 1,710 yards
Used for: Veronik Avery's Oblique cardigan from Knitty.com
Yarn: Berocco Glace
Amount: 22 skeins (rayon ribbon). Color Madder Lake (no dye lot)
Total yardage: 1,6450
Cost: $176.40
Used for: Komon sweater from Knit Kimono by Vicki Square
Yarn: Panda Silk (bamboo-wool-silk blend)
Amount: Six skeins, two each in Lilac Mist, Berry Smoothie and Plum Tones.
Cost: $51.00
Used for: Hedera, Spring flower socks, and another short pair of lacy spring socks from the variegated stuff 9which knits up kind of ugly.)
Yarn: Sock yarn from Dicentra Designs (Merino/nylon blend) Rainbow-striped colorway
Amount: 1 skein
Total yardage: 420 yds
Cost: $24.95
Used for: Socks (Widdershins variant with twisted 2:1 rib)
Yarn: Sock yarn, from a hand-dyer at the Oregon State Fair
Amount: One generous skein in a lipstick-red colorway
Cost: $20.00
Used for: Wendy's Summer of Socks 2008 socks (in progress).
Yarn: Blue Moon Fiber Arts LSS (Luscious Single Silk 50-50 merino-silk single worsted) in KawKaw colorway. Purchased at OFF
Amount: five skeins
Total yardage: 3,100
Cost: $160
Used for: Vicki' Square's Reeds & Grasses kimono
ETA: I needed one more skein to finish this project, at an additional cost of $32, for a total of $192.
Yarn: Dicentra sock yarn, merino-nylon blend. Colorway "Winter". Purchased at OFF
Amount: 1 skein
Total yardage: 420 yds
Cost: $22.00
Used for: Stash
Sock block from 2 B's. Purchased at OFF
Amount: Two tube-knitted blocks
Total yardage: unlisted, looks like four socks' worth.
Cost $17.95
Used for: Another pair of Widdershins socks
Undyed 4-ply Nepal silk. Purchased at OFF
Amount: 1 cone
Total yardage: 2,500
Cost $17
Used for: Stash
Blue Moon Fiber Arts Silk Thread. Laceweight. Colorway Valkyrie
Amount: 1 skein
Total yardage: 1,250
Cost: $24.95
Used for: Stash
Brown Sheep Lamb's Pride Worsted in denim blue
Amount: 1 skein
Total yardage: 190
Cost: $4.99
Used for: Boyfriend Hat
Kathmandu Aran Tweed, rust
Amount: 2 skeins
Total yardage: 208
Cost: $17.98
Used for: Not Quite A Peasant Hat
Yarn: Sock yarn from Dicentra Designs (Merino/nylon blend)
Amount: 1 skein
Total yardage: 420 yds
Cost: $22.95
Stashed for socks in 2009.
Total spent in 2008: $653.27
Most of it went to make garments for me; a small amount went into gifts. All in all, not out of line with my "disposable" income, and good for countless hours of meditative entertainment.
Everything I bought during 2008 has been used except for one skein of sock yarn and two of lace-weight silk. Time to start looking at lace patterns again.
However: I also acquired a metric buttload of vintage yarn for Christmas from my sister, who received it from a weaver friend who was moving. My share fills an 18-gallon Rubbermade tote. So much for destashing ...
I'm going to keep the same kind of records for 2009, and I need to start looking for sweater patterns that call for fingering-weight/DK yarn so I can start using some of that giftmas yarn.
Yarn: Elann Incense
Amount: 14 balls (Wool, silk, bamboo). Color Persian Violet, Dye Lot 19
Cost: $53.14
Ordered: Jan. 2, 2008
2 more balls ordered Feb. 4, 2008 (I ran short after lengthening the sweater).
Cost: $7.96+shipping (Total cost: $61.10)
Total yardage: 1,710 yards
Used for: Veronik Avery's Oblique cardigan from Knitty.com
Yarn: Berocco Glace
Amount: 22 skeins (rayon ribbon). Color Madder Lake (no dye lot)
Total yardage: 1,6450
Cost: $176.40
Used for: Komon sweater from Knit Kimono by Vicki Square
Yarn: Panda Silk (bamboo-wool-silk blend)
Amount: Six skeins, two each in Lilac Mist, Berry Smoothie and Plum Tones.
Cost: $51.00
Used for: Hedera, Spring flower socks, and another short pair of lacy spring socks from the variegated stuff 9which knits up kind of ugly.)
Yarn: Sock yarn from Dicentra Designs (Merino/nylon blend) Rainbow-striped colorway
Amount: 1 skein
Total yardage: 420 yds
Cost: $24.95
Used for: Socks (Widdershins variant with twisted 2:1 rib)
Yarn: Sock yarn, from a hand-dyer at the Oregon State Fair
Amount: One generous skein in a lipstick-red colorway
Cost: $20.00
Used for: Wendy's Summer of Socks 2008 socks (in progress).
Yarn: Blue Moon Fiber Arts LSS (Luscious Single Silk 50-50 merino-silk single worsted) in KawKaw colorway. Purchased at OFF
Amount: five skeins
Total yardage: 3,100
Cost: $160
Used for: Vicki' Square's Reeds & Grasses kimono
ETA: I needed one more skein to finish this project, at an additional cost of $32, for a total of $192.
Yarn: Dicentra sock yarn, merino-nylon blend. Colorway "Winter". Purchased at OFF
Amount: 1 skein
Total yardage: 420 yds
Cost: $22.00
Used for: Stash
Sock block from 2 B's. Purchased at OFF
Amount: Two tube-knitted blocks
Total yardage: unlisted, looks like four socks' worth.
Cost $17.95
Used for: Another pair of Widdershins socks
Undyed 4-ply Nepal silk. Purchased at OFF
Amount: 1 cone
Total yardage: 2,500
Cost $17
Used for: Stash
Blue Moon Fiber Arts Silk Thread. Laceweight. Colorway Valkyrie
Amount: 1 skein
Total yardage: 1,250
Cost: $24.95
Used for: Stash
Brown Sheep Lamb's Pride Worsted in denim blue
Amount: 1 skein
Total yardage: 190
Cost: $4.99
Used for: Boyfriend Hat
Kathmandu Aran Tweed, rust
Amount: 2 skeins
Total yardage: 208
Cost: $17.98
Used for: Not Quite A Peasant Hat
Yarn: Sock yarn from Dicentra Designs (Merino/nylon blend)
Amount: 1 skein
Total yardage: 420 yds
Cost: $22.95
Stashed for socks in 2009.
Total spent in 2008: $653.27
Most of it went to make garments for me; a small amount went into gifts. All in all, not out of line with my "disposable" income, and good for countless hours of meditative entertainment.
Everything I bought during 2008 has been used except for one skein of sock yarn and two of lace-weight silk. Time to start looking at lace patterns again.
However: I also acquired a metric buttload of vintage yarn for Christmas from my sister, who received it from a weaver friend who was moving. My share fills an 18-gallon Rubbermade tote. So much for destashing ...
I'm going to keep the same kind of records for 2009, and I need to start looking for sweater patterns that call for fingering-weight/DK yarn so I can start using some of that giftmas yarn.