Saturday, April 01, 2006

Stash day!

Today is the 2nd annual Flash your stash day. It's the day the stash comes out of its hiding spots for some time in the spotlight. So here is my stash coming out for some air...

First up, 2 balls of Sock-it-to-me out for a walk.

And a mailbox full of leftover Lett-Lopi from my husband's Hringur sweater and some Christmas mittens. Isn't our mailbox pretty? It was hand painted for us as a wedding present. The bird on the left represents my last name and the birds on the right represent my husband's last name. Notice the five little eggs next to my bird...

Teal, Celadon and Oxford Gray Peruvian Collection Pure Alpaca (from Elann) poking out of our kitchen table drawer.


Heating up some leftovers: Highland Wool (from Elann) leftover from Bristow. Brown Lopi leftover from Hringur grilling together with Brown Cashmerino Astrakhan and Cashmerino Aran leftover from my Olympic cardi. And a Le Creuset full of stewing leftover acrylic.

How 'bout a pink delight for desert! Here are a couple of balls of Phildar Frimas that were to become an Odessa hat, lots of fushia merino I know not what to do with and some other random pink leftovers.

Would you like a glass of blue? Here's a lonely ball of Bernat Satin and tiny balls of leftover blue.

And speaking of blue...here's a sinkful! Stretch Merino, powder blue Volare, lot's of Peruvian Collection Uros Aran to become a Menorah pillow, 2 balls of sock-it-to-me and way too much varigated Plymouth Cottrica (I hate that yarn!).

Rowan All Seasons Cotton throw pillow! I've got 20 balls of the stuff that I bought for a song from Janette's Rare Yarns. It will become a 2nd (cotton) anniversary sweater for my husband. What will I be knitting? Well Knitty's anniversary sweater of course!

Mmmm, candy! Here's a jar of delicious Noro Silver Thaw and random balls of leftover pink and purple projects.

And here's a trunkful of Sirdar Calypso cotton which will become an aran v-neck for Julian. There are 2 balls of Cotton Tots hiding at the back that I hope to use to make chicks!


Live it up yarn. At midnight, you're all going back to the yarn closet ;0)

Well, maybe not all of you...

41 comments:

  1. I love how you displayed allla that!

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  2. You are an evil, evil genius. I'm tempted to re-shoot my stash. :)

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  3. You have the cutest stash pictures of all.

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  4. Great stash.....

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  5. I love your yarn! And, I LOVE the way you've displayed them to take the pics...so creative and professional looking!

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  6. Great display ideas!

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  7. Love the photos, they are all so clever!

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  8. I love your stash! Wish my satsh looked so inviting! You should flash more often. So, you were a photographer in a past life? hehe...

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  9. Love your pictures! Your stash is beautiful!

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  10. cute pictures! I wish I were so creative.....or that it had occured to me to take more than the "pile 'o yarn" pictures!

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  11. I really like your photo journal today! Great yarns and great photos!

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  12. As usual your photos are delightful and so tastefully (no pun) done! Nice collection of yarn. Good projects ahead!

    Thanks for flashing your stash!

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  13. I love your stash photos! Thanks for the smile!

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  14. Love the stash around the house. The yarn is in the Kitchen Aid mixer! Love it!

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  15. Anonymous5:33 p.m.

    thanks for the flash. Luv the yarn in the glass jars and the cute little suitcases.

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  16. Creative flash.

    Come visit my stash flash.

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  17. Anonymous6:05 p.m.

    Fabulous display! I love it - fabulous yarn porn without resorting to naughtiness like I did. The mixer is my fave!

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  18. Anonymous6:13 p.m.

    How very creative. I wasn't nearly as creative flashing my stash.

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  19. Great Photos. Love the stash & the kitchen Aid Mixer.

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  20. Love your creativity! Lovely yarns displayed wonderfully!

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  21. How did you find the time!

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  22. How freakin cute are your pics? I mean really, you make the rest of us look like slackers who threw our yarn on the bed and snapped pics just before we went to bed last night. Not that I did that, I'm just sayin.

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  23. Wouldn't it be cool if the yarn really took over every inch of the house that way? If we could just get it to reproduce, we'd save SOOOO much $$$$! Great pics!

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  24. I'm sure you're tired of hearing it ... but I'll chance it - amazing pics of a very nice stash!!

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  25. Anonymous9:57 p.m.

    Anny! You had me smiling from ear to ear with this one! Seriously. You rock!

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  26. Gorgeous photos! What a creative way to flash your stash; then again, I'm not surprised. Thanks for the inspiring shots.

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  27. Anonymous5:51 a.m.

    Awesome pictures! Thanks for making me smile and drool over your yarn.

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  28. Ah ghee, they look nice enough to be left out all year long. Nice pictures of your yummy, well behaved stash. Hehe, happy knitting.

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  29. Anonymous7:03 p.m.

    Lovely photos, especially the glasses of blue!

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  30. Anonymous8:38 p.m.

    Very creative use of stashage! :-)

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  31. Anonymous3:28 a.m.

    your pictures are awesome!!

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  32. you (and your stash) are so clever and cute!

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  33. Great stash and what an interesting way to flash it. :)

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  34. Great backdrops! Except the yarn on the stove kind of made me skittish!!! :-)

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  35. Loved your pictures! And your stash ;)

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  36. Anonymous9:23 p.m.

    lol such a rambunctious stash

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  37. Anonymous3:15 a.m.

    SUCH good photos! And your stash is lovely too. :)

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  38. Anonymous11:30 p.m.

    GREAT DISPLAY. I LOVED YOUR BLOG. YOUR DETAILS ARE AWESOME.

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  39. Fantastic pictures! I think I should decorate completely with yarn!! You've got the makings of a great coffee-table book there...I'd buy it in a heart beat.

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  40. I made a list of my favorite Stash Flashings and yours sure come first!

    Great Artistic Creativity of yours!

    Isabelle :)
    http://tricotine.blogspot.com

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  41. Anonymous4:50 p.m.

    I NEED THE e-mail address for Janette's Rare Yarns. Our son gave us a new computer; lost my e-mail list. I still love him. farmgal4

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