Friday, February 3, 2012

Nothing to knit? Knit vintage stash.

What do you knit when you don't know what to knit?
Answer: You knit vintage stash.

That's right, Vintage Stash.  It could be called Vintage Stash if...:
  1. You don't remember purchasing it.
  2. You remember purchasing the skein for a project, but that project has now gone so far out of fashion/vogue that you would never knit or crochet it.
  3. The company has changed its labels or logos.
  4. The company no longer exists (becomes vintage by default).
  5. You've moved house with it.
  6. I'm sure there are many more (feel free to add them in the comments).
Just because stash is Vintage, it is no less loved.  Case and point:


 

The Plucky Knitter Superwash Sport in the colorway Tea Time.  I purchased this in Fall 2009 from a destash on Ravelry I think (see, it's been so long I can't remember).  Rule numbers 1, 3, & 5 apply here.  I love the colorway and the name is so appropriate.  It reminds of taking tea at Fortnum & Mason's St. James Restaurant on Piccadilly in London.  If you are ever in London, I recommend making a stop there! 

As for a project, this will turn into socks.  I'm debating between the Duckies (rav link) pattern or just plain vanilla.  I'm going to wait and see what it looks like once I start working with it.

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