Sunday Stash: A different kind of Stash

I am attempting to Stash down my yarn. Too much yarn not enough time. We'll see about fabric when I finally get a working sewing machine again (I am so close! more on that later)


But I am just going to share a little bit of a new Stash I got. My sister was just visiting me and I went to the Electric Fetus for the first time. A very famous record store in Minneapolis. And it is awesome. Seriously. I had a little fun browsing the used CD collection and came away with a bit more than I intended, as what usually happens in stores like that.

Yes that is the Hannah Montana soundtrack CD. And the Darker one you can't read as well is Digital Ash in a Digital Urn, by Bright Eyes. I have wide and varying tastes in music. What can I say? I will blog more on the Hannah Montana stuff soon (tomorrow I already have a post planned). But until then yes I realize its target demographic is like 10 years younger than me. Will it help if I say that I was 17 when it started? No? Okay...

Sunday Stash: Make your own stash

Spinning is a very interesting being. Yes you are taking something (fiber) and turning it into something else (yarn) but you are also taking that yarn and ultimately going to use it for something else. So when i want to show off my yarn what is it? Is it stash or is it a Finished Object? If it is just stash and it just stays there in my yarn bin for ever and ever and never becomes a finished object then is isn't it a finished object in and of itself?

Have i just spent way too much of my time this weekend watching anime?

Well here is what I've been spending my time on lately (other than knitting a scarf that will be twice as tall as i am)

Polwarth yarn 464yds spun at about a fingering weight.


I didn't ply the second ball of it as tightly so it is a lot more fluffy might have some issues arise with that. although they're both enough for their of coordinating project I suppose.


this next one is rainbow (surprise surprise) made of superwash merino and tencel 50/50 Navajo plyed 272 yds


the ply is slightly over twisted which is what I wanted. and pardon the fact I'm taking the picture in my bathroom it is still drying.

no immediate plans for either of these yarns yet. They are just going to go in the stash.

also, if anyone is wonder... sewing machine still broken going to take it home and let my bestfriend's dad look at it. He will be infinately less frustrating than the sewing machine place it is currently at. and probably 100x more helpful as well.

Sunday Stash: I'm a winner!

I love reading quilt blogs, and occasionally quilt blogs love me too! I won a giveaway over at I'm just a guy who quilts. After his interview with Amy Schimler the designer he gave away some fat quarter bundles of her new line Animal Party too. And I won one! You all should check out his blog especially his studio I'm sooo jealous of it.

I'm super excited to play with this fabric (more owls!)


I especially love the tree fabric
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and the big blocks of animals! I don't know what this is going to be yet. But I think I will base it around using the big animal prints as blocks themselves.

Sunday Stash: On monday!

Alright, so it's technically not stash because it is for a specific project (specifically the borders and backing for my who's hungry quilt). And it is technically Monday afternoon not Sunday. But I just got it and wanted to show it off.

My blog. My rules. Yeah, that's right.

Sunday Stash: Rainbow edition

I'm trying to to add more to the stash (although, I'm not very good at that) so instead of showing you all what is new to the stash instead I thought I would use this space to share the stash that I have.

Sorry that the pictures aren't that good it is gloomy in mpls today ad was trying to compensate with un-natural lighting



If you know me at all then you know that I love rainbows. Call me childish but I have never met a rainbow that i didn't like. I just find them so so appealing and can rarely resist one. So on my very first Sunday Stash I share with you, my rainbow stash.

We have the commercial yarns:


The Hand painted yarns:


the Handspun rainbows: (if I ever have a band that is going to be the name of it handspun Rainbows)

And the Rainbow Fiber



Please note that this is pure STASH that means any WIPs or FOs were not included in these pictures. Also of note, I own no rainbow fabric except for a jelly roll WIP (this needs to be remedied).

This is just a very long way of saying that if you ever need to get me a present rainbow sock yarn is probably a pretty good bet.