Making Progress

About a week and a half ago I went through my sweater stash and tried to figure out the ones to mend and the ones to rip out. 

These four have lived full lives, but there were just enough things wrong with fit, or holes, or color, that I pulled them out to reclaim the yarn. (Ravelry links below)

The Alpaka Tunic was a fun little dress, but the seam across the chest never was very comfortable and there were a couple of holes from my little winged friends 

The Aspen was a good knit, but I knit it during a super stressful time and the proportions weren't ever quite right. It was supposed to be much longer, but I didn't have enough yarn in the stash.

I really liked the Boho Style Mosaic Cardigan, but this was another one I knit to keep myself sane in a rough time, and it never quite fit. I think I did some modifications, but I don't remember what and they clearly didn't work.

This was a fun one. I really liked the shape and the lace pattern on the back. I designed this one, the back was a washcloth pattern. The color never fit with the rest of my wardrobe, but I think it could be fun knitted into stripes or in colorwork. 

Now I am left with this lovely stash of yarn, and I have been digging through my pattern stash to decide what to knit next. 

There are still five more sweaters to deal with, but I think this is a good place to start. 

Taking Stock

I have nine sweaters that I don't really wear. I have had some body changes (hi there perimenopause, and life stress) so some just don't fit, and some have holes, and some I made during the aforementioned stressful time and just made mistakes. I looked through them today to determine which ones to repair and which ones to reclaim as stash.The one that I'm wearing in this picture just ended up being way too big. I had steeked that one so I ripped out the sleeves today to reclaim the yarn and I might make a pillow out of the body. 

It feels good to tidy up my sweater storage, and even better to have some "new" yarn to use!