A combination of a few things has driven me to reorganize and rethink my stash. First, we are slowly outgrowing our apartment and I've got little baggies of yarn stuffed here and there and that just will not do! Second, I saw that KnitDad took on the challege of organizing a few weeks ago and thought that seemed very admirable. Finally, I started reading Maggie Righetti's Sweater Design in Plain English and was thinking more about what sort of sweaters I should (and not could) be making for myself. That led me to decide that the projects planned for the stash might not be very well-suited for me.

So, I gathered up the random bags from here and there, organized everything in the official stash box (an old picnic basket with handy-dandy straps for smaller items like sock yarn), and sat down with my also overflowing stack of pattern books. I've decided that the Linen Drape (I love the periwinkle color!) should become Flame from Rowan #31 (Jackie Blue is working on this one). And the colorful collection of Cotton Glace should become a fitted stripey summer cardigan, maybe Smoulder, which is also in Rowan #31, or Flourish from #29.

I can change the patterns I'm using, but not the colors in my stash, which I hear may be a problem. Some of my fellow Knitsmith knitters were talking about "their colors" last week. I've never understood it when people got "their colors done" etc., but they made it sound, well, pretty sound. And they dropped the horrifying suggestion that those colors that I like best (ie, my whole stash!) may not be those that look best on me. Well, I look down and there is my crazy continental just choc' full of colors that I like. Hmmmmm.... Despite this unfortunate revelation, I began the raglan decreases (have a look see), because I love this sweater, dammit!

Anyone out there care to assuage my fears about this whole color thing?