After getting totally hooked on knitting blogs, I decided to visit my stash today and see what's in there. A LOT of it is either leftovers from things I've made, or yarn given to me by my sister-in-law after she decided that she didn't care about attempting to please my mother by pretending to be a knitter. (I don't especially care for it.)

What should I do with it? I want to develop a stash that's made up of things I adore and can hardly wait to get started on, not a bunch of stuff I'm tired of or don't even like. (Currently this stash takes up one large suitcase. If I get rid of a bunch of it, I will have plenty of room!)

I have a few ideas, and I'd be interested in yours:

1) Knit squares (which could be used for me to learn new stitches or try interesting effects) with the idea that they could eventually be used for... oh, I don't know... a knitted afghan? I am SO not the afghan type, but I suppose I could donate it to my church auction. (How do you put together knitted squares? I don't crochet.) If I were to do this, I suppose I would need to limit myself to either all wool or not-all-wool (eg acrylic or blends). What advice do you have for this? What would be a good size for the squares?

2) Knit something(s) to give to charity--hats for women undergoing chemotherapy, baby blankets, etc. What are your favorite giveaway sites?

3) Mail it off to some eager beaver on this site or elsewhere who wants to take it as a "pig in a poke." Do you ever do exchanges here? (I usually hang out at the Garden Party, where I have learned about plant exchanges and even attended one with excellent results! But yarn exchanges?)

What else might I do with it?

Mind you, much of this is fairly small quantities, as it is yarn that's left over from projects I've done. All suggestions welcome.

Judy

Here is a link that might be useful: My favorite knitting blog