As I’ve noted before, there’s lots of discussion of stash in the blog world, and folks are often imposing Yarn Non-Buying Agreements on themselves. And this month, I’m joining their ranks. Not because my stash is unreasonably huge, but because, well, I just don’t need to buy any yarn right now. I’ve recently bought a bunch:

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And I’ve got enough to knit six upcoming projects:

1. Dashing fingerless gloves from Knitty - 1 skein brown/blue Malabrigo Merino (top left in the photo) - for a Christmas gift.

2. Fetching fingerless gloves from Knitty - 1 skein burgundy Malabrigo Merino (top right) - also for a Christmas gift.

3. Springtime in Paris shrug from Runway Knits - 10 balls charcoal gray Rowan Cashsoft DK (bottom left).

4. Starsky from Knitty - 5 skeins off-white Cascade 220 (bottom right).

5. Twisted Flower socks - 2 skeins Louet Gems Pearl.

6. Whitby socks from Knitting on the Road - 2 skeins Louet Gems Opal.

And that’s without counting the two skeins of Socks That Rock in the “Titania” colorway that I haven’t assigned to patterns yet. Plus there’s my WIPs - the Pewter Coat being the most time-intensive. So I think I’ve got enough to last me for the next month without buying yarn. In fact, it would be great if I could just not buy yarn until after Christmas… but we know how long that will last. The only other projects I’m seriously contemplating knitting this fall are Eunny Jang’s Endpaper mitts, and a pair of new gloves. But otherwise I’m set for sweater, sock, and gift knitting projects.

That doesn’t mean I haven’t been buying patterns: most recently, Zephyr’s new Juliet cardi and the new Stitch Diva Trapeze jacket. Both very cute, and both quite tempting. Hopefully I’ll be able to hold out until the new year…