Tryin ta knit: what to do with yarn in stash

Monday, January 15

so i have Bulky Brown Sheep i bought in 1990

the colors are outdated & no longer available

yup .. checked

thinkin' on making

i am thinkin' it will take 14 skeins

on a 10 / 10.5 needle

gauge is 3.33 st / in

i was getting 2.5 on an 11

and IF i start soon

i could actually WEAR it while it's cold outside

kinds reminds me of the ruana that was popular in 2002-2003

hhhhmmmmm

i saw someone making one from here

Folk Shawls by Cheryl Oberle (Interweave)

14) Fearless Fourteen (6-22-23)
13 1/2 ) Plum Lucky ( 2-19 )
13 ) Mean Thirteen ( 2-19 )
12 ) Twelve Sharp ( 2-18 = 2-19 )
12 1/2 ) Plum Lovin' ( 2-17= 2-18 )
11) Eleven on Top ( 2-16 = 2-17 )
10 ) Ten Big Ones ( 2-13 = 2-15)
9 ) To the Nines ( 2-10 = 2-13 )
8 1/2 ) Vision of Sugar Plums ( 2-9 = 2-9 )
8 ) Hard Eight ( 2-5 = 2-9 )
7 ) Seven Up ( 2-5)
6 ) Hot Six (2-3)
5 ) High Five (2-2 = 2-3)
4 ) Four to Score (1-29 = 2-1)
3 ) Three to get Deadly ( 1-27 = 1-29)
2 ) Two for the Dough (1-26 = 1-27)
1 ) One for the Money ( 1-25 = 1-26 )