Update July 12, 2008: Please see this post for updated stash sale info.

So…what have I been up to this last month? Not hiding from my fellow knitters, that is for sure. I did a very cool project for Lauren at LaBeana Bags, which you may see the fruits of shortly. And I am in the last stages of:

• Figuring out dissertation logistics—the proposal is written, I just need to put out a fire on the experimental logistics front
• Wedding planning
• Moving planning

And that last item is what bwings us togevaaaaaaah today.

Let’s face it, I have no use for bulky wool in Texas. So I beg of y’all who have actual winters to please take some of it off my hands. Along with some orphan yarn and yarn that I’m just tired of looking at. All yarn has been stored in drawers or plastic ziploc bags in a smoke-free, pet-free home.

If you’re interested in any of the yarn listed below or if you have any questions, please send me an e-mail. Prices listed are in USD and include first-class shipping to the contiguous 48 states.

Bulky Wool, Handpainted Yarn.com
100% wool
Bulky, thick/thin single
$15 for the lot (PENDING)

Part of one hank was swatched and ripped out. Others have never been knit.

There’s over 230g here, probably around 340 yards.

Bulky Wool, Handpainted Yarn.com
100% wool
Bulky, thick/thin single
SOLD

Was knit into a scarf and frogged. Yarn has been washed and dried and is ready to go again!

Approximately 400 yards.

Manos del Uruguay
100% wool
Bulky
$12 for the lot (PENDING)

The two hanks on the left (approx. 120g) were salvaged from this scarf, washed, and are ready to knit again.

Two hanks on the right (approx. 120g) have never been knit.

About 340 yards total. This is colorway 116.

Manos del Uruguay
100% wool
Bulky
$5 (PENDING)

Part of ball was used for a fabulous scarf; this is what’s left over.

There’s a little over 85g here, enough to make a small hat or a small pair of mittens. Or felted flowers!

Laceweight, sock yarn, and more after the jump!

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My knitting blog and real life just collided at the yarn shop.

I was sporting the original Quinn bag, as usual, when I heard a voice from behind me in the checkout line.

“I recognize your bag! I made one!”

She had lots of nice things to say about the pattern and the bag. I was so busy being extremely weirded out that not only are you people on the other side of the internet real*, but y’all actually knit my stuff, that I forgot to even ask her name.

So, mystery Quinn knitter if you’re reading this…hi! Please out yourself in the comments! And feel free to describe how doofy I am in real life, hehe.

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*It’s not like I haven’t met internet people before, but for some reason it never stops being weird to me.

Pattern: Haruha Scarf
Yarn: Joseph Galler Superfine Prime Alpaca 3-ply, Black, 1 skein
Needles: Addi Turbos, US 7 (4.5mm)

The Haruha scarf had been bound off for months and just needed a good blocking before I could add it to the list of completed projects. The problem is that the only real blocking surface in my apartment is the floor. And while my apartment is carpeted, the padding underneath the carpet is virtually nonexistent and I suspect that I often wind up pushing pins directly into the wood subfloor.

Which: ouch. Blocking lace with straight lines requires an obscene number of pins. I tried, but gave up after pinning out maybe a third of the scarf because my fingers were red and sore.

So at the same time I splurged on yarn at WEBS, I also hit up KnitPicks and grabbed a set of blocking wires.

Much better. I only needed about a dozen pins to block the long edges of the scarf, and a few more to secure the ends.

Pattern commentary and lace porn after the jump.

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