Real Stashbusting - Donating Yarn

My goal behind designing patterns it to have others knit them, too, which means they should at least have access to the yarns I'm using even if they choose to substitute something else.

This is a problem when I have a yarn stash that I've been building since 2010 (I realize it's a tiny baby of a yarn stash compared to some of you) half full of discontinued yarn.  I don't have the energy right now to develop something that no one could reproduce.  And since all of my knitting efforts are currently focused on designing, I didn't want to do any of the typical tiny or heavily striped projects.

But the yarn has to go somewhere.  And I picked Project Warm-Up in Washington State.  They seemed the most legit, and their leader, Holli, was really quick to e-mail me back with an address to send the yarn.  (You can also find it on their Facebook page.)  They use yarn to knit items like hats and toys, and they also work with a Girls and Boys club that teaches fiber arts to at-risk kids.  Maybe something in these two boxes headed out tomorrow will keep someone from joining a gang.

Not all of it is discontinued, though.  Some of it is downright fantastic, but I know that I'll never be able to turn it into anything.  For example, my seven skeins of Colinette Point Five, no more than one per color, that I bought for no good reason.  Maybe someone can make seven really adorable cowls or baby hats.

An awful picture of beautiful yarn: seven skeins of Colinette Point Five, all headed to charity.

Now my yarn cupboard is quite sad and bare.  It's very tempting to go out and fill it all up again, but I think I'll be able to resist.