stash and yarn swaping

i realized today that knitting is a dangerous hobby.

thats right. i said DANGEROUS. be warned!
if you are a hoarder or a pack rat, or just like pretty things, back away slowly from the yarn. put down the needles. put away Elizabeth Zimmermann's opinionated books, dont open the vogue stitchionary. and for goodness sake, do not go to knittinghelp.com! they are all enablers! (i love you guys!)

i love knitting, even if i am achingly slow. i love the feel of the yarn, i love watching the fabric come into being. i love that there are literally endless possibilities when it comes to knitting patterns, stitches, colors, textures. i am in love.

i am a pack rat. i save anything that *might* be useful one day.

which has now manifested itself in the guise of yarn. i need this yarn because i am going to make little faux suede booties . so i ordered it this morning....

and isnt this tank top pretty? i have 6 skeins of lionbrand microspun in mind....

and my dh needs a summer vest for golfing. now i need a pattern, cause i already ordered 10 balls of bamboo sahara yarn.

and i want to knit cool socks. now i need a sock book, cause i already bought 20 balls from jojoland on ebay and 3 more skeins from hancocks on sale.

is there any hope for me??? i think i need more circular needles ...

as for yarn swapping. so fun so far! i am awaiting the beautiful malabrigo to arrive for my yarnee. i bought my yarnee two organic chocolate bars and i am going to make her some pretty stitch markers. i bought some colorful large jump rings and pink beads. i think she will love them (i hope!)

my yarn stash

okay, so that isn't really my stash. i wish! its hand dyed yarn from knit-n-purl zen. her name is roxanne, and her yarns are beautiful. check her out!
here is a quick list, and sometime this week i am going to pull it all out and take a photo. i promise.
6 skiens of lionbrand microspun, black, 168 yrds each
3 skiens of lionbrand magic strips, jelly bean, 330 yrds each
2 skiens of sensations (joanns) rainbow bloucle, blue verigated, and pink verigated, 853 yrds each
4 hanks of malabrigo worsted merino, 4 colorways, 215 yrd each (3 are going to a yarn swapee)
4 balls of suri-merino, 2 fern heather, 2 donagal green, 109 yrds each
10 balls of jojoland wool fingering, all teal/green, 220 yrds each
10 balls of jojoland cashmere merino fingering, a verigated color, 220 yrds each
3+ skiens of red heart soft baby, fizzy print, 430 yrds each
1 skien of red heart super saver, white, 364 yrds
1 skien of red heart, burgandy, not sure on yards
2 skiens of caron simply soft, autumn red, 165 yrds each
2 skiens of bernat sweet stripes, melon. 404 yrds each
and one random ball of acrylic, looks kinda like lionbrand homespun, a white stranded with a varigated corals. probably 150+ yrds