Stash

It would appear that I have been in stash-denial.  Having claimed for weeks (well ok maybe months) that I only bought yarn for particular projects and that my stash was purely made up of odds and ends, it would appear that I was mistaken:

So firstly my apologies for all those I've been stash-denying to.  Then the more interesting bit, the yarn!  Most was purchased with particular projects in mind, many of which have been completed. 

Up in the top left are the gorgeous blue and brown Cashmere Tweed that I made my all time favourite gloves out of, with a set in the brown for my DH.  I bought enough to make us both a cabled hat, gloves and scarf set... completed a set of gloves and hats for each to date.  Then there's the Cathay.  As you can see from the photo I completed almost all of a cabled jumper (can you see a theme developing here?) before deciding it a) didn't fit and b) I didn't like the design.  It has been languishing ever since as its a really rather odd colour in real life.

Some of the real jems in there though are my Royal Wedding Fyberspates and the 8 balls of Jaeger Alpaca 4ply.  Neither were bought with patterns in mind, just for the beauty of the yarn.  The Fyberspates is currently earmarked for a huge 6' diameter circular lace shawl but I'm undecided on the alpaca.  Originally I'd though of a classic vest for under suit jackets when it's cold.  I'm getting tempted by another shawl though.  Ideas on a postcard please.

The vast majority of the rest is as advertised, consisting mostly of odd balls left over from a variety of projects.  The partial balls I'm gradually working up into a series of squares to make a blanket.  The rest though I'm undecided on, a Ravelry destash maybe...