I have a lot of everything. I do buy sweater quantities, and I usually have a pattern in mind. That doesn’t mean I don’t change my mind on the pattern when I get to it though! Sock weight and lace weight are a bit easIer. If a skein of sock yarn has 400 yards I know it will make socks or a shawl. I don’t need to have a pattern in mind. With lace weight it partly depends on the price. 1200 yards will do a good-sized shawl, but there are lots of options for less. I have quite a few leftover skeins, but I seem to find plenty of options for them too–scarves, wrist warmers, striped blankets. My mother always bought yarn one project at a time but had a huge fabric stash. I’m the opposite. I have a huge yarn stash, and I buy fabric one project at a time…funny how that worked out!
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