Yes, we have a wool problem

There is this little misunderstanding that is surprisingly stubborn: the idea that the wool supply would “soon run out anyway”.

Nor do we know exactly where this optimism comes from. Maybe from the same corner as “I’m just starting a small project quickly today” or “just one more row, then I’ll go to sleep”. Sounds completely reasonable at first. In practice. Nun ja. Let’s say: the wool supply has never been impressed by it.

Such a stock has its own logic. From the outside, it's just a box or two. Or this one basket, which should actually only be a transitional solution and now very naturally belongs to the furnishing style. By the way, from the inside, this is not a chaos, but a finely curated collection of future favorite pieces. A sweater in the queue. A shawl with great emotional potential and at least three projects that “will be safe next”.

And then, then we are again faced with new wool. Take a ball in your hand. Fühlen. Drücken. Slightly hold to the cheek (purely technical, of course). And you know very well: For this project we would already have something at home. Theoretisch stimmt das sogar. Praktisch ist dieses Garn hier natürlich ganz anders. Weicher. Schöner. Genau dieser Farbton zwischen „passt zu allem“ und „macht jedes schlichte Muster plötzlich spannend“. Außerdem, ganz wichtig: „So etwas hatte ich noch nie.“ Also zumindest nicht genau so. Nicht in dieser Zusammensetzung, nicht mit diesem Gefühl.

In general, one has to say honestly: knitting without wool shopping would only be half the experience. The browsing, the touching and this short head cinema with all the ideas you have for this wonderful ball of wool – that’s just as much a part of it as knitting stitches. After all, inspiration needs material. From a purely scientific point of view.

So if somebody was just kind of nervous about turning to the wool basket and thinking, I have too much yarn at home. We can reassure you. We all share this “problem”. All of them, really. This is, so to speak, part of the basic equipment of the hobby. And as you know, shared suffering is half suffering. Whereas we have to admit that nobody really does suffer here.

Such a stock of wool is also a bit like a creative diary. There is the yarn from the holiday, next to it the skein that you have bought, because the winter is sure to be long. And somewhere downstairs this one wool, where you still wonder what exactly the plan was, but give away? Absolutely not. You never know. This is called strategic inventory.

The myth that the wool supply “will soon be smaller” is still surprisingly persistent. But until it is really so far, so right, measurable and even visible for critical eyes from the outside, we just continue as before. Knitting a few rows here, planning a new project there, stroking a ball and taking two for safety. As a precautionary measure, of course. After all, you never know which project needs to be started urgently next.

Well, if we are honest, we always know exactly which project needs to be started urgently next at “Wolle + Staune”. After all, we have officially appointed ourselves as Wollbeauftragte and we take this responsibility very seriously, of course.

Perhaps a new collection of Sandnes Garn has appeared quite accidentally and completely unexpectedly in the last few days, and we would be really negligent if we withheld it from you. Pure information sharing. Selfless as we are.

But psst... please read this part very quietly now. Not that the reason in you suddenly realizes that you are already mentally in the middle of the next knitting project planning and the wool basket will almost certainly increase a little bit in the near future.

In the best Sandnes Garn manner, the new collection brings wonderful favorite pieces that can be combined without complications and still have a certain something.

The fine Basket Clutch is a small, fast-paced project with great impact – crocheted with puff stitches that conjure up a textured, almost woven surface. The Mina Sweater is knitted from top to bottom, with a button strip on the shoulder and a beautifully shaped fit – closed simply, casual with open buttons. A little more figurative is the Ember Cardigan with waist, textured sleeve neck and pockets.

The Lyra Sweater is basically a classic – Raglan, smooth right – but gets a modern twist thanks to the slightly trumpet-shaped sleeves. The Aria Sweater He goes back in a quieter direction: clean line, beautiful collar, simple, but with just the right dose of elegance, so that it just fits everything.

It will be played with the Lilly Blouse, a jacket with raglan gains, popcorn edges and I-cord details – suitable for everyday use and yet special. The Aria Cardigan is perfect for layering, open casual or closed a bit chic. The Elva Sweater is a real basic in the rib pattern, which looks very different depending on the selected size. And the Loom Sweater combines classic braids with a casual oversize fit.

Perhaps one or the other, after this contribution, has had a brief knock of guilty conscience when looking at the wool collection. But do not worry, that does not mean that you have to completely do without new projects. After all, you can also reasonably decide on a project that only needs five balls, instead of one with a proud twenty-two.

Some might call it cheating. We clearly call it strategic wool basket optimization.

So that not only our wool basket, but also our already started knitting projects further develop a little bit, we release us and you now officially into the knitting weekend.

As always, we wish you success, patience, strong nerves and, of course, a lot of joy. We will read each other again in two weeks.