Do you know how much yarn you have hiding here and there ? Do you have plans for it or you buy without a idea of the pattern you would like to make with ? I am a serious knitter since somewhere in 2006 so close to 5 years of knitting for me ! I have a little under 100's projects listed on Ravelry (the few first one aren't listed since it's before Ravelry). I just wanted to know how bad my stash was and made some resolutions :
Here is what my stash look on my queen size bed
A lot, ...too much I would say... I definitely need to reduce my stash before we move later on this year.
Here is the plan :
1. List everything on Ravelry to know exactly what I got (almost there just need to upload my big bucks store purchases).
2. Knit from stash only with two exception I can buy yarn for a knitted gift but need to knit every bit of yarn now of for a test knit.
3. Finish WIP (project touch within 3 months).
4. Finish UFO (project untouched for more than 3 months).
5. Find project to knit for leftover.
I need to be completely honest it won't be easy as I love to buy yarn, but I have no choice, it's sleeping money in boxes ! Plus with a moving ahead it will only make a few boxes less to carry around.
The first box is full of fingering weight
I have a plan to help me out with that box...
Then box number 2 full of worsted, sport and bulky yarn
Then a third one is again full of brand new yarn... different weight
Then a box full of WIP and UFO
My big box's store bought yarn
The last box is very very full of leftovers
Whoa it's a lot !!!
and a little something left... a bag full of WIP and UFO...
OK be honest too and tell me that you also have an uncontrollable stash. I am not the first member of the YAA (yarn addict anonymous).
Hello, my name is Sophie and I am a yarn addict. I will work hard to reduce my stash and buy no more yarn until we move out of here and that I will have more place to store it. Plus I also promise not to buy yarn without a pattern in mind and find stash buster projects to use my leftover quickly.
4 comments:
You're not the only one! It's good to get things organized and see what you've got to work with. I've got similar goals for the new year. Good luck!
I am so guilty of it. I joined a yarn club this past year and, while I have consistently knit with most of the yarn from the club, I have some very sedentary yarn lurking in opaque bins. I also have a large afghan in progress that, once I have it completed, the yarn remnants will serve some much needed purpose of gift knitting. I moved in October and had to come face to face with all of it. I may have to destash a significant amount of it.
So funny! Enjoy knitting from your stash! It all looks beautiful!
Nice stash! Good for you for listing all your yarn on Ravelry - have you finished yet? I'm in the middle of listing mine. This way I can stop buying yarn because I will know what I have and be able to use it.
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