Have you ever seen this video? Sh*t Knitters Say.
I have to say, for 2012, this is my most favorite video so far.
“Yarn diet, I’m on it!” Haha, as if. I am collecting yarn at a pace where my house may explode. Thank gawd I have a great partner that allows me to collect yarn. My favorite part of this video is at the 1:37 minute mark. After watching it, I have screamed out in a store a couple times that I am high on yarn fumes. You only live once and the people around the yarn aisles can totally relate.
I think over the last 4 years of teaching crochet and knitting online, I have turned into a yarn hoarder. However, over time I have become more selective on the yarn I want. I see my yarn as a collection rather than a stash. This collection of mine is separated by manufacturer instead of color. I try to use the same yarn from a manufacturer throughout a project to make it easier for my viewers to follow along. I have more yarn but it’s in totes and is completely different than what you see in the pictures. (Believe it or not, I have more, but it’s in totes and is completely different that what you see in the pictures.)
Like many of my viewers, I collect the yarn for those “what if” moments. We all know you can’t make anything with one ball of yarn really. You need a least two or maybe a few more… wink wink.
So be proud of your yarn stash and start referring to it as your yarn collection instead. It helps justify your stash a bit more than sounding like a heap of unused trashy yarn balls. See what others think about this choice of description and get back to me by writing a comment to this blog.
For knitting inspiration, you can always use AllFreeKnitting.com as an excellent free pattern resource and video tutorial site.
If you have any questions, leave them here in the blog comments for me to find. Enjoy your week and see you next Wednesday.
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Yarn is my addiction…totally “hooked” (crochet pun intended!)on yarn! Thank God my husband puts up with it! I have one closet that is bursting at the seams with yarn!
Hey, Mikey! I’ve seen this video before, and laughed! She is so funny! It’s really interesting how the hookin terms can be so foreign to those not gifted with the ability to turn yarn into amazing pieces. My “collection” is taking over my house! I have it in the attic, in my kids’ closets, under my bed in totes, in my closet… and, of course, next to my “work station” (recliner in the livingroom) for the 3 projects I am always currently working on!!! LOVE what you do, keep it up!! And I am SOOO HIGH ON YARN FUMES!!!!!!!!
2 years, 3 months! That is how ,long I have to wait for my youngest to go to college. Then I can turn her room into my “Yarn Library”.
I love that video also. I watch it over and over and I’ve shared it with friends over and over! Your collection is so nicely organized. Mine is in bags on the floor. Shame on me! Well, I live in a hotel room so I guess I have an excuse 🙂 Luv Ya, Mikey!
I totally agree with the whole concept..There is never enough color or enough yarn..
just make sure you can read the shelves of yarn and don’t block the floor 🙂 sadly, i have totes and baskets of yarn on the floor in front of the shelves. getting organized is a full time job.
oops – i meant to say “reach” the shelves 🙂
I love this video. I’d love to be able to have more yarn on hand however, our house doesn’t allow for yarn storage it’s too dang small.
As I was checking out at Michael’s today (25% off all yarn with an online coupon TODAY ONLY) I realize I am doing the whole “I have my own bag so my husband doesn’t find out” and “I’m high on yarn fumes!” skit to the associate who is laughing so hard, she is tearing up! That is by far my favorite video and as for yarn… yeah, a yarn bomb went off in my house today! 😉