I recently watched a video where a woman talked about how we shouldn't have guilt about our stash. She suggested we think of it as a curated collection instead. Since hearing that it has made me feel proud of my yarn stash! My current collection takes up a 12 cube unit. I keep it organized by color. It sits in my living room and having it out in the open inspires me frequently.
When my grandfather passed my grandma moved into an assisted living home. She taught me how to knit and when she moves she sent me home with 4 full totes of yarn. I ended up teaching my closest 3 friends to knit and I shared the yarn with them. I’m down to two totes of yarn and when ever I make anything I show my grandma what I made with her yarn. She loves it, it helps us stay close together even though she’s hundreds of miles away and just had her 97th birthday.
I love seeing people's yarn stashes. It's like looking at their Pinterest boards, or seeing their record collection, or their bookshelf. It tells me a lot about what inspires you, excites you, and gets you excited and creative! And yeah, there's no shame in the size of your stash, and I think it's important that we encourage other fiber lovers to let go of the guilt in the size of our accumulations. I've never thought my husband should be ashamed of the hundreds of videogames he's collected since he was a child. Even though there's many he has never played, or never finished, they all bring him joy. For some reason, women are expected to have a more practical and selfless mindset with our hobbies and collections, and we often feel like we're obligated to justify how we spend our money so we don't appear impractical and selfish. "This was on sale, that's for my niece, this one's going to be resold, that's for my friend's baby, this is for my kids, that's for my husband, and maybe after I've spent dozens to hundreds of hours on all these people I love more than myself, MAYBE I'm going to make something I like.” We don’t have to minimize ourselves and shrink the space we take up. I love your stash, and how bright and colorful it is! I’m about ready to de-stash a bunch of acrylic yarn and my first hand dyed yarn tests that doesn’t bring me joy anymore, and I’ve been avoiding it for months. My friend died last month and I’ve been in a mega funk since then, and now as I’m trying to claw myself out of it… that might be the first place I start. I think my empty shelves might make me a bit sad though… I may need to fill them back up with stuff I’ll actually enjoy using. I’m sorry you’re frustrated about organizing your space and not having the furniture you need to store stuff efficiently in a pleasing way. I feel that. For about 4 years I had 90% of my yarn stash in some Sterilite stacking storage totes crammed under my desk, and it was absolutely miserable trying to grab anything from my stash. I don’t entirely love my open bookshelves either. I hate how expensive furniture is. I don’t know how I’m going to reorganize my stash when I part ways with my small rainbow mountain of acrylic yarn… I like your metal basket and your jars, maybe I’ll find something like that at one of these home furniture stores for a good deal and just commit to tackling that this weekend. I don’t like feeling stressed by my collection. All the acrylic used to bring me joy, especially when I had tons of babies to make baby blankets for and my budget was a lot more restrictive. But now I’m just uninspired by it and it’s time to pass it along to someone else. ♥️
My stash is now in clear bins under my bed instead of out on shelves because…..toddlers 😂 Even though this video didn’t end as you intended, I’m really glad you shared. Not everyone can organize their stash aesthetically because of idk life I guess. I really found this video to be relatable ❤
My yarn stash has grown significantly in the past few months. I’ve just gotten too excited about knitting and I have too many ideas in my head. But I love everything I have!
My stash is in an old picnic basket from my mom, and as much as looking at it kind of stresses me out, because it is slowly growing across my bedroom floor, it also really reminds me of my mom and her love of all things vintage and handmade!
Good morning Hailey. I'm just starting my stash. Mainly because I am making a socks box for 2 of my girls for Christmas This year. I have6 stains of alpaca, 3 stains of Silk Sock yarn, And 2 Balls of angora Yarn. It may be small but I am very proud of it and I absolutely love it.
You honestly got me so inspired to organise my stash! I’m trying to work through it because I’ve got too much stuff that doesn’t sparkle you know 😂 I would love to be able to have it a bit more visible but I don’t have the furniture for that. I have yarn and fiber in three different bookshelves/cabinets too 🥲 sad to see that your video ended on a less happy note, I really think you did such a good job! Realising you have more stuff than you want to have is progress too. And you did organise it with putting all fiber in one place and most of the yarn in one place, that’s still a big step on the way! Go you!!🎉
I love my stash. It brings me so much joy. It has also grown quite a bit since December because I found an absolute joy and obsession with sock knitting. ❤️
I was so inspired by you to reorganize my stash that I went through everything and realized that I need to work from my stash more. I filled a box with all my yarn and that’s too much for me. Thank you so much this is going to be a stash down year for me thanks to your video motivating me.😊
I love your honesty and full disclosure. Every maker starts with the best intentions of not accumulating too much in the way of ‘extra’ supplies, but it’s just a testament to how much we love ALL things fiber♥️♥️♥️ Life is too short for guilt or embarrassment! If you don’t LOVE your stash, try to pass some of it on to someone who could use it! Be gentle with yourself and just do a little bit at a time if it feels overwhelming. And, BTW, I’ve been a knitting, spinning, felting, weaving, dyeing, stitching, sewing and quilting for over 30 years LOL, I’ve got STASH!!!! And I’m fortunate to have an entire room dedicated to my crafting, but I’ve been there! Organizing is a must (from time to time). If any of your stash makes you feel heavy in your heart or impedes your creativity, it’s time to lighten your load♥️♥️♥️ find charities or school groups who would appreciate the supplies and keep on crafting!!! ☮️💖☀️
I have a VERY large stash of yarn. Two whole shelves worth, and more for my other varying interests (sewing, spinning, beading, embroidery). BUT I've never felt ashamed of it. I love to jump between then activities that bring me joy. If it means I have to fill a whole room with the materials to keep myself happy, then I don't mind. I also love being able to offer yarn and materials to friends - getting into a new hobby can be expensive. This way I can offer them what they need to get started AND share the crafts that I love with them.
Happy Valentine’s Day 😁 I love my stash, I recently bought two side boards with glass doors especially for my stash. I have them right next to my couch in my sitting room so I can get inspiration for my next projects.
Hello from Swansea, Illinois. I just moved into a new home and I didn’t know that I had so much yarn until I had to pack up my yarn, I have given away about twenty five containers of yarn. This house is a lot smaller than the one I had. My daughter and granddaughter are trying to help me get organized and are putting my yarn into one of the rooms and it is filling up very quickly.
Thank you for posting about the entire organization journey, I love watching these kind of videos! Personally I don't subscribe to the yarn stash shame or guilt, I see my yarn as a collection of joy and opportunities! I live near Ukraine and have lots of worries about the present, about the future so my yarn collection and my creations are things that I can control and things that bring me joy !
My stash reminds me of a good feeling. My mom started my stash about a year ago and every time I go to use one of the skeins, it brings me back to that moment and what we talked about at that time or the “oooo look at this” moments. We live farther apart than we would like. we’re really close so it gives me the feeling like she lives closer again. 🥰
My stash is 95% from my mom. My original stash got left behind after my divorce, and my mom decided she couldn't see well enough to knit anymore, so I inherited her stash. Right now, it's all in one big tote, and this has inspired me to sort through it, move it to a better storage solution, and get rid of a lot of it that I know I'll never use. I'm slowly starting to rebuild my own stash now that I can do so.
My stash is in a weird half closet space above our stairs. All in plastic bins- 8 bins of yarn and two of fiber. Then a bunch of fiber and yarn squished around those... and some in my bedroom closet. And scraps and WIPs in storage ottomans. And some random yarn in other storage spaces because they were never put away after swatching... I try not to feel guilty about it because it brings me lots of joy! And through my hobbies, I've met great friends and kept myself very busy.
I have to worry about cats too, but more about the hair that clings to everything! I keep my stash in clear totes on shelves with all of my fabric and other crafty supplies. Thanks for showing your stash storage solutions.
I love my stash! Ive revamped my stash and loving it! So much inspiration from dyers and my own explorations with color. Minis have taken over and im so here for it!
I keep my collection (stash) in a 9 cube shelf and a 3 tier rolling cart. I keep yarn and fiber in plastic bags so we don’t get pests and so my cats don’t ruin everything. I love stash and acquisition videos. Happy Valentine’s Day
I organised my stash at the end of last year and I too had mixed emotions. You really encapsulated the journey I went on, including the change at the end. Thank you for sharing the full range 💜
Happy Valentine’s Day to you!! I love watching stash videos. I like seeing what other people have for their creative endeavors and maybe getting an idea or two on how to store my own. I hope you’re able to clean out your unwanted store materials and yarns soon! I find as nice as it is to bring something new in, it’s just as refreshing to free up space. I have Too Many Hobbies. Which is both nonsense but true as while they’re fiber related, the materials don’t often intertwine well with each other? My stash is in two rooms + closet + garage bins. Knitting and crocheting yarns are mostly on a 4x4 shelf with a bin of fabric. Knitting machine cones and weaving cones are in a closet and in a box cause cones really don’t store nicely at all. All the fiber is in like four trunks, one’s for all the pretty braids and batts, one’s like five washed fleeces I got for a steal, and two are alpaca blankets that I foolishly thought I could wash and process myself but HA. No. I just need to fork over the money to a mill to make them into roving for me. I’ve been working hard to work through the stash this year and I think it’s going well so far. I need to reorganize as well since I think I might be able to condense down to have an empty shelf (!!) and I know that will feel so good.
Put that shame and guilt aside girl! You are a crafter and an artist, you need your tools and supplies! I just dumped and reorganized (part of) my stash as well, it's a mess and I'm totally inspired to reorganize now! Also, no shame in the scrap game!!! Scrappy knitting forever 💜
I like about 2/3 of my stash. I'm going to do a cull this year. And then I'm going to try a low-buy 2025. My big challenge is to display it in a way that makes me happy. Thanks for your videos!
Yes to manifesting! I love my stash and luckily it’s all contained on one billy bookshelf. I love neons, pinks and dark moody purples. Recently a yarn shop I love hosted a white elephant styled yarn swap. Everyone went home really happy.
I am proud of my stash. YEs it might seems big to some people put it shows me all the work I did to get it. I use to have a small stash some years ago, because I was sick and couldn't work. But I got healthier, knitting really did save my life. And then I could work. So I bought yarn. I got from a store clerk to a better paying job to better to better. So my yarn stash grew with it. It is also a safety net for me. Since my sickness can come back, depression is not fun and comes and goes for me. So I have a stash for when I cannot work and cannot buy stuff. So yeah, I'm proud of my stash and I treat it almost like a friend who always have my back
Love your videos, love the process and your style!! My stash is in two boxes. My husband keep me accountable! Witch is nice!! I love having just what I need, because otherwise I will cast on for ever and never finish a thing!!❤❤❤
Hello, I really enjoyed going through your stash with you. It always helps me to touch and see exactly what I have. When I see a pattern that is perfect for something I have,or I can use a bunch of singles skeins with, I am so much more motivated to get started. Unfortunately, still working on the finishing part. Don't feel bad about having so much stuff. You seem really dedicated to keeping even the scraps after having used most of the fabric. I wish you didn't feel like you had to use every thread. I am sure that would help with some of the space being taken up. Once you have used the fabric it is okay to throw the crumbs away. But I know you are working on it in your way. I loved the line. "I didn't say that with my chest. I'm like manifesting." Keep doing your best!! Im glad you are so dedicated to so many crafts. I will be binging your videos.
This was a lot of fun to tag along for, definitely inspired me work on my own stash organization. At the very beginning of the year I did a bit of an inventory, but I’m thinking about setting it up in a nice way to where I can see it more! Also I’m thinking at the end of the quarter doing another flat lay to see where I’m at because I totally lost count of what I’ve used and what I’ve added already!
Fun fact about my stash: I have to keep it all locked away in bins with lids because my cat, Brioche (named after the knitting stitch), has this fun little habit of stealing skeins of yarn and dragging them into my bedroom and sometimes under my bed while I'm asleep at night. Sometimes she drops them in the middle of the floor on her way to my bed and sometimes they actually make it under the bed. She also does this with any swatches, projects, and FOs I may leave laying around, so every project has to be safely tucked into a project bag (which will still get dragged around) each night before I go to sleep.
I reorganized my stash last spring. My yarn was in several places and I needed it all in one place. I have a double Ikea Pax cabinet that now holds everything. I made a shelf for each weight: lace, sock, sport/dk, worsted, and bulky and other. I enjoyed watching you organize your stash. Thanks.
happy Valentine’s Day!! I also switch my stash around for different views/inspiration every couple of months! I love all my yarn bins but my fabric haunts my nightmares hahah
I always feel so proud of myself when I do a stash organization. I don't have my yarn on display, so I don't have to worry about the cosmetics, but it's really important to me to be able to quickly find something perfect whenever I start a new project.
Most of us have accumulated our stash over years. I m not ashamed of my yarn stash. I love using my yarn to make beautiful gifts for people. I am working to use up my stash this year. That’s going pretty well
I have no stash shame. I call it my “yarn pantry” and it takes up a few bookcases. I’ve organized it by yarn weight, and then by colour within each weight. I work from home and the colourful shelves of yarn have become my inspiration background for conference calls. ❤❤
I love seeing people's stashes. I was on a stash down before I inherited a bunch of yarn that I have no idea what to do with. Now I need to figure out what projects to do in order to reorganize myself
My stash is pretty big for someone who has been knitting for less than 2 years. But I don’t feel shame! I love everything in there. I really enjoyed watching your fibre organisation , because I’m starting to spin now and am just about to have to start thinking about how to store fibre as well as yarn!
happy valentine day, i love my stash and i took a good lock last month and donated everything to a senior home, what i wasn’t using. i started knitting last summer and i was introduced to hand dyed yarn so i made some purchased but i was also introduced to proper yarn. and different yarn acryl. but i didn’t like the idea to donate my yarn away because i was still using for blanket projects. i was planning to use some acryl this year and buy when i need you an repurpose, only because i only buy one specific kind of yarn :)
Happy Valentine's Day! I've been slowly stash busting over the last two years. I've been knitting for 10 years now and just acquired 1-2 skeins at a time. The realization that there's only so much I can make and certain kinds of fiber content that I enjoy working with really made me re-examine my habits. My rule now is to only acquire if I travel somewhere totally new. Thankfully, that's looking pretty limited this year, and I think I'll be able to finally end this 10 year yarn chapter by December. At my peak, I've had maybe 50 skeins between fingering and worsted? Moving forward, I really want to make sure what I buy is in a specific project quantity so I'm not making magic happen each time I start something new. It's been great for critical thinking, but sometimes a girl just wants to...not, y'know? That many skeins is a LOT of critical thinking. Thanks for being so honest about your stash. I think I enjoy these kinds of videos so much because it says a lot about one's accountability and introspection of themselves. I don't think anyone should be ashamed of their stash because it's what brings you joy.
Wow, love your attitude (and the curly hair). My stash is finally all in one space! that was stressing me out! thanks ,you make absolute sense! oh and love the sweater!
I think I’m at the same point as you, with my acrylic stash from when I first started crocheting/knitting. So now I’m working through it making stuffies for people that are having babies. It’s helping me whittle it down. I’m hoping to get it to the one shelf that has my “nicer” yarns
First video I see of you but I just HAVE to stop in the first 20 seconds to tell you I LOOOOVE your tattoos and piercings!! You look absolutely stunning! :D x
I also love to squish and rearrange my yarns often -- and sometimes I see new color combinations when I do this! I like to have a large selection of commercial sock yarn for colorwork socks, several handdyed sock yarn skeins, and a few sweater quantities which I buy on sale :)
I started crocheting amigurumi and now I’ve graduated to knitting. So you can imagine I have a lot of fluffy yarn and already my knitting fibers and hand dyed yarns are already growing! Love your honesty ❤
I have over 200 skeins of yarn, I love to see what others have, and I would love to tour my stash with an audience, but I don' t have a podcast! It is in two modern cabinets (one has glass doors) that I inherited from my grandma. I love getting vintage yarn from older folks or thrift shops, but I also give away excess yarn to some of my teacher friends, who are always super stoked to get it.
I recently started watching your podcast and I really enjoy it. I am proud of my stash. I learned to knit 3 years ago and around that time also discovered hand dyed yarn and fingering yarn like super wash wool. I like to knit socks so I feel if unsure what to make, make 🧦 🧶lol
I love watching yarn stash videos, especially when it's being organized- it gives me ideas, since my yarn is currently all over the place and very not organized. I have a medium sized stash, but I'm not very happy with most of it... I went through it the other day and other than my indie yarns, none of it is super inspiring, but it's practical to keep, if that makes sense. I have a lot of acrylic yarns from the beginning of my fiber crafts journey that I don't like to wear, and I mostly prefer making stuff I can wear
I enjoyed watching you organize your stash and am actively using up mine! Trying to, at least but I keep adding to it. It lives in bins but also stuffed in my closet!😅
Currently I have three shelves on my bookcase for yarn and yarn things. I love my stash, except for all the acrylic I bought when it was on sale. Not because it’s acrylic, but because it’s not any textures or colors that I love. I was just really new to crochet at the time and was excited to get cheap yarn 😂. I also have beautiful yarn that I buy for when “I become a good knitter”. Whoever I get to touch and feel the good stuff, I get excited about learning a new technique and challenging myself to get better.
I love my stash, but seeing yours makes me realize I have a very big stash. I have felt overwhelm at times, but like you I move it around every few months to see what I will use. Great podcast.
I am completely overwhelmed by my stash and I'm really wanting to knit some stash busting marled patterns this year and whatever still hasn't been used I'd love to donate. I need to reorganize asap, mostly because my yarn is in my sunroom and gets all day sun🥴 I didn't even think of that as an issue do I'm off to pull my favorite stuff out and bring it into my cabinet that doesn't see the sun lol great video, Happy Valentine's Day!
It was a long one, but good! I think we all have the same problems, not enough storage, but it won't stop me buying more! I have suitcases instead of baskets.
Love the stash tour! My stash is currently all over the place too around my home. I'm working on a room (painting, getting furniture, etc) that will become a crafty room for myself, so I've been neglecting to organize until it gets to go in that room in proper formation!
My stash is half (approximately) "fancy" (indie dyed, special fiber) and half acrylic hand-me-overs. They are in varying storage containers awaiting a final storage system when that room is finished. Until then, I moved a hutch/secretary into my room that behind the glass doors I have stored all the yarn that is bookmarked to be used this year. No guarantees that it will, but seeing it displayed should help! Happy making everyone!
I have been avoiding looking at my stash of shame hahaha. My goal is to truck along and use up my least favorite yarn to make basic gifts throughout this year. Most of it is in my closet in 4ish plastic tubs. Also overflowing with fabric but that is a silly situation for another day. Fun episode! I love looking at stashes
Happy Valentines! My stash is 2 Rubbermaid bins and one of them is just half filled with cotton yarn from my crocheted bra era 😅 I actually should make some dishcloths haha The rest of my stash is a mix cheap big store yarn and some precious LYS yarns one off. I’m slowly figuring out what kind of yarn I like knitting with the most. So now I have a ton of worsted yarn I don’t feel like using!
I've been meaning to reorganize my stash. I have the multiple-skein quantities down stairs in a 4-cube organizer and then the single skeins and skeins for current projects upstairs in the bottom shelf of one of my bookshelves. I like separating them like that but I want them all in the same room. And I need that bottom shelf for more books.
I’ve recently started organizing and cataloging my stash. I’ve been adding to knit and note app and ravelry. Im excited to get it all done and plan out some more projects. 😊
Love this video! My stash is four storage bins full of stuff I don’t use anymore, mostly big box store yarn. I have one bin that I go to all the time and I would love to go through everything soon
I seriously love the color of your love note sweater, it's gorgeous!! I live in a 1 bedroom apartment so my yarn stash is shoved unceremoniously into an overflowing duffel bag in my closet. I plan to buy some clear plastic bins I can stack up so they're not just hanging out in there. My cat is a little crazy and likes break into where my clothes are stored and I don't want her chewing/eating/furring up the yarn for various reasons. (string related vet emergencies are not fun!) I have other craft supplies (sewing, bracelet making, cross stitch) shoved into 1 ikea cube by the couch and a small ikea craft drawer I keep next to my vanity but it's not great. I'd rather everything be in one area too! The dream would be to have a small office and crafting room.
I went on a crazy buying spree last year where I just randomly bought skeins of yarn and now I have a mess 😂😂😂. This year it’s all about using my stash!! So I too need to get everything out and organize it.
I have a bunch of Lamb’s Pride in my stash from a couple of years ago when I encountered mill ends at a yarn shop in Idaho on vacation! I had to buy a small duffel to bring home the 38 skeins I got XD slowly but surely I’m using it up
Great video! i have seen others recently interrogate the use of the word , and propose instead words like , or to try to minimize guilt or the idea of just needing to use it up. I have recently inventoried my yarn, and i have many many kgs worth. I feel very lucky to have it all as i knit alot. :)
My stash is a weird mix of old and new yarns that I'm trying my darndest to widdle down - especially as I'm moving really soon and I don't know where I'll out it all!!! 😅 But I'm really excited to only have yarns left that actively inspire me, so there is that 😊
This year I'd love to use up most of my stash - it's currently living in my bookcase alongside my books and in multiple project bags. One thing I love maybe more than knitting itself is looking through my stash and thinking of what to make with it. I then pull the yarn together and put it in a project bag to knit next. Which works, in theory... if I had that much self control. But normally I'll just get distracted by something new and it'll end up sitting for another 4 months LOL
Love diving into your stash (and all the shame😅) with you. I recently moved mine all around to settle into a new dresser and Idk if I'm proud or what but I've filled up all 6 drawers with fiber stuff not including the peg board full of hand dyed that's sitting on top!! ❤ 🎉
Also just got to the end and I knownyou said you don't like how much stuff you've got and that's soooo valid. I like to think of art as an extension of ourselves and YOURE ALLOWED TO TAKE UP AS MUCH SPACE AS YOU NEED ❤❤
im slowly trying to build my stash up w more natural fibers and trying to find projects for the yarn (acrylics/cotton) that i dont really want to have there anymore. very happy with how thats going so far!
Your stash is gorgeous! My stash started with two glass ikea cabinets on either side of the TV and has grown into my bedroom into storage cabinets. I would be more depressed without seeing all of my yarn daily. Now to brainstorm how to display FO’s. I have a cat and she’ll chew on them.
Been watching your vids for some time now. Really enjoy them. Didn’t realize hadn’t sub’d. I started working on my stash a week ago. Put a lot on a craft cart. Not sure what to do with the rest of it yet. I may crate an area to put a few skeins to look at. I try not to feel guilty too. I like your viewpoint during this video. ❤
Love my stash, but find that since everything is hidden away in boxes, I don't end up using the older yarns I've bought. I just can't see what I have and have promptly forgotten everything over 6months old haha. Glad to see you reorganizing and it might inspire me to find a different solution.
I just organized mine onto a pegboard (except sweater / blanket qtys, which I keep in old clear zip bags from sheets and blankets). Its been LOVELY. I can shop my own collection.
I definitely feel the same about spinning--I haven't gotten into it yet simply because I worry that I have no business making MORE yarn. My stash of (mostly sock) yarn is big enough that it has also been keeping me from exploring garment knitting, since I don't have sweater quantities and don't want to be buying more yarn. But I love all the yarn I have and pretty much everything has pattern plans attached, so I'm content to just sit here knitting socks for the next little bit and maybe this fall I'll think about sweater knitting again...
I personally enjoy my stash. I am getting read to reorganize mine because my moms puppy keeps getting in to it. I am also a very visual person with my stash.
I managed to (finally) organize my stash a few months ago, though definitely not as aesthetically as your own. The goal is now to knit down the stash and start buying more intentionally. I get a lot of my yarn from a local thrift store, so it ends up being a lot of odd amounts, interspersed with sweater quantities. Hoping I'll see the bottom of my stash bins by the end of this year!
I have one big shelf that's fully devoted to yarn, knitting accessories, and knitting books and recently took my SQs out of hiding in my closet and onto another bookshelf. I like being able to see it all and mix and match for projects. I don't really feel shame for my stash, although it is large. I'm happy to support small dyers, but I do want to be able to use and enjoy it all, so I am trying to be more intentional in my purchasing. I'm sorry your sorting took a bit of a turn and hope that it will lead to fully enjoying the things you have.
I was totally really overthinking the fact that i have no room to store my Yarn stash other than on the ikea bookshelf that is in my bedroom kinda in indirect sunlight and also have the same shelf in my kitchen for my extensive library of books NOT in the sun so i could switch them but then i don't want my yarn smelling like food!! I like collecting things but having my entire yarn stash facing a window makes me wanna yarn feng shui my room 😂 and also please just think of your stash as your very own yarn fiber and sewing goblin horde and you will feel infinitely better. No need for shame or regret, you are already taking steps to tidy said horde. One step at a time 🖤🧶🪡
i have 1 book shelf with 3 shelves of yarn, 2 of those are acrylic and my craft goal for 2024 is to work it down. i think my xmas gift list will be getting some lap throws this year.
Hi Hayley, I get feeling overwhelmed with the amount of yarn and crafty stuff around. I have made it a goal this year to try and stash down. Right now most of my yarn fiber is stored upstairs in bins in the living room. We have a weird closet that my husband lined with cedar so I can store my yarn there with out and issues. However my yarn has also managed to migrate downstairs to my office and craft room and I would like to get to the point where it is all in one space again. I have managed to make a decent size dent on my sock yarn ever since getting my circular sock knitting machine so that has helped and I have been able to help stash down others by cranking sock tubes for them.
Do artists who paint feel ashamed of their tubes of paint? Ha. I think not. Ever heard of S.A.B.L.E? Lots of us, including me, have SABLE. It means Stash Acquisition Beyond Life Expectancy. That is definitely me! I have to say, knitting your Love Note in pink and then dying it to black is BRILLIANT. You had none of the pain of knitting with black yarn, and yet you get a beautiful black sweater! I'd be interested in hearing more about that project: what sort of yarn, and what sort of dye did you use?
I really enjoy planning out what yarns I'll use for a project, buying them, and then totally forgetting what I planned to use them for... so my stash is getting a little rowdy. 😂
i moved my whole stash into my living room recently and i’m hoping to buy some clear acrylic cube bins soon for my like cube shelf thingy. i have lots of pre-caked yarn and a growing basket of half-used and scrap balls of yarn. i’m hoping clear bins will mean i can store those securely on the shelf AND see most of it easily. however my current small fabric stash situation is abysmal and we will not be talking about it nor thinking about it LOL
oh man.. my stash is definitely something that sparks joy; BUT, it also needs some TLC in terms of organization and appeal factor? for lack of better term. Definitely feeling inspired to spruce up my stash now :)
My stash is comfortably stowed away in a cedar dresser with various size drawers and compartments. It came as a part of a set that a couple on fb marketplace was selling. It’s pretty large and I actually just went through bc I’m making my first sweater and wanted to use as much stash yarn as possible. Luckily it’ll be half stash yarn (eventually I reconsidered my second color but feel good that I purchased from my LYS and it was pretty affordable yarn). I do feel that my stash is pretty large and it’s definitely a goal of the year to use mostly stash yarn for projects. I do look at it as more like a collection. Much like books I have that I haven’t read yet are just yet to be read, my yarn is just yet to be used. Honestly I think as long as you’re going through yarn from time to time and asking what still brings joy/suits you then a stash stays intentional and I think that’s the most important thing. Your stash does look very lovely
I go through a lot of hyperfixation phases so I'm trying to keep my stash to a minimum in case the knitting dopamine runs out and I suddenly don't feel like knitting ever again - totally failing! yarn is just too pretty
I recently watched a video where a woman talked about how we shouldn't have guilt about our stash. She suggested we think of it as a curated collection instead. Since hearing that it has made me feel proud of my yarn stash! My current collection takes up a 12 cube unit. I keep it organized by color. It sits in my living room and having it out in the open inspires me frequently.
I love that! It shifted my way of thinking about my stash. Thanks!
When my grandfather passed my grandma moved into an assisted living home. She taught me how to knit and when she moves she sent me home with 4 full totes of yarn. I ended up teaching my closest 3 friends to knit and I shared the yarn with them. I’m down to two totes of yarn and when ever I make anything I show my grandma what I made with her yarn. She loves it, it helps us stay close together even though she’s hundreds of miles away and just had her 97th birthday.
How Sweet!!!
I love seeing people's yarn stashes. It's like looking at their Pinterest boards, or seeing their record collection, or their bookshelf. It tells me a lot about what inspires you, excites you, and gets you excited and creative!
And yeah, there's no shame in the size of your stash, and I think it's important that we encourage other fiber lovers to let go of the guilt in the size of our accumulations. I've never thought my husband should be ashamed of the hundreds of videogames he's collected since he was a child. Even though there's many he has never played, or never finished, they all bring him joy. For some reason, women are expected to have a more practical and selfless mindset with our hobbies and collections, and we often feel like we're obligated to justify how we spend our money so we don't appear impractical and selfish. "This was on sale, that's for my niece, this one's going to be resold, that's for my friend's baby, this is for my kids, that's for my husband, and maybe after I've spent dozens to hundreds of hours on all these people I love more than myself, MAYBE I'm going to make something I like.” We don’t have to minimize ourselves and shrink the space we take up.
I love your stash, and how bright and colorful it is! I’m about ready to de-stash a bunch of acrylic yarn and my first hand dyed yarn tests that doesn’t bring me joy anymore, and I’ve been avoiding it for months. My friend died last month and I’ve been in a mega funk since then, and now as I’m trying to claw myself out of it… that might be the first place I start. I think my empty shelves might make me a bit sad though… I may need to fill them back up with stuff I’ll actually enjoy using.
I’m sorry you’re frustrated about organizing your space and not having the furniture you need to store stuff efficiently in a pleasing way. I feel that. For about 4 years I had 90% of my yarn stash in some Sterilite stacking storage totes crammed under my desk, and it was absolutely miserable trying to grab anything from my stash. I don’t entirely love my open bookshelves either. I hate how expensive furniture is. I don’t know how I’m going to reorganize my stash when I part ways with my small rainbow mountain of acrylic yarn… I like your metal basket and your jars, maybe I’ll find something like that at one of these home furniture stores for a good deal and just commit to tackling that this weekend. I don’t like feeling stressed by my collection. All the acrylic used to bring me joy, especially when I had tons of babies to make baby blankets for and my budget was a lot more restrictive. But now I’m just uninspired by it and it’s time to pass it along to someone else. ♥️
I do a mega order on my birthday every year and it is awesome!
My stash is now in clear bins under my bed instead of out on shelves because…..toddlers 😂
Even though this video didn’t end as you intended, I’m really glad you shared. Not everyone can organize their stash aesthetically because of idk life I guess. I really found this video to be relatable ❤
I live right outside Williamsport so I choked on my drink hearing that intro 😂😂 crochet neighbors we need more alternative crocheters
My yarn stash has grown significantly in the past few months. I’ve just gotten too excited about knitting and I have too many ideas in my head. But I love everything I have!
My stash is in an old picnic basket from my mom, and as much as looking at it kind of stresses me out, because it is slowly growing across my bedroom floor, it also really reminds me of my mom and her love of all things vintage and handmade!
Good morning Hailey. I'm just starting my stash. Mainly because I am making a socks box for 2 of my girls for Christmas This year. I have6 stains of alpaca, 3 stains of Silk Sock yarn, And 2 Balls of angora Yarn. It may be small but I am very proud of it and I absolutely love it.
You honestly got me so inspired to organise my stash! I’m trying to work through it because I’ve got too much stuff that doesn’t sparkle you know 😂 I would love to be able to have it a bit more visible but I don’t have the furniture for that. I have yarn and fiber in three different bookshelves/cabinets too 🥲 sad to see that your video ended on a less happy note, I really think you did such a good job! Realising you have more stuff than you want to have is progress too. And you did organise it with putting all fiber in one place and most of the yarn in one place, that’s still a big step on the way! Go you!!🎉
I love my stash. It brings me so much joy. It has also grown quite a bit since December because I found an absolute joy and obsession with sock knitting. ❤️
I was so inspired by you to reorganize my stash that I went through everything and realized that I need to work from my stash more. I filled a box with all my yarn and that’s too much for me. Thank you so much this is going to be a stash down year for me thanks to your video motivating me.😊
I love your honesty and full disclosure. Every maker starts with the best intentions of not accumulating too much in the way of ‘extra’ supplies, but it’s just a testament to how much we love ALL things fiber♥️♥️♥️ Life is too short for guilt or embarrassment! If you don’t LOVE your stash, try to pass some of it on to someone who could use it! Be gentle with yourself and just do a little bit at a time if it feels overwhelming. And, BTW, I’ve been a knitting, spinning, felting, weaving, dyeing, stitching, sewing and quilting for over 30 years LOL, I’ve got STASH!!!! And I’m fortunate to have an entire room dedicated to my crafting, but I’ve been there! Organizing is a must (from time to time). If any of your stash makes you feel heavy in your heart or impedes your creativity, it’s time to lighten your load♥️♥️♥️ find charities or school groups who would appreciate the supplies and keep on crafting!!! ☮️💖☀️
I have a VERY large stash of yarn. Two whole shelves worth, and more for my other varying interests (sewing, spinning, beading, embroidery). BUT I've never felt ashamed of it. I love to jump between then activities that bring me joy. If it means I have to fill a whole room with the materials to keep myself happy, then I don't mind. I also love being able to offer yarn and materials to friends - getting into a new hobby can be expensive. This way I can offer them what they need to get started AND share the crafts that I love with them.
Happy Valentine’s Day 😁 I love my stash, I recently bought two side boards with glass doors especially for my stash. I have them right next to my couch in my sitting room so I can get inspiration for my next projects.
Hello from Swansea, Illinois. I just moved into a new home and I didn’t know that I had so much yarn until I had to pack up my yarn, I have given away about twenty five containers of yarn. This house is a lot smaller than the one I had. My daughter and granddaughter are trying to help me get organized and are putting my yarn into one of the rooms and it is filling up very quickly.
Thank you for posting about the entire organization journey, I love watching these kind of videos!
Personally I don't subscribe to the yarn stash shame or guilt, I see my yarn as a collection of joy and opportunities! I live near Ukraine and have lots of worries about the present, about the future so my yarn collection and my creations are things that I can control and things that bring me joy !
My stash reminds me of a good feeling. My mom started my stash about a year ago and every time I go to use one of the skeins, it brings me back to that moment and what we talked about at that time or the “oooo look at this” moments. We live farther apart than we would like. we’re really close so it gives me the feeling like she lives closer again. 🥰
I Stumbled across your podcast today and it has reignited my interest in getting back into my crafting
My stash is 95% from my mom. My original stash got left behind after my divorce, and my mom decided she couldn't see well enough to knit anymore, so I inherited her stash. Right now, it's all in one big tote, and this has inspired me to sort through it, move it to a better storage solution, and get rid of a lot of it that I know I'll never use. I'm slowly starting to rebuild my own stash now that I can do so.
My stash is in a weird half closet space above our stairs. All in plastic bins- 8 bins of yarn and two of fiber. Then a bunch of fiber and yarn squished around those... and some in my bedroom closet. And scraps and WIPs in storage ottomans. And some random yarn in other storage spaces because they were never put away after swatching... I try not to feel guilty about it because it brings me lots of joy! And through my hobbies, I've met great friends and kept myself very busy.
I have to worry about cats too, but more about the hair that clings to everything! I keep my stash in clear totes on shelves with all of my fabric and other crafty supplies. Thanks for showing your stash storage solutions.
I swear the hair is neverending. I have two cats and it blows my mind how much they shed.
Loved watching your process for stash organization. I love looking at my stash for inspiration as well.
I love my stash! Ive revamped my stash and loving it! So much inspiration from dyers and my own explorations with color. Minis have taken over and im so here for it!
I keep my collection (stash) in a 9 cube shelf and a 3 tier rolling cart. I keep yarn and fiber in plastic bags so we don’t get pests and so my cats don’t ruin everything. I love stash and acquisition videos. Happy Valentine’s Day
I organised my stash at the end of last year and I too had mixed emotions. You really encapsulated the journey I went on, including the change at the end. Thank you for sharing the full range 💜
Happy Valentine’s Day to you!!
I love watching stash videos. I like seeing what other people have for their creative endeavors and maybe getting an idea or two on how to store my own. I hope you’re able to clean out your unwanted store materials and yarns soon! I find as nice as it is to bring something new in, it’s just as refreshing to free up space.
I have Too Many Hobbies. Which is both nonsense but true as while they’re fiber related, the materials don’t often intertwine well with each other? My stash is in two rooms + closet + garage bins. Knitting and crocheting yarns are mostly on a 4x4 shelf with a bin of fabric. Knitting machine cones and weaving cones are in a closet and in a box cause cones really don’t store nicely at all. All the fiber is in like four trunks, one’s for all the pretty braids and batts, one’s like five washed fleeces I got for a steal, and two are alpaca blankets that I foolishly thought I could wash and process myself but HA. No. I just need to fork over the money to a mill to make them into roving for me.
I’ve been working hard to work through the stash this year and I think it’s going well so far. I need to reorganize as well since I think I might be able to condense down to have an empty shelf (!!) and I know that will feel so good.
My stash is huge!!! And I have no shame. I love it and will continue to buy yarn and fiber. It's my only vice and it hurts no one.
Put that shame and guilt aside girl! You are a crafter and an artist, you need your tools and supplies! I just dumped and reorganized (part of) my stash as well, it's a mess and I'm totally inspired to reorganize now! Also, no shame in the scrap game!!! Scrappy knitting forever 💜
I like about 2/3 of my stash. I'm going to do a cull this year. And then I'm going to try a low-buy 2025. My big challenge is to display it in a way that makes me happy. Thanks for your videos!
Yes to manifesting! I love my stash and luckily it’s all contained on one billy bookshelf. I love neons, pinks and dark moody purples. Recently a yarn shop I love hosted a white elephant styled yarn swap. Everyone went home really happy.
I am proud of my stash. YEs it might seems big to some people put it shows me all the work I did to get it. I use to have a small stash some years ago, because I was sick and couldn't work. But I got healthier, knitting really did save my life. And then I could work. So I bought yarn. I got from a store clerk to a better paying job to better to better. So my yarn stash grew with it. It is also a safety net for me. Since my sickness can come back, depression is not fun and comes and goes for me. So I have a stash for when I cannot work and cannot buy stuff. So yeah, I'm proud of my stash and I treat it almost like a friend who always have my back
Love your videos, love the process and your style!! My stash is in two boxes. My husband keep me accountable! Witch is nice!! I love having just what I need, because otherwise I will cast on for ever and never finish a thing!!❤❤❤
Hello, I really enjoyed going through your stash with you. It always helps me to touch and see exactly what I have. When I see a pattern that is perfect for something I have,or I can use a bunch of singles skeins with, I am so much more motivated to get started. Unfortunately, still working on the finishing part.
Don't feel bad about having so much stuff. You seem really dedicated to keeping even the scraps after having used most of the fabric. I wish you didn't feel like you had to use every thread. I am sure that would help with some of the space being taken up. Once you have used the fabric it is okay to throw the crumbs away. But I know you are working on it in your way.
I loved the line. "I didn't say that with my chest. I'm like manifesting." Keep doing your best!! Im glad you are so dedicated to so many crafts. I will be binging your videos.
This was a lot of fun to tag along for, definitely inspired me work on my own stash organization. At the very beginning of the year I did a bit of an inventory, but I’m thinking about setting it up in a nice way to where I can see it more! Also I’m thinking at the end of the quarter doing another flat lay to see where I’m at because I totally lost count of what I’ve used and what I’ve added already!
Fun fact about my stash: I have to keep it all locked away in bins with lids because my cat, Brioche (named after the knitting stitch), has this fun little habit of stealing skeins of yarn and dragging them into my bedroom and sometimes under my bed while I'm asleep at night. Sometimes she drops them in the middle of the floor on her way to my bed and sometimes they actually make it under the bed. She also does this with any swatches, projects, and FOs I may leave laying around, so every project has to be safely tucked into a project bag (which will still get dragged around) each night before I go to sleep.
I have to do the same! I forgot to lock one side of the lid on a plastic bin and one of my cats got in there. Theyre so industrious!!
I reorganized my stash last spring. My yarn was in several places and I needed it all in one place. I have a double Ikea Pax cabinet that now holds everything. I made a shelf for each weight: lace, sock, sport/dk, worsted, and bulky and other.
I enjoyed watching you organize your stash. Thanks.
happy Valentine’s Day!! I also switch my stash around for different views/inspiration every couple of months! I love all my yarn bins but my fabric haunts my nightmares hahah
I always feel so proud of myself when I do a stash organization. I don't have my yarn on display, so I don't have to worry about the cosmetics, but it's really important to me to be able to quickly find something perfect whenever I start a new project.
Most of us have accumulated our stash over years. I m not ashamed of my yarn stash. I love using my yarn to make beautiful gifts for people. I am working to use up my stash this year. That’s going pretty well
I have no stash shame. I call it my “yarn pantry” and it takes up a few bookcases. I’ve organized it by yarn weight, and then by colour within each weight. I work from home and the colourful shelves of yarn have become my inspiration background for conference calls. ❤❤
I love seeing people's stashes. I was on a stash down before I inherited a bunch of yarn that I have no idea what to do with. Now I need to figure out what projects to do in order to reorganize myself
My stash is pretty big for someone who has been knitting for less than 2 years. But I don’t feel shame! I love everything in there. I really enjoyed watching your fibre organisation , because I’m starting to spin now and am just about to have to start thinking about how to store fibre as well as yarn!
happy valentine day,
i love my stash and i took a good lock last month and donated everything to a senior home, what i wasn’t using. i started knitting last summer and i was introduced to hand dyed yarn so i made some purchased but i was also introduced to proper yarn. and different yarn acryl. but i didn’t like the idea to donate my yarn away because i was still using for blanket projects. i was planning to use some acryl this year and buy when i need you an repurpose, only because i only buy one specific kind of yarn :)
Happy Valentine's Day!
I've been slowly stash busting over the last two years. I've been knitting for 10 years now and just acquired 1-2 skeins at a time. The realization that there's only so much I can make and certain kinds of fiber content that I enjoy working with really made me re-examine my habits. My rule now is to only acquire if I travel somewhere totally new. Thankfully, that's looking pretty limited this year, and I think I'll be able to finally end this 10 year yarn chapter by December. At my peak, I've had maybe 50 skeins between fingering and worsted?
Moving forward, I really want to make sure what I buy is in a specific project quantity so I'm not making magic happen each time I start something new. It's been great for critical thinking, but sometimes a girl just wants to...not, y'know? That many skeins is a LOT of critical thinking.
Thanks for being so honest about your stash. I think I enjoy these kinds of videos so much because it says a lot about one's accountability and introspection of themselves. I don't think anyone should be ashamed of their stash because it's what brings you joy.
Wow, love your attitude (and the curly hair). My stash is finally all in one space! that was stressing me out! thanks ,you make absolute sense! oh and love the sweater!
I think I’m at the same point as you, with my acrylic stash from when I first started crocheting/knitting. So now I’m working through it making stuffies for people that are having babies. It’s helping me whittle it down. I’m hoping to get it to the one shelf that has my “nicer” yarns
First video I see of you but I just HAVE to stop in the first 20 seconds to tell you I LOOOOVE your tattoos and piercings!! You look absolutely stunning! :D x
I also love to squish and rearrange my yarns often -- and sometimes I see new color combinations when I do this! I like to have a large selection of commercial sock yarn for colorwork socks, several handdyed sock yarn skeins, and a few sweater quantities which I buy on sale :)
I can only hope to one day have a stash like yours. My one shelf stash pales in comparison. Love the podcast! You make great content.
I started crocheting amigurumi and now I’ve graduated to knitting. So you can imagine I have a lot of fluffy yarn and already my knitting fibers and hand dyed yarns are already growing! Love your honesty ❤
I have over 200 skeins of yarn, I love to see what others have, and I would love to tour my stash with an audience, but I don' t have a podcast! It is in two modern cabinets (one has glass doors) that I inherited from my grandma. I love getting vintage yarn from older folks or thrift shops, but I also give away excess yarn to some of my teacher friends, who are always super stoked to get it.
I recently started watching your podcast and I really enjoy it.
I am proud of my stash. I learned to knit 3 years ago and around that time also discovered hand dyed yarn and fingering yarn like super wash wool. I like to knit socks so I feel if unsure what to make, make 🧦 🧶lol
I'm finally organizing my stash to move across the country :)
I love watching yarn stash videos, especially when it's being organized- it gives me ideas, since my yarn is currently all over the place and very not organized. I have a medium sized stash, but I'm not very happy with most of it... I went through it the other day and other than my indie yarns, none of it is super inspiring, but it's practical to keep, if that makes sense. I have a lot of acrylic yarns from the beginning of my fiber crafts journey that I don't like to wear, and I mostly prefer making stuff I can wear
I enjoyed watching you organize your stash and am actively using up mine! Trying to, at least but I keep adding to it. It lives in bins but also stuffed in my closet!😅
Currently I have three shelves on my bookcase for yarn and yarn things. I love my stash, except for all the acrylic I bought when it was on sale. Not because it’s acrylic, but because it’s not any textures or colors that I love. I was just really new to crochet at the time and was excited to get cheap yarn 😂. I also have beautiful yarn that I buy for when “I become a good knitter”. Whoever I get to touch and feel the good stuff, I get excited about learning a new technique and challenging myself to get better.
I love my stash, but seeing yours makes me realize I have a very big stash. I have felt overwhelm at times, but like you I move it around every few months to see what I will use. Great podcast.
I am completely overwhelmed by my stash and I'm really wanting to knit some stash busting marled patterns this year and whatever still hasn't been used I'd love to donate. I need to reorganize asap, mostly because my yarn is in my sunroom and gets all day sun🥴 I didn't even think of that as an issue do I'm off to pull my favorite stuff out and bring it into my cabinet that doesn't see the sun lol great video, Happy Valentine's Day!
It was a long one, but good! I think we all have the same problems, not enough storage, but it won't stop me buying more! I have suitcases instead of baskets.
My stash has overwhelmed me so I like the term “curated”! I have my basic stock lines in the LR and the more unusual stock in the bedroom.
Love the stash tour! My stash is currently all over the place too around my home. I'm working on a room (painting, getting furniture, etc) that will become a crafty room for myself, so I've been neglecting to organize until it gets to go in that room in proper formation!
My stash is half (approximately) "fancy" (indie dyed, special fiber) and half acrylic hand-me-overs. They are in varying storage containers awaiting a final storage system when that room is finished. Until then, I moved a hutch/secretary into my room that behind the glass doors I have stored all the yarn that is bookmarked to be used this year. No guarantees that it will, but seeing it displayed should help! Happy making everyone!
I have been avoiding looking at my stash of shame hahaha. My goal is to truck along and use up my least favorite yarn to make basic gifts throughout this year. Most of it is in my closet in 4ish plastic tubs. Also overflowing with fabric but that is a silly situation for another day. Fun episode! I love looking at stashes
Happy Valentines!
My stash is 2 Rubbermaid bins and one of them is just half filled with cotton yarn from my crocheted bra era 😅 I actually should make some dishcloths haha
The rest of my stash is a mix cheap big store yarn and some precious LYS yarns one off. I’m slowly figuring out what kind of yarn I like knitting with the most. So now I have a ton of worsted yarn I don’t feel like using!
I don’t even call my stash,a stash. Drug dealers have a stash. I have a beautiful yarn collection. It’s beautiful and I love my collection.
Completely agree! I also have a beautiful yarn collection with many opportunities!
The drug dealer thing is a weeeirrrrd thing to get hung up on LOL.
I've been meaning to reorganize my stash. I have the multiple-skein quantities down stairs in a 4-cube organizer and then the single skeins and skeins for current projects upstairs in the bottom shelf of one of my bookshelves. I like separating them like that but I want them all in the same room. And I need that bottom shelf for more books.
I’ve recently started organizing and cataloging my stash. I’ve been adding to knit and note app and ravelry. Im excited to get it all done and plan out some more projects. 😊
Love this video! My stash is four storage bins full of stuff I don’t use anymore, mostly big box store yarn. I have one bin that I go to all the time and I would love to go through everything soon
My stash is a shitshow if were being honest, its everywhere, in any bin it can be and your inspiring me to reorganizee!
I seriously love the color of your love note sweater, it's gorgeous!!
I live in a 1 bedroom apartment so my yarn stash is shoved unceremoniously into an overflowing duffel bag in my closet. I plan to buy some clear plastic bins I can stack up so they're not just hanging out in there. My cat is a little crazy and likes break into where my clothes are stored and I don't want her chewing/eating/furring up the yarn for various reasons. (string related vet emergencies are not fun!) I have other craft supplies (sewing, bracelet making, cross stitch) shoved into 1 ikea cube by the couch and a small ikea craft drawer I keep next to my vanity but it's not great. I'd rather everything be in one area too! The dream would be to have a small office and crafting room.
I went on a crazy buying spree last year where I just randomly bought skeins of yarn and now I have a mess 😂😂😂. This year it’s all about using my stash!! So I too need to get everything out and organize it.
I have a bunch of Lamb’s Pride in my stash from a couple of years ago when I encountered mill ends at a yarn shop in Idaho on vacation! I had to buy a small duffel to bring home the 38 skeins I got XD slowly but surely I’m using it up
Great video! i have seen others recently interrogate the use of the word , and propose instead words like , or to try to minimize guilt or the idea of just needing to use it up. I have recently inventoried my yarn, and i have many many kgs worth. I feel very lucky to have it all as i knit alot. :)
My stash is a weird mix of old and new yarns that I'm trying my darndest to widdle down - especially as I'm moving really soon and I don't know where I'll out it all!!! 😅 But I'm really excited to only have yarns left that actively inspire me, so there is that 😊
This year I'd love to use up most of my stash - it's currently living in my bookcase alongside my books and in multiple project bags. One thing I love maybe more than knitting itself is looking through my stash and thinking of what to make with it. I then pull the yarn together and put it in a project bag to knit next. Which works, in theory... if I had that much self control. But normally I'll just get distracted by something new and it'll end up sitting for another 4 months LOL
Love diving into your stash (and all the shame😅) with you. I recently moved mine all around to settle into a new dresser and Idk if I'm proud or what but I've filled up all 6 drawers with fiber stuff not including the peg board full of hand dyed that's sitting on top!! ❤ 🎉
Also just got to the end and I knownyou said you don't like how much stuff you've got and that's soooo valid. I like to think of art as an extension of ourselves and YOURE ALLOWED TO TAKE UP AS MUCH SPACE AS YOU NEED ❤❤
im slowly trying to build my stash up w more natural fibers and trying to find projects for the yarn (acrylics/cotton) that i dont really want to have there anymore. very happy with how thats going so far!
Your stash is gorgeous! My stash started with two glass ikea cabinets on either side of the TV and has grown into my bedroom into storage cabinets. I would be more depressed without seeing all of my yarn daily. Now to brainstorm how to display FO’s. I have a cat and she’ll chew on them.
Been watching your vids for some time now. Really enjoy them. Didn’t realize hadn’t sub’d. I started working on my stash a week ago. Put a lot on a craft cart. Not sure what to do with the rest of it yet. I may crate an area to put a few skeins to look at. I try not to feel guilty too. I like your viewpoint during this video. ❤
Love my stash, but find that since everything is hidden away in boxes, I don't end up using the older yarns I've bought. I just can't see what I have and have promptly forgotten everything over 6months old haha. Glad to see you reorganizing and it might inspire me to find a different solution.
I just organized mine onto a pegboard (except sweater / blanket qtys, which I keep in old clear zip bags from sheets and blankets). Its been LOVELY. I can shop my own collection.
I love my stash. I am working on knitting only from stash until mid-April when I plan to participate in the North Texas Yarn Crawl.
I don't have much of a stash I am new to knitting and have buying only when I have a specific project I am working. I would love we those yarns!
I definitely feel the same about spinning--I haven't gotten into it yet simply because I worry that I have no business making MORE yarn. My stash of (mostly sock) yarn is big enough that it has also been keeping me from exploring garment knitting, since I don't have sweater quantities and don't want to be buying more yarn. But I love all the yarn I have and pretty much everything has pattern plans attached, so I'm content to just sit here knitting socks for the next little bit and maybe this fall I'll think about sweater knitting again...
I personally enjoy my stash. I am getting read to reorganize mine because my moms puppy keeps getting in to it. I am also a very visual person with my stash.
I managed to (finally) organize my stash a few months ago, though definitely not as aesthetically as your own. The goal is now to knit down the stash and start buying more intentionally. I get a lot of my yarn from a local thrift store, so it ends up being a lot of odd amounts, interspersed with sweater quantities. Hoping I'll see the bottom of my stash bins by the end of this year!
I have an 8 bin shelf of stash, mostly yarn and some fiber. I'd like to work through more of it in the near future
I have one big shelf that's fully devoted to yarn, knitting accessories, and knitting books and recently took my SQs out of hiding in my closet and onto another bookshelf. I like being able to see it all and mix and match for projects. I don't really feel shame for my stash, although it is large. I'm happy to support small dyers, but I do want to be able to use and enjoy it all, so I am trying to be more intentional in my purchasing.
I'm sorry your sorting took a bit of a turn and hope that it will lead to fully enjoying the things you have.
I was totally really overthinking the fact that i have no room to store my Yarn stash other than on the ikea bookshelf that is in my bedroom kinda in indirect sunlight and also have the same shelf in my kitchen for my extensive library of books NOT in the sun so i could switch them but then i don't want my yarn smelling like food!! I like collecting things but having my entire yarn stash facing a window makes me wanna yarn feng shui my room 😂 and also please just think of your stash as your very own yarn fiber and sewing goblin horde and you will feel infinitely better. No need for shame or regret, you are already taking steps to tidy said horde. One step at a time 🖤🧶🪡
i have 1 book shelf with 3 shelves of yarn, 2 of those are acrylic and my craft goal for 2024 is to work it down. i think my xmas gift list will be getting some lap throws this year.
Hi Hayley, I get feeling overwhelmed with the amount of yarn and crafty stuff around. I have made it a goal this year to try and stash down. Right now most of my yarn fiber is stored upstairs in bins in the living room. We have a weird closet that my husband lined with cedar so I can store my yarn there with out and issues. However my yarn has also managed to migrate downstairs to my office and craft room and I would like to get to the point where it is all in one space again. I have managed to make a decent size dent on my sock yarn ever since getting my circular sock knitting machine so that has helped and I have been able to help stash down others by cranking sock tubes for them.
Do artists who paint feel ashamed of their tubes of paint? Ha. I think not. Ever heard of S.A.B.L.E? Lots of us, including me, have SABLE. It means Stash Acquisition Beyond Life Expectancy. That is definitely me! I have to say, knitting your Love Note in pink and then dying it to black is BRILLIANT. You had none of the pain of knitting with black yarn, and yet you get a beautiful black sweater! I'd be interested in hearing more about that project: what sort of yarn, and what sort of dye did you use?
I really enjoy planning out what yarns I'll use for a project, buying them, and then totally forgetting what I planned to use them for... so my stash is getting a little rowdy. 😂
I have a dresser with my sewing stash in the drawers and bins on top for my yarn stash!
I love my stash! I have mine all stored in bags on wire shelves so I can see what I have but also so my cat can’t drag them around.
i moved my whole stash into my living room recently and i’m hoping to buy some clear acrylic cube bins soon for my like cube shelf thingy. i have lots of pre-caked yarn and a growing basket of half-used and scrap balls of yarn. i’m hoping clear bins will mean i can store those securely on the shelf AND see most of it easily. however my current small fabric stash situation is abysmal and we will not be talking about it nor thinking about it LOL
oh man.. my stash is definitely something that sparks joy; BUT, it also needs some TLC in terms of organization and appeal factor? for lack of better term. Definitely feeling inspired to spruce up my stash now :)
My stash is comfortably stowed away in a cedar dresser with various size drawers and compartments. It came as a part of a set that a couple on fb marketplace was selling. It’s pretty large and I actually just went through bc I’m making my first sweater and wanted to use as much stash yarn as possible. Luckily it’ll be half stash yarn (eventually I reconsidered my second color but feel good that I purchased from my LYS and it was pretty affordable yarn). I do feel that my stash is pretty large and it’s definitely a goal of the year to use mostly stash yarn for projects. I do look at it as more like a collection. Much like books I have that I haven’t read yet are just yet to be read, my yarn is just yet to be used. Honestly I think as long as you’re going through yarn from time to time and asking what still brings joy/suits you then a stash stays intentional and I think that’s the most important thing. Your stash does look very lovely
I go through a lot of hyperfixation phases so I'm trying to keep my stash to a minimum in case the knitting dopamine runs out and I suddenly don't feel like knitting ever again - totally failing! yarn is just too pretty
I have a bookcase with glass lids. Very convenient.