My 5 Rules to Manage My Yarn and Fiber Stash - Yarn Journeys Episode 16
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- Опубліковано 16 кві 2023
- I cleaned up my yarn stash and organized all the skeins and fiber neatly into a storage unit. In this episode, I take you through my 5 rules that will govern how I organize and manage my acquisition of new knitting yarn and fiber. I'd love to know what you think! And, I also update the progress of my finished objects (FOs), works-in progress (WIPs) and future plans.
//Patterns Mentioned:
Helix Brioche Hat by Jonatan Tallow
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Gib II by Andrea Mowry
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I think you have a great set of rules for stash management. I have set similar rules myself as I don't like having so much yarn, particularly SABLE. I finally realized that buying yarn because it was on sale is not a good deal if I don't have immediate plans for it. While I, too, have purchased memento yarn from travels, if I don't have an immediate project for the purchase, I am no longer buying memento yarn. I am impressed that your yarn, with the exception of your wonderful Kid Silk Haze prize, fits in the space you have. I have 12 bins of yarn and 2 dresser drawers of leftovers. And, this is a result of destashing (through giving it to charities) or on yarn share tables. I am interested in hearing more about your Basics knitting course. I thought about the Masters program. I knew I did not have the time to complete it when I was working full time. Now that I am retired, I am not inclined to do the research part of it, but, if you enjoy that part, I say go for it. The one thing no one can take away from you is education! Once you learn it, it is yours for a lifetime!
Thanks for your note, Kathleen! I must admit I didn’t really begin to collect yarn until after Covid lockdown ended - so my stash stayed pretty small. It must have been all the knitting UA-cams I watched about yarn when I couldn’t leave the house! I would say that 70 percent of the yarn I have was purchased within the past two years. And, yes, for me the attraction of the master’s program is the research - in my professional career, all my job titles had the word ‘research’ in it! 😆 I guess it’s kinda what I do . . .
HaaHaa! I have reached SABLE. I have been given the stashes of the mothers of two different friends when they passed, so my stash is now huge, as well as my needle collection and book and pattern collection. Luckily I have the space to store it all and it makes me happy.
I am very glad it makes you happy! I love collecting books too, and I’m so glad that online used book stores are making finding old knitting books so much easier!
I have considered doing the master certification too. Listening to Roxanne Richardson talk about it got me interested. Years ago when I first started knitting I got a dictionary of knitting patterns and started knitting swatches of all the patterns. I never made it all the way through the book, but I learned an awful lot just on my own. I think a structured course would really up my game, and learning new things can be fun as well as a challenge. I think you should go for it.
I really like Roxanne Richardson - and I find her depth of knowledge inspiring! I watched her video in which she talked about how doing the MHK course was the best thing she ever did for her knitting, and it got me inspired! I love stitch dictionaries - the best thing ever I did for my knitting about 25 years ago was to do a stitch dictionary scarf in which I changed pattern every five inches. I should do another one!
My problem, bought yarn online during Covid. My main problem, cant find suitable patterns that matches gauge. My handspun isnt consistently even. Making it hard to match a pattern for imperfect guage. Purchased a huge amount of yarn on an overseas trip to Europe from Australia. Purchased Donegal Tweed in Ireland to make a poncho out of all the skeins. Grand ideas. 4 years later, still havent done it as the skeins of yarn all have different guages😢
I should have thought more logically. Made a detailed list of my stash. 9 pages. Embarrassing. I no longer try to buy anymore yarn. And using up stash yarn if enough for the pattern.
Hi Judith! Last year I knit my first sweater out of my handspun. I found Andrea Mowry’s The Weekender to be a very forgiving pattern. I did knit many gauge swatches first - and it was WAY OFF the gauge for the pattern. Even with smaller needles, my gauge was too big. So I knit the size two sizes down from what would have been ‘my size.’ Though the yarn was pretty inconsistent, once it was knit up, I really liked how the knitted fabric ended up. Surprisingly so! I’m pretty happy with the final garment. Maybe your handspun will surprise you, too? I hear you about all those skeins of yarn of different gauges. Someone should come up with a pattern for all of us who have bought too much travel yarn!!
@@YarnJourneys its like having writers block, cant move forward in creating a garment. I was thinking of adding a mohair strand from my STASH in a similar colour, to even out the inconsistent thickness of the handspun.