Yes … like the party animal I am, this is how I’m going to spend my Memorial weekend Saturday — organizing my sizable stash.😳 All if it — today only!!! Party over here!!!!! Wooo Wooo!!!!
For some things, I’m super anal about organization. My friends can attest to this by the number of times per year I destash clothes, bags, accessories and shoes. Living in a small NY-esque sized apartment, I have to destash often or I’ll become overwhelmed with stuff. I swear some “stuff” fairies come out at night and procreate one’s stash. No kidding!!!!
I had a detailed MS Excel spreadsheet with everything in my stash. Had being the operative word. 😦 When I say detailed, I’m not joking. I had everything on there. Vendor, purchase date, yarn composition, yardage, project potential, cost, the whole nine. When my computer crashed a few weeks ago, that was one of the documents I lost. Whomp, whomp :( So now I’m doing it again.
Goofing off on the internet this morning led me to a great article with fabulous tips for organizing any stash. It’s amazing … although I’m not a professional organiser, I adhere to all of the stash organisational rules listed in the article on the Lion Brand website.
For my “good” yarn, I store them in huge craft ziploc bags and sealed storage containers. My huge acrylic stash, I store in a lawyer’s bookshelf. Bugs only like to eat good yarn … grimmy mongrels. Ughhh: 🙄
So yes folks, that’s what I’m going to do today. With a long weekend ahead of me, and my “30 Days of Craft” staring me in the face — uhhh, with me still unprepared — I figure it makes sense for me to dig deep and finally get this done.!!!
Happy Memorial Day everyone!!! Hope you each have a wonderful weekend, no matter what you do!!!!
I’m sure you’re hiding more than I’m seeing in this photo, right? It all looks lovely, but I must say…
After viewing your yarn stash, I suddenly don’t feel so guilty about mine. I do believe I should reward myself in some way. Mind drifts to the yummy sock yarn I was feeling yesterday morning. at the LYS.😉
😉 what can I say … a la Sesame Street … “I cannot tell a lie, I cut down your cherry tree” … in my case … I cannot tell a lie, I do have a little bit more. 😳
That bookshelf holds all my acrylic and my good yarn is currently in an old laundry hamper. I used to feel bad about all the yarn I have, but I don’t anymore and you shouldn’t either. Much of that acrylic stash is stuff that has been gifted — especially when I just started to knit — everybody and their momma had requests. 😀 There’re worse habits to have in my opinion. 😀