Keeping your yarn stash organized...how do you do it?
By twilight021
@twilight021 (2059)
United States
April 10, 2007 1:51pm CST
I must admit, I probably have so much yarn, that I would not need to buy any for a year and could still keep knitting at my current pace :-) I have a thoery that it multiplies on it's own, but I have been assured from a few sources, that no...I keep buying it.
So, now I am on a buying freeze till I use up a good amount of what I have. However the next step is to figure out what I actually have, which means organzing my stash. Currently it's in a few differnt places...plastic bins, tubs, and even an old picnic basket stored aroung my room. But there must be a better way!
Knitter stash yarn, it happens...How do you manage it? What's your secret way of keeping things under control?
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9 responses
@blondbat (503)
• United States
10 Apr 07
I don't have a large stash, but what I do have is threatening to get out of control.
I had gotten a large organizer box from Ikea that has an attached lid for the stuff in no danger of being used right away. The current UFO's are in either a very large plastic shopping bag or in a really cute leather "tote" with a handle that I got as part of a gift set.
So far this method is not working out real well, so there will need to be more organization in the near future.
@twilight021 (2059)
• United States
11 Apr 07
Yeah, compared to what some friends have my stash is modest...but still, it's bigger than I have a handle on.
We just got an IKEA in my state so that might be a good place to look for some good storage stuff.
@bigpinkmomma (449)
• Canada
11 Apr 07
I am not a knitter ,so I don't buy a lot of yarn. However i am quilter and have enough fabric to keep me going for the next 20 years . I have taken to storing my fabric in clear plastic bins so that I can see what inside of each bin . Some I have labeled as what I plan to use the fabric for or I might be place a label telling that the container just has fabric 1/2 of metere or under. and so on.
Hope ,this helps.
@ctinabina (386)
• United States
10 Apr 07
I don't have as much yarn on hand as you do, but I store mine in pretty woven boxes. I bought a set of these boxes (with lids) at TJMaxx in a color that matches the decor of my bedroom. I store my supplies in these boxes and I stack them by the fireplace. It looks good and the yarn is out of the way.
@scarywhitegirl (2766)
• United States
27 May 07
I have a huge stash of yarn too, and I am trying not to buy any more yarn until I can work through some of what I have. Most of my yarn is put away in Rubbermaid tubs, but I keep a small tub of yarn in the living room, so that I have something to work with. When that tub starts getting used up, I will drag out the Rubbermaids in the closet and see what I want to work with next.
I don't really organize mine at all, unfortunately. That way, when I do get to pull out more yarn, it's more of a treasure hunt! :)
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@loved1 (5328)
• United States
10 Apr 07
I made quite a few afghans this Christmas so my yarn stash is back at a manageable level. The first thing I did was roll all the skeins into yarn balls for easier storage. Then I just tossed them all into a plastic tub until I need them again. I think you might be right about it mulitplying on its own though. lol
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@3SnuggleBunnies (16374)
• United States
21 Jul 12
I usually keep projects I'm currently working on in some reusable store bags. Then whatever else goes in a bin(s). I had them sorted by if they were scrap, baby yarns, and similar brands/color/type. I've seen people who have whole rooms with a grid system of sorts where the yarns look to be sorted by color. Unfortunatly I don't have the room for that type of system in my house.
@cowgirl03051979 (918)
• United States
11 Oct 11
well i always just keep all my yarn in a big basket in the floor of my room and i just have all my needles and other knitting supplies thrown in the basket with all my yarn i would not exactly call it organized and neat but at least all of my knitting supplies are in one spot haha i hate sitting down to start knitting then realize something is not in the basket where i need it to be and i have done forgot where i put it pretty soon i will have to get a bigger basket the one i have is getting so full haha
