The scrapbooks are done. Thank heaven. I don’t know what ever possessed me to think I would like to do it. I like sorting through the photos. I like looking back over the past couple of years with my boys, but I don’t like cutting and gluing. 
My reward was first to cast on Nutkins with some Cherry Tree Hill yarn (*swoon*) and second to sort through my stash. I heart organizing and sorting. When it involves yarn, even better.
The first thing that became painfully obvious to me when my sock yarn was all in one location is, well, I have a lot. Thirteen pairs worth. That is a lot of socks.
Now prior to this sorting I had my stash throughout the house. Under beds in bins. In sweater holders. In bags. When it is scattered it doesn’t seem so large. First I put it all in one room and began sorting. There were two major piles – yarn that was purchased for a specific project and has yet to be knit and then leftover stuff. There was about three largish tubs worth of leftover stuff. Like most knitters, I over buy when I purchase for a project “just in case” – my husband thinks it is a big fat excuse to buy more yarn. Perhaps it is because in some cases I really over purchased.
Behold. Yarn that has been sorted and has specific projects in mind that I have been wanting to knit. Such as Koolhaas hat. EZ’s mitered mittens. Foliage. Vests for the boys. Backyard Leaves scarf. A myriad of fingerless gloves. This is a lot of knitting.
Here is what it looked like when I was done. Sweater holder on the left houses the yarn for specific projects that I have been meaning to do such as Gathered Pullover, Charisma, Lopi sweater, Clapotis, and some hats. Holder on the right has all the yarn I recently rediscovered. Tub on the bottom left has bulky weight yarn from my felting days and I can’t bring myself to give away. Tub on the bottom right has worsted weight yarn, which is really just a lot of Cascade 220. I should do something with color work. Overall not a lot of yarn, but more than I should have. Clearly I need to stay away from the yarn store to keep myself from buying more.
Just in case you were wondering we ended up with 22 inches of snow. That is a lot of snow for here. It is melting very nicely.
22 inches!! What?!?I love your stash organization. It is just beautiful. Happy knitting!
You are so organized – you’ve inspired me. However – I think I might be surprised what I have. Must stay away from LYS. Thanks for the pattern links – more inspiration for road-trip knitting.
Your organization looks great – doesn’t it feel good? I recognize a few things – there’s Selina…and the Rescue Hoodie. : )I’m finding the same thing, what with moving; all the little bits of stash, uhh stashed all over the house really adds up when you put it in one place. I’m determined to work through it in a more reasonable way.Glad your snow is melting.
Oh, goodness! You have a LOT of yarn.
Doesn’t it feel great to have it all organized?
Isn’t it amazing what happens when all the yarn is in one place! I became painfully aware of how much yarn I had when I hauled it to the playroom to photograph it for ravelry. Scary!
Grandma wants to know if her grandbabies are warm in as much as the snow gear has already been put away.
I feel oddly at peace just looking at your well organized stash. I heart having things organized. I’m mezzamen on the organizing, however. Over buying is such a negative concept – you are just practicing disaster avoidance and as a happy side effect have an abundance of inspiration for projects to be determined.