This is my basement lair, where I putter with yarn and fabric
The Wall O Yarn is 8 feet wide, 2 feet deep and about 6 feet high. Many of the boxes and bins are packed tight
What Does 106 Quarts of Yarn Look Like? Like this...
Big Box of Cones
It's all because of WEBS and their great bag price on Jo Sharp
Every stash needs a little Koigu
Blackberry Ridge wool/silk blend
recent ReKAL yarn: from a thrift shop sweater, hand-dyed by me and Owen, with Wilton's coloring
Knit One Crochet Too Parfait: lots of a dusky lilac color, six skeins of brown
More Knit One Crochet Too Parfait, a nice blue and a basic grey
Miscellaneous yarns:
Additionally, here are links to last year's photos that are still part of the stash this year
A whole lot of mohair
Miscellany
Lovely yarn from Harrisville (where is that hiding right now?)
More mohair
Still more mohair
Classic Elite Tapestry
Schaeffer Yarns merino
Pastel mohairs
Jewel tone mohairs
Manos and other miscellany
Patons Classic I have more of this now, too.
There's more than this. I just can't dedicate the time and energy to documenting all of it. In my own defense, I'll point out that the vast majority of yarn found its way to me for free or very inexpensively. My grandmother gave me all her mohair, which she bought from a yarn store going out of business sale, circa 1970. My mom and dad found several very large boxes of yarn being thrown out in the aftermath of an estate sale. The thrift shops here have been incredible sources of cheap yarn. So, as bad as this looks, my cash outlay for yarn has not devastated my family finances. Maybe by next year I can prune it back to about 60% of the current quantity. Probably not, but that's a worthy goal.
30 comments:
60%! that's a lot of knitting you are planning to do. Or are you planning on giving some away? (I can send you my address...)
I'm very impressed with your stash and your work area and your understanding DH. I don't think my hubby would ever allow me to have that much unknit yarn at one time.
Thanks for flashing!
i agree with Laura..will also send you my addy.
i remember that lovely jewel tone mohair from last year *happy sigh*
Wow, you've got some yarn there. I have a hank of Pingouin Fleur de Laine in the exact same shade of yellow. I've had that since before my favorite yarn shop closed in 1990. It was left from a sweater I made that is long gone. I'm too afraid to photograph my stash.
Cathy
Holy crow!!!! I'm definately going to be showing your site to my folks when I see them tomorrow. Maybe they will stop yapping at me about how much yarn I have. hehehehehe
Maybe I'll try and get my stash photographed, but I've got lots to do tomorrow so I probably be late. lol
If I show that to my husband, I don't think he'll let me play with you anymore. Of course, now I REALLY want to come over and see it in person!
The Jo Sharp looks heavenly - I started playing with some of the Silkroad Aran, and it's my new favorite thing ever.
Ack! You started without me! I gotta go publish my stash post!
That's quite a bit of yarn ya got there. Can I come over?
I'm filled with admiration/jealousy that you have a special area for all your goodies!!! My yarn shares space with my textbooks and computer equipment...something for me to strive to!!!
I especially liked the "Tub-O-Fingering Weight". Wow!
So, you're saying Jo Sharp, kept in a "Tuff-Keeper", with the lid on for an extended period of time, will reproduce? Good to know ;)
Wow! That's all I can say! Amazing! See I knew mine wasn't that big ;)
Holy COW! You don't need any koigu mill ends!!!
Can I please be you when I grow up? Please? :)
That's some stash there!!
And once again your blog has lived up to its name.
I'd love to wallow a bit in your Jo Sharp btw ;)
Thank you for the flashin!
You are such an enabler. I now feel enabled to fit more yarn into my home!
lovely Miss SABLE, just lovely.
Are you adopting people? You have enough yarn to open a shop! I showed my husband your stash - he now realizes how reasonable mine is!
WOW. I hope you have a long, long, long life! :)
I showed my husband your stash, and now he doesn't complain about all my yarn :)
My Jo Sharp has been breeding too! Darn WEBS. Darn bookmark for WEBS that I check once a week...
Great Stash! I too subscribe to the Rubbermaid tote and archive box method of stash storage!
Weird thing...my Jo Sharp (same shades as yours) is also breeding....hmmmmmm?
Love the tub 'o fingering weight, especially the Harrisville Shetland... some nice fair isle moments waiting in there!
I'm in awe.
Very impressive!
Wow, your basement is like the Batcave of knitting. You've given us all something to aspire to!
Flashing at its finest!
That's a scary lot of knitting to plan!
My Stash Flash
Man, I wish I had a basement! Love the Blackberry Ridge.
I had no idea what SABLE would look like. Sigh, my stash is pathetic. Any chance you're willing to trade for fabulous homemade preserves?
Do you charge entry fees for people to go into your basement? Now that's what I call a stash ;)
I bow down to you--and I will show hubby your pictures so he will stop bugging me about all of my yarn. I want a yarn lair!!!
Just amazing! But I would expect nothing less :).
It is truly amazing. I'm beyond amazed, three days later..... I just can't get over the amount of yarn you have!
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