Comments on: 12 Tips on How to Organize Your Yarn Stash

By: Ute Willmore

Ute Willmore — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 21:30:00 +0000

Lots of great ideas for yarn storage and using left overs or yarn you don’t like. I got lots of inspiration reading your comments. I will make a donation to a charity knitting group soon, since I barely have time to knit for myself, friends and family.
What I didn’t find yet was a good solution for storing knitting needles, especially circular ones, so I thought I’d share mine.
I keep mine in a 3 ring binder, but I don’t use ziplock bags as someone describer. Instead, I went to the local office supply store and found plastic sheets designed to store CDs, 2 per sheet. The sheets are sturdy and designed to store in a binder, so the holes don’t rip so easy. And I can label each CD pocket to describe what size needles are in the pocket. I find I can store several circular needles in one pocket. The sheets are inexpensive too, around $5 for a packet of 6 sheets I think. That gave me 12 pockets to store my circulars, and that is more than enough. I use the pocket on the inside of the binder to store a needle sizer tool, just in case I need to check the size of a needle before storing it.
I haven’t found a great way to store my sock needles yet. I have several sets of double pointed needle of 4 or 5 needles to the set. does anyone have a suggestion for storing them? I would be grateful for some hints.

By: Ute Willmore

Ute Willmore — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 21:06:00 +0000

I have a tip for storing yarn that you already know what you will make with it. I save the zippered bags that sheets and blankets come in and use them for my yarn. They come in different sizes, depending on what was in them originally and I find I can usuall fine one that fits the amount of yarn I have for a specific project. Most of these bags also have a kind of pocket that used to hold a picture of the item to show what it looks like when not folded: Sheets are shown on a bed to show the pattern for example. I remove the picture of the sheets or blanket and use the pocket to store a copy of the project I plan to make. Not only does this serve as a reminder of what I had in mind when I bought the yarn, but it also makes sure I don’t have to search for the pattern when I am ready to get started. If I got the pattern online, I don’t have to worry about the site closing or the pattern getting deleted, or even my computer crashing resulting in the loss of the patterns store on my PC.
I find the bags that my sheets and blankets came in VERY useful for organizing my stash, they are free and it’s a way of recycling plastic bags. All my yarn is in such bags, even when I don’t know what I will make with it yet. Give it a try, I think you’ll like the idea.

By: Cynde Clausen Starck

Cynde Clausen Starck — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 02:19:00 +0000

better not to put out colorful yarn, it makes nests more visible to predators!

By: Cynde Clausen Starck

Cynde Clausen Starck — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 02:19:00 +0000

better not to put out colorful yarn, it makes nests more visible to predators!

By: TheEmperorIsStarkers

TheEmperorIsStarkers — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 23:10:00 +0000

Yes! This is such a wonderful thing to do.

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By: Michelle

Michelle — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 14:48:00 +0000

I’ve been using my won’t use yarn to make baby and kids hats and then donate to goodwill. It’s been a rough winter here and every little bit helps

By: Jessica

Jessica — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 22:46:00 +0000

Dollar Tree has those under the bed zippered storage bags, that would be great for people on a budget to keep their yarn organized. I know I’m going to try them and see how well they work, I have mine in clear plastic boxes and I am quickly outgrowing them…need something larger…much larger LOL

By: Oddbjørg Hartveit

Oddbjørg Hartveit — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 13:49:00 +0000

Jeg har en kiste, med rosemaling og navn, der har jeg GARN. Små rester av noenlunde samme tykkelse, Mine barnebarn elsker sokker og labber, så når jeg ikke har noe “vettugt” å strikke, blir det sokker i alle regnbuens farger, Rester av veldig tykt garn-pinner 8-9- har blitt til sofaputer. Rester av babygarn kan bli til et par små sokker. Har en plastpose med ferdige produkt,: pulsvanter, votter og labber, og hussko. Den står fremme, så når barn og barnebarn kommer innom er det rett i posen for å finne noe varmt. Er kanskje litt ” rotete ” av meg, men garn og strikkepinner har jeg orden på. Jeg elsker å strikke, store og små plagg, gensere, jakker, tunika, you name it.- så litt restegarn blir det, men prøver å bruke det etterhvert,

By: Linda

Linda — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 03:20:00 +0000

I have bins I bought from the Dollar Tree. I use a spare closet with shelves for my bins. I put the sizes together, and the scrapes I make an afgan square an keep it going till it’s big enough for a table. They are very beautiful with the different colors blended.