It was a Knitmare!

It was going to be a nice quiet night of knitting.

Then, I don't know what happened. One minute I was looking for a pair of needles I was convinced I had stored in with a project  - and the next minute, I had emptied every yarn basket, box and bag into a giant heap on the floor. What a mess.

Three hours later, I had thwarted it and sorted, winded and yarn- minded it all into yarn baskets, boxes and bags.

I divided it into wool vs cotton vs silk and cashmere.

There's the box of eyelash in every color, a sure sign that I was knitting heavily in 2003.

There's a basket full of what I am calling my "one skein wonders", beautiful balls that I own only one of and therefore, will never do anything with.

There's a big bag of Highland and eco-wools I bought for felting and a mess of roving and batting that I'll surely take to the grave.

I found at least 5 projects that I had forgotten that I had started; a few bags of yarn for projects I will probably never start, and two very painful memories of half-baked garments I know I will never finish. And there's the BIG BLUE BUMBA $80 BALL of 1500 yards of wool that will be a constant reminder of what happens when you don't ask  the price but you're too embarrassed to not buy.

I do have 12 projects on the launching pad that I can't wait to start after I finished the 8 works-in-progress I already have on the needles - which means I am vowing to not buy anything until Stitches East in November.

I feel good that its done - even though I missed ANOTHER night of knitting.

 

Comments

[Jennifer]

Wow! That's a lot of yarn!

I've been sucked in to similar endeavors. It usually ends in me finding a big bag full of stuff I end up giving away, swapping or selling for ... more yarn.

[Kristen]

You've just described my knitting life, right down to the Big Blue Bumba!

[Karen]

Oooh, look how nice and tidy and organized though!!! It makes me feel so good just looking at it. :) Yeah, I would've been too embarrassed to ask the price and too embarrassed not to buy it too.

[Heidi]

I love seeing pictures of how other people organize their yarn and knitting stuff. Great job!