Comments on: What’s in Your Stash?

By: Caissa "Cami" McClinton

Caissa "Cami" McClinton — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 22:46:14 +0000

Woah, these stashes are sounding pretty amazing! I’d love to hear about more! We’ll be talking about yarn all year, so we should update our “stashquisitions” here. That was a good tip about Craig’s List, Beth, I hadn’t thought of that as a yarn source. Nancy Ann, welcome to the site and thanks for sharing the AC Moore deal. I used to love that store when I lived close-by.

I say I’m not a yarn hoarder, and I still believe that’s true, but you better believe I’ll be destashing in March even though I love my beautiful yarn stash!

By: AnnieM

AnnieM — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 17:53:54 +0000

My stash is mostly leftover bits from previous projects, but I do have a number of unopened skeins, too. My local stores mostly only carry heavy-ish acrylic yarn that’s kind of stiff (fine for amigurumi, but it’s not so nice to wear directly against your skin) and cotton. So when I was shopping online for fabric for my kids’ Halloween costumes and just happened on a clearance sale of fabulous silk-wool blend yarns…well, who was I to say “no” to that? They feel so good, I can’t wait to work with them. Alas, several other unfinished projects must come first. That is my New Year’s resolution–let no more than two projects sit unfinished at a time.

By: Jan

Jan — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 10:52:27 +0000

yes, I have more than reached my STABLE. I just went to Michaels on Monday and they were having a sale so I bought 8 skeins to make an afghan for my newly engaged SIL.

By: Veroncia

Veroncia — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 16:21:35 +0000

Hi again Nancy Ann,
You want to make something for a dresser. Well i would probably use a size 10 thread and a 1.5 – 1.75mm hook. (Steel Boye size 8 – 6 dependent on your tension).
If you have a large area to cover then you could use what would be called in America (i am in Australia) a Sock / Baby / Fingering weight yarn with a 2 – 3.5m hook (Boye Aluminum hook B, C, D,E) depending on your tension.

Veronica

By: Veroncia

Veroncia — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 16:14:09 +0000

Hi Nancy Ann,
The smallest hook i have is a 0.6mm however you can get a Steel Boye hook size 16 which is a 0.40mm. (not sure how good you are with metric)
A 0.6mm hook i use size 100 thread – and not very often as the tiny hook hurts my hands after a while. You can also use sewing thread with the smaller hooks and that gives you a huge variety of color choices. Hope this helps.

By: Kyle

Kyle — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 15:29:44 +0000

I have two bins, plus assorted bags. I swore I would not buy anymore yarn until I figured out a way to use up a lot of what was sitting there. So I had some varigated, but had to buy some coordinating colors. Then my crochet buddy at work came it with a new color I just had to have . . . . Sigh.

By: Dorothy Schmidt

Dorothy Schmidt — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 14:11:02 +0000

I moved from my last one bedroom apt to a very large two bedroom apt so I would have a whole room for my stash….it is now overflowing…even its walk-in closet. Would like to know what crocheters see as the difference between hoarding and a big stash. I also have a stash in my locker in the basement……

By: Beth

Beth — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 14:01:21 +0000

That should say “132 SKEINS of it for sale for $50.” My bad…I just get so excited about yarn!! LOL! !!

By: Beth

Beth — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 14:00:01 +0000

What’s in my stash? A ton of yarn! I have just recently taken up crocheting and I thought yarn was a little pricey and I wanted a lot of it so I could make whatever I wanted. So I checked out Craigslist and was lucky enough to find 132 of it for sale for $50! Needless to say, I snatched it up!
Plus, I keep buying it when I see it on sale. Right now it’s 50% off at Michael’s. Most of the Craigslist stuff is medium weight and I’d like to have a nice selection of bulkies as well.

By: Bethintx1

Bethintx1 — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 13:32:53 +0000

I have a large stash that seems to grow faster than I can use it. Some say I have reached SABLE. (Stash accumulated beyond life expectancy!) I’m not sure about that. I make one afghan, and half a basket is gone!

Since Afghans are my favorite thing to make, I usually have to purchase more yarn to go with the stuff I have. There are some fancier yarns that will not work in afghans. I use those to make accessories.

I do admit that at one time my stash was all over the house. But since I got it organized I do seem to purchase less.

Have you reached your SABLE?