Organize Your Hankering for Yarn
May 7, 2008 by Jennifer Chait
Filed under Home & Living
This month as noted previously, the Lifestyles Channel is having a month long theme called Three Doors Down. We’re introducing our readers to some new blogs they might enjoy. My first neighbor is Hankering for Yarn. This blog is written by Noreen, a super nice blogger, obsessed with all things yarn.
- Knit a Butterfly bag for Mother’s Day – I don’t really celebrate Mother’s Day, but love both butterflies and soft bags, so neat-o!
- Woven “Earth Listener” Angel Doll – you just have to read the post to get it.
- Frequently asked questions- Spool knitting with kids – it’s always great to pass on your crafts to your kiddos.
Now in order to introduce Hankering for Yarn yet, also stay on topic, I thought we might look at some good ways to organize your yarn collection.
Organize that yarn – after the jump.
Now, first off I don’t knit, but my ex did. He liked sewing and all of that way more than I do. For Ben (the ex) I organized a bin situation. A one bin solution works well if you dabble in knitting. I acquired one large bin, added a few small clear bins to it (a couple for yarn and one for needles) then added his books. This bin sat quietly in the closet until Ben needed it. It worked just fine.
If you’re a more productive or frequent knitter, or like at my house you use yarn for kid crafts, you might want to try one of the following ways to organize your yarn.
Modular Shelving – 12 Cube Organizer: This is great because you can store needles and books in the top drawer, and your yarn in the cubes. Plus, if you have loads of yarns you can of course add more cubes.
[photo via Stacks and Stacks]
Hide your yarn with a 24-Pocket Vinyl Overdoor Shoe Bag: Perfect for yarn and keeps colors separated nicely.
[photo via Container Store]
Lastly, some inspiration. This is quite possibly the nicest yarn set-up ever. It actually makes me want to knit.
How beautiful right – so pretty, and organized! This room is from the post 3 Ways to Store Your Yarn at Jeri’s Organizing & Decluttering News. There are two other ideas that Jeri offers for yarn storage that you’ll want to check out.
Don’t forget to visit Hankering for Yarn who inspired this post. Also, let me know how you organize your yarn in the comments.
Wow, Jennifer! Jeri’s photograph is just gorgeous!
) Noreen, 3 doors up @ hankeringforyarn
What a Zen stash!
And thank you for your ‘3 doors down’ posting!
I have a couple of boys who like to sew, crochet and cook. I keep telling them it’s a lost quality in boys these days and that I’m very proud of them for not being afraid to enjoy something so creative
@Noreen, that room is lovely – I’ve never seen yarn look so good.
@Gayla, you should tell them that girls like it too. I hate sewing and all that, but Ben makes Cedar blankets, and mends his clothes, and I do appreciate that. It’s one of his good qualities.
I like the simplicity of the first piece as a good starter set but that last setup is amazing.