03.25.06

Spring Organization II

Posted in Photos, Yarn at 9:02 am by delipics

It’s been a bit of a whirlwind in the non-blog land, otherwise known as work/friends/family, but quickly –

Even the stellar Debbie Stoller has tips on organization this spring!

Debbie Stoller was featured in the March 22nd New York Metro, a daily newspaper that is distributed free in New York, usually at the subway. (I tried to find a link to the article but have not been able to locate it - if you find it, let me know). There is a photo from her book and features Debbie looking fetching in what I surmise is a crochet ensemble. I am digging that red cowboy hat! The article, titled String Theory, was brief, mentioning her crochet book, “Stitch ‘n Bitch Crochet: The Happy Hooker,” and how she stores her yarn and keeps organized. Basically, there are four tips:

  1. Separate your projects in totebags
  2. Store yarn in plastic bins that seal tightly
  3. Showcase the pretty yarn in an attractive basket - DS allows only one
  4. Creativity in storage, such as knitting needles in a vase

What I do instead:
1. I usually store my projects in large, sealable plastic Glad bags because then I can just toss the whole thing in whatever bag I decide to carry that day (I’m a bit of a bag slut - but that’s for another day).

2. I do not store my yarn in plastic bins but I do have a shelf dedicated to the majority of my yarn -

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All my books and magazines are on top. Yarn on the top and middle shelf. The bottom shelf holds art-related materials. I am particularly proud of my plastic trash bins holding yarn. I have a little apartment and I wanted a small footprint in terms of my storage. One bin is supposed to hold gray & black yarns and the other bin has white & neutral yarns but as you can see, brighter colors have snuck in there. To the right of the shelf, the plastic storage bins that DS says I should use for yarn, are instead holding ceramic pieces I made after college, but the top one - that one has wool roving for felting projects. On top of that is a stash of yarn I actually won in a random drawing from Berroco!

3. Yarn in pretty baskets! Only one! HA! Let’s look at the Delica’s Yarns reality: One small and one large baskets by the couch. A felted bag I made holds yarn and resides on another chair. A small hanging basket on the door contains more yarn. Two wicker baskets on the right side of my work table also has yarn and felted pieces -

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I am not even going to begin to describe the work table. As you can see, it is a bit of a disaster and needs to be tidied. Plus, notice I did not show you what is under the table!

4. Creativity - well, I don’t store my knitting needles in a vase but I store them in a pretty, summer type bag I got at the 99 cent store.

I do like Debbie’s tip on throwing in peppermint tea bags with the yarn. Maybe I will be lucky and find a knitting-needle-vase during the Brooklyn spring stoop and sidewalk sales that people will start to have soon.

1 Comment »

  1. Becky said,

    March 27, 2006 at 10:18 am

    Wow. Not only is your yarn beautifully organized, but it looks decorative! I need to do something similar with my own yarn, instead of stuffing it in ziplocs in a closet.

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