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“To Stash or Not to Stash…”

You have a lot of yarn…

I know quite a number of knitters. Most knitters revel in having so much yarn, they probably won’t be able to use it all in their lifetime. Some people really worry about how much yarn they have. “Am I a hoarder?”, “Is there something wrong with me?”, “What if someone finds out how much yarn I have?”, “What would (insert person here) think if they knew?”

In my world, you can never have too much yarn. One of my mottos is “When in doubt, buy more yarn.” Why not? I am sure there are other things that take up a lot more room than yarn. There are far more things in life to feel guilty about than that poor bag of yarn that you HAD to have because it was a gorgeous color, soft as a kitten, and you couldn’t stop yourself. Even if you don’t have a project for said yarn yet, does the mere thought of that yarn make you happy? Go on, go look at it now. Of COURSE you still love it. Why worry about what you will make of it and when? Maybe you are looking for the perfect project. Maybe you are “saving” it. Whatever the reason, you need to get over your yarn guilt now. Just knowing that you have that yarn should make you excited to knit. Continue reading ““To Stash or Not to Stash…””