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Sunday, September 11, 2022

In Love Again!

The yarn side of my sewing room closet - I love every skein and would part with none!

NO, not in love with another man (next month will be 53 years of marital bliss with Mr DIY Guy, so nuh-uh), but with YARN! I have crocheted since my early 20s, and picked it up off and on since then, but recently, thanks to Karen merely mentioning her yarn stash, I'm loving it again! I have had these pretty yarns for a few years and have made a few projects, but recently rediscovered their allure.

My latest acquisition called Lion Brand Home Town -  planning to make a hat and a neck scarf

I'd love to make some wild socks out of these!

I've had these for awhile and can't decide what to make, but I love each color!

These sparklies will be neck scarves for the holidays

My most expensive purchase, this skein is Scheepjes Whirl in Green Tea Tipple
and contains a whopping 1000-plus yards! Maybe an afghan!


After Boomer the puppy chewed up my old craft bag, Mr DIY Guy told me to order a new one, so I got a nice one on Amazon (link here for those who asked!). It holds my projects, has a place for crochet needles, and has a clear plastic top with holes for my yarn to feed out as I use it. In the side pockets I have embroidery projects. And I keep it far out of reach of Boomer.😉

Made a bed runner for the guest bedroom and blogged about it here

Made myself a hat to keep my head warm this winter!

My current project is a red beanie with a stripe of white, as a nod to the crimson and cream colors of our favorite Oklahoma Sooners football team!

17 comments :

  1. yes just blame me LOL - I need to start a crochet project and use up some of my yarn I hadn't used any for awhile - do you have a link to the craft bag?

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  2. Enjoy your yarn work! Dishcloths are the extent of my knitting talent.

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  3. Your shelf of yarns is a a work of art in itself. I like looking at the (organized) "stuff" as much as seeing a finished project.

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  4. Your yarns are so pretty up on that shelf, it will be so fun for you to jump in and make something wonderful. Usually I use yarn in the winter, I think I might have some socks started from last winter.

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  5. I enjoy knitting, too, but have’t done as much in recent years. Maybe time to look at the stash and see what is calling my name.

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  6. You do have beautiful yarns!! we were just talking about this last night - just over a year ago I learned to make hats and I had one yarn of Pink.... and that was it... and then.... over night the yarns exploded!! now I have like 10 yarns!!! Crazy and so much fun to use!! Enjoy all your pretties!!!

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  7. Your yarns look so tidy on the shelves, mine are thrown willy nilly into baskets in the bottom of the craft closet, sigh. I have all the squares made for a large afghan but put them away a couple of years ago when warm weather came around. I think you've inspired me to get them out (once it cools off a bit more :-) ) and get them put together. I do like crocheting afghans when it gets chilly, since they keep me warm while I'm working on them. I look forward to seeing your projects so I can get more inspiration on mine - the sparkly yarn will make pretty scarves!

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    1. Oh I hope I've inspired someone - lol! Yes I agree on crocheting in the winter - but I usually have to work around the kitties if I put a blanket of any kind on my lap during the winter. I've never crocheted with sparklies before so I look forward to it too!

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  8. Once upon a time I did crochet. ;) I made two very large Afghans and used up all of the random yarn I had... and then I fell in love with quilting. End of story LOL!

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  9. You yarn is beautiful. I love all the pretty colors. I also love to crochet, but it comes and goes in stages. I can't wait to see what you make!

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  10. I just bought a sock yarn myself and wonder if I will fit that in my day.

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  11. For the past several years, I’ve been purchasing yarn and knitting shawls,cowls, and hats. I wish I can crochet but can ever never get the tension right. I have a stash like yours and looking forward to storing it in the soon to be vacated bedroom. I have the same bag as you and I bought mine from Amazon too. In case my name doesn’t appear because it’s showing anonymous, this is Rose, something rosemade.

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  12. I need to get the lead out and finish Squish's 1st year sweater!! I do love to have wool in my hands, but cotton has been the focus the last few years.

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  13. Ooooh, love love love all your yarn and your craft bag too!! Glad you still love your man, lol!! xx

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  14. You are really tempting me here! When I moved everything up to my new quilt studio, I got to "revisit" my yarn stash and it has been calling to me. I don't think I knit a thing all last winter but I think this year will be different. Keep posting yarn pics!

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  15. And one more thing....can you share a link for that bag? (Like I need aNOTHer bag but that one is different from the other 3,675 I have, ya know?) (Okay, I only have a handful but still...)

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  16. I was trying to work through my yarns but, eh, it isn’t going well. On the other hand I am not buying any. I agree maybe I’ll do more as the weather cools. Who knows. I do have some sock yarn I like but I don’t wear wool socks except the coldest months - too hot otherwise. Sigh.

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