Robbing Peter to Pay Paul

Sarah

I have a problem. I do not have enough storage space. Some would say I have "too much yarn" but that kind of comment only comes from people who don't knit, and therefore do not understand the Urge To Stash. I also have too many books, but for some reason, when people find out you own a ton of books they think it makes you intellectual, and when people find out you own a ton of yarn they usually think you are a little off your rocker.

Anyway, I decided that I should be displaying some of my sock yarn where I can see it (and admire it and pet it and maybe hug it a little, when no one is looking), so I took down a bunch of books from the bookshelf in the bedroom, boxed them up, and put a bunch of pretty skeins of sock yarn up instead. The books went into hibernation in the garage, where several other boxfuls await the day when we finally buy some more bookshelves. Which, to be honest, probably won't happen until we move to a bigger place. We have a lot of books.

This didn't solve the storage problem, of course, but periodically shuffling everything around at least makes me feel a little better. My long-term plan is to win the lottery (I didn't say it was a good plan) and invest in yarn and yarn storage. A dry olympic-sized swimming pool would do nicely, don't you think? I mean, what knitter doesn't occasionally fantasize about swimming through an enormous stash, like Scrooge McDuck swimming through his gigantic pile of coins?

Comments

[elizabeth]

That's a great idea! Plus, it looks so pretty!

[Suzanne V. (Yarnhog)]

I actually had a dream last night that I was swimming in yarn! I think it was just that the flannel sheet was wrapped around my face, but it was lovely while it lasted.

[adrienne]

What a great idea!

[Carol]

Yarn as Art. Fabulous, dahling!

[Teyani]

books or yarn?? it's a tough decision (grin)
and I love the image of rolling in piles of stash like Scrooge McDuck - I'd be right there with you!

[Gretchen]

We share the same investment and savings plans. More books, more yarn, all funded by the California lottery. . .

[gonzomama]

I have the same storage problem, with books and yarn. Most yarn is out of sight :( but I bought some inexpensive glass cookie jars from Ikea and put my favorite or soon to be used yarns in them and keep them on a book case. Also I use glass spaghetti jars for my little balls of scraps.

[tm]

Phew! I'm not the only one on the planet with many many books (a thousand?) and, well, a significant quantity of yarn. I just bought (yikes!) 5 more bookcases. There will be a weaving bookcase, a spinning one, sock knitting one, etc.)

[Imene]

We must be soul sisters. I have tons of books and yarn. Books are on display but I tend to hide the yarn, no one understands unless they're knitters themselves ;o)