The joy of yarn Your stash solution for curating, organizing and using your yarn--with 10 knitting patterns
Book - 2023
"Every knitter knows the innate joy of purchasing yarn, and many also know the stress and shame that comes with an out-of-control stash. No longer! Let bestselling author, designer and educator Marie Greene change your outlook on buying, organizing and using your yarn for good. With this tried-and-true guide, you'll rediscover the joy in your stash--no yarn diets necessary!--as you learn to find inspiration in the yarn you already have, shop for skeins you'll actually use and organize it all for maximum creativity. Best of all, Marie has designed 10 brand-new patterns to help you use your existing yarn in exciting ways, so you can work through your stash with ease and continue to curate your yarn collection with purpose. Use ...the color wheel to whip up creative combos in the Color Theory Socks or Shawl. Make leftovers look intentional with the Block Party Beanie or Pullover, or double your strands for double the fun in the Marled Stripe Mittens or Mini Mohair Cowl. Soon you'll not only have a satisfying stash system that is clear, tidy and inspirational, but an assortment of gorgeous knitted projects to remind you how truly joyful yarn can be"--
- Subjects
- Genres
- pattern books
Pattern books - Published
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Salem, MA :
Page Street Publishing Co
2023.
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Item Description
- Includes index.
- Physical Description
- 143 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
- ISBN
- 9781645679264
- Introduction
- Step 1. Assessing Your Fiber Real Estate
- Reinventing Your Stash
- Where Is Your Yarn Hiding?
- Your Yarn Square Footage
- Step 2. Organizing with the Three Cs: Content, Categories and Containers
- Content: Getting Up Close and Personal with What's in Your Stash
- Categories: Sorting by Color, Weight or Project
- Containers: How to Store and Display Your Stash
- Step 3. Taking Inventory
- Asking the Fun Questions
- Identifying What You Love (and Use)
- Step 4. Deciding What Stays (and What Goes)
- Making the Hard Decisions Easy
- Pack, Drop and Run
- Step 5. Shopping Smart
- Getting off the Yarn Diet Wagon
- Adopting a Shopping Strategy
- Step 6. Creating Your Personal Yarn Shop at Home
- Curating Your Collection
- What's in Your Shop?
- Frogging, Re-Stashing and Ongoing Projects
- Step 7. Keeping Things Tidy (and Sale) Over Time
- Refreshing Your Stash with the Seasons
- Guarding Against Pests
- Creative Shifts and Troubleshooting
- Step 8. Knitting with Your Stash (plus 10 Stash-Busting Patterns!)
- Working with the Color Wheel
- Color Theory Socks
- Color Theory Cowl
- Color Theory Shawl
- Making Leftovers Look Intentional
- Block Party Beanie
- Block Party Pullover for Kids
- Block Party Pullover for Grown Ups
- One Skein Beanie
- Doubling Your Options by Doubling Your Strands
- Marled Stripe Mittens
- Mini Mohair Cowl
- Double Strand Slouchy Cap (Option One)
- Double Strand Slouchy Cap (Option Two)
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- Index