On Stashing or Not
by guest blogger Jana
I’ve always identified myself as a non-collector. I don’t
have display cases full of Scottie dog figurines or a closet stuffed with
vintage aprons. Giraffes won’t spring out at you from corners of my home. The
tops of my kitchen cabinets aren’t lined with quirky teapots. I have an unholy
number of books, but I don’t collect them – once I’ve read them, most of them
go out of my life. I suppose I could be
talked into collecting Mark Rothko paintings or Donald Judd
sculptures, but as I’m not a billionaire I don’t think that will be a concern.
Which brings me to the tricky area of yarn. Does the fact that the walls of one entire bedroom of my
house is lined with yarn, floor to ceiling, including the closet, make me a
yarn collector? I can’t claim that I acquired each of those skeins with some
purpose in mind (which would make them “inventory”). My usual mode of
acquisition is more along the lines of me see yarn, me want yarn, me take yarn
home and put it in yarn room. Does calling it a “stash” make it not a “collection”?
Can I be someone who does not collect things and still have a stash?
My very identity is at stake here.
Let me see. Did you just start out with one ball of yarn, certainly NOT with any intention of collecting?? Do people give you yarn to add to your collection (oops, I mean stash)? Do you like pictures of you collection (oops again, stash) as well as the real thing (think tattoo)? Well, don't know what else to say.
ReplyDeleteRelax. It happens to all of us.
ReplyDeleteHere is what you do. Put all the yarn of similar weight in one bag. Oh, all right - one really BIG bag. Then look at patterns which might work. I have knit a couple of vests (from cardigan patterns turned "sleeve-less") and change yarns as I see fit. Some rows have 3 different colors in them.
Relax - and enjoy the creativity that you will experience. And the complements on your finished garment!
Mimi