"Get out!" I shouted theatrically, "You cannot witness my shame!"
I shut the door behind him but I could hear him snickering on the other side.
Three hours later I have neatly stacked balls of yarn and - this is more important - I actually threw away dozens of scrappy little balls of yarn that I know I won't use. It took me a long time to come to terms with this, but I have I can finally recognise that I don't need to keep every neatly-wound half-inch ball of yarn in every obscure colour. I have also learned that it's okay to throw away yucky yarn - and there is yucky yarn. Like the ball of fuzzy acrylic in the shade 'Dead Cat' or the mucous-green fun fur (both belong firmly in the category What Was I Thinking?) I don't particularly subscribe to New Year's Resolutions but I think I'll have to be more judicious in my yarn choices in 2011.
5 comments:
Dear Mrs. Gingerbread,
I like your blog....I have been visiting for a week or so. I, too have yarn balls that I cling on to ...I am a Yarnaholic.....
You have inspired me to now go through my own yarn and sort out all of the "yucky" bits that I have! I have some rainbow colored mohair that I paid good money for, but anytime I try to use it by itself or weave it with another yarn I get laughed at! I myself don't think it looks all that attractive, and when my own sisters give me an "are you mentally sound?" type look and giggle nervously, it's probably a sign that I should trash it. ;) Have fun with all of your yarn!
You are so funny! I can't part with a bit of mine. Although, I think if I had any fun fur, I'd be able to "de-stash" that. Have a great day. Your posts always bring a smile to my face. :-)
AH! you are doing the same as I (I'm new here by the way). Though my method of getting rid of yarn I know won't be used is giving it to my mother for her school's art teacher :) They can do lots of stuff with it. I think they are currently weaving
Over break I cleaned out my 'yarn hole'. This is the spot that used to be my very small dining room that I changed into my crochet room. It has a love seat, a table on either side and a book shelf going down the one wall toward the living room. Anything related crochet goes on in this spot and it needed tidying up a bit. I had many little bits and pieces but I just couldn't bring myself to throw away my 'bits'. They'll have a use later on. :o)
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