Okay, I admit it. I’m addicted to yarn.
Combine this with an addiction to clearance and you have a stash explosion problem of immense proportions.
I only started really crocheting about 9 months ago. My stash is already out of control.
At first it was just filled up with clearance yarn. I love hitting the mass merchandisers when they are resetting their aisles ‘cuz that means they will be getting rid of some yarn that’s not staying around any more. Ahh… clearance + yarn = Happy vague.Girl. So I bought some of the usual cheap acrylics and cottons at 50% off or more to keep around for various projects in the future. How could I resist 75% off machine washable and dryable fluffiness? Visions of charity projects danced in my head. (This was last summer.)
Then I discovered JoAnn’s random clearance. I found it quite by accident in a JoAnn I hardly ever went to. That back corner where they keep the old lines of Sensations they’re getting rid of? If you wait long enough, you can get them for under $1 a skein. I’m proud, though. I’ve used up most of the stuff I bought in the clearance vortex. *pat on back* Well… at least that clearance vortex.
Next, I discovered eBay and mill ends. Uh oh. Do I need to explain?
All this time, I filled up with mostly acrylics and acrylic blends. Yes, yes, for those fiber elitists, acrylics are just a step above raw grass. or petroleum. or dirt.
I went in search of the happy fibers. I bought some handpainted stuff made of wool and silk. Yummy! I found out just how soft bamboo yarn is. And how lovely soy can be! Organic cottons were rubbed on the face. Soft wools, cashmeres, angoras – I think I’ve finally touched them all.
Ahh… And as if by some strange coincidence of life/fate/the master power, I found Webs.com . And then I found Knitpicks.com. I think the circle is complete. And the rest is history… *sigh*
The stash is out of control, but I am truly happy. I welcome all the yarns to join my family.
~vague.Girl