today i took back control over my yarn stash 

Hahaha I love that energy of yours 😍😍 yes you are addicted (and so I am) but since no one is getting harmed so why stop? 😂 what are your favorites in your stash at the moment and have you any projects in mind for some of them? 🤗

If you are not living beyond your means and you enjoy shopping for yarn, do what makes you happy 😊

You aren't alone. I have one bedroom that is filledcto the brim. I don't know where to start to get it under control! And I bought more yarn yesterday!! Maybe I need to end my retirement and go back to work...lol

Ok when one of us dies first you they must have each other in their will for yarn lol

Hahaha love that idea! Yeah this yarn probably is enough to insulate the whole house 😂

Oh yeah! Should have taken your tip about keeping it in sight! That is a big reason it ended up like this haha I just forgot what I had and then boredom/inspiration got a hold of me when scrolling on my phone haha 😂 such a dangerous path to take 😬😂 Great tips about keeping in zipper bags!

Oh yeah, they are definitely two separate hobbies 😂 that sounds like a really great idea! I have plenty of yarns that I just bought for the sake of buying 😂 but some are for specific projects. Makes sense to separate these out! Will keep an eye out for those zip bags!

Oh what a great way to use up that skein! 😍😍 I’ll definitely look into patterns that could work with this yarn. Did you use any specific pattern for your gloves or did you just come up with something yourself? Oh yeah, yarn shopping is a never ending struggle/pleasure 😂 but I have gotten better at making less purchases now but the stash is getting out of hand again 😂 I might have to make a part 2 soon 😅

​@@anythingbymerja I knitted 2 pair of gloves using 2 videos on youtube, they are step by step tutorials with all techniques how to calculate on your hand measures. 1st one is @AnnaPaulBlog video with knitting starting from fingers, and 2nd one is @HelenYakovleva video where you knit starts from wrist. They are super detailed and i didn't have any struggles following the tutorial. they are free and i hope that you enjoy knitting them! what i can also suggest regarding yarn collecting is to meet with other knitters and do swapping! my local community of knitters decided to take a challenge of the year without buying yarn (it sounds quite ambitious) and each creates the rules to follow for themselves. personally i just wanted to be rationally in my yarn purchases and didn't plan not to buy any. so with this group of knitters we meet each month to exchange the yarn and instruments that are not relevant for us any more, and it feels like purchasing smth without actually make purchases! and also we share our progress and what we knit and how much yarn we spend on projects and how stash is decreasing and support each other!

Glad I’m not alone in this matter! Have you managed to get any solutions for it?

@@anythingbymerja lol I'm working on it. What helps is if you stop watching too many knitting podcasts as then you're not being shown more lovely yarn. Helps too if you stop following yarn shops on Instagram as then you don't get sucked into sales. These 2 things have helped me but might not work for everyone 🙂

Thank you so much! Oh yes, I’ve been eyeing a few yarns already but have managed to stop looking since I couldn’t figure out projects for them. I guess everyone needs to go through certain phases of the addiction and then see things differently when one phase ends 😂

Haha oh yes, but also a lot of stress knowing how long this will take to knit up 😂😅

That sounds like a very satisfying way to organize 😍😍 I can just imagine everything being put away neatly in their own spaces ❤️ one day I hope to have it organized like that too, I think I’d need to get some sort of shelf for that :) glad I’m not the only one with this addiction 😂

Oh it does feel so good when it’s done! And start small if it’s too much, like organizing same skeins in one bag. A little goes a long way 😻

Oh thank you! 😍😍

Oh thank you so much for watching more from me 😍 and I hope to be able to make equally good content for you in the future too!

I can very much relate to have years of projects ahead of me 😂 and yes, finding something new to knit at the same time while you’re searching for matching yarn for it, and then find other yarns on sale and then need to find a project for that so you can justify buying that second yarn as well 😂 it’s a never ending circle 😍 but I love it haha! Thank you so much!

Thank you for watching! That is exactly how I felt thinking about the stash and just before doing it. But if it helps, then do the sorting in steps and take breaks! And see it as a way of hanging out with your stash! Have some good music on and a nice fresh beverage with you to make it into a more fun and manageable situation ❤️😍 and when it’s done, you will feel so much lighter and happier for having it sorted! Sending you lots of energy and positive vibes 🌼

I might have to get something like that too 🤣 feel like the stash is getting unorganized again 😬😂

Thank you! Yeah it is so easy to just get drawn into the world of yarns and suddenly you are sitting there with more yarn than you have the time to knit it 😂 at least it’s good to have for a rainy day! That’s so smart to do, I’m trying that now as well, to think out a project before buying. 😍

Thank you for watching 😍😍 I love watching yarns all day long 😂

Glad I’m not the only one 😅🤣

Thank you! It’s fun having a lot isn’t? Like going into a yarn shop 😂

Yeah I have to get a better overview of it all, and once I’ve been able to get my room done for crafting I’ll be able to sort it all a bit better 😍 this was just done in the spur of the moment and just so I can find a specific yarn. But organizing by weight does make a lot of sense! Although that sound like in that way it’s also easy to “fill up” a weight when that weight starts to go empty 😂 I’m guessing it’s a good reason to buy more yarn 😂

Oh I’m glad I’m not the only one feeling like this about yarn, it’s a love that takes over your whole life both in a bad and a good way 😅😂 if you refer to the green/pink/black llama yarn, they are from Svarta Fåret and is called Soft Llama fine. I haven’t knit on it yet (like most of my yarns 😅) but just the feel of it in a skein is lovely 😍

Yes, ravelry is a great way to get an overview on all yarns in one’s possession. It was also a hassle to find a yarn I knew I had, because they were all just everywhere in the containers 😂 and sometimes one color in different boxes 🙈 but they are slowly and steadily getting emptier, but I cannot say I have not bought any new yarn since filming this video 😂

Oh wow! That sounds like a dream and nightmare at the same time 😂

😁 There are advantages to having less. If I had no yarn , and began all again then I might plan my projects for the year ahead and buy/stash yarn only for those projects. I know such a plan would have its own issues, but Id like to do it anyway for at least one year. @@anythingbymerja

Oh so glad you found your way here too! 😍 I really love connecting with like minded people and especially through knitting! And you are so right in having fun with the hobby! Even if it is a mess and chaos and that’s part of it, glad I’m not the only one having a chaos with it 😂

That makes sense too! Comes in handy especially if you mainly have yarn in one material 🤩

Congratulations on turning 70! 😍 That’s amazing and a great achievement! It’s wonderful to have a stash to reach to when finding new projects to work on. One projects is usually never enough 😂 I also have so many projects going and want to start more 🙈

Oh thank god that I am not the only one with this addiction then 😂😂 I really agree on yarn shopping being its own hobby 😂😂 Sounds like a very healthy plan! I have to do something similar too but i think I would need more skeins of certain colors I already have and that’s an easy way to then add a few more yarns into the stash while already ordering 😅😂

That’s a good way to describe it 🤩

Hello and happy new year to you as well! 😍 haha thank you so much! Yeah it’s a crazy collection that I hope to reduce this year 😂 oh what a dream to have been able to knit for 20 years! I have recently fallen in love with the craft so I’ve been knitting for a little over a year. I will definitely take the time to look at your video! 😍 how exciting! Love watching other peoples yarns and collections and what ideas they have for that kind of stuff 🤩 Great tip! I might actually mix it with something! I ordered it thinking it’s going to be like a forest green color but it just reminds me of a green garbage bin that we have here in Sweden 😂 so mixing sounds like a good plan!

@@anythingbymerja garbage 😂 well yes I was too surprised by color in reality, but I ordered 10 balls. And I’m afraid I will need more, because I am holding two alpaca silk mohair strands with dark green merino, also I have heard that drops taking out this yarn. I love alpaca mohair more than kid silk mohair. And in this 20 years , only past two I am in to knitting world, I didn’t know that there is such a big community! Absolutely new world for me:)

Well one day hopefully! 😍🐑

Hello and thank you! 😍 I bought the yarns when I was in Nottingham, the shop is called Yarn loft. A small shop but so many beautiful yarns!

Thankyou 🙂

Oh, organizing the yarn just creates this feeling of having your whole life in order 😂 oh cool! Yeah I live in Sweden and have done for most my life but born in Finland and also speak it so it it’s a mix on Finnish/swedish :D

Oh it would be wonderful to see what you have in your stash 😍 if you are using instagram or ravelry you are more than welcome to contact me there! AnythingbyMerja there as well! 🤗

@@anythingbymerja I sent a pic

Well why not? And I have a feeling you skipped reading the description… 😅