1 00:00:07,560 --> 00:00:10,160 Hey there, Yarn Vusty dear from Whoby here. 2 00:00:10,160 --> 00:00:13,080 And you're listening to Skiing and Sell, the podcast that 3 00:00:13,080 --> 00:00:15,200 unravels it all. Today's episode. 4 00:00:15,240 --> 00:00:18,920 Oh, it's a real twister. So we're diving into yarn 5 00:00:18,920 --> 00:00:22,640 storage and organization tips. So if you've ever opened the 6 00:00:22,640 --> 00:00:26,800 closet and you've just been kind of hit with a yarn avalanche or 7 00:00:26,800 --> 00:00:30,640 played maybe yarn chicken trying to find the other end of a skein 8 00:00:31,040 --> 00:00:35,160 buried under a pile of half finished project, this one's for 9 00:00:35,160 --> 00:00:37,200 you. Whether you're a neat freak or 10 00:00:37,200 --> 00:00:41,000 proud fiber gremlin, we're uncovering clever hacks, dreamy 11 00:00:41,000 --> 00:00:46,280 storage setup, and yes, how to finally tame her that stash 12 00:00:46,280 --> 00:00:54,360 beast. Now, let's be honest, some of us 13 00:00:54,360 --> 00:00:56,880 didn't mean to become yarn hoarders. 14 00:00:56,880 --> 00:00:58,600 It just kind of sort of happened. 15 00:00:59,400 --> 00:01:02,880 Then there's also some of us that just really love collecting 16 00:01:02,880 --> 00:01:06,840 yarn, believe in the side are yarn collecting ventures. 17 00:01:06,840 --> 00:01:11,400 The yarn chaos or aesthetic nightmare as I like to call it, 18 00:01:11,400 --> 00:01:16,480 can cost you money, can cost you time, and most importantly, can 19 00:01:16,480 --> 00:01:19,720 cost you creative momentum. So today we're going to fix 20 00:01:19,720 --> 00:01:22,760 that. No shame, no guilt, just 21 00:01:22,760 --> 00:01:25,840 solution that work. From my own experience and also 22 00:01:25,840 --> 00:01:30,240 from what I could gather in my little office search. 23 00:01:30,920 --> 00:01:34,640 And mind you, at Hobby, 90% of the people are crafters. 24 00:01:34,960 --> 00:01:37,600 So everybody has their own amazing tips and tricks. 25 00:01:37,600 --> 00:01:44,560 So here we go. Now before you can organize 26 00:01:44,600 --> 00:01:47,360 anything, you got to know what you got. 27 00:01:47,440 --> 00:01:51,520 So knowing thy yarn is the first thing we're going to focus on. 28 00:01:51,840 --> 00:01:54,400 So step one is to pull everything out. 29 00:01:54,880 --> 00:01:57,280 I'm talking every bin, I'm talking every drawer. 30 00:01:57,280 --> 00:02:01,560 I'm talking on their bed box. I'm talking the cursed tote bag 31 00:02:01,560 --> 00:02:04,080 behind the sofa. I'm talking the basket on top of 32 00:02:04,080 --> 00:02:06,800 the fridge that you place there because you know your toddler 33 00:02:06,800 --> 00:02:10,880 lays spaghetti with your stash. All of that all out. 34 00:02:11,080 --> 00:02:17,040 OK, Step 2 is to decide on a, let's call it grouping method, 35 00:02:17,080 --> 00:02:18,920 right? It can be grouped by either 36 00:02:18,920 --> 00:02:23,840 fiber or it can be grouped by by weight, by color, whatever makes 37 00:02:23,840 --> 00:02:28,000 sense to you. You need to figure out your 38 00:02:28,000 --> 00:02:31,600 system that works for you. One of my friends system is 39 00:02:31,600 --> 00:02:34,200 actually grouping by future projects. 40 00:02:34,200 --> 00:02:39,040 So in this kind of system, you might actually group fibers that 41 00:02:39,040 --> 00:02:41,760 are very different or colors that are different all together 42 00:02:41,760 --> 00:02:46,160 in the same location, right? For me personally, I'd love to 43 00:02:46,160 --> 00:02:51,960 group my yarns by fiber because I then store them in a different 44 00:02:51,960 --> 00:02:54,920 kind of way. By that I mean that I usually 45 00:02:54,920 --> 00:02:58,040 obviously store my acrylics slightly different than I store 46 00:02:58,040 --> 00:03:01,920 my wool or my natural fibers, but we'll eventually get into 47 00:03:01,920 --> 00:03:04,200 that. And then step three, once you've 48 00:03:04,200 --> 00:03:08,800 grouped your yarns, it's time to, let's call it to, to weed it 49 00:03:08,800 --> 00:03:11,280 out. OK, it's time to declutter a bit 50 00:03:12,160 --> 00:03:15,160 and be honest. Are you really, really going to 51 00:03:15,160 --> 00:03:17,760 use everything you bought back in 2012? 52 00:03:17,760 --> 00:03:22,200 Or would you rather just have a clean stash only with yarns that 53 00:03:22,200 --> 00:03:26,880 you love and think of it as a cleansing rituals where you get 54 00:03:26,880 --> 00:03:32,280 rid of all the bad Doo Doo that is causing you stress and and 55 00:03:32,280 --> 00:03:35,000 anxiety. You can sell it, you can donate 56 00:03:35,000 --> 00:03:39,080 it and I'm sure that'll make you feel so so much better. 57 00:03:39,080 --> 00:03:43,600 Because I have personally done this the past few months and it 58 00:03:43,600 --> 00:03:48,000 just gave me such a a a nice feeling. 59 00:03:48,000 --> 00:03:51,800 A feeling of just de stressing me complete. 60 00:03:52,880 --> 00:03:56,520 I think that there is no shame if you actually love all your 61 00:03:56,520 --> 00:03:58,760 stash. So you want to keep everything. 62 00:03:59,360 --> 00:04:01,560 So in this case, you can just skip this step. 63 00:04:02,000 --> 00:04:06,760 But if you know there's a Rascal on there that is causing you 64 00:04:07,400 --> 00:04:10,080 more stressed and joy, out with it. 65 00:04:10,080 --> 00:04:12,760 You know? I mean, what I love about this 66 00:04:12,760 --> 00:04:16,920 is that by selling or donating what you don't like anymore or 67 00:04:16,920 --> 00:04:19,720 what you don't need anymore, then you could actually freeze 68 00:04:19,720 --> 00:04:24,200 some space in your home or make some more space for different 69 00:04:24,680 --> 00:04:26,560 yarns, you know? You know what I'm saying? 70 00:04:27,840 --> 00:04:31,800 So yeah, that was the first thing that we need to do. 71 00:04:31,800 --> 00:04:36,680 So pull everything out, decide on a grouping method and then 72 00:04:36,680 --> 00:04:40,920 eventually weed it out. So out with everything you don't 73 00:04:40,920 --> 00:04:43,440 use. Now let's talk about how to 74 00:04:43,440 --> 00:04:46,520 store the yarn, because store a solution. 75 00:04:46,960 --> 00:04:49,800 There's a lot of them and they're awesome and they slap, 76 00:04:50,040 --> 00:04:52,640 you know, but they slap kind of gently, you know, like a gentle 77 00:04:52,640 --> 00:04:54,880 slap, like a tiny little tap tap. 78 00:04:56,720 --> 00:05:01,680 So starting off with a classic, we have the famous the ultra 79 00:05:01,680 --> 00:05:06,400 famous cube shelf from IKEA, the calyx, A timeless favorite, as 80 00:05:06,400 --> 00:05:10,240 we like to call it. We even have this one actually 81 00:05:10,240 --> 00:05:14,000 in our video studio and it's one of the the the ones you see in 82 00:05:14,000 --> 00:05:19,760 the background when we stream Hobie bingo or other Hobie live 83 00:05:19,760 --> 00:05:21,640 events. Now you can pair it with 84 00:05:21,640 --> 00:05:26,960 baskets, or you can pair it with clean bins and boom, you have a 85 00:05:26,960 --> 00:05:30,000 functional and an Instagram worthy shelf there. 86 00:05:30,000 --> 00:05:33,440 But you can also, of course, repurpose an old bookshelf, 87 00:05:34,240 --> 00:05:37,360 maybe even turn that into a DIY project where you can maybe 88 00:05:37,360 --> 00:05:41,880 paint it in a lovely color. You know, I am actually, I'm 89 00:05:42,600 --> 00:05:46,840 this is really tickling my creative juices here because I 90 00:05:46,840 --> 00:05:51,200 would love to actually paint my own bookshelf like an old 91 00:05:51,200 --> 00:05:55,200 bookshelf just in a really, really nice, beautiful color for 92 00:05:55,200 --> 00:05:56,840 yarn. But that's going to be something 93 00:05:56,840 --> 00:06:03,000 I probably do once we move to a bigger, bigger house and I and I 94 00:06:03,000 --> 00:06:05,280 get to have a little yarn studio again. 95 00:06:05,640 --> 00:06:08,960 Now some of our hobby besties, you know, somebody from the 96 00:06:08,960 --> 00:06:12,800 office mentioned that they actually love a vertical 97 00:06:12,800 --> 00:06:15,080 solution instead. So instead of the calyx, instead 98 00:06:15,080 --> 00:06:18,960 of the famous cube shell, they love a vertical solution for 99 00:06:18,960 --> 00:06:22,160 their stashing. So they actually use hanging 100 00:06:22,160 --> 00:06:26,240 shoe organizers because they're perfect for smaller apartments, 101 00:06:27,360 --> 00:06:31,680 you know, because you can hang them on doors, on closets, 102 00:06:31,680 --> 00:06:35,760 inside cabinets as well, and other yarn besties from hobby. 103 00:06:35,760 --> 00:06:39,520 OK, it's not besties, it's just one bestie. 104 00:06:39,520 --> 00:06:45,160 It's Cat Cat from from PMP, which you've heard in previous 105 00:06:45,160 --> 00:06:49,720 episodes. She got quite technical here and 106 00:06:49,720 --> 00:06:55,080 I, she got technical because she keeps her stash in a gorgeous 107 00:06:55,400 --> 00:07:00,000 and a huge, huge, gorgeous cheddar chest, particularly made 108 00:07:00,000 --> 00:07:04,040 from Eastern red cheddar. So did I just say cheddar? 109 00:07:04,160 --> 00:07:05,680 Why? Why am I saying cheddar? 110 00:07:05,680 --> 00:07:10,840 It's cedar cheddar. I think, I think I'm ready. 111 00:07:11,240 --> 00:07:12,840 I think I'm ready for some lunch. 112 00:07:13,200 --> 00:07:15,400 It's almost 2:00 and I didn't have lunch. 113 00:07:15,480 --> 00:07:20,680 I've just been, I've been recording podcast episodes. 114 00:07:20,680 --> 00:07:27,840 OK, OK. Cedar Cat is at the storing her 115 00:07:27,840 --> 00:07:33,200 yarn in a cedar wood chest. Cheddar. 116 00:07:33,240 --> 00:07:34,920 I love it. I'm going to call it cheddar. 117 00:07:36,600 --> 00:07:40,520 Oh God. OK, so cedar wood, it has this 118 00:07:40,520 --> 00:07:47,920 distinctive aromatic oil that is just known as being a a natural 119 00:07:47,920 --> 00:07:50,480 moth repellent. Now, the oil in cedar wood 120 00:07:50,480 --> 00:07:55,840 disrupts these pheromone receptors that moths have, and 121 00:07:55,840 --> 00:07:58,880 it makes it harder for them to locate suitable spots to lay 122 00:07:58,880 --> 00:08:04,560 wool, to lay eggs in wool. And This is why cedar chests or 123 00:08:04,560 --> 00:08:08,680 even cedar closets are traditionally used to store 124 00:08:09,640 --> 00:08:13,160 fabrics that you would like to protect from moths. 125 00:08:13,160 --> 00:08:17,760 Cedar chests were traditionally also used in storing, you know, 126 00:08:17,760 --> 00:08:24,680 valuable textiles and heirlooms and special pieces that you want 127 00:08:24,760 --> 00:08:29,600 to keep safe. Now, cedar tests the scent fades 128 00:08:29,880 --> 00:08:34,400 over time, but you can just lightly sand the interior wood 129 00:08:34,400 --> 00:08:38,679 again to really, really quickly refresh that aroma. 130 00:08:39,159 --> 00:08:42,640 Or you can also, I've heard, add a few drops of cedar wool 131 00:08:42,640 --> 00:08:45,960 essential oil. Now I've been on the lookout for 132 00:08:45,960 --> 00:08:49,960 a cedar chest, a cheddar chest, since Kat told me about this 133 00:08:49,960 --> 00:08:53,920 many, many years ago, but for now I couldn't find one around 134 00:08:53,920 --> 00:08:56,000 my area. So the search continues. 135 00:08:56,680 --> 00:09:00,800 But if you have the option, if you can check around your area 136 00:09:00,800 --> 00:09:05,600 to see if there is one available and if it's maybe cheap. 137 00:09:06,560 --> 00:09:09,440 And if you work with a lot of natural fibers, then this is a 138 00:09:09,440 --> 00:09:15,920 godsend tip here. Use a cedar chest or a cedar 139 00:09:16,000 --> 00:09:18,960 closet. Now for commoners like you and 140 00:09:18,960 --> 00:09:23,040 me, a Ziploc bag will probably do the trick. 141 00:09:24,520 --> 00:09:29,760 No, but, but for real, for the budget conscious bestie, like 142 00:09:29,760 --> 00:09:34,720 you and me getting your hands on on a gallon Ziploc bag. 143 00:09:34,880 --> 00:09:39,800 And you know, that's, that's just something that you can toss 144 00:09:39,800 --> 00:09:42,720 anywhere. You don't need to have a special 145 00:09:43,080 --> 00:09:46,680 location for it. You can I keep mine inside the 146 00:09:46,680 --> 00:09:48,680 sofa. I have a sofa that lifts up and 147 00:09:48,680 --> 00:09:52,480 I just keep it in there. So, so yeah, for the budget 148 00:09:52,480 --> 00:09:56,240 conscious besties, just get your hands on those gallon Ziploc 149 00:09:56,240 --> 00:10:00,720 bags or just gallon bags that have zippers. 150 00:10:01,360 --> 00:10:06,480 And yeah, if you can't do that, you can also toss your yarn into 151 00:10:06,480 --> 00:10:09,160 containers that you can shut close. 152 00:10:10,200 --> 00:10:14,000 As long as you keep your yarn clean, which is the purpose with 153 00:10:14,000 --> 00:10:20,160 with a gallon zip lock bag or with a box, then then it's it's 154 00:10:20,160 --> 00:10:23,760 perfect, right? Some of our hobby besties were 155 00:10:23,760 --> 00:10:29,600 mentioning that you can also get big Ziploc vacuum sealed options 156 00:10:29,600 --> 00:10:34,440 as well, and that's apparently chef's kiss for bulky yarns. 157 00:10:35,440 --> 00:10:42,120 Another option of course could be whip bins or whip Ziploc bags 158 00:10:42,120 --> 00:10:45,000 like the smaller ones. And like I said, my friend 159 00:10:45,000 --> 00:10:49,680 Erica, she stores her stash in designated bins per work in 160 00:10:49,680 --> 00:10:55,240 progress now she labels them and if she has the printed pattern, 161 00:10:56,080 --> 00:11:00,200 she will lay it on top of the yarn and then just seal her her 162 00:11:00,200 --> 00:11:05,720 bin, seal her a box up to be ultra prepared in case she wants 163 00:11:05,720 --> 00:11:07,240 to actually dive into a new whip. 164 00:11:07,640 --> 00:11:10,240 And I love that approach. And I actually think that 165 00:11:10,240 --> 00:11:15,400 eventually I will reorganize my stash using that solution 166 00:11:15,400 --> 00:11:18,440 instead because I feel like this way you're already ahead when 167 00:11:18,440 --> 00:11:22,240 you start on a project. So if you get bins, like smaller 168 00:11:22,240 --> 00:11:25,320 bins, I recommend them to also make sure that they are 169 00:11:25,320 --> 00:11:27,520 transparent bins. Also, if they're big bins, 170 00:11:27,520 --> 00:11:30,960 actually doesn't really matter. Just just clear bins transparent 171 00:11:30,960 --> 00:11:34,480 because then you have easier visibility and it's much nicer 172 00:11:34,480 --> 00:11:37,320 to be able to see what's inside the box at the end of the day. 173 00:11:37,960 --> 00:11:41,240 I know that I was a little bit against this particular method 174 00:11:41,360 --> 00:11:45,200 many, many years ago because I didn't really like the look of 175 00:11:45,200 --> 00:11:48,080 it. But yes, it's, it's, it's much 176 00:11:48,080 --> 00:11:52,880 important now to have visibility than to have just something 177 00:11:52,880 --> 00:11:55,360 looking nice. You can also have both, you 178 00:11:55,360 --> 00:11:57,640 know. So whatever storage system you 179 00:11:57,640 --> 00:12:01,880 decide to use, make it simple for yourself to get creative 180 00:12:01,880 --> 00:12:05,240 fast. Now I have something a little 181 00:12:05,240 --> 00:12:16,280 special for you coming up. Welcome to Keep Calm and Craft 182 00:12:16,320 --> 00:12:21,360 On, where we share stories from our community to our community 183 00:12:21,600 --> 00:12:24,200 now. These are the moments that 184 00:12:24,360 --> 00:12:30,520 remind us how powerful yarn can be, not in just what we can make 185 00:12:30,520 --> 00:12:35,120 with it, but also in how we heal, how we connect and how we 186 00:12:35,480 --> 00:12:41,560 carry on. I have a story here that has 187 00:12:41,560 --> 00:12:45,360 been sent to me many, many weeks ago. 188 00:12:45,800 --> 00:12:51,800 It is the first story, actually that I got in my inbox. 189 00:12:51,960 --> 00:12:53,880 So yeah, let's let's just get into reading it. 190 00:12:55,120 --> 00:12:59,480 I was home cleaning the house and I suddenly had a terrible 191 00:12:59,480 --> 00:13:03,480 pain in my head and felt really tired. 192 00:13:04,440 --> 00:13:07,080 I had a lay down and my daughter called me. 193 00:13:07,160 --> 00:13:11,720 She noticed that my voice was slurring so started a video call 194 00:13:11,720 --> 00:13:13,600 with myself and my other children. 195 00:13:14,360 --> 00:13:18,800 They noticed that I had facial paralysis on one side and after 196 00:13:18,800 --> 00:13:23,040 arriving at the hospital I had ACT scan which showed that I had 197 00:13:23,040 --> 00:13:26,880 three strokes affecting both sides of my brain. 198 00:13:27,560 --> 00:13:29,480 They also found a benign brain tumor. 199 00:13:29,480 --> 00:13:33,360 We didn't really notice all the issues I had straight away but 200 00:13:33,360 --> 00:13:36,560 it became apparent that I had problems with my processing, 201 00:13:36,840 --> 00:13:42,040 memory, speech concentration, weakness in my left and right 202 00:13:42,040 --> 00:13:46,520 arm, left leg and right arm, sorry and in my hand. 203 00:13:47,920 --> 00:13:50,960 When I was released from the hospital I had appointments for 204 00:13:50,960 --> 00:13:55,040 physiotherapy and speech therapy and I was given exercises to do 205 00:13:55,040 --> 00:13:59,280 to improve my balance and strengthen my arm, hand and leg. 206 00:14:00,120 --> 00:14:04,480 The physiotherapist noticed that I had a yarn bag and asked if I 207 00:14:04,480 --> 00:14:09,120 knitted or crocheted, to which I replied both but I'm afraid I 208 00:14:09,120 --> 00:14:12,920 won't be able to anymore. She said that it will help with 209 00:14:12,920 --> 00:14:15,880 my concentration, it will help with my memory, hand eye 210 00:14:15,880 --> 00:14:19,880 coordination, help with my reading so to try to do a bit 211 00:14:19,880 --> 00:14:25,080 throughout the day. At first it felt really foreign, 212 00:14:25,240 --> 00:14:30,360 it felt like when you first start, but it did get a little 213 00:14:30,360 --> 00:14:34,560 easier the more I did. Making a me roomy I found really 214 00:14:34,560 --> 00:14:37,440 difficult because counting between increases. 215 00:14:37,840 --> 00:14:41,440 At first I had to frog each row several times because I lost 216 00:14:41,440 --> 00:14:44,720 count. But after a month or so I made 217 00:14:44,720 --> 00:14:48,320 the baby blanket I had been working on before the strokes. 218 00:14:49,000 --> 00:14:52,880 It was just a simple granny square blanket but I did it. 219 00:14:53,040 --> 00:14:57,400 And after that I decided to make myself a hoodie, something warm 220 00:14:57,400 --> 00:14:59,840 to keep me warm. So I made the Go Handmade Cozy 221 00:14:59,840 --> 00:15:02,560 hoodie and it took a while but I did it. 222 00:15:03,720 --> 00:15:06,840 Since then I was able to make octopus medical aids for 223 00:15:06,840 --> 00:15:12,080 premature babies. Oh that's so cute for premature 224 00:15:12,080 --> 00:15:16,480 babies for charity. And these really tested my brain 225 00:15:16,480 --> 00:15:20,040 and hands, but they passed the quality checks which I'm 226 00:15:20,040 --> 00:15:23,280 extremely proud of. Last year I decided that I would 227 00:15:23,320 --> 00:15:27,040 make Christmas gifts for my whole family and I managed to to 228 00:15:27,040 --> 00:15:31,400 make 3 blankets, A hexie cardi, 3 hats and a pair of socks. 229 00:15:32,560 --> 00:15:37,040 I'm still slow at making my project but I keep plodding 230 00:15:37,040 --> 00:15:40,800 along, stitch by stitch. After three years my memory has 231 00:15:40,800 --> 00:15:45,360 improved, I can concentrate for longer, I've been learning new 232 00:15:45,360 --> 00:15:48,240 techniques, I can read longer passages. 233 00:15:48,960 --> 00:15:52,120 Knitting and crochet has really helped me through such a 234 00:15:52,120 --> 00:15:55,960 difficult time in my life, and hobby has been a part of that. 235 00:15:58,160 --> 00:16:04,800 Wow, OK, To the incredible human who sent this in, first of all, 236 00:16:05,360 --> 00:16:08,520 thank you. Thank you for your honesty, for 237 00:16:08,520 --> 00:16:11,880 your strength. Thank you for your willingness 238 00:16:11,880 --> 00:16:15,640 to share something so deeply personal with all of us. 239 00:16:16,760 --> 00:16:21,000 And I remember reading your words for the first time a few 240 00:16:21,000 --> 00:16:24,920 weeks back and I'll be honest, I got I got teary because it was 241 00:16:24,920 --> 00:16:26,920 the first story that I got sent in. 242 00:16:26,920 --> 00:16:33,920 So I really didn't expect it. It's one thing to go through 243 00:16:33,920 --> 00:16:38,440 something as terrifying and life altering as multiple strokes and 244 00:16:38,440 --> 00:16:43,400 also brain tumor, and it's another to keep showing up every 245 00:16:43,400 --> 00:16:48,280 single day to reclaim your mind, you know, to reclaim your 246 00:16:48,720 --> 00:16:53,640 movement, your agility, your memory and even even the stash 247 00:16:53,640 --> 00:16:56,160 you have reclaiming it, you know, taking power of it. 248 00:16:56,880 --> 00:17:02,160 So I think that the the image, at least for me, that I have in 249 00:17:02,160 --> 00:17:05,720 my head of you picking up the hook again, even though your 250 00:17:05,720 --> 00:17:08,200 hands and your brain were saying, whoa, this feels really 251 00:17:08,200 --> 00:17:10,680 weird. This is so foreign to me. 252 00:17:10,800 --> 00:17:14,920 What's going on here? That image is so powerful to me. 253 00:17:15,000 --> 00:17:18,640 That moment where you just keep on frogging the same row again 254 00:17:18,640 --> 00:17:22,160 and again and again, but you just keep going anyway. 255 00:17:22,400 --> 00:17:26,240 That's just in my head. That's not just crochet, that's 256 00:17:26,240 --> 00:17:31,400 just pure grit, you know, And then granny square blanket. 257 00:17:31,720 --> 00:17:34,680 You said it's a simple one simple project with not so 258 00:17:34,680 --> 00:17:38,440 simple meaning actually behind it, you know, a blanket that 259 00:17:38,440 --> 00:17:43,200 wasn't just I think yarn. It was more like a milestone. 260 00:17:44,480 --> 00:17:47,200 Still here, still me. Let's go. 261 00:17:50,160 --> 00:17:55,600 I think that I was very moved by the part where you said that 262 00:17:55,600 --> 00:17:59,680 crochet became a part of your therapy, a part of your healing, 263 00:18:01,040 --> 00:18:05,000 and that you made octopus medical aids for premature 264 00:18:05,000 --> 00:18:10,600 babies. That is so for me, that's so. 265 00:18:12,280 --> 00:18:17,160 I don't know how to say it. I'm a little teary now, but it's 266 00:18:17,160 --> 00:18:21,760 because also, I've seen Albert get one of those when he was 267 00:18:21,760 --> 00:18:26,240 small. You know, my baby he got, he was 268 00:18:26,240 --> 00:18:28,960 premature and he had a rough start. 269 00:18:29,560 --> 00:18:33,560 And those little, little tiny octopi. 270 00:18:33,560 --> 00:18:37,320 It's just it's for him. It probably was very cozy to 271 00:18:37,320 --> 00:18:45,440 feel like the texture of them. And yeah, it it's that got me 272 00:18:45,440 --> 00:18:48,520 very cheery a little bit to be honest, and it still got me 273 00:18:48,520 --> 00:18:51,080 teary. Now thinking about it. 274 00:18:52,880 --> 00:18:56,240 It's really love in the form of fiber making those, I think. 275 00:18:56,240 --> 00:19:03,080 And I can't imagine how meaningful it must have also 276 00:19:03,080 --> 00:19:11,200 felt for you to know that little ones are also getting a piece of 277 00:19:11,200 --> 00:19:15,520 your love. So yeah, you're saying you're 278 00:19:15,520 --> 00:19:17,520 still slow. But honestly, every stitch 279 00:19:17,520 --> 00:19:22,640 you've made is fast and courage. It's a step forward. 280 00:19:24,360 --> 00:19:26,480 And yeah, I just. I love it. 281 00:19:26,920 --> 00:19:28,840 You said you made a hoodie for yourself. 282 00:19:30,280 --> 00:19:32,120 It's kind of like an armor, you know? 283 00:19:33,160 --> 00:19:35,240 It's something that you wrapped around yourself and said, you 284 00:19:35,240 --> 00:19:39,000 know, I made it. I'm making it and three years, 285 00:19:39,000 --> 00:19:42,360 wow, three years of healing, of creating, of learning and 286 00:19:42,360 --> 00:19:45,000 giving. I think that I'm not the only 287 00:19:45,000 --> 00:19:47,880 one who says I am proud of you right now. 288 00:19:47,880 --> 00:19:50,360 I think that we are all proud of you. 289 00:19:50,360 --> 00:19:53,560 Everybody listening is here listening with you. 290 00:19:53,560 --> 00:19:57,360 We're proud of you and the fact that hobby got to be a part of 291 00:19:57,360 --> 00:20:03,680 that journey is for us so much. I actually shared this message 292 00:20:03,680 --> 00:20:08,320 with my team and. They were all so moved. 293 00:20:08,320 --> 00:20:12,320 So anyone, anyone who's listening right now, if you're 294 00:20:12,320 --> 00:20:18,200 feeling stuck, if you're feeling broken, or you know, this is 295 00:20:18,200 --> 00:20:21,480 your reminder that you can always come back stitch by 296 00:20:21,480 --> 00:20:25,080 stitch and day by day. So it's the beautiful soul who 297 00:20:25,080 --> 00:20:27,640 wrote this. Once again, thank you for 298 00:20:27,640 --> 00:20:31,640 reminding us that yarn isn't just something we used to, you 299 00:20:31,640 --> 00:20:34,720 know, make things. It's something we used to make 300 00:20:34,720 --> 00:20:40,520 ourselves whole again. So yeah, keep calm, craft on. 301 00:20:40,600 --> 00:20:43,800 We're right here with you. And if you've got a story you 302 00:20:43,800 --> 00:20:48,960 would like to share, send it my way at Jaya at hobby.com. 303 00:20:49,560 --> 00:20:57,440 I would love to hear from you. All right, Next up in our main 304 00:20:57,440 --> 00:21:01,320 topic is to label everything like your life depends on it 305 00:21:01,320 --> 00:21:03,640 because honestly, it kind of does. 306 00:21:04,280 --> 00:21:07,080 All right, bestie, this is the hill I would gladly die on. 307 00:21:07,120 --> 00:21:12,720 Label your yarn because nothing, and I mean nothing is more 308 00:21:12,720 --> 00:21:17,200 frustrating than pulling out a half used skein and thinking, 309 00:21:18,280 --> 00:21:21,600 wait a minute, is this a cotton acrylic blend? 310 00:21:22,160 --> 00:21:26,800 Is it decay or wasted? Did I buy this during last 311 00:21:26,800 --> 00:21:30,360 week's live shopping? Was it during the Hobie Black 312 00:21:30,360 --> 00:21:36,720 Friday sale in 22 or 23? So you know, let's make future 313 00:21:36,720 --> 00:21:43,120 use life easier with a few label friendly habits, OK? 314 00:21:43,520 --> 00:21:48,080 This will help you avoid accidentally affecting that non 315 00:21:48,080 --> 00:21:52,240 superwash wool that you thought was superwash wool and makes it 316 00:21:52,240 --> 00:21:56,800 easier to destash or to swap with confidence. 317 00:21:57,080 --> 00:22:00,240 Swap learns with confidence. It saves money because you'll 318 00:22:00,240 --> 00:22:06,560 know what you already have instead of buying more and it 319 00:22:06,560 --> 00:22:08,840 keeps your project more consistent, especially when 320 00:22:08,840 --> 00:22:12,720 you're mixing yarns right or when you're going back with to a 321 00:22:12,720 --> 00:22:17,040 whip many, many months later. So you can use obviously 322 00:22:17,040 --> 00:22:19,520 physical tags, right? You can use sticky notes. 323 00:22:19,520 --> 00:22:21,160 You can wash washy, washy, washy wash. 324 00:22:22,520 --> 00:22:28,840 You can stop it OK focus. You can use washy tape or you 325 00:22:28,840 --> 00:22:32,760 can also go digital. But the best way to label is by 326 00:22:32,760 --> 00:22:38,920 fiber content, by yardage, by colorway or dye lot and when and 327 00:22:38,920 --> 00:22:42,440 where you bought it. So by fiber content, this means 328 00:22:42,440 --> 00:22:48,720 that you know, you make a pile for wool, you make a pile for 329 00:22:48,840 --> 00:22:51,160 acrylic, you make a pile for cotton, etcetera, etcetera, 330 00:22:51,160 --> 00:22:54,440 etcetera. This matters a lot for washing 331 00:22:54,440 --> 00:22:57,240 purposes. It also matters for durability. 332 00:22:57,240 --> 00:23:02,760 It matters for drape. Another way to basically label 333 00:23:02,760 --> 00:23:06,120 is by yardage. And that's important for 334 00:23:06,120 --> 00:23:08,720 planning out your future projects because you don't want 335 00:23:08,720 --> 00:23:11,040 to start a sweater and then realize you only have enough 336 00:23:11,040 --> 00:23:15,040 yarn for a scarf when you've already finished a yog. 337 00:23:15,040 --> 00:23:20,360 And yeah, all of that, right? Then you can also organize by 338 00:23:20,360 --> 00:23:25,240 colorway or dilot. This is critical for color 339 00:23:25,240 --> 00:23:28,000 consistency. And if you've been there just 340 00:23:28,000 --> 00:23:32,320 like me, two schemes of the same color name might look very, 341 00:23:32,320 --> 00:23:35,720 very, very differently if they're from different dilots. 342 00:23:36,280 --> 00:23:43,480 So this is actually very especially important if you're 343 00:23:43,480 --> 00:23:48,640 saving partial schemes and then you have another type of 344 00:23:48,640 --> 00:23:51,600 labeling, which is kind of like where and when you bought it. 345 00:23:51,600 --> 00:23:57,080 It's not always necessarily a thing you need to do, but trust 346 00:23:57,080 --> 00:24:02,160 me, knowing where you bought that sock yarn, whether it was 347 00:24:02,160 --> 00:24:06,520 from a little flea market and I don't know, Lisbon in 22 or 348 00:24:07,200 --> 00:24:13,800 yeah, whether it was some crazy wool that you got in Oslo on a 349 00:24:14,360 --> 00:24:19,200 cruise. It's nice to, it's nice to have 350 00:24:19,200 --> 00:24:21,080 that information there and it makes it special. 351 00:24:21,320 --> 00:24:27,000 Also helpful when you need to hunt down more and so forth. 352 00:24:28,160 --> 00:24:31,680 Now here are a few methods actually, depending on your 353 00:24:31,680 --> 00:24:38,040 style, on how to label. So like I said, you can do it by 354 00:24:38,040 --> 00:24:41,440 fiber, by yardage, by colorway or dilot and when and where you 355 00:24:41,440 --> 00:24:44,800 bought it. But how do you bundle things? 356 00:24:44,800 --> 00:24:48,840 You know, you can obviously bundle by fiber content, then 357 00:24:48,840 --> 00:24:52,880 add just like a washi tape on a box or zipper bag or add a 358 00:24:52,880 --> 00:24:57,160 sticky note that you can read inside the box or the zipper 359 00:24:57,160 --> 00:25:00,680 bag. If you bundle by color, then 360 00:25:00,680 --> 00:25:04,880 it's a bit more work, but it's totally worth it nonetheless, I 361 00:25:04,880 --> 00:25:05,520 think. Right. 362 00:25:05,960 --> 00:25:11,240 So you have to actually, in this case, use maybe an index card or 363 00:25:11,240 --> 00:25:15,280 a piece of paper, a sheet where you can actually label the boxes 364 00:25:15,280 --> 00:25:19,440 or the bags with numbers, and then write down which yarns you 365 00:25:19,440 --> 00:25:24,960 have in each box slash, index card slash bag slash, whatever 366 00:25:24,960 --> 00:25:27,720 you want to call it. So for instance, you say have 367 00:25:27,840 --> 00:25:32,000 five boxes, right? And in box #1 which is red yarn, 368 00:25:32,320 --> 00:25:37,640 you have maybe, I don't know, 7 schemes of friends, cotton, silk 369 00:25:37,640 --> 00:25:45,040 in color, Bordeaux #53 or 4343, I think, and then the lot 370 00:25:45,040 --> 00:25:47,200 number. And then you also have in the 371 00:25:47,200 --> 00:25:56,080 same box, box #1 you have 8 skeins of friends cotton in this 372 00:25:56,080 --> 00:25:58,720 color, in this dye lot, etcetera, etcetera, etcetera. 373 00:25:58,720 --> 00:26:04,280 So that's a really, really smart way to bundle by keeping this 374 00:26:05,320 --> 00:26:08,960 nice index card. Now if you bundle your yarn by 375 00:26:08,960 --> 00:26:14,160 upcoming projects, then adding a sheet inside the box or the 376 00:26:14,160 --> 00:26:19,080 zipper bag with the with what project it's going to be or what 377 00:26:19,080 --> 00:26:23,840 is it intended for or even printing the actual pattern and 378 00:26:23,840 --> 00:26:25,880 slide it in, that's also quite smart. 379 00:26:27,000 --> 00:26:30,000 Bundling yarn by weight, you can also do that. 380 00:26:30,680 --> 00:26:33,400 So if you store your yarn by weight, you know, decay, 381 00:26:33,400 --> 00:26:38,120 worsted, chunky, etcetera, this is a very, very great low 382 00:26:38,120 --> 00:26:41,760 effort, kind of like system, you know, you, you label your bins 383 00:26:41,760 --> 00:26:46,560 or bags by weight category with a little tape or washi tape and 384 00:26:46,560 --> 00:26:50,640 then you add a small index card to to that, you know, so kind of 385 00:26:50,640 --> 00:26:52,800 like the same we do with the colors as well. 386 00:26:53,000 --> 00:26:57,760 It's it's also very low effort as in you don't have to 387 00:26:57,760 --> 00:26:59,600 overthink it. You don't have to think what 388 00:26:59,600 --> 00:27:01,560 you're going to do in the future with it. 389 00:27:01,600 --> 00:27:05,160 It's just, but it is, it's kind of funny because it is a little 390 00:27:05,160 --> 00:27:08,120 bit harder work because then you, if you want to actually 391 00:27:08,120 --> 00:27:13,720 keep track, then you should write down, OK, I have 5 schemes 392 00:27:13,720 --> 00:27:20,280 of or five cakes of this yarn, you know, but but anyway, you 393 00:27:20,280 --> 00:27:25,880 can also include a small Swatch in these boxes if you've worked 394 00:27:25,880 --> 00:27:29,440 with that yarn before, because it will also help you remember 395 00:27:29,440 --> 00:27:32,240 the texture. And then you don't have to like 396 00:27:32,320 --> 00:27:39,280 make a gauge Swatch again. So you can also bundle by use 397 00:27:39,280 --> 00:27:41,720 case. So this works very, very, very, 398 00:27:41,720 --> 00:27:46,520 very, very well for makers who do different crafting projects. 399 00:27:46,520 --> 00:27:51,240 So who are doing, you know, everything from garments to I 400 00:27:51,240 --> 00:27:57,560 mean, groomies to dishcloths, so you can separate bins or gallon 401 00:27:57,560 --> 00:28:02,800 bags by, you know, garment yarn or sock yarn or toy making or 402 00:28:02,800 --> 00:28:05,440 home decor. So each labour will contain 403 00:28:05,440 --> 00:28:07,800 obviously a short checklist inside. 404 00:28:07,800 --> 00:28:13,160 You know, you can also add that and you can add a small little 405 00:28:13,520 --> 00:28:17,560 ideas would be washability, softness, stretch, recovery, you 406 00:28:17,560 --> 00:28:21,600 know, or perfect form. And I mean, those are just the 407 00:28:21,600 --> 00:28:25,000 most common methods of organizing the stash by bundles 408 00:28:25,000 --> 00:28:26,920 that I could fish for around the office. 409 00:28:26,920 --> 00:28:31,680 But I did discover actually 2 new to me at least, very nerdy 410 00:28:31,680 --> 00:28:34,080 ways of bundling your yarn for stashing. 411 00:28:34,080 --> 00:28:38,520 So you would also bundle it by special versus everyday yarn. 412 00:28:38,960 --> 00:28:43,040 So some yarns are, you know, used on anything, while others 413 00:28:43,040 --> 00:28:47,240 are a little bit like I'll, I'll save this until I don't know the 414 00:28:47,240 --> 00:28:50,680 planet aligns right now. You would label one one section 415 00:28:50,960 --> 00:28:56,760 everyday go to and the other one special yarns or special special 416 00:28:57,200 --> 00:29:01,840 special stash you know and then the special staff. 417 00:29:01,840 --> 00:29:06,760 It can be hand dyed and limited edition yarns that you don't 418 00:29:06,760 --> 00:29:09,760 really, really use on a regular basis, right, that you would, 419 00:29:10,040 --> 00:29:13,880 you would save for a very special project when you find 420 00:29:13,880 --> 00:29:16,640 that special project. So you're kind of like reminded 421 00:29:16,640 --> 00:29:19,720 of the story also behind the scheme and, and, and perhaps the 422 00:29:19,720 --> 00:29:22,840 reason why you bought it or you've got it as a gift. 423 00:29:23,920 --> 00:29:26,280 That's one way. And then there's also, and this 424 00:29:26,280 --> 00:29:29,960 was super interesting. There is a way to bundle your 425 00:29:29,960 --> 00:29:34,240 yarn by a seasonal rotation bundle system. 426 00:29:35,560 --> 00:29:39,200 So just like your wardrobe stash can also be of course, seasonal. 427 00:29:39,560 --> 00:29:43,120 So you can store offseason yarn in AI don't know labeled 428 00:29:43,280 --> 00:29:48,600 hibernation bin and another one with do not open until fall and 429 00:29:48,600 --> 00:29:51,200 then another one that is just, you know, summer yarns, spring 430 00:29:51,200 --> 00:29:54,480 yarns or so forth, right. And remember that if you do have 431 00:29:54,720 --> 00:29:57,800 something like a hibernation bin, which yarns that you don't 432 00:29:57,800 --> 00:30:00,680 really use a lot, if if there's any wool or natural fibers in 433 00:30:00,680 --> 00:30:04,720 there, it's always a good idea to put in a lavender sachet or a 434 00:30:05,160 --> 00:30:09,720 shed block, a cedar block to keep it fresh. 435 00:30:09,720 --> 00:30:15,240 OK, so yeah, then then you have your working stuff right near 436 00:30:15,240 --> 00:30:17,800 you or somewhere where you have easy access. 437 00:30:18,400 --> 00:30:21,840 And our hobby besties are are they also gave me some more 438 00:30:21,840 --> 00:30:23,680 ideas on how to organize the bundles. 439 00:30:23,680 --> 00:30:28,760 So 1 was by using a color code label or a color code tape. 440 00:30:29,960 --> 00:30:33,480 So, you know, for you would you would have like one color for 441 00:30:33,480 --> 00:30:36,480 cotton, then then another color for wool and then another one 442 00:30:36,480 --> 00:30:39,560 for acrylic. And then somebody else gave me 443 00:30:39,560 --> 00:30:45,680 the idea to take a quick photo of each bin or of each bag 444 00:30:45,680 --> 00:30:51,120 before I shut them close with the contents to make actually a 445 00:30:51,120 --> 00:30:54,520 little folder in your phone with these photos to help you see 446 00:30:54,520 --> 00:30:58,000 what's inside each box or back without having to dig in. 447 00:30:58,320 --> 00:31:01,760 You know, especially if you're layering, especially if the box 448 00:31:01,760 --> 00:31:03,600 are tall and you have to to layer them. 449 00:31:03,640 --> 00:31:11,920 So yeah, OK, so you've tamed the yarn chaos, but what about the 450 00:31:11,920 --> 00:31:13,680 little guys? You know, the hooks, the 451 00:31:13,680 --> 00:31:16,160 needles, the scissors, the stitch markers, the cable 452 00:31:16,160 --> 00:31:22,200 needles, the row counters, tape measures, all the things that 453 00:31:22,840 --> 00:31:27,480 mysteriously vanish 5 minutes into any single project. 454 00:31:27,840 --> 00:31:31,080 Now your tools. They deserve their own little 455 00:31:31,080 --> 00:31:34,040 VIP suite. You know, the good news is that 456 00:31:34,680 --> 00:31:39,280 it's easy to organize these. Just a little creativity and 457 00:31:39,280 --> 00:31:41,560 maybe a ten or two from your last cookie binge. 458 00:31:41,600 --> 00:31:45,760 That's all we need. So the easiest is to probably 459 00:31:45,760 --> 00:31:51,480 use like kitchen caddies or even big mugs, you know, short vases 460 00:31:51,480 --> 00:31:55,600 maybe or flower pots. And you can have several, you 461 00:31:55,600 --> 00:31:59,720 know, one for everything. So one for straight needles, one 462 00:31:59,720 --> 00:32:05,560 for double pointed needles, one for hooks, one for wooden hooks, 463 00:32:05,560 --> 00:32:10,600 one for plastic hooks, one for scissors, one for, I don't know, 464 00:32:10,600 --> 00:32:13,800 miscellaneous tall stuff. So they're pretty, pretty 465 00:32:13,800 --> 00:32:16,800 awesome because it keeps everything upright and visible. 466 00:32:17,320 --> 00:32:19,920 So no more digging. If you're going heavy on the 467 00:32:19,920 --> 00:32:24,160 cottage core look and you want extra aesthetic points, you 468 00:32:24,160 --> 00:32:28,040 could always use maybe vintage tins like cookie tins. 469 00:32:29,160 --> 00:32:31,440 And yet they also look pretty really cute for this, you know? 470 00:32:31,840 --> 00:32:36,640 So for smaller tools like stitch markers, for smaller tools like 471 00:32:36,640 --> 00:32:41,720 darning needles, needle stoppers, maybe for stuff that's 472 00:32:42,000 --> 00:32:45,080 so basically anything that's small that gets lost. 473 00:32:46,520 --> 00:32:51,000 You can also go full vintage with maybe mint boxes or Tetons. 474 00:32:51,760 --> 00:32:56,840 So I know that for the needles or for cables as well, I think 475 00:32:56,840 --> 00:33:00,000 the best way is to probably keep them in their own case if you 476 00:33:00,000 --> 00:33:03,160 have one. But if you have loose cable 477 00:33:03,160 --> 00:33:05,960 needles and you don't have a case, then that's a different 478 00:33:05,960 --> 00:33:09,000 story. And let's be real, if, if, if 479 00:33:09,000 --> 00:33:12,400 cable needles had a personality, then they would probably be that 480 00:33:12,400 --> 00:33:14,800 friend. That is super annoying because 481 00:33:14,800 --> 00:33:18,960 they're always late for brunch or any party, but they still 482 00:33:18,960 --> 00:33:21,800 manage to charm you. You know, they're kind of like 483 00:33:21,800 --> 00:33:26,480 essential, but somehow they always kind of end up, I don't 484 00:33:26,480 --> 00:33:29,600 know, tangled. So I would organize them by by 485 00:33:29,600 --> 00:33:34,720 length and pop them in either a zipper pouch or you can use a 486 00:33:34,720 --> 00:33:37,760 click binder to group them and hang them with a label so you 487 00:33:37,760 --> 00:33:41,240 know which is which. And then there's also the 488 00:33:41,240 --> 00:33:44,280 stackable hardware drawers. If you know what I'm talking 489 00:33:44,280 --> 00:33:47,960 about is those little plastic drawers towers from, I don't 490 00:33:47,960 --> 00:33:51,520 know, the hardware aisle. Or you can even find them in 491 00:33:51,520 --> 00:33:54,120 office supply stores or even at IKEA actually. 492 00:33:54,280 --> 00:33:58,760 So you can actually also label each drawer and put cables in 493 00:33:58,760 --> 00:34:01,280 there, for instance. I don't know, I think that 494 00:34:01,280 --> 00:34:03,640 there's so many ways to also organize the tools. 495 00:34:03,640 --> 00:34:07,840 And we have to to remember that they need organizing too. 496 00:34:07,920 --> 00:34:10,080 You know, it's not just the yard, it's also the tools. 497 00:34:10,280 --> 00:34:13,600 We also have template PDFs that you can download and print from 498 00:34:13,600 --> 00:34:16,520 the point store for keeping track of your needles and hooks. 499 00:34:17,000 --> 00:34:19,719 So check that one out if you need a little help to get 500 00:34:19,719 --> 00:34:22,800 started on, I don't know, maybe classifying your tool these. 501 00:34:23,719 --> 00:34:31,719 So yeah. We interrupt today's episode to 502 00:34:31,719 --> 00:34:35,679 bring you what's trending. Buckle up, bestie, because we're 503 00:34:35,679 --> 00:34:40,120 diving into the hottest, coziest, and sometimes strangest 504 00:34:40,120 --> 00:34:42,960 trends sweeping the yarn world right now. 505 00:34:43,400 --> 00:34:49,440 Here's what's trending Okay, bestie, I have a trend for you. 506 00:34:49,440 --> 00:34:55,400 That's giving major floral wallpaper meets yarn explosion 507 00:34:55,400 --> 00:34:59,720 in the best way possible. Let's talk about maximalism and 508 00:34:59,720 --> 00:35:04,360 granny core revival. Here's what's trending 509 00:35:05,880 --> 00:35:09,840 Minimalism. Yeah, it it had a good run. 510 00:35:09,840 --> 00:35:14,120 You know, sorry, Marie Kondo, but now it's time to let your 511 00:35:14,160 --> 00:35:19,240 inner fiber maniac dance barefoot through a Technicolor 512 00:35:19,240 --> 00:35:24,080 Meadow, because granny squares are back again and they're not 513 00:35:24,160 --> 00:35:26,960 playing. So we're seeing patchwork 514 00:35:26,960 --> 00:35:29,760 everywhere. We're seeing patchwork 515 00:35:29,800 --> 00:35:32,360 everything where it's just, it's everywhere. 516 00:35:32,360 --> 00:35:37,600 It's cardigans, it's skirts, it's crop tops, even bags made 517 00:35:37,600 --> 00:35:44,280 entirely of mismatched motifs. It's loud, it's bold, it's 518 00:35:45,600 --> 00:35:49,040 gloriously unapologetic, you know, and the vibe is kind of 519 00:35:49,040 --> 00:35:57,920 like I made these pants from 12 leftover ski skeins of yarn or 520 00:35:58,280 --> 00:36:02,400 this is two different decades of stash and one very powerful 521 00:36:02,400 --> 00:36:07,760 sense of self-expression. So Granny Corps is also about 522 00:36:07,760 --> 00:36:14,000 embracing the cottage, cozy cottage aesthetic, you know, so, 523 00:36:14,000 --> 00:36:20,840 so, so I think lace curtains and floral motifs and tea cozies and 524 00:36:20,840 --> 00:36:26,280 Afghans that, you know, they, they slay when when layering 525 00:36:26,280 --> 00:36:29,240 textures, we're also mixing clashing colors as well. 526 00:36:30,320 --> 00:36:33,320 And it's all about saying yes to every stitch that just, you 527 00:36:33,320 --> 00:36:36,800 know, sparks a joy. Sorry, Marie Kondo again. 528 00:36:37,760 --> 00:36:42,960 Maximalism though, honey, we are done pretending we want to make 529 00:36:42,960 --> 00:36:46,440 a cardi in one solid color. So it's time to use five colors 530 00:36:46,440 --> 00:36:50,480 in one sleeve if you want. It's time to add fringe and 531 00:36:50,480 --> 00:36:55,920 ruffles and bubbles and whatever you feel like adds a nice, 532 00:36:55,920 --> 00:37:00,280 beautiful texture. And I think that this is 533 00:37:00,280 --> 00:37:05,440 definitely a trend that's a love letter to beauty and a love 534 00:37:05,440 --> 00:37:10,840 letter to imperfection, to slow fashion and to makers who never 535 00:37:10,840 --> 00:37:13,640 apologize for being a little extra, you know, because extra 536 00:37:13,640 --> 00:37:16,640 is art. So if your granny square stash 537 00:37:16,640 --> 00:37:22,360 has been whispering to you from, you know, the basket in the 538 00:37:22,360 --> 00:37:24,960 corner, this is pretty much your sign. 539 00:37:24,960 --> 00:37:27,960 Embrace the chaos. Clash with confidence. 540 00:37:27,960 --> 00:37:31,960 Time to make yourself a shawl made out of granny stitches in 541 00:37:31,960 --> 00:37:34,040 all colors possible and impossible. 542 00:37:35,560 --> 00:37:39,360 And yeah, remember that you are the statement piece here. 543 00:37:39,360 --> 00:37:43,880 OK, so that was all for what's trending and now it's the main 544 00:37:43,880 --> 00:37:50,400 topic. Now here's the truth bestie, 545 00:37:50,400 --> 00:37:53,800 There is no perfect way to organize your stash, OK? 546 00:37:53,800 --> 00:38:00,800 There is no gold medal for having color-coded bins or no 547 00:38:00,800 --> 00:38:03,920 crafting gods judging your Ziploc bags. 548 00:38:04,160 --> 00:38:07,960 Definitely no shame in whatever system is yours. 549 00:38:08,880 --> 00:38:14,000 No shame in your system if it's just a pile of yarn that kind of 550 00:38:14,000 --> 00:38:17,720 lives under the dining table, or in my case, inside the sofa. 551 00:38:17,720 --> 00:38:23,360 OK, the goal isn't perfection. The goal is the goal is 552 00:38:23,360 --> 00:38:25,920 inspiration, OK? It's about creating a space, 553 00:38:25,920 --> 00:38:31,000 whether that's a whole room or a shelf or a single basket or a 554 00:38:31,000 --> 00:38:35,240 shoe box under your bed. But it has to feel like it's 555 00:38:35,240 --> 00:38:37,920 you, OK? It has to make you want to pick 556 00:38:37,920 --> 00:38:42,200 up your hook to pick up your needles and dive straight in. 557 00:38:42,960 --> 00:38:45,600 So maybe you're, you know, I don't know, maybe you're the 558 00:38:45,600 --> 00:38:49,600 spreadsheet and label maker type, you know, who lives for a 559 00:38:49,600 --> 00:38:53,760 good alphabetized stash, you know, please teach us your way. 560 00:38:54,240 --> 00:38:57,080 Or maybe you're just kind of like a whimsical chaos crafter 561 00:38:57,080 --> 00:39:04,080 who stores yarn in cookie tins or reusable grocery bags and 562 00:39:04,080 --> 00:39:08,480 somehow still knows exactly where that skiing of mustard 563 00:39:08,480 --> 00:39:11,520 yellow sock yarn is hiding. You know, honestly, respect to 564 00:39:11,520 --> 00:39:14,640 that. The key here is if your system 565 00:39:14,640 --> 00:39:18,440 works for you, if it brings you joy and ease and creativity, 566 00:39:18,680 --> 00:39:22,120 then it's the right system. Today's episode was definitely 567 00:39:22,120 --> 00:39:26,280 just about making sure that you know the options available. 568 00:39:27,080 --> 00:39:31,280 But that you keep in mind that crafting is supposed to be fun. 569 00:39:31,520 --> 00:39:34,080 You're not supposed to just follow something somebody says. 570 00:39:34,080 --> 00:39:37,800 It's supposed to be fun. Don't stress about what your 571 00:39:37,800 --> 00:39:42,480 sash should look like. Instead, listen to what keeps 572 00:39:42,480 --> 00:39:46,840 you motivated and what keeps your ideas flowing and what 573 00:39:46,840 --> 00:39:50,920 makes your yarn feel like it's, you know, magic. 574 00:39:51,400 --> 00:40:01,200 So whether it's a little beautiful calyx cube system or a 575 00:40:01,200 --> 00:40:07,680 full fiber goblin chaos, make your yarn space your own, make 576 00:40:07,680 --> 00:40:12,160 it fun, and above all, just make something you love with it. 577 00:40:13,160 --> 00:40:15,280 So yeah, I hope that you're feeling a little bit more 578 00:40:15,280 --> 00:40:18,720 inspired to give your stash maybe some love or attention 579 00:40:18,720 --> 00:40:21,880 this year. Whether that means to totally 580 00:40:21,880 --> 00:40:27,240 reorganize or just finally find the bottom of a work in progress 581 00:40:27,920 --> 00:40:30,480 inside a forgotten basket somewhere. 582 00:40:30,800 --> 00:40:34,320 If this episode sparked ideas, gave you maybe like a giggle, or 583 00:40:34,320 --> 00:40:39,320 reminded you of a scheme that you forgot you had, leave a 584 00:40:39,320 --> 00:40:43,320 comment. Share it with your fiber fam by 585 00:40:43,320 --> 00:40:48,360 tagging me in your stash setup using #skein and sell or Hashtag 586 00:40:48,360 --> 00:40:51,760 Hobby Podcast. I love seeing how creative this 587 00:40:51,760 --> 00:40:54,120 community gets with the storage hacks. 588 00:40:54,560 --> 00:40:57,280 And of course, don't forget to subscribe or follow for more 589 00:40:57,280 --> 00:41:00,840 Yarni goodness, cozy chats, and the occasional deep dive into 590 00:41:00,840 --> 00:41:05,960 the world's fluffiest mysteries. Until next time, keep your skins 591 00:41:05,960 --> 00:41:10,960 untangled, your projects close, and your storage solutions just 592 00:41:11,000 --> 00:41:14,280 how you like them. OK, love you bestie. 593 00:41:14,280 --> 00:41:14,680 Bye.