A Stash of One’s Own – a book review

If you love yarn and talking about it, I highly recommend the anthology "A Stash of One's Own" by Clara Parkes. I listened to the audio version, and it's been such a relaxing read (yeah, I call it reading.) Franklin Habit's story about his Mum's stash is... just so beautiful, I can barely mention it… Continue reading A Stash of One’s Own – a book review

Tips for anyone embarking on YarnKonMari

I started writing what was going to be one blog post and I decided to write it all out. So this is part 3, wherein I warn the gentle reader if they are about to start on their YarnKonMari project. You can read Part 1 or Part 2 of this epic cull. You need time… Continue reading Tips for anyone embarking on YarnKonMari

How to KonMari your yarn stash (part 2!)

I love the KonMari method. In the previous post, I mentioned how I started sorting through my stash. I mainly wanted to do this because I know I have too much for me right now and I'm worried that my past self wrote knitting cheques my future self can't cash, or knit (?). In her… Continue reading How to KonMari your yarn stash (part 2!)

The Life Changing Magic of Stashbusting

I recognize that writing a blog post belies my struggles with decluttering. Why am I at the computer and not elbow-deep in stash? Well I didn't accumulate the stash in one day, so this isn't going to be easy. I got the idea to sort my stash after being reminded of the Life Changing Magic… Continue reading The Life Changing Magic of Stashbusting