I am retired and recently moved in with my daughter & her husband. They were flabbergasted at the amount of yarn and yarn equipment (small weaving looms, knitting looms, hooks, needles, etc.) that I brought with me. I am so grateful for it all, because my retirement income is so low, I must now stop buying yarn and actually start to use it. I feel like I have a small yarn store of my very own. Thank God for the yarn and now the time to make stuff for family and charity.

@klaudiamody3305

Жыл бұрын

I'm not retired, don't even have that much time to knit , but I came to the same conclusion, that I have a small store of my own. This year is for knitting, not for buying yarn.

@raymondorichardson6414

Жыл бұрын

I recommend using yarn buddy (it’s an app) to record your yarn, you can just scan the tag and it will pull it up. It is easy to manage your yarn. You can easily take away or add skeins. And best of all it’s free

@michellehorn519

7 ай бұрын

Amen!

@LeapingFrogg

5 ай бұрын

With the price of yarn these days, I'm so grateful that I stocked up on clearance sales years ago. Now I have plenty of yarn to knit up garments at a reasonable cost.

Buying Yarn and using Yarn are two separate hobbies :)

@Mikichan85

Жыл бұрын

I can agree! And not only in this world, but in more others! (sewing, for example)

@quiltingnerd

Жыл бұрын

@@Mikichan85 fabrics :)

@Mikichan85

Жыл бұрын

@@quiltingnerd for example. But I really need something like in the video but for the other stuffs. There is something else even for diamond painting, ironing beads and Lego?

@morganunraveled

Жыл бұрын

I’m a yarn and book hoarder who likes to think I have the time to read + knit allll the things.

@quiltingnerd

Жыл бұрын

@@morganunraveled audiobooks.... this is my cheat. I can quilt and listen 😁❤

There is a field called "stored in" on each stash item in Ravelry. So if you store your yarn in bins, and then for example put "Bin 1" in the stored in field and you will know which bin it is in! Alternatively, you can use the tags field for the same purpose.

@joanntyler5950

Жыл бұрын

Okay, I take it back you might have more than me! 😮 Also, you have all your labels on.. I’m impressed..

This is like the third time I've watched this and its just so cathartic to watch someone organize their yarn. Looking forward to what the new craft room looks like :)

This video has really given me information I had no clue about. I recently inherited an entire yarn room that was full and overflowing. I have 200 pounds sitting on my front porch and a U-Haul coming in July!! I’m so overwhelmed with organization. I do have a rather large room and I’m looking for shelving now. Thank you so much for taking the time to make this video. I hope you have an absolutely fabulous day!! 💚😊💚😊

My new policy is to buy yarn only when I have a pattern. 😊 I use the leftovers on my rigid heddle looms and for fingerless gloves. It’s tempting to save small bits for my looms, but I try to only save those I’m likely to use, especially yarns that are strong enough to withstand the tension of being warp. I highly recommend rigid heddle looms. They’re easy and fun.

Thank goodness! I hoped there were others out there and I wasn't the only one! 🤣😂🤣😂🤣

I laughed at "trip around the house" to gather it all!!! Amazing where we find to stash the stash!!! Great progress!!!! Great job!!!!

I been told buy family that it not normal to have that much yarn. I am so glad you show yarn stash along with collection of needles and book. I saw a sewing machine also. My heart is all craft. Thank you again for making me feel like there is nothing wrong with me. My books, yarn, sewing, embroidery, weaving, rug, and craft making supplies.

You are a Ravelry stash rock star! I didn’t realize how helpful this could be. I’m logging mine gradually. Thanks so much!

@the_copycat_stitch

2 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad it was useful!

And I thought my stash was bad.. I stopped purchasing yarn because I couldn't stop my stash from growing. The stash was growing in an exponential rate and I had no place to store the new yarns. But this video just inspired me to buy yarns that I've been wanting to buy but just held off. Or maybe I just found myself an excuse 😅 so thank you!! 😄

having that dollar amount is also very smart for insurance reasons! knowing what you own and how much it is worth will help if you are ever in a situation where your items have become damaged or destroyed.

I’m actually a hoarder of mini skeins so my stash doesn’t take up as much square feet as yours, but it’s still a lot of skeins! I didn’t know ralvelry offered this! Holy crap….this looks like FUN! I, too, am a spreadsheet psycho and let me tell you…that yarn spreadsheet is EVERYTHING! EVERYTHING! I want to do this with all of my paper collections. Thank you for sharing. Just subbed 🥰

omg, i love your cat, thats so sweet

My stash is soooo way worse!!! This vid is such a great and timely one for me! Thank you for sharing, I am so happy to know theres hope for better functionality! ❤️❤️❤️

@the_copycat_stitch

2 жыл бұрын

You can do it!

I never realized Ravelry had this function! I definitely need to work on this for my own stash

@the_copycat_stitch

2 жыл бұрын

It's been so useful since I got it done! Definitely recommend.

@PCVKnits

2 жыл бұрын

My stash isn't as large, but it definitely took me a while to go through it all and enter it in. Completely and totally worth it. And now as soon as I buy some new yarn it gets entered. So easy to search and put projects together.

This is Ah-mazing! I had a fairly small stash when Ravelry was born, so I've had my digital stash on there from the beginning, though it gets a few gaps every now and then and I have an evening blitz of filling the holes. But having a digital stash is one of the BEST resources ever. I love being able to match odd yarns to potential projects as I figure out how to use early stash purchases from 15+ years ago. Stash organizing is essential! Way to go!

What?.. I actually started. Note book writing down all of my yarns and then transferring them to a spreadsheet. 😞. I have been on ravelry since 2011 and didn’t know this function is available. THANK YOU! Definitely going to use this function

@the_copycat_stitch

2 жыл бұрын

I'm glad this was helpful!

"Give it a like, honestly. I like it, so maybe you should too." This had me cracking up. I rarely "like" videos, but I really enjoyed it and gave it a big thumbs up. Thanks for sharing this happy content.

Cat all cozy in the box of yarn, adorable 😂.

I did something like this recently but I don't belong to Ravelry I wouldn't be embarrassed... I have quite a bit, myself. Lots older than you, though, so I have collecting for decades. I've been trying to discipline myself and actually finish some projects. I need sweaters .. great job!

My husband said "that's not a stash, that's a hoard". To each his own. I think your organized yarn is beautiful! 💜

@the_copycat_stitch

Жыл бұрын

😂

@lynnbean7200

Жыл бұрын

Hoarding! Never!!!

Oh my god I am laughing sooo much…. I absolutely love this.

I just did this myself recently! I have 9 giant bins full of yarn so I sorted them by fiber type first into their respective bin, and then bin by bin I added them onto my Ravelry stash! The only stuff that didn't get added is stuff I already pulled for projects that were already started, and I have a whole bin full of already caked up acrylic that I no longer have the tags for. I also bought a bunch of drawstring backpacks that I am now using as project bags so when I see something I want to make I take the time to print the pattern, pull the yarn and grab a notions bag and stick it into the project bag so it's ready to go! I made the notions bags by buying a bunch of locking stitch markers a 24 packs of kids scissors and 2 10 packs of retractable tape measures and used a bunch of old ipsy make up bags that I had and just put them all together and they hang out in the bin with the backpacks ready to go when I need to put a project together. I'm hoping this new system helps me to get through my stash more efficiently and stop impulsively buying way too much yarn everytime I see a project I want to do!

@the_copycat_stitch

2 жыл бұрын

So organized! Good for you, that's incredible!

Nice to See im Not alone there😁😁👍I have in siutcase ,in my Sofa and in many outhers places and i Love IT❤️❤️👍...Greetings from Hamburg in Germany to you all 😁😁

I was so pleased to see that there is a person (you) who actually has as much yarn as I do. My problem is that where I live we get a lot of silverfish and clothes moths so I can't dsplay my yarn in the very attractive way you do. Instead I have put EVERYTHING in big ziploc bags with a few cedar chips (for the natural fibres) to minimise the risk of attack by killer bugs lol. When I did this, I realised that I'm not likely to ever use up the acrylics so have focussed on the natural fibres. The acrylics I have chucked into a couple of suitcases and will keep that for toys, and not add to it lol. I've never looked closely at the Ravelry stash function but I love your spreadsheet. Maybe creating a virtual stash is my next project. Well done. It must have been a big job.

I honestly didn't really understand what the stash thing was all about on Ravelry, so thank you for this. It must be so much easier looking for patterns I guess, to be able to access exactly what you already own and know the yardage. And I now don't feel quite as bad about my obsession with sales. I love that you have a dedicated space for only fibre arts, unlike my space which is shared with tons of plants/planting, other forms of art like paint/stitch/collage, online course materials and cat & dog beds. Not ideal so it's plastic bins for me (not as dreamy to look at).

All I can say is “wow”. I’m also jealous of all the yarn you have!

Haha :D I love how there is yarn literally everwhere!

I love that I can see what projects I used the yarn for. And being able to see what others projects that the yarn has been used in.

OMG, I couldn't. Just couldn't, with ADHD brain id be out of sight out of mind for me. I'm so glad my stash is fully visible for me. Love how much you have and your furry helper.

I laughed at your opening. Your pile looks like my yarn pile. And I looked at your pile thinking…” oh, like that color. I want that one.” Thanks for the info about Ravelry. Very helpful.

Omg, that makes me feel so much better about my tiny little stash🤣

Thanks for reminding me about Ravelry’s yarn stash functions. I SCOFFED at that! I didn’t realize it would come in handy. omg.

Wowsers! That's a biiiiiiigggg stash.

You inspired me to insert my stash into Ravelry! I don’t have much of a stash these days but it’s pretty satisfying to have it on Ravelry. Thank you! Edit: I love that you exported it as a spreadsheet and enjoyed seeing all the info you were able to extract from it 👏

@the_copycat_stitch

2 жыл бұрын

I agree! Have fun!

Wow! I am so impressed by the entry of yarns on to Ravelry, but also the transformation of your craft space. I have been too lazy to upload my stash into Ravelry, although in the past I have benefitted from other Raveler's stash listings. A couple of people saved my projects by privately selling yarn to me even though it was not listed as for sale. So grateful.

Have you found the sorting option on row 1? Highlight the row, go to "Data", click filter, and you'll be able to sort by every column. Handy if you filter the yarn type column and want to know how much yarn you have for a new project.

I just found ur channel luv ur craft room ur cat the white n gray remind me of my cat Hemingway that past last summer he was 25 god bless u n felines

@the_copycat_stitch

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Beautiful :) Watch the window light many fade easily. Good Job!

@the_copycat_stitch

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! The stuff on the ends exposed to light is all budget acrylic that I won't be upset if it fades. 🤷‍♀️

Looks awesome!

oh YOU are my yarn stash twin...chuckle...I've got it spread ALL over my house, garage and extension on the garage..actually, the only room that does NOT have yarn stashed in it is the bathroom..I so need to sort and work out some projects to put it all to, AND stop buying more...

I love all your yarn ❤️

I like that your cat has a middle name! This was very encouraging, I think I can do this. I like the spreadsheet that you can manipulate, I want to know how many miles I have!! Thx for sharing. 💜

Turned out great!! 🧶🧶

I love it!!!

Thank you!!!! Trying to figure out how to fi this!! Good to see how uou have accomplished this. Much appreciated!

I’m glad I’m not the only one!!

I would be crazy happy with that stash!!! Enjoy it thanks for the videos

Thanks for the advice! Only wish my stash were that small.

Love your yarn room

I am so impressed with your organization!

Love the yarn wall! Great job on organizing your stash and craft space.

I love yarn!!!

That's some lovely cat yarn you have there 😁 almost scare me when it started moving. That's a good website I've never seen before thanks for sharing it 😁👍and your room looks so pretty 😍

@the_copycat_stitch

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😊

Oh my gosh! A yarn hoarder. Love it. Thanks for sharing.

So nice to know I'm not alone!! LOL

Pretty cool!

Very inspiring and motivational. I need to do this with my spinning fiber too!

I love the way your craft room looks, and the statistics about your yarn were very interesting! I'm a big fan of statistics and spreadsheets too!

Thank you so much for sharing. My quilting rooms contains probably 800 meters of fabric and I dont have the courage to do what you have done!

@the_copycat_stitch

2 жыл бұрын

You can do it!

I love this idea about adding to my Ravelry Stash!! Thank you!! I see what I will be doing soon!! :)

Oh my! I'm here to figure something out for my stash. I seen your initial pile and and almost moved on. Then I watched your hunt for the mini stashes and I told my husband, I think I found my yarn twin. Lol

Your stash is my stash goals!

What a huge project, but turned out great! I love spreadsheets, but never thought to track my yarn. I know what I’m doing this weekend :)

I love your decorated craft room, so neat and tidy! I have been inventorying my stash using a spreadsheet in Open Office, because right now it's in totes and I'm keeping track of what is in each tote. I learned something new about the Ravelry stash keeper though, thank you. I love your mischievous kitties, so cute! I am finally getting a craft room this year and will get to move all of my stuff out of totes and into one space, I can't wait to organize, I can get a bit OCD about it. lol. I love to watch everyone's videos and get ideas and tips! Have a Great night!

@grandmasmagic3858

2 жыл бұрын

I've got it in totes, in large zip bags that are nice and colourful...I've got it tucked away in wardrobes and suitcases...if a suitcase is no longer useful for travelling it is then useful for holding yarn..I'm terrible...I even use the yarn to make projects bags that then get filled with yarn..I'm my own worst enemy I suppose..

@amyb4730

2 жыл бұрын

There is a field called "stored in" on each stash item in Ravelry. So you can label your bins, and then for example put "Bin 1" in the stored in field and you will know which bin it is in! There's also a field for tags, which might be a better option. I think the stored in field is meant to say that it's stored in a plastic bag for example.

@lethaleyaslittlehookwithmel

2 жыл бұрын

@@amyb4730 Thank you! I never noticed that, I will definitely be checking that out now!

Oh my I am on this! I am a huge Data girl too. Started a spreadsheet but so much better Ravelry. Thank you for such a detailed truly helpful video!!

I love all the steps on Ravelry! I had no idea how to add 2 types of yarn from the same brand and the spreadsheet option, thank you!

I had never heard of that site. How cool!

Thank you so much for sharing this! I am about to start this stash project on Ravelry and u have given me and my messy craft room hope!

There’s soo much can I PLEASE have some 😍

I loved your video about organizing your Stash. I must say that I laughed so very hard as you were pulling out all of your yarn. You know why I laughed......because I also have this big amount of very precious yarn that I love. I Make all sorts of things with it too. I was so happy to see your computer accomplishments on Ravelry. You are so smart. I wish you many moments of incredible fulfillment using your STASH!

I am a beginner and I am not sure if I should be proud of me not having a stash, or should I admire yours. It is so much better when you want to knitt something you just go "shop" in that cute craft room of yours. Congratulations for all that work and showing us a feature on Ravelry I had no idea exists! Cheers!

@the_copycat_stitch

2 жыл бұрын

I agree and there's a certain freedom to that. Mine really started during lockdown in 2020 and then just grew with good sales.... I also love having the immediate gratification of decided I want to make a new pattern and then just starting right away because I already have the perfect yarn!

@irmar

Жыл бұрын

Nonononono, don't do it! It can become overwhelming. There are actual shops to shop from whenever you need to buy something. Your "home shop" is never going to be enough. It will happen very often that you want to make a new project you like, only to discover that none of the yarn you have is suitable for it, so you have to buy more. I recently moved house after my mother's death, and had to come to terms with her stash and mine. It was traumatic and heart-wrenching. And I had to donate much of it, wasting lots of the money given to buy it in the first place. You don't want to come to this one day, so please start with good habits from the start.

So glad I found your video today. Didn’t know Ravelry had a yarn inventory feature. I will have to look into it. Enjoyed your organizing process. Thanks

I love your fur babies. Your room looks so calm, and neat.

@the_copycat_stitch

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

Great job! You inspired me to begin organizing mine! Great tips here!!

This is the most helpful video ... thank you for sharing

That Ralvery file is so cool!! Your room is beautiful! I love having a stash of sewing, craft, yarn supplies! I can go in craft room and the wheels in my mind just start turning at all the possibilities! Thank you for sharing!

@the_copycat_stitch

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😊

It is so refreshing to see you did not use ikea i usually just bypass those videos no funds for them I say but love ideas using what you have on hand.

Your room is awesome!!! Thank you for sharing your organization process!!!

@the_copycat_stitch

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

My new year’s resolution this year was to organize my yarn stash. I started the first week in January and finished in mid-March. I bought some mesh-wire shelves too (just like yours). I separated by weight and then by fiber content on my shelves. I took pictures and added everything to Ravelry. It’s wonderful to have this big job finished 😄🧶💗

This was so much fun to watch! I recently added all my yarn to ravelry too and reorganised everything. It's so satisfying to export that data list 😃

Your video came up in my timeline and I’m glad it did. It’s good to see someone with a yarn stash like mine! 😊 A few years ago, I moved and went through the same process of making the inventory on Ravelry. It is such a useful tool. Once you get the bulk of it done, it’s so easy to keep it up to date. I love the shelves you used and that you organized by weight. I would worry about open shelves for long-term storage (moths) but love the look of it in your craft room. Unfortunately, most of my stash is in ugly plastic bins.

Love this podcast. I have a huge stash and in many places - love how you went around the house collecting - I am giggling here!

Beautiful 🤩

It looks great! The cats being in my yarn, would drive me nuts.

@the_copycat_stitch

2 жыл бұрын

Luckily so far they only like those bins full of partials and scraps.... I don't think I could handle if they started trying to sleep in the good stuff...

Great job! You can enter prices and sources on your entries as you go, so you don't have manipulate your own spreadsheet. I love the spreadsheet feature!

I really enjoyed watching this!

@the_copycat_stitch

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

I showed my kids ,hoping they'll stop picking on me 🤣 Thank you, your deep appreciation of yarn!❤

I love using the stash functionality and really need to add my entire stash to ravelry. Honestly my stash is also probably way worse than yours and to organize it would be a good idea because I will pull a skein to look at it for a project and then it doesn’t go back to the other skeins so I have yarn separated all over the house. Totally my ADHD at work. UGH.

@Angela-gr4vi

Жыл бұрын

Update: I updated my stash to ravelry and its amazing!

I am so thankful for this video, mostly because when I saw all of the places you were pulling yarn from and what you had when you finished gathering, I didn't feel so bad about my hiding places and stash. I still have quite a bit more, but I feel better about it. 🤣🤣🤣 I didn't know that I could enter everything into Ravelry stash so easily and I surely didn't know about the spreadsheet. I always wanted to know exactly what I had and how much I spent on it all, so I am definitely going to start my Ravelry Stash.

This was so much fun and educational! Thank you!

@the_copycat_stitch

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! ☺️

Mind Blown about Ravelry function. Nice yarn room!

@the_copycat_stitch

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

I'm binge-watching yarn organization videos this week to get good Ideas on managing my stash that is currently in bins and on shelves, and hampers and bags around the house. I did buy clear bags to sort skeins into. I need to get my digital inventory going on Ravelry and use those resources better so I have a good grasp on my yarn. I love the locker surprise! Thank you for sharing your process!

Fabulous work and ideas.

@the_copycat_stitch

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

wow..what a job! looks great.i thought of putting my huge stash on ravelry but being older i'm still a visual and paper girl..have it in a sweter bag in my closet.each shelf is stuffed1

Hi 👋 I haven't a stash as such (yet) by when l do, I'll have your great tips along with some others to use! I've been knitting & crocheting for 40 + years and l can't believe l haven't used my prettier skiens as decor in baskets lol Thank you for sharing! Be well 🦋

Thank you for showing us the process, it was very helpful, I have been putting this off I think I will try to get it done

I love the stash on Ravelry it is such a big help

@the_copycat_stitch

2 жыл бұрын

I love it so far too!

I resemble this amazing hot mess! I'm so glad I found your video! I LOLd when you opened that trunk!! I have one just like it and just as full!!

@patriciathompson939

Жыл бұрын

This is so amazingly cool and I can't wait to start going through mine! I truly appreciate you!