tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706142442520117204.post6818663663974930234..comments2024-03-25T12:32:38.378-04:00Comments on The Yarnarian: Oh, dear!Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16034017711522226964noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706142442520117204.post-32565853886721301232010-12-29T07:22:13.458-05:002010-12-29T07:22:13.458-05:00I'm giving you til February....Happy New Year!...I'm giving you til February....Happy New Year!kvhttp://theknittyvritti.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706142442520117204.post-29207356608481945752010-12-29T00:58:27.644-05:002010-12-29T00:58:27.644-05:00You know I am going through the same thing. I am g...You know I am going through the same thing. I am getting ready to pack, so I started looking through my books. I do not dare to tackle the magazines. I have a bookcase worth of fiber books, another bookcase with cookbooks and a third dedicated to my lactation and health books. Then there are 5 or 6 shelves of Judaica, and a few shelves of fiction... No wonder we have to get a huge container for our things.Henyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14317155443970343044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706142442520117204.post-89989973444843425862010-12-28T19:22:00.406-05:002010-12-28T19:22:00.406-05:00Oh you evil woman, you! I HAD to buy the Dracula&#...Oh you evil woman, you! I HAD to buy the Dracula's Blood for an RAL/KAL on the Frankensocks group. As to books...I got 4 new knitting books for Christmas. That must mean 4 older books are leaving here, right? Right...Scrabblequeenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15651177076529923925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706142442520117204.post-90671666150560109902010-12-28T14:46:55.134-05:002010-12-28T14:46:55.134-05:00You are not alone!
I was just sitting in my stud...You are not alone! <br /><br />I was just sitting in my studio this morning looking at my wall of craft books that cover beading, crochet, knitting (largest section), sewing and weaving. And then there are all the craft magazines that cover the same topics. And the tubs of yarn and fabric. And the cabinets full of beads and semi-precious stones. And let's not even mention all the pdf files on my computer. I have been getting digital copies of a number of the magazines, but that just means I can actually shelve the ones that were stacked on the floor. Plus I know that I am already over-committed on my knitting for next year.<br /><br />But I don't care. Crafting makes me happy and keeps me sane. And I have a well-paying day job that lets me indulge my crafting desires and a husband who doesn't mind the projects scattered around the living room.<br /><br />I do try to keep more-or-less organized and I have been semi-diligent about putting projects in my queue but I have decided that guilt and too much discipline just don't belong in a happy crafting universe.<br /><br />For the new year I will continue my efforts at organizing my crafting collection and I would really love to get my yarn stash organized by weight, type and color.<br /><br />Carolyn (KnittingAmazon)Carolyn J. Blakelockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15436329813517665795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706142442520117204.post-45975643068512233172010-12-28T13:54:50.803-05:002010-12-28T13:54:50.803-05:00I crocheted sporadically for over 30 years and hav...I crocheted sporadically for over 30 years and have less than a dozen books and magazines, plus about 3 dozen pattern sheets from various places. <br /><br />I started knitting about 4 years ago. I have over 100 magazines including a couple Vogue Knitting issues from 1960 and 62. A similar number of booklets from Bernat, Spinnerin, Pingouin and others, mostly from the 50s through 80s, and over 75 books, the two oldest from the 30s. As you may have guessed, these are mostly Thrift Shop purchases.<br /><br />I may not have the most up-to-date collection, but I love the fashion sense of those bygone days. Well, that and the photos are a real hoot sometimes.<br /><br />What do I plan to do in the coming year? Probably double the pile and buy more shelves.Kitten With a Whiplashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03398822257651862516noreply@blogger.com