A Helpful Guide to Managing Your Yarn Stash Hobby/Addiction/Disorder/Problem!
And so the crochet JOURNEY begins!
You decide to take up a hobby and get creative! Crochet sounds good, doesn't it? You begin to search online for helpful tutorials and join a group of like-minded beings who can guide you on this wondrous journey.
DAY 1: THE CHANGE BEGINS. After reading up on what you need to get started, you head to your LYS and frugally select a ball of yarn and a hook.
Day 3: After a couple of hours spent with your new hobby, you decide that you don't have the necessary supplies to continue on this wonderful JOURNEY!
Heading back to the yarn store, you decide to treat yourself to several balls of yarn in several different colours. These will be all you need!
Day 13: By now, you are feeling a bit masterful at this new hobby and feel that you need to expand your knowledge further. New stitches must be tried. None of the yarn you have is going to work. Back to the LYS you go, where you spend two hours fondling the yarn and exclaiming how wondrous it is. You end up selecting a trolley full of this wondrous fibre. You also stop and buy a number of storage containers to keep these treasures safe.
Day 21: You now belong to at least a dozen online crochet groups. You have started trawling marketplace groups and find several posts about private yarn sales, which you feel you must attend. You rush to the address and manage to beat an elderly woman in a walking frame to the huge yarn collection. Even though she is crying, you know your need is greater. You also spot a tasteful yarn tote (which you ripped from the grip of the previously mentioned old lady's fragile grasp) so you can now take your crochet with you wherever you go.
Day 25: Today is dedicated to ensuring your yarn pattern library is equal to your yarn stash, and 5,000 patterns is NOT too much. You also manage a few hours of crochet and teach the whole family to NEVER, NEVER speak when you are counting.
Day 28: THE FINAL STAGE OF METAMORPHOSIS. A few days ago, you discovered online yarn stores and very sensibly took out a loan from the bank to make a purchase while the yarn happened to be on sale. The truck arrived today with all your yarn. The metamorphosis is now complete.
Welcome to the Crochet Family!!!
Disclaimer: No elderly ladies with fragile hands were harmed during this journey, although some harassment of yarn delivery drivers did occur!
Still Here? Your Yarn Stash Must Be Under Control!
If you've made it this far, you're clearly one of us!
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