Alas, after decades of joyful stash acquisition I have now reached that point in life where I realize the burden I am placing on my loved ones. None of my progeny are fiber fanatics so my stash of fibers, yarns and threads will most likely find its way to a thrift store or to the garbage can. So I’m going to try to unburden them in whatever ways I can before my crafting days are over. This will mean opening all the mystery project bags, touching the project, making that heartbreaking decision to let it go, and either cutting the yarn and tossing the project or frogging the project to salvage the yarn. Then I’ll need to decide for myself which yarns can be relinquished to the local thrift store-not an easy decision for a stasher. Most likely I’ll convince myself that I can use it in a scrappy afghan or blanket and will keep it instead of donating it. I can honestly say now that I wish I had been a yarn minimalist instead of a stasher. I might have many more finished projects and would certainly leave behind a lot less inventory.
Alas, after decades of joyful stash acquisition I have now reached that point in life where I realize the burden I am placing on my loved ones. None of my progeny are fiber fanatics so my stash of fibers, yarns and threads will most likely find its way to a thrift store or to the garbage can. So I’m going to try to unburden them in whatever ways I can before my crafting days are over. This will mean opening all the mystery project bags, touching the project, making that heartbreaking decision to let it go, and either cutting the yarn and tossing the project or frogging the project to salvage the yarn. Then I’ll need to decide for myself which yarns can be relinquished to the local thrift store-not an easy decision for a stasher. Most likely I’ll convince myself that I can use it in a scrappy afghan or blanket and will keep it instead of donating it. I can honestly say now that I wish I had been a yarn minimalist instead of a stasher. I might have many more finished projects and would certainly leave behind a lot less inventory.
I love the thought that my potential future children might use some of the yarn I have in my small but growing stash! And my grandkids too someday.