Storage Solutions Part One

Last week I began my annual spring cleaning by reorganizing my yan stash, and that meant investing in some low-cost containers for temporary storage. I picked up these two from Dollar Tree for $1.25 each.

This 12" L X 9.375" W X 7.875" H bin is pretty lightweight, but so is silk yarn. I was able to easily stow all the skeins for an upcoming project in it.

For heavier storage, I recommend the sturdier 11" L X 10.5" W X 10.5" H collapsible storage containers. They come in all sorts of colors and patterns, and they can hold quite a lot. This one has all the skeins plus the current project I'm working on along with the pattern.

Of course making your own storage is even better than purchasing it. I crocheted this big beautiful basket using this video tutorial from Jayda InStitches that remains one of my favorite ways to use up all those little balls of leftover variegated yarn.

Now, these are just temporary containers for storing projects I'll be making in the next few weeks. When thinking about permanent storage for your yarn stash, consider a couple of factors: where can you keep it, will it prevent your yarn from becoming dusty or soiled, and above all can it keep it dry as well as free from odors, mildew and bugs (especially important if you store your stash in a garage or shed.) You also want to be able to access it easily and know where all your colors are.

Stop by tomorrow and I'll show you how I've changed the way I store my stash so that it's more organized while easily accessible.

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Mystery Yarn

I love a good mystery, so when Bea (a very close and dear friend) generously gave me a $$$ gift and said "Buy whatever you want" I invested in this mystery sack of destash yarn. Bea also took a peek for me and said I would be very happy with the contents, but I really did wait until December 25th to open the sack and have a look. Here's what I got in the sack: eleven skeins of acrylic, cotton and wool yarn, most slightly used but clean and odor free. I can definitely use all the colors, and I don't have much cotton yarn in my stash, so I was delighted with the variety. I'm planning to make some variations on this granny stitch ripple throw that I made back in October ( free printable pattern here at Yarnspirations ) in 2026 using scrap acrylic yarns, and I want to make more dishcloths and amigurumi toys out of cotton, so I will put everything to good use. :)

Introduction

Welcome to my new blog about thrifty crochet. I'm Lynn, and I am passionate about crocheting and thrifting. The picture above shows my most recent yarn thrift, altogether worth about $150.00 retail, which I bought for $8.99. That's the sort of thing I do to acquire the yarn I need for my projects at a price I can afford. I like to crochet anything and everything. Sometimes I'll make something I see in a shop window as I did last month with this cardigan. I also work on simple projects using patterns I find for free online, like this granny stitch ripple afghan. Thrifting yarn is fun, and I have lots of tips on how and where to find what you might need for your projects at very reasonable prices. Stop by again if you'd like to see what I'm up to, how I acquire the yarn for it and more about thrifty crochet. :)

Bundles & Basket

Way back in January I purchased this bundle of yarn at our local Goodwill; I needed some of the colors for a project and I'm always looking for variegated yarn, too. This is what I got in my bundle: eleven skeins of clean, odorless unused and lightly used yarn. The Dazzleaire was discontinued about forty years ago and now usually sells on eBay for more than I paid for the bundle. Although I don't resell the yarn I thrift, I could easily get $5.00 per skein for the rest of the skeins, so the resale value is at least $55.00. Paying $7.99 for the lot works out to about seventy-two cents a skein. Please do watch the prices and compare them to retail, as it doesn't make sense to thrift yarn unless you can get it a lot cheaper. Lately Goodwill brick-and-mortar stores seem to be charging more for their yarn bundles; the other day I saw a small bag with three new Red Heart Super Saver skeins for $12.99 at our Goodwill. Retail new is $3.77 at Wal-Mart for the sam...

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