Organizing Yarn

Organize Your Yarn

Everyone who knits or crochets know that sometimes yarn can be a pain in the butt to keep organized, right? I can't even count how many different ways I've tried to organize my yarn and it always seems to get all tangled up again and again. I've always thought it was just me, then I realized other people have the same problem, too! Imagine that, I'm not the only one who is struggling with the revenge of the yarn monster. So, here are some simple and cheap ways to keep all those balls and skeins of yarn organized.

• Yarn can be placed in baskets (the kind you can buy from the Dollar Tree with holes all around them) and thread your yarn through each hole.

•  There are metal rolling carts that skeins of yarn can lay long-ways in, but if you have animals or small children, this might not be the best idea since there aren't lids or anything to keep them from being pulled out.

•  A shelf of the wall with baskets for each color would awesome, but you must have a wall with nothing on it for this.

• Clear plastic storage drawers are wonderful for this, though they do take up a little bit of space. I use these myself and, so far, they have worked the best for me. You can see them here.

Here is my newly organized yarn.

 



So there you have it, a few yarn organizing tips to get you started. Just be creative, and you'll think of new and cool ways to keep your yarn looking neat and tidy. Do you have a different way you organize your yarn? Tell us about it.

Happy Organizing,