Crochet Tips for Organization for 2013! Crochet Talk Contest Thread

[Anaisa]

My sister gave me an Oakley backpack...so it's really sturdy and has great compartments...and it's not large like a regular backpack; So I keep all my hooks and similar supplies in there....I have a snickers tin which is just long enough to hold my using w/ this project right now on my table...which also fits in the backpack...this way I just grab and go; So it fits pencils for graphs, hooks of all sizes, safety pins, needles etc all in neat little compartments....

[Landon]

Ok, this is prolly WAY more info than youz wanted...................

This morning, I moved ALL my BEADING mags to the bookcase next to me and placed all my YARN in the little bookcase that used to have my Bead mags............ya following? LOL

Now all my crochet/yarn/knitting is in one place and all my bead items are in one place. Except for of course the yarn and beads that come together, but I'll cope, LOLOL

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[SweetARoma]

This looks great, Landon!

[Landon]

There's that pencil again!! What is up with this?? Yes, I edited is that why??

[mpurcell25]

I keep all my doily patterns in scrapbook cases I hae 2 a large one which I got when I filled the small one..need to get another large one next time I go to Michaels

[Joyannerose]

I have definitely got to read some of these tips. Til then, I figured I'd throw in my 2 cents. By the way, I'm good at organizing things. Then I want one with just a few things closer to me, now I have 2 places, forget what is where and have to reorganize to figure things out. Crazy I know. But, my Pink Room is my favorite. I just wish it was bigger, and down stairs. lol It's my dressing room, hair salon, and yarn room. No wonder it's my favorite.

For the yarn: I use lots of bins. I have tried it different ways, but currently this is what works for me.
1 - sorting yarn by weight. If I can sort by color within that bin I will, but I realized, when I want to do a project of a certain weight, it's better to have it all together to see what I have.
2 - use smaller and see through bins. I was using large bins, but what a pain to move around, and not much room on the shelves. So especially for my specialty yarns, its easier to see what I have and to get to if they're not all in one big bin. Things I have a lot of, like Caron, I still keep in big bins to see what colors I have of it all at once.
3- Use the Stash feature on Ravelry! I keep trying to add to it, but I'll new get that all done. And the feature where it says: where it's stored, use it!!

So all the wrapping paper, gifts, stuff I was "hiding" from guests are all out of my pink room. I got new containers, so I have everything neatly stashed. (I even went to Joann's, and only bought 2 skeins of chunky yarn). I'm really trying to use up my stash! Now if I could only find that neat blocking wire set (I bought awhile ago, and forgot to use it for all that blocking at christmas) I could finish my blocking. I need to find it, and mark down where I keep that!

[willieweaver]

The crochet supplies along with the Yarns and hooks costs a little bit more as compared with other items. They are mainly used for storing patterns. You can also use the shelves that are readily available in the market. You can cut up boxes to use them as bins. Thanks for sharing.
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[Learner18]

I was totally un-organised unless one day my dad bought me a wardrobe just for my crochet yarns. Well it is small and does not fit all my yarns, But I keep my one project yarns in a plastic bag and then put it in the wardrobe. So when I need to start one particular project I have all my yarns together. Another time my mum bought me a small plastic stack box stand, where I organised all my crochet tools like - hooks, needles, scissors etc. Helps me a lot For pictures I would have to clean up for sure

[Beatrice1953]

Well Learner18 get to cleaning we would love to see pictures. We're that kind of people here. Take care and enjoy! Betty

I was totally un-organised unless one day my dad bought me a wardrobe just for my crochet yarns. Well it is small and does not fit all my yarns, But I keep my one project yarns in a plastic bag and then put it in the wardrobe. So when I need to start one particular project I have all my yarns together. Another time my mum bought me a small plastic stack box stand, where I organised all my crochet tools like - hooks, needles, scissors etc. Helps me a lot For pictures I would have to clean up for sure

[b.wieber]

Hahahaha. I'll show you a portion of my "studio" that has some of my yarn stash in it. I'm still trying to organize. (Well, I would if I could figure out how to add a pic to this post.)

Did it work?????