Yarn Storage

Anyone who knits and/or crochets probably has run into the problem of where or how to store all of that lovely yarn that just needs to be made into something. I know I have. I was gradually accumulating so many balls of yarn, yarn scraps, and notions that I was finding it difficult to keep it all organized. I did not want to pack it up into a box, bin, or basket because I want to be able to look at what I have. I don't know about anyone else, but I find that just looking at the yarn that I already have inspires me to start a new project. So I had to figure out a way in which I could organize and store my growing stock of yarn in such a way that it would also be pleasant to look at and inspire me to be more creative. I looked around on the Internet and read some posts in miscellaneous open forums to get ideas from other people. One of the items that was mentioned frequently was one of these Ikea hanging storage things. I thought that may be a good idea and the price was certainly right, but I wasn't quite sure that it would be sturdy enough for my pile of yarn.

After looking around my apartment, scoping out new ideas, I realized that had a cheap, standalone garment rack I had purchased a few years ago that looked like a perfect solution to my problem. It was in use, but I decided that it was as good a time as any to sort through all my clothes and donate anything that I had not worn in the past year or so. This killed two birds with one stone - I was able to free up the rack for my current project and I was able to downsize my wardrobe and donate clothes to someone who needs them more than I do.

Once the rack was clear, I did end up purchasing two of these hanging shoe and sweater organizers, which were not the least expensive type, but a bit sturdier than some of the less expensive hanging organizers I have seen. Two organizers fit side by side on my garment rack and from there I was able to fill all the slots with my yarn and I was able to fit a couple of storage baskets underneath for more storage.  This has been a perfect solution that looks nice and is also very mobile.