falling off the wagon

Laura, look at it this way, yarn will not harm your health, it can only enhance your well-being, whereas, weight, or alchohol abuse or tobacco abuse or any of those things WILL, so falling off the yarn-diet wagon is NOT a BAD thing, hon! HTH, Noreen

PS: and ^that^ can be your "mantra"! LOL, Noreen '

I've always noticed that when I am 'dieting' I think about food more often -- and so am tempted to eat more. Maybe it works that way with yarn?

If that's the case, you just tell yourself you are NOT going to cut back.

This way it's a win-win.... if you aren't thinking about yarn and you don't buy more then you accomplished your real objective... and if you end up buying more you accomplished your stated objective.

;-)

No, Laura, don't do that! You will regret it for the rest of your life.

Katherine

I like the way you think.

Katherine

True! true! The only place it really hurts is the pocketbook (and it is still less expensive than those other "vices") and storage space. It is a good thing that yarn is "squishable" because so far I have managed to (mostly) keep it all contained in one container.

LauraJ

LOL! Excellent point!

LauraJ

That might be okay - right now it looks like I have enough yarn to last me the rest of my life anyway :) I keep telling myself I'm just trying to catch up with the rest of ya'll since I only started knitting and yarn-collecting (which might be a separate hobby in and of itself) last year!

LauraJ

Now there is an idea - I just tell everyone that my hobby is collecting yarn. I am certainly getting a nice collection - maybe I should figure out an attractive way to display it in my doll room instead of hiding it away in my basement craft room in big plastic bins!

Hi Laura,

Oh, that is so funny, a yarn diet, well, like you I fell off the wagon this week too. I bought six one pound bags of mill end yarn. I didn't really like the color blue, but one bag was opened and I felt it and it's so soft that I couldn't resist, bought three bags one day and went back and got three more. On top of that a friend gave me fourteen skeins of Caron berber yarn, plus a bag that I just counted twenty granny squares that are partially finished and a skein of yarn to use around the edge. Now, the container that was empty is full so until I use some of this up, no more yarn for me. Oh yes, I've already started an afghan with the blue yarn this morning.

Hugs,

Nora

*picking you up and dusting you off from your fall* It only hurts until you stash your yarn away... oh, and see some more in the store that would look really nice in your stash. MUHAHAHA Sorry, I couldn't help myself. LOL

I had to laugh when I read that you mostly keep all your yarn contained in ONE container. Amateur! ROTFL I have a LOT of bags (I'm talking LARGE garbage bags) and a couple of boxes of yarn upstairs with the stuff that still hasn't been sorted through since we moved to this house. Oh, and I also have some yarn in a couple of laundry baskets. ONE container indeed... now, are you just exaggerating in the opposite direction from what Noreen and I usually do? ;oP~~

Gemini (the evil enabler)

Ermmm... I don't know that I actually *hid* it, because I am afterall the parent... but I went into my drawer yesterday to get out a long-sleeved t-shirt because the temperature dropped... and there were two skeins of yarn in there. On the other hand, one is red and the other is black (Matthew's favorite colours) so maybe I *did* hide it so I could make something for him, and just forgot about it. LOL

Gemini

"Laura J" wrote in news:MUzse.3817$EH1.2481@trndny03:

I fall off the wagon often too....i don't have the willpower for rehab, so i get alot of yarn in thrift shops, it doesn't hurt the pocket book as much.... My daughter crochets alot of blankets for the animal shelter and uses of my leftovers....I think it's a great excuse to buy more.

I just can let the 5 printer paper boxes that I keep my yarn in get empty...then what would I do with the boxes??

EmLynn

Ha ha, I know, I have a looooooooong way to go before I catch up with you guys! That's what I keep telling DH :)

LauraJ

Well, Laura, I don't have to hide mine. In fact, my DH is an enabler, as he seeks out yarn shops and drags me to them. I have bruises all over my arms from him pulling me from one to the other. Well, OK, that is a *BIT* of an exaggeration, but you get the idea.

Katherine

Luara and Diane i had to Giggle aloud ,,,, Don`t think i ever hid any wool or cloth ,,,, but i have a tendecy to go but for a certian purpose ,,= a Sweater or Vest ,,,,,, and a bit more .... mirjam

Then I think you are an especially lucky knitter! My DH also doesn't mind when I buy yarn but he did raise his eyebrows the other day when I commented that if I bought any more I might have to expand my collection to another container. We live in a 100-year old (i.e. no closet space) 1000 sqft condo so there just isn't the room for a whole lot of yarn! I think the next step is to get some of those mini-hammocks and hang my yarn from the ceiling :)

LauraJ

Hmmmm, there's an idea!

Katherine

Or Laura ,,, Knit faster mirjam