Evolution Of The Stash

I've always thought I owned a lot of yarn, but every year I buy more and more and my stash gets bigger and bigger, far outweighing what I originally had.

This is my original stash, back in January 2009..

January 2009 Stash

I thought these 7 or so balls of wool were really pushing it, and I remember being scared where I was going to keep it all lol! I bought a big sewing project bag to keep it in, and soon filled it with more yarn - usually going for interesting solid colours of cheap DK that I could make my ever growing Amigurumi Army out of.

7 turned into about 90, 2 years on...

March 2011 Stash

... Which I kept in a small bookcase in my room. It was a little Ikea Billy bookcase and, again, soon got full and over flowed.

I started getting into making Blythe doll hats and jumpers at this time, with the purchase of my first Blythe, Zoe. I liked making stripy hats and soon found I could cheap by using variegated yarns. So that's what I started buying lots of. 

I had a break from crochet for about a year at one point, after making so much I think I just blew a 'Crochet Fuse', as I call it. But my love of my new Blythe friends soon turned me back to crochet in a big way and now, in 2015, by stash is now at 230 balls/skeins and counting...

January 2015 Stash

I upgraded my Billy Bookcase to 4 bigger Ikea models, which my Dad assembled for me and bolted together so they wouldn't topple over lol. I love this new set up - the small shelves allow me to see at a glance what yarn I have and in what quantity. Makes matching colours for a colour scheme so much easier :)

My stash now contains a large variety of yarns, ranging from cheap DK, to wool blends, mohair, Arans and American WW's. I feel like my stash has changed along with my crochet adventures, and now reflects all the different things I make.

I hope you have enjoyed looking through my stashes with me as much as I have! It's always weird looking back on past projects and stuff, and just thought I'd share this with you :)