THE BIG SORT: organizing my yarn after traveling to 50 states

[@KnittyNatty]

AUDIO WARNING: There are several dips and rises in audio volume from 1:30-5:25 that may be uncomfortable for listeners with sensory issues. Skip ahead to 5:25 to avoid these. We're looking into the problem so that it doesn't happen in future videos! I'm so sorry and thank you for everyone who let me know!

[@maggie2sticks717]

I am not ashamed of my yarn stash! We need to all say that. This morning, before seeing this video, I went into my office and took all the yarn out of my cubbies. Cleaned the cubbies (because Texas has bugs no matter if you spray or not) and put more lavender sachets in the bin and sorted away. I am going to a knitting retreat this weekend and there will be a discard table there. I hope to give a lot of yarn away! If it doesn't move I will donate more to charity. I also put all the skeins in plastic bags. We don't have moths here but we have silverfish and they love wool and cotton so I make sure to keep those yucky things away from the yarn!

[@KnittyNatty]

YES!!! That's so awesome! Do you regularly comb through your stash? I always find it to be fun and inspiring. Gives my yarn new life!

[@barbbuteyn8800]

I totally understand the idea of not being ashamed of my stash but being a little stressed by it. This was a fun episode to watch.

[@fwoggybaby]

For a give away idea - Find a pattern that can be completed with a few skeins of yarn. Take one of your project bags and include a printed pattern, the yarn and maybe like stich markers or some other notion. Helps get rid of multiple things from your stash!

[@KnittyNatty]

That's a great idea!!

[@vanessafasanella2274]

Judith Durant's One Skein Wonders book series is very helpful for using up that leftover or errant skein.

[@damarisabreu9691]

I have yarn in my room and a small what I called the tool room that's outside. I crochet and donate my stuff for people in need. It's what I enjoy to do.

[@beckymckee4530]

There’s also Turnip Green Creative Reuse! All donation based, both donations coming out and donations to take things!!

[@reallifeofreese482]

I really just love how your dog is consistently in every organizing picture. ❤

[@cali.ana.stitchery]

I have not watched knitting content of any kind in a while but I really enjoyed this video!! 💖

[@stinkzillaz]

Naytalie you could open a yarn store!!!😂

[@barbarapetronio9419]

You inspired me to organize my stash and make plans. So this year I have a notebook and good rules to achieve my goals and a quarterly plan. Thank you❤❤❤❤❤

[@emilypeterson2108]

This is my ideal content! Knitting/yarn AND organizing? Yeah, that's the good stuff.

[@KnittyNatty]

This is where my two greatest interests intersect too!!

[@sharbear1968]

Love the organization videos. It must be the season because it’s in my agenda. I discovered some I forgot I had that can be used in hubs socks I just cast on. I did some project planning several weeks ago that was actually inspired by you. I put 20-30 projects into bags and zip locks with the patterns to keep focused. I also added most to Ravelry. It was encouraging to know I only need to shop for two projects this year. Hi to Toaster and Kent. Take care.

[@katelynrader4592]

I'm so excited for this organization series! I love watching you go through and organize! I can't wait to see all the pretty yarns and fibers too! I've been really working through my stash recently and I'm down to some pretty "boring" colors (they will make some beautiful projects though!), so it will be fun to see all the colors in yours! Can't wait to see how you organize!

[@roxanneash4091]

You could always post some of the yarn that you don't want on your etsy store and donate the proceeds to a foundation of your choice. Local animal shelter for an example.

[@lauragreer3714]

Thanks for the motivation to sort my yarn tomorrow!

[@md_makersdiary]

What a fun video, can’t wait to follow along! Thanks for sharing 🎉

[@sandistolle4874]

Bravo! 👏 Poor Toaster got kicked off the bed. 😆🐾🐾

[@northjerseygirl5958]

I love the bag that has the sweaters on it 🧶

[@bayareaknitter]

Great video! I recently moved and am still in the process of unpacking and organizing my whole yarn stash! So hang in there! I know the feeling! 😅 🧶

[@kristinahill3708]

Amazing job! You got so much done!!

[@CallieCurtis-h5v]

Hello!! i love your green project bag in 10:17! If u remember where you bought it, can you link it on here? Thanks so much!

[@paulalafontaine8020]

Love to organize … been waiting for this video. Heaps of beautiful yarn getting sorted. Glorious way to spend my morning coffee and knit time.

[@KnittyNatty]

Thank you so much! Feels so good to be getting organized!

[@Tinacrafts2]

Channeling my best Samantha the witch..well? At least it’s a start! My categories are usually yarn by weight, sock sets, solids, minis, scraps. My trouble is in using up the yarn scraps. My Battenberg is sleeping too until I finish the Sweet Shop blanket. Find it’s easier to focus on one pattern at a time. Now take a deep breath! And hugs to Toaster. 🤗

[@kendrabuchanan17]

You really inspired me to organize my stash! I can't wait to get started!

[@g1j680]

There is always an issue whenever I try to start a new project I have no yarns.. ( from full of 4 yarn boxes) 😂

[@KnittyNatty]

Why is this so trueeee

[@nancyroyston0427]

Great job! Your inspiring me to go through my yarn

[@nothingbutknit24]

Toaster is just so adorable. Love that he sits there and listens closely to you!

[@nautilus5648]

Thank you for another great video. I hope you can enjoy the yarn as you plan out your projects. I think it would be hard for me to part with it knowing where it was purchased. You both had an amazing adventure and such good memories! Have you thought about destashing some of yarn on ravelry? I like to pick up unique yarns there once in a while. 😊

[@rachelraye285]

You could start your own yarn store! I love all of the yarn you have collected!

[@KnittyNatty]

I could haha. Thank you!!

[@tammyschniers569]

I too am not ashamed of my yarn stash... BUT with that being said, I am ashamed of how well I have been able to keep it organized/sorted. I use to keep all of my stash in bins/totes, pretty much all over the house. Then when our youngest daughter moved out, my husband transformed her bedroom into my craft room. I have 40 cubicles and 4 large tote shelfs to hold my stash but they are all full and I have boxes/bins/totes and project bags piled everywhere.... Got way more than 30 minutes ahead of me for getting it all organized!!

[@stitchy_linn]

You cancel all you said previously with the word "but"...just so ya know. 😉

[@KnittyNatty]

THIS. I totally understand! It's easier to enjoy (and use) when it's organized

[@alisoneichler4257]

This video is so timely and motivating for me … I’ve planned to spend all day tomorrow (might be too much time) sorting my yarn and organizing my needles. I’m ready to start - but it is 9 pm so I’ll wait for morning.

[@KnittyNatty]

Ooh I'm interested to hear how things went?!

[@alisoneichler4257]

⁠​⁠@@KnittyNattysome donation yarn; some surprises (yarn I forgot about!); way too many needles - need to revisit my needle collection to cull; MANY wips! - this was a surprise. WIPS will be evaluated - do I want to finish or frog? Next project - fabric and sewing stuff. This is a much bigger project but I’m ready to tackle it.

[@conniemoersch3354]

I am so jealous of you project bags, I have 3 to my name and just rotate them. love your channel, Connie

[@KnittyNatty]

This is the direction I need to go toward haha. Do you need some? Email me!

[@hebulanebula]

Loved this ❤ 🧶🐾💫

[@TrudySchwartzBurrill]

I need to do my yarn so badly. My goal is to put it all on Ravelry. I love him; he helps me choose yarns for projects. That's 8ncredibly helpful. I'd like to organize a system so I could photograph it all to make it easier to add. I like all brands together so that I can do a lot of copy and paste rather than do much typing to help save time. I have taken many pictures because they all need to be photographed, but that might waste my time looking for past images if I want to simplify this monstrous goal.

[@np6294]

I waited, but still don't know; What are advents? Like, are they small items you make for an advent calendar?

[@heathertucker7056]

I have serious yarn envy! That bed full of wool looked so amazing! Sorting it all out always seems such a joy! Great video Natalie x

[@SouthernBreeze-99]

Poor Toaster😢. He needs his bed😅

[@nanabella007]

love the video! always so satisfying to see organizing and sorting. One thing though, and I'm not sure if it's a problem on my end. But each time it seems you're starting a new sentence the sound seems to start out very low and as if you're in a tin can or something until the audio adjusts. At least when you're talking directly to the camera.

[@KnittyNatty]

It's not just you! I'm so sorry. We're looking into what happened to make sure the same doesn't happen on future videos. Thank you so much for letting me know!

[@nanabella007]

@@KnittyNatty Don't worry! I noticed it and thought maybe ppl with auditory sensory issues might react to it. It could be a voice activation or noise cancellation issue on the mic.

[@michelleweed118]

You did a lot of yarn crawls last to collect yarn for your 50 states blanket last year, do you have plans to attend any yarn crawls this year?

[@KnittyNatty]

Phew I did! No plans for crawls this year, but I do have a few shows I'm going to. I'll be at Nash Yarn Fest in March and Maryland Sheep and Wool & Yarncentrick in May!

[@jeangreenfield5993]

My dream would be a small yarn storage room with shelves 😊 🩷 Sadly I have a family junk room right now ! But - Goals 👍👍☯️

[@vanessafasanella2274]

I thought I had a reasonable amount of yarn, but my daughter kept commenting on it. So I whipped up a spreadsheet.....and found that I have over 40,000 yards of yarn! Yikes. She might be right. So now, before the April 2025 fiber festival that my knitting group attends, I am trying to knit or crochet ~350 yards a day. It's harder to do than I thought!

[@12cspence]

Didn’t you share the name of an organizing book where it told you to use the bed to sort stuff or am I not remembering that right? If so, can you please share the name again thank you.

[@KnittyNatty]

Yes! It's a children's book called "Making My Room Special" by Emilie Barnes and Anne Christian Buchanan. It's really sweet!

[@eunique4819]

What are advents?

[@cassidyschmelzle5590]

I came here to ask the same question!

[@ClarissaKelly-c9p]

With some of your yarn from states maybe make another Travelers sweater.

[@KnittyNatty]

Ohhh that would be the sweetest! I'm debating making another blanket that is an intarsia map of the US!

[@judygrayson7896]

Wow Natalie this was crazy! I think I need to take a Xanax after watching this lol. Where are you settling once your done with your last 3 states. Was confused if your still in your apt. In NY.

[@KnittyNatty]

hahaha we're at my parents' in Nashville for the time being. We're still planning to do a little travel this spring/summer and then eventually settle somewhere (don't know yet!). We no longer have an apartment in NY. We let that go when we starting traveling in the van!

[@Crocheter1979]

Have you moved off wheels?

[@KnittyNatty]

Kind of! We're staying with my parents right now

[@Crocheter1979]

@ so you mean Toaster has some nanny & grandpa time?

[@ashleyhamilton9107]

How do I find your membership, I would love to look into it

[@KnittyNatty]

I usually have the info page linked in each video! Here's the link: loveinstitches.mykajabi.com/love-in-stitches-membership-info We won't be open for new members again for a few months, but if you join the waitlist you'll get an email notice a few weeks before it opens!

[@ashleyhamilton9107]

@KnittyNatty thank you

[@GingerPalme]

Where do you get those big plastic bags ? They’d be perfect for my stash.

[@annettegraff8323]

I got some at Aldi ! I bought as many as I could! I sorted by size and fiber content! One is for odd ball thrift acquisitions I can combine for accessories! I found more at a later time in a duck fabric!

[@KnittyNatty]

I got mine on Amazon: amzn.to/3EafUoq

[@aimeewalters4861]

Hey, swing by DC too? I've got a cousin up there. Where should I shop when I visit?

[@KnittyNatty]

We didn't visit any D.C. shops. As far as I know there is only one? We went to Fibre Space in nearby Alexandria though and it was great!

[@aimeewalters4861]

@KnittyNatty I know Looped in Dupont. Maybe they're the only one?

[@mlea79]

Im just wondering where you are? I take it your at your parents house but have your travels ended?? Im a bit confused

[@KnittyNatty]

Yup! At my parents for the next few months until we start traveling again

[@mlea79]

@ Not finished your travels yet then 😊

[@sofiakarim2978]

❤❤

[@maggiecheyenne]

you look like the KZbinr ellbat omg

[@HappyCraftyHomemaker]

❤❤👋👋🧶🧶👋👋❤❤

[@einafets1962]

Find yourself someone who looks at you like this dog looks at her/his owner.

[@melg8251]

I'd really like to watch this as I think my stash needs a lot of work, but the audio is triggering my vertigo. I'm sorry. I hope it went well.

[@alicemac89]

If you skip to the 'organizing' section, the audio gets sorted (5:24)

[@KnittyNatty]

Oh no! What's happening with the audio??

[@KnittyNatty]

Okay booo, I think it hear it! I'm so sorry!! Usually those dips in volume get fixed automatically when we export the video. I will make sure we look into what's going on so this won't happen in future videos. Thank you so much for letting me know and again I'm so sorry it made you feel unwell.

[@melg8251]

@@KnittyNatty thank you for looking into it right away. It really means a lot.

[@marleneknits]

I’ve recognized this happens in most of your videos unfortunately.. in the beginning of clips the audio is diffused often

[@angelavonbrughan199]

List some of your bags and yarn for sale to your viewers and members and then donate the money you make to charity or a foundation that promotes craft.