Vlogmas / December 14th, 2022 / Crazy Sock Lady

[@ruthkoons6234]

You are not behind on knitting, you are ahead on life. love your vlogmas!!!

[@CrazySockLady]

Perfect way to look at it! ❤️❤️

[@andreawilliams9746]

Thank you for the tour of your Yarn Cave! It's so much fun to be able to "snoop" around in other people's yarn stashes!

[@theLogstead]

That Katrinkles ruler is THE best sock knitting tool out there. Any sock I have knit using the size on it, absolutely fits the recipient.

[@jenjf4knits913]

That yarn from your Grandma is so special. Maybe put it in a shadowbox on the wall so you can enjoy looking at it and thinking of her, but not have hives lol

[@karinanderson7319]

Hi Kay, I always feel that Advent is fun.... but with all the work you do for Vlogmas... no wonder you feel some pressure! Thank you for sharing on Vlogmas, it always adds to the fun of my Advent. 💖🤗And your office is amazing ... more knitting is good! Katrinkles is awesome, lots of cool tools to find and order on their website! Happy knitting!

[@cmb4280]

You should hang the alpaca skein from your grandma on the wall like your sock blockers! Then you can see it and be reminded of your grandma every time you see it. It shouldn’t be hiding. 😊

[@sandywalheim4526]

Loved the opening music on today’s vlog! I feel like I can go buy more yarn after seeing the Yarn Cave tour! 🤗

[@michelemick4565]

Enjoyed the trip around your “Yarn Cave”. Knitting is your passion and that room is your happy place. It’s great you can have that place for you favorite hobby. Enjoy your podcasts/ Vlogs. 😃

[@ingridterbeek]

Wow, what a lovely stash full of all kinds of yarn and colours.🤩

[@hannaha1474]

I think my favorite thing I’ve seen you make has to be the Christmas sweater with the beads

[@anitawessels3932]

Wow that is a very nice yarn stash. The 14th of December was my 50th birthday....I had a very nice birthday weekend. And yes this did contain some knitting time with a yarny friend.

[@thekindles1183]

Love the room tour. Do you ever get stressed by stash or it's fun to have? I go back and forth. Your vanilla sock has been a game changer for me. I LOVE IT! Stay well! Kimberly

[@elaineenstone6834]

Enjoy your knitting and don't put pressure on yourself. Love your cabinets. 🇬🇧

[@maughansterknits]

Such a fun tour, thank you! And that Colonial Blue color is stunning! I love vlogmas ❤️

[@libbysneden]

LOL ... we have a similar guest room ... My husband calls it my command center. LMAO!!!!! So much knitting not enough time!

[@MameysMedley]

love your yarn cave. Ya know, if you get rid of that bed, you can get more shelving units for MORE yarn....LOL. (just an idea)......LOL🤣

[@gaylejoseph6942]

So much fun looking at your “Yarn Cave”. 💕

[@janicesawtell5807]

I’m impressed you know where everything is in your yarn cave..thx for the tour😊

[@summershives1355]

Wow! Your yarn stash is impressive! Have you thought about doing a faded project like So Faded? It seems like you’d have a good selection in your stash!

[@elaineheisler8584]

Nice yarn stash. I have baskets,and 2 wooden crates full of yarn. Also I have 2-72 litre totes full mostly sock yarn.

[@vadec5909]

Love all your yarn the beautiful colors!

[@chrissybean4575]

I crochet a lot of potholders, personally I use a 5mm crochet hook and start with 40 chain stitches. My husband prefers a larger potholder to fit his hands better. I also use lily sugar and cream yarn. My favorite color way right now is Mistletoe.

[@CrazySockLady]

Awesome!! I definitely will chain more for this yarn if I use it in the future. But I’m actually thinking about going to Joann’s and getting some regular cotton yarn today.

[@sandrasilvestri1418]

Wow! Nice stash! Could you use the special alpaca yarn to make a decorative wall hanging? Then you could see it and enjoy it every day! 🙂

[@catherinetuwi6267]

Yes, I agree, find a non wearable knit or crochet thing for the special alpaca yarn! 😍

[@mandyhague6363]

I love your yarn cave, it’s huge.👍🧶😊

[@junewilliams9257]

Oh my I wish I had a wool cabinet like yours. I think I may have 4 skeins of sock yarn not knit up.

[@sarahschira9105]

Thanks for the stash tour! I really enjoy seeing how other people manage their yarn and how much they have. I find it so interesting!

[@francesm1704]

Love the colour of the dk socks! So pretty! I love giving knits too :) so much more joy than knitting for myself lol I usually push mine aside to start more things to gift.

[@MrsASteed]

LOVE LOVE LOVE seeing your yarn cave! Thank you so much for sharing that with us!

[@victoriabailey-johnson5868]

You have a pretty sizable stash lime me. But I just enjoy looking and touching it. Brings me such joy. It’s amazing how fast you can knit. I crochet. Starting a baby blanket for my first great grandchild, due in April.

[@carolg5770]

The tour of your Yarn Cave was so much fun! I adore those cabinets. I'd be arranging and rearranging yarn for hours. Oh that's too bad that you're allergic to alpaca. I finished a shawlette from Alpaca yarn this spring that my neighbor gave me,-it's from her sister's Alpaca farm in Newark OH. I love it-it's so soft and warm. At my fastest I couldn't get a DK sock knit as fast as you do. I'm a "thrower" which probably slows me down. I just can't seem to get the hang of Continental knitting-wish I could. Maybe I could knit through my stash faster? 🙄 Whoever is getting those DK socks will love them-that blue is gorgeous! I have 1 more thing to knit for Christmas for one of the little girls across the street. I finally had to tell myself that there's NO WAY I can get anymore knit before Sunday when we go to our daughter's in NH for an early Christmas. Watch-I'll still try to squeeze it in.🤦‍♀ As far as your large advent projects go-look at all the fun things you'll have to work on to start the new year!!!

[@karenannallard7278]

Sweet! I always like looking at yarn stashes! Thanks

[@loavesandletters]

Thank you Kay, I rewatch your Vlogmas videos over and over again. They are just so comforting! ❤

[@michellekitson5405]

Loved seeing your yarn stash. You have some beautiful colours.

[@catherinetuwi6267]

Your attitude is definitely right about doing all the things on specific days. Candles and ducks can easily be done whenever you need and not on the numbered day! You've got a lot going on, be kind to yourself! That yarn stash is fantastic and definitely SABLE (stash acquired beyond life expectancy), though you seem to knit a lot faster than I do! I really enjoy planning a 'Make 9' list every year and sometimes do a few things like hats or baby garments that aren't on that list. Do you enjoy the planning of knitting? I'm sitting here in Vanuatu, in front of a fan, 30*C (86*F), crocheting stripey teddies to give to my daughters and the niece who lives with us, for Christmas. Thanks for sharing your vlogma knitting time with me!

[@idamorton1807]

Love your yarn cave in the mist of sitting up mine. Great ideas thank you happy knitting

[@Wildcat1146]

Love your stash….drool 😊 How do you protect your fiber from pests such as moths? I am curious.

[@karengreen4744]

You have lots of beautiful yarns. I have the same IKEA cabinets. Happy Holidays.

[@lydiadaugherty5171]

Very pretty 😍 yarns! Loved that Tune!! All great to see all the Xmas Vlogs!!!

[@LindaJuneDisley]

Hi Kay, gorgeous yarn stash, beautiful socks and loving the yarn advents. Have a beautiful day ❤❤

[@shearaeknitting5555]

I agree with you on the sock ruler, I have one of them and they are so handy, I don’t measure my socks any other way now. I had a thought for the yarn that your grandmother gave you, what if you knit a cushion cover that way you can use the yarn and enjoy it without having to wear it.

[@gretchenmariee]

Oh Kay, I love your stash! Make me feel a bit less bad about mine, but I’m sure a lot of this is leftover stock from your store. All the choices!! What a dream to knit with. You certainly deserve all the fun Yarn to play with and inspire you. All so squish-able. Love it!!!

[@CrazySockLady]

I actually didn’t have any stock left from the store 🫣☺️❤️

[@gretchenmariee]

@@CrazySockLady still incredibly awesome! I think it’s so important to bring things into our lives that provide us joy. For some it’s books, wool and watercolor paints (me). You certainly deserve all the yummy wool, especially with how you inspire others through your fiber art :).

[@coralshuster5124]

Katrinkles has mini tools that are like little squares and she has one for women's shoe sizes and men's shoe sizes and it tells you inches for foot length based on shoe size! They're really helpful for knitting socks on the go!

[@kendenta2207]

Hey Kay. Is there an acceptable store bought or homemade wash solution that I could wash my socks with rather than using those specialty packets like SOAK, woolwash, and others from yarn stores?

[@SewRunKnit]

Thanks for the tour!

[@janetburgess5781]

I like the tall wool cabinet. I will try to get one like it next year. I remember the sweater with beads . I think I an getting better with my socks. I do need to go down a needle size, thanks

[@JennyFleming]

EPIC YARN STASH!!

[@Tinacrafts2]

Thought about you today, Kay, when I watched your “magic knot” tutorial. I’m doing a Habitation Throw with my advent, and your video was quite helpful! Night-night, Dexter. 🤗 🐶

[@tapcat4516]

That's alot of yarn! Hopefully you'll use it all at some point. I would feel overwhelmed with all that yarn. After a while I think all those colors look a like. Do you feel that too?

[@CrazySockLady]

Nope, I don’t.

[@theknittingchick]

Wow, that is quite the Yarn stash. If you every find you have to much I need for a charity for their Christmas Wish Hamper program for our community. There is about 25 knitters in our group. We donated 672 items for the program this year and raised over $1,000.00. HAPPY HOLIDAYS and Happy Knitting.

[@melaniecrochets]

You probably know this but I can’t let it not be said. Have you tried wearing alpaca after it’s washed? I have heard from 2 people now that working up alpaca bothers them but not wearing the washed finished product.

[@mrsjudys]

Yatn! Glorious yarn! 🎄💖🎄

[@Knitgirl9]

Do you have project bags for every season?

[@barbararenaud483]

Hello busy lady..no pressure please..love the color of your newest sock color..

[@CrazySockLady]

I shared that in yesterdays Vlog, and it’s in the Ravelry project page ❤️

[@joannamartin7917]

Loving your Vlogmas as every year! 😍😍🤩

[@bethpaschal7859]

As many others have a,ready said, thanks for sharing the tour of your yarn room and stash. I loved it! Also, I’ve been wondering about Chloe and Gracie. How are they doing? Your Chloe reminds me of our sweet dog we had for many years, her name was Zoe and she was a big sweetheart. We still miss her.

[@CrazySockLady]

They are doing fine ❤️

[@DEniseCHAVEZ7]

Question: when knitting socks in a different yarn weight (like the DK socks your knitting here) do you still do a 60 round leg and a 20 round cuff?

[@CrazySockLady]

No, I do less rounds for heavier weights. All details for how I do my DK weight socks are in the free pattern download on ravelry. ❤️

[@DEniseCHAVEZ7]

@@CrazySockLady beautiful. Thanks so much. Loving the Volgmas! ❤️

[@rebeccapowell1193]

Hi, I’m new to your channel after discovering your vanilla sock tutorial. I’ve made three pairs so far and am hoping to get the last pair ready to gift for Christmas. It seems I’m now addicted to knitting socks! If I was to knit socks using DK would I need to adjust the number of stitches? Thank you!

[@TwinkleToes2day]

i CAN'T FIND ANYONE i TRUST SO MUCH AS KAY, TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION EITHER; NOR TO FIND A GOODDK WEIGHT PATTERN. LET ME KNOW IF YOU DO? 🙏

[@TwinkleToes2day]

Oops, just noticed the CAPS shouting, sorry.

[@heatherhayes8758]

Have you ever kept track of how many skeins of yarn you have used in a year?

[@joanmachado9063]

Great podcast thank you 😊

[@taniafredericks2668]

Love you space!

[@joannamartin7917]

😂😂so glad your sock/fingering single skeins looks like mine! But you knit so much faster than me so yours may not be two lifetimes worth which I’m afraid mine is!❤❤

[@CrazySockLady]

😂

[@chimaknits]

I am curious if maybe you can eventually discuss (or maybe you already did and I missed it 😂). How did you choose which project you would knit with which advent calendar? (I would have a hard time choosing not knowing in advance the colors)

[@neenathatsews1085]

love the tour!!

[@Pnwmommaof3]

Your cubby is gloriously filled!❤

[@marciaz5346]

Hi Kay: a question - you were showing your yarn cake and I noticed there is a piece of paper in the middle. Can you explain why you do that?

[@CrazySockLady]

It’s the label for the yarn, just so I don’t lose it.

[@marciaz5346]

@@CrazySockLady Sometimes the simplest explanations are the best...lol. Thank you for my daily Dexter fix 🥰

[@BoTinaBina]

Do you use #1 or #2 for the dk yarn? Love your channel

[@CrazySockLady]

US 3. Details are always on my ravelry project page and on the pattern page.

[@larryprice5242]

My husband complains about me having too many project bags. In your tour I saw Christmas bags, but you do have other ones right?

[@CrazySockLady]

Yep, I mention in the video that I have storage containers under the bed for project bags and other things.

[@Quiltmama31]

Maybe store your alpaca yarn in a clear container to display. And the fibers won't get on your other yarns.

[@Teresakloeppel]

❤

[@mickiwhite4754]

Yikes! 😆

[@debbieperea95]

Hi Kay I love all your advents👍🏻🧶🎄🎄🧡🧡🧡Love your fingering yarn 🧶👍🏻👍🏻🧡🧡🧡

[@beatrizc.martin7706]

Love yourn yarn cave!🥰

[@Ladeedi73]

❤❤