On the website we have some lovely, professionally-designed yarn stash pillows that showcase your yarn and look lovely in your house.
But this DIY version is pretty cool too.
Take any cushion cover, (mine is from IKEA) and stuff it with some of your stash. That's pretty much it. If you can put one thing inside of another thing, you can do this clever hack.
These are some yarns I bought 15 years ago now. Plus a really sad UFO that is just begging to be ripped and reworked into something else. At least now they are giving me a little back support.
For National Craft Month, look for a tip a day on my blog until the end of the month.
Disclaimer: Grab yourself a coffee and settle in before proceeding, because this post isn't a fast read! If you're just looking for a quick and easy list of tips to fit more knit and crochet into your life, you might want to take a look at 13 Helpful Tips for More Knit & Crochet Time instead. I started this year with a quiet New Years Resolution to gain more focus in my life. Too much time wasted on social media, not enough time actually doing the things that mattered to me. The goal went way beyond knit and crochet and crafting, but of course it included them too. I read the book Getting Things Done by David Allen. (Yes, it’s an affiliate link!) Such...
Don’t you just love it when you finally find a moment to knit or crochet? Then someone approaches you and says, “Wow that’s so cool that you do THAT! But I would NEVER have time for that!”. As if that’s all you do. You just sit around and knit and crochet all day. And it’s not like that person has never binge-watched a show on Netflix. Or sat around shooting the breeze with friends. Or taken public transport. And those were all opportunities to knit or crochet if that had actually been one of their priorities. What we know, as knitters and crocheters, is that it’s all about prioritizing. It's about being creative in finding ways to fit this passion into our...
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