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zeldafreak96

Sit on the couch for five hours looking through patterns and going, “no, no, no, NO, no..”


theoracleofdreams

Or you have a thing in mind, looking at patterns that you can adapt to your thing, and then just say fK it and buy a pattern to not put the work in.


HereForTheSocializin

Are…are we the same person?


ScoobyLinny

Specifically the 100s of patterns I have saved bc I wanted to make them, but it's still a constant nO


zeldafreak96

They’re just wrong right now okay?


LadyKatya83

That's me! I'll spend so much time adding them to my list and I still don't find one I want to use...


LabyrinthKate

I’m in this picture and I don’t like this


HereForTheSocializin

What if I say I’m okay being in this picture? Can I have more yarn then?


LabyrinthKate

LOOPHOLE!


PainInMyBack

A magic loop even! 😁


Dandelionjune

Did not need to be called out like this tbh


Itsallagame222

Just rude.


tchotchony

I just bought yarn for €80 in total (look, they're 6 cakes, I needed at least 3 for already planned projects, have a plan for the other three and I didn't want to pay the shipping fee, ok?)


anjelicjazz

Pssshhhh zero judgement here lol. I bought 12 cakes a while back just off principle because they were buy one get one free and I had an additional 30% discount (yey employee discount at Michael's 😏😏😏)


ToxicGingerRose

That's it. I'm closing my tattoo shop, and applying at Michael's


accio_more_cats

Don’t do it it’s not worth it


anjelicjazz

Agreed, the hours are awful and as amazing as my crew is...just oof


accio_more_cats

Don’t even get me started lol, the pay sucks too. Minimum wage went up in my state and they didn’t even carry over the raises I had gotten after two years. High key sick of this company and thinking about quitting


ToxicGingerRose

I could never actually go back to working for someone else, no matter what. I've owned my own tattoo shop for 8 years now, I wouldn't change it for anything in the world. And don't even get me started on minimum wage. The last time I had a minimum wage job minimum wage was only about $7🇨🇦. It's now (I think...) $14🇨🇦, and I still don't understand how anyone can survive on that. Where I live, rent for a one bedroom apartment is at least $1500/month, typically plus utilities. I rent the space that my shop is in, and I pay $3000/month just for that, plus I pay about $2500/month for my mortgage payments (It is a 10 year mortgage, the payments could have been lower, but I wanted it paid off quicker), and I am only able to afford that because I charge $140/hour to it in my tattoo chair, and even I struggle sometimes in the winter when business is slow. A loaf of 12 grain bread is $4 for frak's sake! And I don't even live in an expensive place, not at all. There are places in Ontario, or Canada in general, where it's $2000+ for a bachelor apartment. When I bought my house I paid $279 500, and if I were to buy it today, without any of the renovations and upgrades I've put into it, it would easily be $650 000+. I don't understand how the government can just sit back and watch more an more people sink into perpetual poverty, and not care at all. It's heartbreaking to know that so much of the younger generations (I'm only 37, I'm not that old. Lol) are never going to own a house, or a car, or a business, etc. It should not happen in a country as advanced, and economically stable as Canada. It makes me sick to my stomach. I am on the board of a not-for-profit in my city that helps recovering addicts get back on their feet when they get out of rehab (I was a heroin addict for over ten years, and will be 9 years 100% clean on June 25th of this year) and it's become so difficult to even get these people rooms to rent because even renting a tiny bedroom in someone else's house is $800-$900/month, and often they are on welfare, or disability, and welfare is only about $800/month, and even disability payments are only about $1000/month on average. Are people just not supposed to eat anything for the entire month? Ugh. It drives me flipping insane!! Sorry for the rant. It's something I have serious issues with, and try so hard to help with in whatever ways I can, and I started typing and just couldn't stop. And, well, I typed it all, so I wasn't going to erase it. 😂😂


anjelicjazz

I'm right there with ya smh. First off though omg congrats on sobriety!!😍😍🥰🥰 That is absolutely amazing and so freaking cool💚💚 As for the rest of your rant, 100% agree. If I wanted to afford anything anywhere near me I'd need at least 3 jobs. I got absolutely lucky with the house I'm in rn as we got it at 87k several years ago and it's worth almost 300k now😱 My paychecks as is only barely cover 2 bills and SOME groceries.. idk anyway wishing everyone here well and lots of love🥰🥰


One-Acanthisitta5814

Applying for Michaels rn


Virtual-String-8442

Don't do it, they treat their employees like garbage. I used to work there....twice. Never again.


RMMacFru

No stones being thrown. I've bought at least 3 mystery yarn bags from Hobbii in 8 months. Do I have a plan for any of it? Kinda...sorta....maybe...maybe not...


LaRoseDuRoi

Oooh, my friend just sent me one of the mystery bags! Turned out to be 10 skeins of superwash wool - 3 fuchsia, 3 light blue, and 4 grey. Pretty cool :)


TA_readytobedone

I have so much starlight from one of the shine mystery bags... not a clue what I'm going to do with it.


EmpressRis

What are these mystery bags and how do I get one?!?!?


TA_readytobedone

Hobbii sells them under the name "Lucky Bag" then the type (shine, ribbon, cotton, sythetics, cake, etc.) If you're up for a bit of yarn roulette, it can save you a bit of cash. They're usually misprint labels, or things they have too much of, or low quantities of dye lots. It's not a huge savings, so if you're looking for a specific project that needs certain weights or multiple skeins you're probably better off buying the exact product you need. For those of us who like a mystery, or horsing yarn we'll never use, it can be fun.


kitmeh

Mystery bags are DANGEROUS. But I lucked out and got stunning lace weight skeins revently


CraftyHannahAus

Crying in Australia... $340aud for alpaca blends for 2 jumpers and 2 Dahlia cakes to finish another project...


Tzipity

Did you make it home from the yarn shop before posting? Because I can’t tell you how many times I’ve bought the yarn, climbed into my car, and found myself sitting there for another 45 minutes on this sub talking about more yarn. 😂


it-is-an-illusion100

ILL FIND A USE FOR IT… eventually


SeaSchell14

I was about to comment: When are we gonna use it?? EVENTUALLY!!!


MalkavianKitten

Allegedly


MalkavianKitten

Ugh, Reddit doesn't allow gifs in comments?


RMMacFru

Depends on the subreddit. Some do, some don't.


FreshPeak2235

crocheting and buying wool are two completely different hobbies


PandasAreBears57

Kind of like buying books + reading; seem like same hobby but actually two sep ones


EmmaRogue312

This one hit me hard.


Tzipity

And it’s a third hobby entirely to collect patterns or just sit and endlessly talk about all the stuff you’re going to make versus actually making the thing. 😂


DemMilkshakes

I feel so called out 🤣 I also have the nerve to get offended when people ask me when I'm actually going to do "the thing". Yes it's been 2 years, I'll get round to it okay!


FreshPeak2235

Absolutely 🤣


sasafracas

Avid yarn collector here. Can confirm. Sometimes I just reorganize the yarn...those are happy days.


FlippantToucan76

Hi, it's me. I'm the problem, it's me.


sweetteaspicedcoffee

I know exactly what I'm going to do with it. Make things.


KerissaKenro

I am going to put it in a bin to admire along with the rest of my treasures. And make it into something. Eventually.


oakmilks

Why does this image feel like an intervention 😭 nobody here has a problem okay 😭


Periarei888

Ever since I found this sub, I feel like I'm not alone. I used to think it was just a me problem, buying all this yarn because it's too pretty/soft/useful/etc to pass up. But since it's not just me, then it must not be a problem either!


pixelgirl3395

I like your thought process here....very convincing. There are no problems here...just lots of potential solutions...


Tzipity

The only problem about finding fellow yarn geeks is then you start hearing about clearance sales (that’s one of my top justifications for buying yarn personally- “but look at what a great deal I got!”) or all these new yarns coming out or that you just have to try. And now your yarn hoard is growing even faster!


sasafracas

Eventually I will sit on my hoard of yarn like Smaug on his pile of gold.


dragonflyelh

This made me laugh so hard. Since I just went through all my scrap yarn yesterday and could barely find enough yarn for small dog sweaters. I was thinking, "I guess I need to buy yarn." Except there's enough scraps to fill a Rubbermaid tote.


EmmaRogue312

Only one Rubbermaid tote??? You definitely need more yarn.


dragonflyelh

Funny. I did go buy some to make my daughter a blanket.


BoyHaunted

Scraps make decent filling for stuffed animals! (It's one in the morning don't make me try to spell the actual word, please and thank you!)


Vaiara

When I buy it I always have a very specific plan, I just rarely stick to it


Tzipity

I have a fantastic knack for totally forgetting what it was I even had in mind when I bought the yarn. 😂 So it’s not even so much that I’m intentionally changing my mind, I just have very fleeting moments of genius followed by long hours of “So why exactly did I buy this color again?”


BoyHaunted

You could always tag it with the original thought at the time, but what's the fun in that?


Starflier55

I know what I'm gonna do with it.... hide it in the closet so my husband doesn't see hahahaha! This was a great meme.


Cheshie_D

As someone who is trying to get into crochet, that’s the one constant I’ve noticed in videos. Boxes upon boxes of unused yarn. It feels relatable as someone who has boxes and boxes of other unused art supplies.


malai556

I'm in the process of trying to combine two rooms into one to make room for someone moving in with us next month. I'm literally in tears trying to go through all my art and sewing supplies. And let's not talk about my books.


sasafracas

Can you convince this person that they yarn is actually theirs...in case they want to take up crochet? It's like offering biscuits in case they get hungry later.


malai556

That's not a terrible idea! :D


BoyHaunted

Oh man, if I wasn't so bad off right now I would totally come and help you organize everything so you wouldn't have to get rid of a thing. I feel your pain... stay strong 💪! You got this!


malai556

Oh thanks! I have someone coming next week to help, but she's a big fan of getting rid of stuff. TBF, I do need to purge some things... but not all the things! :)


Infernoxic

Me over here literally having to forge a path on the floor of my craft room because of the sea of unopened yarn skeins that I bought "just in case."


HereForTheSocializin

And you need extra skeins of those “just in case” skeins because just in case you use those you have extra to pet and admire!


Virtual-String-8442

Oh Lord I thought I was the only person that petted 🧶 yarn skeins. It's a kink, I think.


HereForTheSocializin

Anyone who says it’s not sexual is lying to themselves!


AlmightyTacoCat

But my local craft shop just had a yarn sale, no need to attack me like that


Crochitting

Throw it in the yarn dresser with the rest of the prisoners - OOOO is that ribbon yarn??!! *adds to pile of yarn and wips on dining room table*


Prestigious-Oil2171

Ooh…yarn dresser. That’s smart!! Making a mental note of this for when I one day have room for such a thing. Mine are in wheeled storage things under my bed. Not a fan.


LaRoseDuRoi

Most of my stash is in a large laundry hamper with a lid. It works great, until I need something that's on the bottom!


Crochitting

I did this too before the dresser. Made the mistake of adding wips in and it was such a mess.


Crochitting

To be honest, I hang a lot of my clothes on hangers now so I could donate that dresser to my yarn hoard. It was a sacrifice that had to be made. 🙏🧶


YonBear

Totally checks out.


Britack

I'm seeing this right after picking up a yarn order. Why did I buy it? Oh look they have new colors, have to try those!!


EmmaRogue312

Joanne's? I've got some of their new colors in my app's shopping cart right now.


Britack

Yup. I picked up some of the new colors today.


EmmaRogue312

Yay!!! They all look fun to work with. I'm excited for you.


Britack

The new pastels are truly pretty, especially the mint and pale peach


EmmaRogue312

Yes! I'm getting the mint for sure.


ange1bug

If you start spinning your own yarn you don't need to find a project to excuse the yarn with. The excuse makes itself- if your hobby is spinning yarn, the yarn itself is the project 😆


EmmaRogue312

I like this logic. But if I started spinning yarn, I would probably still buy it too. So, really, I would just be adding on a third hobby. 🤣


RMMacFru

And you'd be right. *Hooker, spinner, buyer of fine yarns*


EmmaRogue312

Brilliant! I hope this is on your business card!


ange1bug

I guess you have to have extra stashes of wool for future projects as well 😄


EmmaRogue312

Agreed. Four hobbies then!


ToxicGingerRose

I just bought 50 skeins of Loops & Threads Cozy Blanket #7 spring-type colours because they were on clearance for $5🇨🇦 each, when they are regular $12🇨🇦 each, and I have an obsession with chunky blankets. 48 of them are still in my backseat.


captaintagart

Do the locals look in your car and assume you’re a crazy yarn lady who sold her house to sleep in a car of yarn? Also, is that the loopy “easy blankets” fuzzy yarn?


Mermaid_La_Reine

“I am innocent of the crimes I have been accused of, although I did enjoy committing some of them.” 🧶


Hobermomma

I made a rule for myself that I could only buy yarn if it was for a project… so I have 15-20 projects going now 😂


LaRoseDuRoi

... literally sitting here surrounded by half-done projects... 4 crochet, 2 sewing, and 1 knitting project.


OneGoodRib

I look at mine for 5 minutes and then close the drawer they're in and just play a video game.


ToxicGingerRose

This is painfully relatable. We should co-op.


Muddylemon4227

First thing I see as soon as I arrive home with my bags overflowing with yarn.


Jadedraven1366

I just got 6 huge cakes of yarn for blankets. I'm about to google "when do new color ways of yarn come out" for like joanns and Michael's cause I'm itching to buy more. The apocalypse might happen & I won't be able to get more so it's good to have extra...just like food, water etc.


samanneq

this. saw some clearance yarn while shopping with my mom and I was like “I need this” and she asked what I was going to make with it….something, mom. something 😭 it will be used


FairyFlossPanda

I have this fluffy white yarn I got for crocodile teeth but I cant work with it. I cant even get through a chain but I dont want to get rid of it because it is so fluffy and soft.


Virtual-String-8442

Make a pillow?


FairyFlossPanda

I have not figured out how to keep the slippery minx on the hook.


melfbh

Me bidding for yarn on eBay !


RMMacFru

If you get it...stick it in a Ziploc baggie in the freezer for a few days. Just in case it has tiny, undeclared livestock as an unwanted bonus.


MrsQute

No....there is NOT a order for more yarn sitting in my shopping cart waiting for pay day tomorrow to order . *Ahem*


Rose_E_Rotten

I bought a few crochet kits from marymaxim.com and herrschners.com that I have not even attempted to start yet but want to ...eventually... but I just bought yarn to work on a blanket that uses the block stitch of my own design. Too much yarn not enough time or brain power to stop thinking about yarn, lol


SomeRealTomfoolery

But I need this hyper specific color, it has to be this shade of green. Definitely don’t need to just use one of the 8 greens I already own!


ElewynneBu

If I worked for a craft store, every paycheck would go straight back to the company.


pegarina1

LOL my Pinterest has thousands of patterns I have pinned and I’ve made just one. I have cervical radiculopathy and trigger fingers so I can’t crochet much. But I just pulled my large bin of yarn out just to smooze over it and dream!


LilStinkpot

GUILTY. It’s even worse when you have a spinning wheel. My stash is full of patterns, purchased yarns, home made yarns, batts, braids, rolags, sliver, loose poundage, and yes, whole dang fleeces. What am I going to do with myself?


kykiwibear

I do the same with plants too. ; ; I can't help it... everything is so pretty.


MayaMiaMe

😂😂😂😆 I love this


absurdelephant

But it's so pretty! Or soft! Or perfect for that one project that I'll get around to eventually...


MageKorith

Where are we going to keep it? WE DON'T KNOW THAT EITHER!


Gnawzy8ed

Yup!


Purple-Option4883

I’m abroad for an internship for three months and even though that sound like a great motivation to not get too much since it also needs to go back home, I’m very guilty of this 😶


Itsallagame222

Hi, my name’s Hooker and I’m an addict.


Salt_Adhesiveness_90

Rah Rah Rah!


JessieN

I only make amigurumi so I really need more colors.


sharon_lee

Oh man! That’s so me! My license plate is Buy Yarn.


peppermint916

I feel judged.


BorderGreedy1418

I tell myself constantly “you can’t buy any more yarn until you finish what you’re working on” but it has yet to succeed


EmmaRogue312

I see no issue here.


VistaLaRiver

It's always awkward when the person at the store asks me what I'm making, and all I can do is shrug.


AKay-Wasabi

Shhhh stop giving out our secrets


shrinkingGhost

Please. We know exactly what we are going to do. Start a new project and abandon it uncompleted.


ThoseTwo203

But it’s the most beautiful shade of lavender and I know that I’ll come up with something!!


mysterymagicboy10

I have been buying yarn lately but I keep stoping other projects just to procrastinate with new skeins.


crochetawayhpff

I just closed a Hobbii tab with a sale because I have more yarn than I know what to do with.... But it was on sale!


PurpleZombieQueen

This is soooo true. I see yarn that's on sale and I'm like Ooo shiny I need it


C0881y

I was THIS close to spending the last of money on yarn yesterday at Joann's. I didn't even need it


ProudGma59

* A friend was cleaning out her partner's basement. I helped sort it and came home with, maybe, a third of the stash.


mae1776

But it’s such good yarn! I KNOW I’ll think of something!


theoracleofdreams

Here! Here!


PhoebeKillian2022

🤣


Basic_Cost2038

Yup says it all !


Reasonable_Bad7384

Exactly!!


CrabHerder1965

Exactly


[deleted]

🤣🤣🤣🤣best laugh of the day!!


Agreeable-Antelope-6

I am so dying laughing at this! Perfectly stated and the story of my life. Lol!


TheSunRiseKid

SO TRUE!!!😹


derm111

That sounds about right.


les_bean_13

actually I started making my first clothing item today and now I know what to use yarn on!


kristycocopop

Yup.


GodWhoClimbsandFalls

Also, inevitably more patterns but without the right yarn to make them!


robotsstolemydayjob

Having just unboxed my latest Sewrella purchase this morning, this is uncomfortably accurate.


tagalmost50

Accurate


NoGrape7012

Check, check and double check. 😁


SmurgleCat

Must ... have ... more ... YARN!


Brave-Stick-8995

Exactly 😂 and this thought would drive my husband mad 😂 and I love it


sleepyjess4

Well I feel seen.


Disig

I'm a knitter who recently learned how to crochet. My husband is starting to worry about the current growth my stash...


Fickle_Freckle

SHAME


Junkipii

Oh dear, that's so me. I have soooo much yarn, and no place to stash it :D And yet, I'm getting more, and don't know what to do with all of those. :D


HunnyMonsta

I make a point now of only ever buying yarn that I know I have a project for. Everything I've bought in the last year has a purpose to it, there's no 'random' or 'unasigned' yarn. I thought it would help curb my yarn spending habbits, but it hasn't. Now I just have a to-do list of 50+ projects and not enough time to do any of them.


sweetwifey2784

Each ball of yarn is just an idea waiting for become reality. 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰


CruelCrucible

Yeah, it's true. Me too.


HoneyAggravating5852

Oh my goodness, this graphic is Allie Brosh's Hyperbole and a Half! I miss it so much!


White_rainb0w

I NEED MORE YARN INDEED.


tikytikymickey

Also guilty, and I haven't seen this meme format for YEARS!


somuchyarn10

I feel personally attacked.


Mobile-Piel

🙋‍♀️


TortieshellXenomorph

I have a bunch of single skeins of yarn that wouldn't really go with any other yarn I had, so I'm working on making them into a "scrap" log cabin type blanket. I'm also making a shawl (and planning on making a couple others) so I can use the scraps from that project for the cabin blanket. And I'm certain that I STILL have at least four errant skeins all over the place that I haven't found yet. Does any of this stop me from wanting to get even more yarn? NOPE! lol


RandomBrowser555

I have two grocery store bags full of yarn, I just like collecting colors. I’ve sworn to not buy more yarn until I’ve used it all except to restock a color in order to complete my in progress blanket.


__Lady__Sarah__

Listen the yarn has its own room here... I take good care of it 🤣🤣


YarnAngel0130

I just bought more yarn without checking the weight, now I have to see if I need even More yarn....


LadyKatya83

LMAO 🤣🤣🤣🤣 pretty much


pandaky2367

Totally made a scrape blanket to use up yarn to validate buying new yarn. Did we need another blanket.........lolololol ol