Order! Order!

[susandennis]

First I reorganized my clothes in the closet that now has light. I found a shitload of shirts that had gotten lost in the dark. I do not need to make more.

Then yarn. There's a really nice, inexpensive yarn made in England that I've fallen for mainly because it's the perfect weight, it feels lovely to wear and to work with and it comes in a biscillion colors. So, now, mostly, that's the only yarn I use. There are patterns galore and color groupings all over the internet.

I rarely knit or crochet anything major using only one color. I like to use them all!

This morning all of mine was on the shelves in random order and I had no idea what colors I had or how many. That is no longer true.

First I made a Google doc of all the colors - names, numbers and color swatches. In the order of the shade card.



Then I went to the shelves and arranged all of my skeins in that order and made a note of what I had. This is a clear sign that I have way too much time on my hands BUT it does make me feel or so under control. It's a lovely feeling.



When we were little Mom made weird snacks. One of the weirdest was sauted Kix. Yes, the cereal. Melt butter in a pan, pour in the cereal. Stir until golden brown. Salt and eat. Hot or cold. I'm not a fan of Kix. too sweet. But cheerios? Sauted? DELISH! I have one giant pan I use and I generally make a bunch at a time. I have not had any for a while. I think it's time. I have butter. I have cheerios. I'm going to saute. Now.

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[carriea31.livejournal.com]

Oh wow. That really does sound like a weird snack, but of course now I'm curious.

[susandennis]

Not too much butter, maybe quarter of a stick or less per cup and a half of cheerios.

[mairi-dubh.livejournal.com]

Then...where do you stand on Chex Party Mix, made in one's own kitchen?

[susandennis]

i'm fine with it.

[mairi-dubh.livejournal.com]

Somehow, I'm not surprised although I wouldn't have been surprised, either, if you'd said you can't stand it. Humans have preferences some of which mystify other humans....

[lenine2.livejournal.com]

The photo of your yarn looks like it's in a shop. That's some stash! I'm just as bad, but needlework stash takes up less room than yarn craft stash.

Congratulations on the discovery of long sleeved shirts you had forgotten about!

[msconduct.livejournal.com]

And the other benefit of organising it is that it looks so lovely on the shelf!

[sweetmeow]

From all you're said, your apartment sounds cozy and intimate. But - this shelving looks huge and like it runs down a long hallway! On first glance, you have enough yarn for a lifetime. Well -- not really. die-hard knitters and crocheters use up yarn quickly! I love your color-coding. I do it with my earrings!

[susandennis]

My condo is long and narrow - 1,300 sq feet. Here's the layout.

[sweetmeow]

Forgot to answer this... I had NO IDEA your apartment was shaped so long and narrow! Now I understand. It's only 400 sq. feet less than our two-story house! It's cozy, yet spacious! Is your sewing room on the other side of the bath, closest to the building hallway?

[susandennis]

Yep, that's exactly where the sewing room is. Cozy, yet spacious. A perfect description!

[dondeestavale.livejournal.com]

LIKE

[richaarde.livejournal.com]

That sounds like an awesome snack, actually.

[fauxklore]

I love the yarn on the shelving. Someday I will tackle my stash.

[alice-mccoy.livejournal.com]

Oh the beauty of a stash of wool. Mine has to boxed mostly to keep it under control.
Love the diagram of the apartment ...I had wondered about the layout. If I watch a long running show i tend to start doodling the layout. Fraisier's took ages (then I saw you could buy a print of it lol) and I'm still stuck on Inspector Montelbano's home there seems to be a triangular room downstairs and too many external doors. 😁

[dadi.livejournal.com]

I do that with cornflakes sometimes.
And those colours are soooo beautiful <3

[susandennis]

It's very hard to get cornflakes here that are not too sweet. But, if you could, that would work nicely :)

[dadi.livejournal.com]

I have special ones without sugar from a health store.

[zoefruitcake.livejournal.com]

Oh I do love a bit of colour organisation

[bill-schubert.livejournal.com]

Time to train Biggie to go to shelf 7 row c and bring one skein.

[rsc.livejournal.com]

Oh, yeah, that's a really good idea.

[susandennis]

OMG YES! he'd love that job.

[interes2012.livejournal.com]

do you have the patience to crochet? wow

[mindyklasky.livejournal.com]

I am in love with that yarn stash! What's the brand and weight? (I'm partial to Shepherd's Wool, here in the States, but I haven't stocked up in quite some time...)

[susandennis]

MINDY!!!! I was just thinking about you the other day and wondering what in the world you were up to! My ESP(N) must be golden.

This yarn is Stylecraft, Special DK and I get it from Woolwarehouse.

https://www.woolwarehouse.co.uk/yarn/stylecraft-special-dk-all-colours

(I pay extra for their tracked shipping and get it sometimes in 3 days, sometimes in 4. They ship before my enter key is cold.)

I hope you are fine and dandy. I miss hearing about your life.

[chocolate-frapp.livejournal.com]

I've had Chex mix lots of times but I hadn't heard of doing that with Kix. I suppose you could do that with a lot of different kinds of cereals as long as they weren't too sweet.
There are some gorgeous yarn colors you've got there.