Memorial Day wrap up

so ... about the options for a 3 day weekend ......

since we don't have a lake house ...

or ...

a FRIEND with a lake house ....

the options pretty much became ....

cleaning!   ;(

i opted to tackle the knitting room ....

my 1st attempt at organization ... 3 years ago ....

and for 3 years now i've wondered what in the WORLD was i thinking picking out that color that is SO NOT ME!  [although i DO love the whole sitting and knitting concept still!]

i found this concept/idea on Friday and used it for the catalyst and inspiration for the weekend!

back to neutral!  it's so much easier to breathe now ...

i left Home Depot Friday afternoon loaded with 23 2-gallon buckets, 10 8' furring strips, 2" wood screws and 23 washers to attach the buckets to the wall.  and you should have seen the looks from the men in that store when i explained what i was envisioning.  One kind gentleman, when i told him i was looking for new storage options for my yarn collection, suggested i purchase a 4 foot post and drill some holes around it, inserting dowels at an angle so i could hang my yarn.  when i explained to him that i was talking about HUNDREDS of skeins of yarn i honestly thought his eyebrows were going to grow together as his little  manly mind tried to fathom what hundreds of skeins of yarn even remotely looked like!  bless his heart!

  

the process begins ... attaching them randomly and planning on how and where to start the color process ... it was really quite fun to dig back through my yarn .... doing some reminiscing of when or where or why i purchased or received certain skeins .....  and if truth be told, i actually did set a nice little stash to the side to donate as well!

it was a slow process of stacking and regrouping ... and realizing i might need a few more buckets .... so i made a quick trip back after church sunday and bought a few more 1 gallon buckets to fill in a bit ... and stacked and packed and rearranged and grinned and giggled at my wall of color .....

i managed to find my work surface again .... books and magazines are semi-organized and ready to be used ....  stitch markers are back in place .... i found the remote ... and a few extra 'treasures' along the way!

and Finally!  my corner of the knitting room is set and settled .... my wall of color is secured and every square inch is packed in tight ...  sock yarn is hanging above my head .... books are tucked across the way for me to view from my awesome swivel rocker  .... it's been a busy, but oh so productive, Memory making weekend ..... and life is good!  i can't WAIT to just sit in the quiet and knit . . .

Isaiah 32:17

The fruit of that righteousness will be peace;
   its effect will be quietness and confidence forever.

Lamentations 3:26
it is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.

1 Thessalonians 4:11
and to make it your ambition to lead a quiet life: You should mind your own business and work with your hands.