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LOVE KNITTING BUT HATE THE MESS

  • Jen Crafter
  • Jun 19, 2019
  • 2 min read


I am yet to find a person who says I have no hobby at all. Hobbies make us complete and happy. Its not just something you do to kill your time, it’s your me time that makes your life a little more exciting.

I am a bit of an extrovert and my hobbies include reading, writing, music and stand-up comedy. But honestly, I have always been very intrigued with fashion and fabric. A random trip to a departmental store in Sydney where I went to buy a woollen blanket for my sister’s baby shower started my love affair with knitting.

Yes, you read that right … knitting. And I am not old. I have always vocal about the whole stereotype thingy and I can debate on hours if provoked.

Anyways coming back to my newfound passion…. The very next day I landed in a yarn store. Like all super excited beginners, I bought everything my wallet could afford. My cart was filled with yarn in every colour plus all types of needles, notions etc. Quite frankly I didn’t even know the terms for a few things…... but the staff at the store was kind and helpful to accommodate an amateur like me.


Quilters Project Bag
Quilters Project Bag

I was highly determined and bought the lot. I reached home and dumped it all on my computer table in a big carton box and looked for classes online. I found very interesting ones in my suburb and I picked the one that was closest to my place. I have been going there for last 6 months now and the ladies in the group are super cool and super fun as oppose to some ideologies.

I got to admit that I was a mess when I started. Even though I enjoyed the hobby a lot I couldn’t find a way to work around the chaos that came with it. My initial weeks were a terror with yarns rolling all over my room, needles poking me under my bedsheets and stitch markers making their way in my waste bin.


https://www.yazzii.com/shop/yazzii-carry-all-ca120/
Yazzii Carry All

One of my mates in the group gave me wonderful tips on how to organize my work area. She listed few items that I needed to buy to organise my work-space so I could enjoy my craft and hobby in a relaxed environment. My first buy was a Carry All from Yazzii which was highly recommended by my group gals. I was so impressed with the quality of this knitting bag that I went ahead and bought 3 threading bags, 2 quilting bags, 3 tool organizers, 2 tote bags and 1 crafters basket from the same brand.

It might sound like I am bit of a spend thrift but no….. they were important. And I honestly couldn’t find anything to match the quality and versatility that Yazzii offered. Now with my things in place I feel real proud of myself and I have made some really cool pieces in the last few weeks.

All those people who laughed and mocked me 6 months ago are raving about my creativity and requesting personal orders.

Now that I have imbibed the craft and spent so much time learning and doing it, I have many respects for the artists that have been doing it for so long…..



100+ Ultimate Thread Organizer
100+ Ultimate Thread Organizer

 
 
 

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