YOUR Reasons
Why Knitters and Crocheters
Have Extra Skeins in their Stash

"Because yarn talks to me and I can't bear to hear it cry 'Buy me, Buy me,' and not have pity on the poor skein!"
—Sheila in Cerritos, California

"Reasons for leftover yarn:
1. inheriting yarn. "Oh, you knit! Here—have my old yarn!"
2. Knitters measuring badly.
3. Buying an auction basket of random yarn."
--Betsy Hoffmeister, Seattle

"He buys a new engine/car/dog/motorbike, so I need to compensate with equivalent value in yarn (obviously I end up with a much more valuable and useful collection!)
--Wendy Knight in Victoria, Australia

"Why, I'm in a contest, of course. And the person who dies with the most yarn wins, right? "
—Barbara in Virginia

"When I go to craft stores or local yarn shops, the colors and the textures of the yarns are so beautiful sometimes you just have to purchase yarn, even if you don't have a specific reason."—Mary Dadds in Maryland

"I am a yarn junkie because money is meant to be spent.  I have to buy yarn in my "colors", so I always have something to knit up for myself that will look good on me.  Even if I buy faster that I knit, I will always have something that looks good." 
—Jean Martin in Sacramento, California

"I just love to buy yarn - I love the look of it and the feel of it and I have such grandiose ideas - far beyond my capabilities - but someday - oh yes - someday . . ."
—Cathy in Barrie, Ontario, Canada

"I just know I can pair it with something else in the stash or I can merge it with several other lonely skeins and make a shawl, scarf or omega wrap. The wools get extra special attention and often join together to unite in felt. How else can you try many different yarns before embarking on a major project with a yarn you hate?
—Susie S. in Charlotte, NC

"Because you only have to run out of yarn part way through a project and spend a maddening amount of time searching for that one specific dye lot once before you start making a habit of getting a little more yarn that what the pattern calls for . . . "—Jenn in Austin, TX

"I have so much yarn in my stash because I just went to Stitches West this past weekend and bought a bunch of wonderful, chunky new yarn, including 2 skeins of my new favorite, Malabrigo. However, this is all in addition to what I already had at home lurking in my yarn bins, but I'm moving shortly and plan to install an additional storage method by hanging yarn in colorful bags on a deep red peg rack; therefore, making my stash look more artistic than just a big, excessive pile of yarn!"
—Marin Lemieux in Sacramento, California

"You never know when you will absolutely HAVE to start something RIGHT NOW." 
—Denise Koster in Hugo, Colorado