Hi, I’m Rebecca, a knitter based in Toronto, Canada. In this video, I’ll be sitting down and chatting about why I will be starting on a yarn lowbuy year and the rules/parameters I have set for myself to achieve this*. I will also reorganize my yarn stash and explain how I store everything in my hobby corner as I get ready for this lowbuy period!

I came up with many of these rules and have been chatting extensively about this with my friend Tar. Please check out her Instagram and YouTube channel because she is an absolute gem!!
  / tar.knits  
   / @tarknits3717  

*little disclaimer: I think this is achievable but these lowbuy rules may change. If it is causing me a lot of stress, then I will adjust! I want to keep this hobby fun for myself after all and please do what is best for you! :) Being creative with fibre is such a personal topic and this is by no means, me explaining what I think is the “right” way to do things. I want to document how I will be reducing my stash because I enjoy watching yarn stash videos and thought it could be interesting to see if others feel the same about any of these reasons and rules.

Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
2:07 Reasons for a Low Buy Year
12:20 Rules for a Low Buy Year
16:53 Project Gamification and Yarn Usage Challenge
19:12 Yarn Stash Regoranization
23:09 Yarn Stash
31:28 Outro

Reasons for a Low Buy Year
1) Space
2) Changing Colour and Fibre Preferences
3) Changing Project Preferences
4) Being Mindful of Overconsumption
5) Cost Savings and Budgeting
6) Feeling Guilty from Acquisitions

Rules for a Low Buy Year
1) Minimum 6Month Time Frame (Tar and I started our low buy period in November! But I would like my low buy period to last until the end of 2024)
2) Limit Test Knitting
3) Cast On Projects Only If All the Yarn Is in Stash
4) No Restrictions on Knitting Patterns
5) Track Yarn Usage Each Month
6) Unsubscribe from Promotional Emails and 7)Turn Off Facebook Marketplace Notifications

Gamification
1) Sweater Quantities: Knit 2 sweaters before I have the option to purchase 1 sweaters quantity
2) Accessory Quantities: Knit 3 accessories before I have the option to purchase 1 accessory quantity

Usage Challenge
1) Use 50 skeins and/or 2500 grams and/or 8,750 metres of yarn in 2024.

Yarn Storage
1) Ikea Raskog Utility Cart
2) Oui Large Storage Crates Set of 3
3) Ikea Skubb Storage Case, Black 44x55x19cm size

Let’s Connect
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