PariSarah Posted March 11, 2008 Posted March 11, 2008 What the non-knitting spouse says: We don't have any money for yarn. What the knitting spouse hears: We don't have any money for Christmas presents. Buy yarn, and knit some. What the non-knitting spouse says: You've already got tons of yarn. What the knitting spouse hears: Buy whatever you need to make best use of the yarn you have. What the non-knitting spouse says: Isn't that yarn shop awfully far away? Why are you going to waste all that gas to get there? What the knitting spouse hears: Isn't that yarn shop awfully far away? Buy lots of yarn so that you don't have to go back again for awhile. What the non-knitting spouse says: I don't want you to knit me anything. What the knitting spouse hears: I don't like any of the yarn or patterns you have. Buy more. What the non-knitting spouse says: Honey, your stash is taking over our spare bedroom. What the knitting spouse hears: Honey, would you like our spare bedroom to become your knitting room? That way you could buy more yarn. What the non-knitting spouse says: Why don't you use the yarn you already have? What the knitting spouse hears: There must be something wrong with the yarn you already have if you don't use it. You probably need to buy more. What the non-knitting spouse says: Don't. buy. yarn. What the knitting spouse hears: Buy more yarn! Quote
OnTheBrink Posted March 11, 2008 Posted March 11, 2008 LOL! There's a sign at the store my daughter takes her sewing lessons at. It says, "Your husband just called; He said buy anything you want!" Quote
Basketmaker Amy Posted March 11, 2008 Posted March 11, 2008 Funny! I'm not a knitter, but a basketweaver! Buy more reed and patterns....:) Thanks for the smile. Quote
Colleen in NS Posted March 11, 2008 Posted March 11, 2008 What the non-knitting spouse says: We don't have any money for yarn.What the knitting spouse hears: We don't have any money for Christmas presents. Buy yarn, and knit some. What the non-knitting spouse says: You've already got tons of yarn. What the knitting spouse hears: Buy whatever you need to make best use of the yarn you have. What the non-knitting spouse says: Isn't that yarn shop awfully far away? Why are you going to waste all that gas to get there? What the knitting spouse hears: Isn't that yarn shop awfully far away? Buy lots of yarn so that you don't have to go back again for awhile. What the non-knitting spouse says: I don't want you to knit me anything. What the knitting spouse hears: I don't like any of the yarn or patterns you have. Buy more. What the non-knitting spouse says: Honey, your stash is taking over our spare bedroom. What the knitting spouse hears: Honey, would you like our spare bedroom to become your knitting room? That way you could buy more yarn. What the non-knitting spouse says: Why don't you use the yarn you already have? What the knitting spouse hears: There must be something wrong with the yarn you already have if you don't use it. You probably need to buy more. What the non-knitting spouse says: Don't. buy. yarn. What the knitting spouse hears: Buy more yarn! This was really funny! I just learned (for the third time in my life) how to knit a few months ago when my mother was visiting. This time, the lessons stuck with me and now I have my own huge stash of yarn. You know how I got my stash? I know you are frugal, Sarah, and you'll appreciate this. First, I went thrift store shopping with my thrifty mother. We found several skeins of boring (to me, anyway) coloured yarn, which I bought just to practice with. They were like 50 cents a skein, I think. I also found a pair of circular needles for 50 cents. Then, a couple of weeks ago, I was thrift-storing again. As I was searching through the clothes on "Bag Day" (fill a huge garbage bag for $6), I watched some men bring in some Rubbermaid bins full of yarn. I asked the volunteer ladies at the cash register about the yarn, but they said it wasn't going out on the floor for a few days. Then one of them said, "Hold on." and disappeared. She reappeared a few minutes later, led me upstairs, and told me I could fill one of the huge garbage bags full of yarn, for FOUR DOLLARS!!!!!!!! The room didn't JUST have a couple of rubbermaid bins full of yarn - it had two HUGE appliance boxes full of yarn, plus the rubbermaid bins, plus bags and bags lining the walls of the room, all full of yarn, donated from one person's house!!!!!!!!! I just started grabbing colours I liked and stuffing them into my bag. I thanked the lady over and over again. And went off with my yarn. The next day, I called the thrift store in the evening (it was only open in the evening that day, so I called almost as soon as it opened) to ask when the yarn would be put out on the floor for sale, because I wanted to take an elderly neighbour there who loves yarn, too. They told me they had put it out and only about 20 skeins were left - they were selling it off for 25 cents a skein. It sold out really fast that night. :( What fun, though. My sister just gave me a book, too, with a bunch of neat stitches to learn to do. Happy Knitting! Quote
PariSarah Posted March 11, 2008 Author Posted March 11, 2008 Then, a couple of weeks ago, I was thrift-storing again. As I was searching through the clothes on "Bag Day" (fill a huge garbage bag for $6), I watched some men bring in some Rubbermaid bins full of yarn. I asked the volunteer ladies at the cash register about the yarn, but they said it wasn't going out on the floor for a few days. Then one of them said, "Hold on." and disappeared. She reappeared a few minutes later, led me upstairs, and told me I could fill one of the huge garbage bags full of yarn, for FOUR DOLLARS!!!!!!!! The room didn't JUST have a couple of rubbermaid bins full of yarn - it had two HUGE appliance boxes full of yarn, plus the rubbermaid bins, plus bags and bags lining the walls of the room, all full of yarn, donated from one person's house!!!!!!!!! I just started grabbing colours I liked and stuffing them into my bag. I thanked the lady over and over again. And went off with my yarn. Oh, I sometimes dream about this at night--going to an estate sale or a garage sale or a thrift store and finding boxes and boxes and boxes of yarn! Enjoy! Quote
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