Are You a Yarn Addict?

I’m here to talk to you about a  very serious topic that your mother has probably not spoken to you about. It can affect every facet of your life. It can be life threatening, well, it can if you sit on a needle. It can and does separate you from loved ones. It can be overwhelming and reduce you to tears. I am talking about Yarn Addiction.

How to know if you have a yarn addiction.

1. There is yarn in more than one room of your house.
2. You often carry yarn with you when you leave the house.
3. You read blogs like http://attic24.typepad.com/weblog/, web sites like Ravelry.com and Pinterest knitting or crochet pages.
4. You receive shipments of yarn in the mail. 
5. Any trip out of the house usually involves stopping at a place where they sell yarn or supplies for your yarn addiction.
6. You give your children the eye when you are counting at vital points in “The Project” and then you count loudly so they can know when to approach you.
7. You spend time dreaming about the next project or when you can start on the next project.
8. You are considering opening an online shop to sell what you knit or crochet because your family already has an over-abundance of what ever it is you make.
9. You know to wait to order because your favorite yarn goes on sale about every six weeks.
10. You always get the free shipping discount when you place an order because you always meet the minimum order amount. 
11. When you see a cute crochet or knit top you automatically click over to the yarn store to see what it would cost to make your own.
12. You never buy socks from the store as you always knit your own.
13. You know what WIP or PIGS or UFO’s are.
14. You are experienced in Frogging.
15. When you fly you have appropriate needles or hooks for the airlines so you can continue to work on your project.
16. Your family is used to seeing you with yarn lint on your clothes.
17. You never sit as close to your husband as you did because yarn is in the way.
18. On vacation you like to stop and check out that cute yarn shop right over there!
19. When travelling by car for longer than 30 minutes you pack a project bag so you can work while someone else drives.
20. You tend to pack more yarn than clothes for a trip.

If you answered yes to more than 15 of these questions, you are indeed a yarn Addict and have the bug most desperately and there is not much hope for a full recovery. You do not wish to recover at all and are most happy with the current situation.

If you answered yes to 10-15, there is a slight chance for recovery. Especially if assisted by carpal tunnel surgery which will keep you from knitting or crocheting for 6-10 weeks, but even then you will probably be planning what you are going to make when you get out of the cast.

If you answered yes to 5-10, the chance for recovery is more possible but still remote.

If you answered yes to less than five. RUN as fast as you can to a yarn store and get enough yarn for an army. After all, this addiction is useful! I mean you make lovely gifts for those that can’t make them themselves.

 

Talk to you later,

Karen

Yes, I can answer yes to all of the above except #12, I have only knit socks once and they were very holey. I also have not flown since the airlines have changed their rules. So I am very much a yarn addict.