That's when I began putting yarn into tote bags that I owned. Instead of separating yarn out per project, it now all got tossed into tote bags for storage. This didn't make me happy.
When I buy yarn for a specific project, I want to be able to print the pattern and collect the yarn for that one project only into a bag. Not only was it frustrating, but I buy too much yarn (I can admit this) and I'd forget what I planned to make with it.
And then something happened at work. I ordered some desk cleaner for my office, and when it arrived, the vendor had enclosed it in a zipper bag. Not a tiny zipper bag. Not a thin, flimsy zipper bag. A tick, large zipper bag. The cleaners were in three bags, and instead of throwing them out with the packing, I took them home. After checking to make sure that none of the cleaner had leaked into the bag--it hadn't--I tested it for projects.
Perfect! Absolutely perfect.
This is a project I have TBK (To Be Knit). Yarn and pattern in one bag. Keep in mind that I have yet to finish any kind of sweater, let alone a cardigan, so this might be TBK for a long time.
It was time to go online and see if I could buy similar size and thickness bags for myself. And I did find them--hurrah! Now I just need time to sort through my bags of yarn, print patterns, and sort things out for each project. The best part is that this is an even better solution than the magazine bags because I can see everything.
I don't know why I didn't think of this earlier.
