Yarn Mountain Record: Who Has the Most Yarn?

I definitely have way too much. Tempted by the Schachenmayr factory outlet right around the corner from me—and then Schöller & Stahl a few kilometers further on—my yarn mountain has just kept growing.

For 11 years, unfortunately, I bought more than I used. So there’s quite a bit of yarn to discover in my house. 



I have 220 different yarns listed in my yarn inventory. I wonder how many kilograms of yarn that is?

But the pile is getting smaller, since the factory outlet is unfortunately no longer open. So the temptation is gone.

Right now, I’m crocheting with a yarn remnant from 2018.

I know what you mean😉. But as we all know, collecting fabric and sewing with it are two different hobbies🤣. 

According to my husband, it’s enough for at least three lifetimes. I see it a little differently, but it’s definitely enough for a few winters.

Hello,

this is my first post....

My husband packed the yarn into several moving boxes and stashed them in different places so they wouldn’t be in the way...

Whenever I go through one of them again, there’s always a surprise I’d forgotten about—and that’s almost like getting new yarn ;)

Best regards

Oh, my dears, how wonderful that I’m not alone!! I really had started to think there was something wrong with me. Every few weeks, my husband flies into a rage when he sees the mountains of yarn in my room—the boxes stacked three deep in front of the shelves... and by now I’m actually afraid that I won’t be able to use it all up in my lifetime (I’m 65), but there are soooo many amazing yarns, sooo many gorgeous colors, and soooo many ideas for new projects that I already buy the yarn for... and there are worse things to spend your money on. But today, you really saved my day—I love you all!!!

I’m lucky enough to have a large room all to myself for my hobbies. Unfortunately, some dear people in my life have passed away, so I’ve inherited quite a bit—and you can’t just throw it away, can you? 😉
  Last year, it took me over a week to enter my entire yarn stash into the system. But I have to say, the effort was worth it. Since you can download the inventory as an Excel spreadsheet, I went ahead and did just that and had it all added up🙈. So, I could lay a trail of yarn almost all the way across Switzerland😀 or knit the Alps.
  I have 127 kg of yarn, which is about 329.4 kilometers. That’s pretty crazy. I’m 56 years old and I’d never, ever have to buy any more, but you know how it is😂. Warm regards to all you yarn fanatics and everyone else out there. 

@Kaffeetante,

It’s great to have you here. Please don’t upload screenshots from sites other than Crazypatterns. I’ll have to delete them. Thanks, and keep having fun! 

Sorry, I didn’t know that. It was just meant to serve as proof. Best wishes 

Because Wollwunder Petra also posted a screenshot from Ravelry, I didn’t think anything of it.

Why can’t you delete or edit your own comment?
   

Best regards and thanks

Can you please tell me where the Ravelry screenshot is?

There’s a preview function for each post that you can use to edit it.