Miss Gioia

Friday, November 16, 2007

Yarn-a-holic


It seems that I do, indeed, have a problem. We have carried my *sizeable* yarn stash though two moves now. Each time, I try to pare it down, to remove the skeins that I know will never be knit. Yet I still have enough materials to clothe a small army.

But these skeins, these balls of angora and sari silk, are so lovely. It hurts me to give them away. Surely one day I will work through it all, right?


We bought this great antique pharmacy chest in Beijing. It is a massive piece of furniture, so big that it had to be craned up the side of our new apartment building and brought in through the window.


The chest has tons of little draws with compartments inside - to separate the herbs from the roots in Chinese medicine you see. Except we have to herbs, no roots. All we have is a tremendous pile of yarn.


And so, my friends, if you come to visit, you will not see my towering pile o' yarn. It will all be safely hidden away, disguised as Chinese powders and potions. But if you peek inside...

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3 Comments:

Anonymous Amy said...

I thought most people put DVD's in those cabinents - I like your idea better!
The top yarn - I know it looks like Chinese market yarn, but what is it really?

November 16, 2007 7:35 PM  
Blogger Rebecca said...

Cascade 220, baby. :)

November 18, 2007 8:42 AM  
Anonymous Amy said...

I didn't think you had been reduced to buying Chinese market yarn!

November 18, 2007 7:54 PM  

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