Creative yarn storage solutions for busy knitters
Every knitter knows how easy it is to accidentally let your yarn pile up, until one day you suddenly look back and realize you’ve accumulated a ton of money without even noticing! However, once you realize this, where can you put your yarn reserves? As usual, your DIY skills can save the day!
look at these 15 DIY Yarn Storage Ideas No matter how big or small your living space is, this will help you keep those fluffy balls and strands!
1. Shoe rack yarn storage
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Do you have an old hanging display that you have too many shoes and stop using? Clear out those shoes and use it to store your yarn! Balls and strands fit well, and you can use any remaining compartments to store spare needles and knitting supplies, just like Everyday Originals.
2. Cardboard Magazine Rack on Shelves
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If you have multiple balls of the same color, variety, or dye batch, try storing them in a cardboard magazine organizer placed on a shelf wall. This will allow you to sort them alphabetically or in any category you like so you can easily get to the next ball when you run out in the middle of an item. Get more details on the Laughing Purple Goldfish.
3. Accordion Wine Rack
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Have you tried keeping only a few clumps or yarns at home at a time? Try putting them in hanging accordion wine racks instead of wine bottles! Consider placing a mason jar in the center hole so you have a place to store your needles, like the IndieJane Photograpy.
4. Wall-mounted storage for coffee cans
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Do you love the idea of wall hangings, but you don’t have the money for a shelving unit or shelf right now? Start saving your empty coffee cans! Each can holds at least one strand, and once you’ve hung a whole bunch, it will look like a great rainbow. Check it out on Leethal.
5. Stacking plastic cubes
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Do you have more yarn and don’t even know what to do with it, but nowhere to put it? Find the nearest blank wall (or clear one) and stack together stable plastic stacking crates with the opening facing out away from the wall. Stack as much yarn as you can (probably a lot), just like Lucy Hanks.
6. Painted storage bucket with lid
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Mod Podge Rocks shows you how they made this cute custom pear shaped storage box with a lid! Include a lid instead of just throwing all your tarn in the litter box to keep kids and pets out of balls and strands, unwrap them or wrap them around the room!
7. Retro Suitcase Yarn Storage
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Do you wish you had an old-fashioned suitcase in your attic to use in a more efficient way? Craft and Creativity recommends using it to store your spare knitting yarn! Whether wrapped into a ball or still wrapped in skein, it can fit in a suitcase. The whole idea also exudes a gorgeous retro aesthetic.
8. Wire Basket with Handle
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Do you like to keep it simple? Then get a basket! Caught on a Whim recommends a product with a handle so you can easily move it around when looking for color or starting a new project. If you don’t think this idea is ingenious enough for you, try making or weaving a basket yourself!
9. Geometric Wood Wine Rack
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Have you ever seen wine racks hanging in the middle of wooden boxes and shelves placed diagonally? These are perfect yarn storage! Hang them on the wall and sort the yarns by color or type of each diamond. We love the way Repeat Crafter Me’s design looks like a rainbow!
10. Corrugated Plastic Separator
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You like the look of the previous idea, but you can’t find that design? Try making a diamond-shaped shelf inside an alcove, or use corrugated plastic dividers to make a simple square shelf. All About Ami shows you how to make it!
11. Pegboard Yarn Organizer
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The beauty of yarn balls and yarn bundles is that they are easy to hang on racks because there is a hole at each end! Dwell Beautiful takes advantage of the hole by setting up a length of pegboard, hooking retail-style bars, and sliding your yarn.
12. One dollar store drinking cup yarn feeder
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Is it just a wad of yarn that you want to store while knitting so it doesn’t get tangled in the middle of your project? Sew Licious Home Decor has found a great and cheap solution for you! Get a drinking glass with a straw from the dollar store, remove the glass, and put your ball of yarn in it. Thread the end of the yarn through the straw hole and close the lid. As you weave, the ball spins in the cup, allowing your yarn to pass through without tangling.
13. Stacked PVC Pipe
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Maggie’s crochet blog will guide you through the process of cutting thick PVC pipes and stacking them on a wooden base to make a round shelving unit. In each tube, slide your ball of yarn!
14. Yarn Bookshelf
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Do you have an old bookshelf that you don’t use? Maybe you don’t have that, but you do have an old dresser that had a full board between the drawer holes when you removed the drawers. Use the frame as yarn storage, stacking all the yarn in a shelf or drawer hole, just like repeating what Crafter Me did!
15. Separate yarn racks from old drawers
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Lusa Organics shows you how to transform some plain wooden ledges into rustic yarn storage. Attach some stylishly weathered branches to the front of the shelf to hold the ball in place and give this piece a rustic look.
Do you know a knitter who stores yarn in a particularly innovative or unique way? Tell us all about it in the comments section!
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