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Yarn Destashing, 2 Years In

 When we made the big move to KC at the start of the pandemic, I could no longer ignore the ridiculous amount of yarn that I had in my stash. Since then, I've been working on using up or giving away the yarns currently in my stash while also trying my best not to buy more.

Sometimes it doesn't seem like I've been that successful, but I just came across this photo of my stash from February 2021 where my yarn stash takes up nearly 5 large storage bins (and there is also a large bin of spinning fiber behind them!): 

I'm also pretty certain that my handspun yarns are not pictured here, because they are in a few bins that were stored in the closet. But I digress.

So, here I am in 2023. I've given away a fair amount of yarn, and have been using the rest for knitting and weaving projects. The only yarn I bought in 2022 was for Sock Pals, which meant that I used it immediately upon arrival. And I have condensed my yarn stash down to 1 large storage bin and three of four shelves in this cabinet...

...plus a few smaller bins that I am actively working through:

So, in 2023, I would like to keep this trend going. Can I use up enough yarn that it only fits into 1 large storage tote? Can I whittle it down enough that I only need to store it in the cabinet? 

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