Decorating With Yarn

I was reading in a book some pretty creative ways to decorate with yarn, and as I like to decorate with yarn I thought that I would share what I was reading.

"It happens often.  We find a special yarn--in a ball, hank, or skein--and think how pretty it looks and feels.  But then we inevitably ask ourselves, What can I make with this?  Rather than right away focusing on how to transform a yarn into a sweater, socks, or something else, sometimes it's nice to simply enjoy its natural beauty.  Here are some ideas for creative ways to display yarn around the house--indefinitely or until some later date when a perfect project reveals itself.  Oftentimes just looking at a particularly beautiful yarn is inspiring and uplifting, in the same what that painting, photography, or a vase of flowers can be.

~Place pretty colors together in clean wooden bowls, natural baskets, boxes, buckets, or other types of creative holders. Scour yard sales and antique shops for unusual choices.  Casually combining an assortment of colors often leads to new discoveries about how colors play off one another.

~"Dress" a vintage dress form in yarn.  Drape yarn across its shoulders, or around its neck or waist.

~Drape yarn around the back of a chair or on the door of a cabinet or armoire.

~Fill an armoire with yarn and leave doors open to display.

~Use a hank of yarn as a curtain tie-back.

~Hang different colors of yarn on the pegs of a coat rack.

~String an assortment of yarn on a cord and hang from a wall hook.

~Line up cones of yarn on a shelf.

~Set up shelves or cubbies along an entire wall and arrange the yarn in a pleasing sequence of colors and textures.  While some knitters will do this in a storage or workroom, it can also work well in a more public space.

~If you like to paint, draw, or take photos, consider using your yarn as a subject for a still life."

Taken from Weekend Knitting, By Melanie Falick.

                                                        Topsy-Turvy, Hannah