I freed up two more containers today by getting rid of some yarn and incomplete crochet and knitting projects.
There was over 30 orange and yellow crochet squares that were going to be my son's cot blanket. I never did get to stitch them together - he is 20 now!!! In addition to this I had started about four crochet blankets, a couple of scarves and other random projects that were incomplete.
Feeling pleased at having the will to give up over 20 years of projects ( if I haven't finished them as of now I never will) I trundled off to the town centre to hand them into a charity shop. I explained that as well as various yarn I had a number of incomplete projects in the bags. Three of the shops weren't interested. I felt quite embarrassed as they told me they wouldn't accept unfinished items. They said however they would take the yarn. I told them that I would only give the yarn to a shop that accepted the whole bundle! I felt quite stroppy and nearly suggested that they finish up the projects rather than huddle around the till gossiping together! Don't you think that a lot of charities seem so uncharitable nowadays?
Eventually I found a shop that was happy to take my donation. I hope they are true to their word and will see that it is put to good use and that it doesn't end up in land fill. They did tell me that they have a lady that comes to the shop who buys up unfinished items and wool. I hope they were not just humouring me.
Unburdened of these woolly items (and a little sad to let them go) I now have an accessible space to use for my papercrafting tools.
