Why I Scrap-book Knitting Magazines

I won't pretend that any of these reasons will surprise you, at most there may be something you hadn't thought of but now that you think about it, it makes sense. But if you are wondering why, or need excuses to deep dive into this fantastic side hobby, I hope this helps.

1. It's relaxing. Seriously. I find that spending an afternoon cutting and sticking and organizing little pictures of things that bring you joy is gigantically overlooked. It's an underrated past time that is often passed over for the more straight forward 'adult colouring books'. Which are fantastic, but if you were a cutting and sticking kind of kid, you need to get in on the scrap-booking scene.
   

2. Organisation and efficiency. Sure you could just keep the whole knitting magazine but this takes up a lot more space and would require a lot of flicking through to find the things you're looking for. Of course you can also simply not buy knitting magazines and simply buy patterns but then you won't have pages of inspirational mood boards to peruse through. Scrap-booking magazines let's you find images and patterns organically, and filter the content to keep a carefully curated collection of pieces that spark joy or inspiration.

   
   

3. Talking of inspiration. Ever lost your making mojo? sometimes it feels like no matter how much you really want to make something you just can't decide what to make, and what materiel to use, and in what colours. Scrap-booking all those wish-list projects you see in magazines gives you a base to come back to when you start to feel a little lost. Scrap-booking is a also great way to stretch your creative muscles whilst taking some breathing room from actually knitting. Sometimes we need a break but don't really want to stray too far and this is pretty perfect for that.
   

4. Now of course one could do some of these without purchasing knitting magazines. You can print out images from online or do all of this on pinterest or any number of apps and software's. But I find that physical magazines challenge you to find things you like even in issues that have less of what you love; something that cookies and algorithms and search engines have largely taken away from us.
   

5. Risk free Experimenting. Often we will see new trends of colours, constructions and shapes. As much as we want to jump into these and participate they may not be available to us due to cost, time or availability. When the Barbie movie came out pink was everywhere and knitting magazines were no exception. I loved to see all the pink pages of swatches and sweaters and household décor. But in reality I'm not really one for pink. Like most people it was a colour I loved as a child but grew away from with age. Scrap-booking gave me a space to put all the wonderful pink hues of inspiration, giving me the option to come back and explore them further one day or to simply say some things are better left on the page. In the end my Barbie scrap-book spread became the crowning glory of my scrap-book and I felt so empowered I treated myself to a dark grey T-Shirt with a certain world famous pink logo front and centre.

   
   

6. A more compact "stash". Okay so it's not quite as convenient as a stash, in that no, you can't just grab the yarn you want at 11pm when you get a sudden inspo rush and just HAVE to start a project right now. But, on the other hand it is more convenient to have more space in your craft room as the yarn you have saved for that perfect project is a 2D picture and not 400g of procrastination. When you are ready to start that project simply go online and make your purchase. Now this won't always work, some yarns are limited edition or the line is discontinued, so there is a level of knowing the limits. But, if what you really want to save to the side is a colour palatte used in a yarn, or a texture such as mohair or chenille. Then you'll be able to find an appropriate yarn in a year or two when you are ready to go. In the mean time, you'll have a lot more breathing space to make the things you love. And a lot more money in your wallet, not your yarn stash.

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