I have an obscene number of knitting needles. Most are circs, but I do have a fair number of DPNs and even straight needles. I rarely use my straight needles anymore, but I do like to break them our every now and then for dish cloths or for teaching.
And as for DPNs, for what ever reason, I prefer to knit socks on them.
When it comes to the circus, there are quite a few I can let go of at this point. I have become picky about the joins and tips.
But for now I need to gather everything into one place. I also need to take note of the needles that are on the languishing WIPs. In other words my supplies are freaking EVERYWHERE!!
So today’s task will be a baby step due to some other business tasks that need to happen today. I am going to either find or build a fiber tools spread sheet and begin to gather the languishing tools not tied to a WIP into one box for sorting.
The hot mess that are my work surfaces.
Okay, I can tell this is going to be an ongoing issue until I can finish organizing the studio. I have cleared off the 2 main work surfaces more times than I can count in the last week. Granted I needed the space to work through the organization. But the last couple of days things have landed there and stayed there, diminishing my work space. If you have ever followed the Flylady, this is what she calls a hotspot. Those surfaces that inevitably become a landing place for crap. Upstairs in the main part of the house it is the counter near the coffee maker and the dining room table. These surfaces become clogged with mail, keys, purse, book bag, receipts….UGH!!!!
Okay, so I am going to get real. I do need to have that working space, but I also need to leave some things there temporarily while I work through building storage systems. So this task will have to stay on the list to remind me to be mindful about how long the clutter stays.
Okay…off to find a box or two and start pulling needles.
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Fiber artist Stacey Budge-Kamison AKA UrbanGypZ lives and works in Cary NC. She can also be found knitting in public, hammering out her latest e-course at local cafés and spinning yarns in her booth at her favorite arts festivals. A designer at heart, Stacey has decided that her mission is to help fellow knitters, crocheters, weavers and felters embrace their own style and creativity by exploring fiber art as it is a part of their everyday life and helping them embrace the title of artist no matter where they are in their journey. 
I’ve got tons of circs too, and the funny thing is that I always reach for my Signature Stilettos. I end up using all of the other circs (including the Addis) as places to park the WIP’s that were languishing on the Stilettos! The one big exception is my first choice for art yarn scarves, Clover bamboo needles in 9″. When I find 7″ I grab those for modular knitting.
The longer I knit, the shorter my needles!
Since our move to the Ozarks, where I have the luxury of a shop (supposedly a guest suite, but that’s what the brand new sofa bed is for, right??) and I have a fabric shoe organizer on the back of the door. Now all of my crochet hooks, pompom makers, templates, and knitting needles live on the back of the door. At eye level. And not getting it on in a drawer!