A Father's Love

You know your father loves you when you ask for a simple storage unit and he builds a custom stash cabinet. This weekend my parents arrived for a variety of reasons, Father's Day among them. He brought this beautiful piece of furniture as well.

I had been using crates to hold my stash. However, single skeins would get lost in the back and become forgotten. Also, my crates were fairly tall, so balls of yarn would fall over when stacked. All right, I'll be honest. There was no stacking or orderly piles of yarn to be found anywhere.

I knew there had to be a better way to store my yarn. Searching far and near yielded nothing that fit my needs and my decorating tastes. I needed shelves that were only as deep as a skein of alpaca lace and as tall as three balls of Jo Sharp Silkroad Aran. I wanted it to be wood. Dad to the rescue.

I outlined my thoughts. He said he would see what he could do. I was envisioning something square, wood, set with a few shallow shelves, and maybe Plexiglas doors to minimize the dust. I was thinking simple and utilitarian. What he made for me was so much more. Removable oak shelves in perfect dimensions, stained a beautiful cherry color, and glass doors. That's right- glass doors! As a bonus there is plenty of unused space, so I obviously need more yarn. :)

Thanks Dad! I couldn't have a better father than you. You gave me exactly what you knew I didn't know I wanted. I love you too.