1. Sock yarn doesn’t count as stash.
2. Swapped yarn, or yarn received as Gifts, doesn’t count as stash. This yarn has Memories. (corollary: Yarn purchased for gifting cannot be stash because it is not for you)
3. Yarn bought for a specific project doesn’t count as stash.
4. Yarn paired with a pattern does not count as stash. This is a now a project, and Projects are Not Stash.
5. Club Yarn does not count as stash, because it is either Sock Yarn or comes with a Pattern (therefore Project), or both.
6. Yarn only used by you for one purpose only, such as dishcloth cotton or weaving yarn (I use #10 cotton for inkle loom projects only), doesn’t count as stash.
7. Souvenir Yarn doesn’t count as stash. See Memories.
8. Fiber isn’t Yarn, and therefore should not count as stash.
9. Yarn you have Spun is Art and therefore Not Stash.
10. Leftovers are Not Stash.

Therefore the majority of your yarn is either a Project waiting for Needles, or associated with Memories and therefore treasured and perhaps never to be used. Your stash is too small and I recommend you go straight to the Holiday Yarns website and immediately acquire more things.

Note:

In truth, I also have rules that include:

1. Never buy what you can't afford. You can't eat yarn. Insulation is no excuse, when you can't pay utilities.

2. Buy the good stuff when you can. Life is too short to knit with yarn that doesn't keep you happy.

3. If the yarn doesn't have a happy home with you, find it a new one. There is a purpose for every yarn, yea even Red Heart. Someone will love it.