@GlowWine i taught myself to crochet and then taught myself to knit (although I’ve not knitted for a while and I’m still very beginner on knitting), I knit continental style as apparently it’s the easiest way to learn how to knit as a crocheter. If you do some crochet edging, you’ll be able to do other crochet (if you wanted), I think the fiddly bit for will be doing your foundation row (crocheting into the chain) but if you do the foundation chain that might be easier as you build the stitches as you cast on. I don’t think I’ve explained it properly but there are YouTube videos which can do a lot better job at explaining.
We weren’t buying specifically yarn storage at IKEA but some of my books will probably end up on the shelves we bought and the old bookcase it’s moving to be my yarn storage. However, I know we’re hoping to move and @StillNiceCardigan is moving and everyone is always on the hunt for nice looking yarn storage - I think the Kallax shelves are the way to go. You can buy doors to hide some of the WIPs that are sat in the naughty corner, drawers to hide ribbons, scissors, amigurumi eyes, you have the boxes to hide the yarn swift and winder, the ugly yarn, the scrap yarn and the finished projects you’ve not managed to give away yet and the cross inserts to divide your yarn and make it look like you’re in a yarn shop. I’ve told DH that if we manage to move this year that I’ll take the box room and basically one wall is going to be yarn related things and I’ll squeeze my desk into the room somehow.
@QuantumWeatherButterfly the queue for food was insane so we did not get meatballs. Although I think DH was wanting to give DD meatballs as it would be her first experience of Ikea’s meatballs.