I keep between soft, cozy, quality sweaters in my closet to wear them on repeat, with enough rotation that I can wear them year after year. So, where do you live? The colder and longer your winter, the more sweaters you can justify owning. Lindsey is an Indiana-based blogger who writes about everyday style and simplicity. She loves pizza, yoga, novels, and a great pair of jeans. Thanks for the awesome sweater recommendations! What size do you wear in the Everlane cashmere cotton crew?
When asked this question, I had to re-evaluate my life a little LOL! Seriously, I donated 3 large bags of sweaters to clear my closet. The overhaul was refreshing. I suggest everyone do it. Okay, let's strip down to the very basics. Begin by getting organized and set a goal.
Read below, to learn just how I did it Organization is key! After donating my sweaters, I categorized the remaining ones using 4 topics:. After separating all my sweaters, I finished with 4 main colors. Since I wear neutrals more than colors, I only have a few colored sweaters. This part should be easiest so do not overthink it.
Teal is green, Pink is red, even orange is reddish, but you get the picture. Just categorize it in the simplest way that works for you. Love to wear colors in the fall? Add this cute and colorful sweater to your shopping cart! This can be tricky so keep it simple. Think about how they feel and what makes them special to you.
For me, I like chunky textures, loose knits, and super soft yarns. You may describe sweater feels such as "flat", "nubby", "cable or fisherman", "crochet", "lace". Other feeling could be described as "festive" or "vintage".
That means I will have some sweaters in heavier rotation and then wash, rather than have twice as many worn-once sweaters on the go. I actually hang all of my sweaters while they are in use mea culpa, I know because I hate folding and stacking more than almost anything. All good suggestions! My only other thought - what about color? Do you have identified neutrals, colors, and accents in your wardrobe? If so, how about wearing those and putting the rest away somewhere out of sight?
Also, my experience with sweaters no matter the fabric content is that they pill - a lot. I'd go through and weed out those that are pilled and get rid of them immediately. I store my sweaters rolled up in a dresser drawer. When I open the drawer I can see every single sweater and easily pull it out - no wresting with stacks that spill over, or forgetting about a sweater because its at the bottom of the stack.
I used to try to store them on closet shelves - but it was just too much of a hassle for me! I'm loving these great suggestions, and I'm glad to learn that I have a collection and that I'm not a hoarder after all!
The hanging space in my closet is all occupied. Does anyone use under bed storage? Maybe I could find a different location for my jeans which are hanging in the closet. I wish I could be as disciplined with my shopping and sweater purchases as I am my diet and exercising! Such a good point Liz! I guess this is my weakness but I'm ready to work on it.
I just love color and texture as much as others love chocolate! Could you use a container like this one and roll your sweaters and store them on end, like towels? If you're happy with the number you have, then you've gotten some great storage suggestions. Also, I'm quite jealous of your cashmere collection since I also live in a cold climate. If you are thinking of reducing the number though Based on Joy's numbers, let's say you have days where you can wear a sweater.
With 80 sweaters, you can pretty much wear each one three times in that period. If there are some workhorses you reach for more than that, you might be able to pare down the ones you're only wearing once or not at all. As others said though, that can be hard to do out of season. Just some thoughts. He-he Viva! And I was thinking that I am overdoing it with almost 20 sweaters and I live in Canada I don't really have to add anything to the brilliant advice you already got - just wanted to wish you luck with your sweater review!
I agree with the others that it is premature to cull, especially out of season. I would try to find a way to organize them for the winter so that you can pay attention to what you wear. Maybe you could buy some clear storage boxes and arrange the sweaters according to color? You could also photograph each sweater and perhaps tape the photos to the outside of the box.
I don't have much storage space at all, so I am not much help when it comes to organizing larger wardrobes. But your climate sounds like mine Minnesota , so it's really important to make sure that you don't give anything away that you might turn out to need!
So you could switch to a different set of sweaters for each category. Ha Ha Dee! You caught me!! I had also done the calculations once I counted my sweaters and realized this same thing but I didn't want to own up. Now the truth is out in public and I have to admit that I can go through the entire cold season and wear each sweater only 3 times!!
I am definitely back on the hoarder list! Marley, I really love the idea of rolling my sweaters and putting them in a dresser drawer. I don't have any open dresser drawers right now, but I have some plastic storage bins with drawers that might work, Do you have a particular rolling method? If I divide my sweaters in some manner, perhaps by suitability for the outdoor temperature, as has been suggested by several people, and store some of them in another location I was thinking of a container that would fit under my bed , then I could fit the rest neatly into the drawers of the plastic bins!
That would eliminate the stacks in my closet which are making me crazy at the moment! There are definitely some sweaters that I know I hardly wore last winter. I have started to take my quilting pins and I put them on the hangers of the clothing I wear or I pin them in a sweater every time I wear it.
That way I know if it has been used in a given season. I will definitely know which sweaters I have worn and not worn in the fall and winter this year. I will not keep anything that doesn't get used, unless it is a special occasion item. I haven't encountered moths in my closet yet but I dread the day this happens!! Oh my!! It would be tragic for me. I am hoping they never arrive. I am having an obsessive compulsive moment, and think I may need to go and wash all the sweaters!!
I wonder how long that would take - hand washing 80 sweaters? The worst sweater pilling seems to be on my short sleeved cashmere tee's. I have no idea why? I have spent many minutes with the razor trying to fix this, but they just come back to haunt me. Maybe these should also go to the chopping block unless anyone has a good suggestion?? I fold my jeans and store them on a shelf.
Maybe you could fold some of the jeans to free up hanging space for just those sweaters that might show wrinkles from folding. I have already experimented with the sweater hanging technique that was in the video clip referenced by Rambling Ann.
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