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valkryorI went out for a bit, wandered down to the local Value Village to look for a king size bedspread to convert into a futon mattress cover of sorts. Whilst there, I had a glance at the yarns hanging there. Often, I don't find much, but when I do find something? I FIND SOMETHING.
Today, I spent more money on yarn from there than I have ever spent before. Why? It was, for the most part, sock yarn.
Sock yarn that is often conservatively priced at $12 a piece. That, right there, is seventeen sock yarns (all are superwash merino, two of that being 100% Uruguayan merino, whatever the heck that means aside from $28/skein), and one mohair/acrylic blend in blush pink that I will turn into a shawl for my sister. There were a few others that were scooped up by an old woman who came up behind me. *shakes fist*
I paid a fraction of what that would cost if I had gone to a knitter's fair or retail store. Even the sale prices for it are much higher than what I paid. Should I have bought all of that sock wool when I still haven't finished making my OWN socks and am stuck wearing boring compression socks? Probably not. Do I care? I most certainly do not care. I loves me some sock yarn, and I can do other things with it besides socks, like make super warm, super thin winter hats.
Yeah. I spent a lot, true. But that's a lot of yarn for ~$80.
Today, I spent more money on yarn from there than I have ever spent before. Why? It was, for the most part, sock yarn.
Sock yarn that is often conservatively priced at $12 a piece. That, right there, is seventeen sock yarns (all are superwash merino, two of that being 100% Uruguayan merino, whatever the heck that means aside from $28/skein), and one mohair/acrylic blend in blush pink that I will turn into a shawl for my sister. There were a few others that were scooped up by an old woman who came up behind me. *shakes fist*
I paid a fraction of what that would cost if I had gone to a knitter's fair or retail store. Even the sale prices for it are much higher than what I paid. Should I have bought all of that sock wool when I still haven't finished making my OWN socks and am stuck wearing boring compression socks? Probably not. Do I care? I most certainly do not care. I loves me some sock yarn, and I can do other things with it besides socks, like make super warm, super thin winter hats.
Yeah. I spent a lot, true. But that's a lot of yarn for ~$80.
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Date: 2022-03-11 09:02 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2022-03-11 09:27 pm (UTC)It is VERY rare to find good quality yarn at VV, but I really lucked out today. I doubt it was out long, given the overall quality of it. I am, though, OVERJOYED that I managed to find so much for so little.
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Date: 2022-03-19 01:57 pm (UTC)I've been told there's few things as wonderful as the right yarn and the right price.
(... or at least that's the justification for why there's so much freaking yarn in the house?)
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Date: 2022-03-19 05:39 pm (UTC)