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Sat, Mar 31, 07 at 19:52
| Hi all - this is my first post here. I used to knit a lot in high school (my own sweaters) but haven't done it in a while. I recently saw the most beautiful afghan in a decorating book - it was patchwork squares of thick wool yarn knit in a basic stockinette stitch. I'm dying to have one just like it and I think it would be pretty easy to do, but when I started to look for wool yarn, I had some serious sticker shock. I can't seem to find it for less than $5/ball and since I'd like a pretty sizable afghan to cover my queen sized bed, I'm looking at a lot of skeins. I cannot afford to shell out $200 in yarn for this afghan! Any suggestions for where I might find reasonably priced (i.e. cheap) wool yarn - worsted weight if not bulky? Like I said, I haven't knitted in a while and I guess the price of yarn has gone up in the last (cough) 20 years (cough) or so. Thanks so much! |
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- Posted by shwetagarg (My Page) on Sun, Apr 1, 07 at 4:29
| Hey I usually buy my knitting stuff from Joann or Michaels. They hav a lot of cheap stuff especially for afghans and other stuff like tht. They hav stuff pricing from a $1:50 n up. Plus they have a lot of 40 % off coupons circulating. So look for them and buy it . |
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- Posted by ilanaeid_md (My Page) on Sun, Apr 1, 07 at 18:29
| Try www.knitpicks.com. Joann's and Michael's don't have a lot of 100% wool yarn. I have gotten some deals at my LYS in the clearance section, but for online ordering, knitpicks is my favorite. |
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| Elann.com You can get some pretty good deals sometimes and they're bigger brands, unlike KnitPicks which is their own brand. ~ Kit |
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- Posted by threejsmom (My Page) on Tue, Apr 3, 07 at 16:40
| I second the Knitpicks and Elann suggestions. Elann has a good selection of its own house brand. I like the Elann's wool quality and colors better. It's $2+ for about 100 yards of worsted. Knitpicks has superwash wool if you prefer that. If you're looking for brand names, Webs.com has a 20% discount on purchases over $60 and 25% for over $120. They also have their own house brand called Valley Yarns and a huge closeout section. |
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| Has anyone ever bought from darnityarn.com? I got a gift certificate for my birthday and I can't decide on what to buy. Moni |
Here is a link that might be useful: darnityarn
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- Posted by ficklephonebug (My Page) on Thu, Jun 7, 07 at 4:13
| Okay, how about your local second hand store. 100% wool sweaters cost about 2.50 for the whole thing, a little frogging and you have enough wool for another sweater for a really great price. |
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| www.littleknits.com often has discontinued colors of high-end yarns for really good deals. |
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- Posted by tommysmommy (My Page) on Sun, Jun 17, 07 at 9:29
| Ever visited www.yarn.com? It's a site for yarn of all fibers and they have specials and garage sales, too. |
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| This is my fav site, they have great prices and great yarn! http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5571572 |
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- Posted by lindsey_ca (My Page) on Mon, Feb 11, 08 at 6:21
| KnitPicks has a winter sale going on now. |
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- Posted by socks12345 (My Page) on Sat, Feb 16, 08 at 21:01
| Do you have to do it in wool? I think acrylics would be less expensive, or maybe a blend. Be careful you don't get wool that felts. |
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