Shopping Treasures!!!

[sewcrochet4fun]

 

OMG!! Saturday was an AWESOME shopping day.

 

First, I went to Sheep Street Yarn Shop...a new yarn shop that opened in my hometown of Canton, MA...no website up yet but she is working on it. It was my first LYS (Local Yarn Shop) experience and I was blown away. I wanted to buy the whole store but I was a good girl.....I managed to spend just $23.20 for 2 skeins of Debbie Bliss Alpaca Silk and my first Brittney Crochet Hook!!

 

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Next, I hit a yard sale on my way back from the yarn shop. $5.00 later I walked away with 2 XXL sweaters. One is 100% wool in a celery green and it is super soft. The next is a XXL turtleneck sweater in 100% cotton in a denim color. Both will be taken apart & unravelled and rewound into delicious skeins of yarn for me to make some crocheted goodies with!!

 

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Last, I made a trip to Goodwill (thrift store) after hearing rumors that you can get fab finds there (i was originally looking for more sweaters)....in their craft bin I found 2 bags of yarn for $1.99 each. What did my $3.98 get me???

 

4 skeins of a cotton, wool, silk blend in red & green colors (I see Xmas doilies).

 

1 Skein of 100% cotton by Bernat Gloucester (hats for my boys)

 

3 skeins of a silk, nylon blend in chestnut & cream (maybe a purse?)

 

4 skeins of BonBon's 100% Italian Mohair 3 champagne & 1 blue (no ideas yet...maybe ROAK gifties)

 

6 skeins Lopi 100% Iclandic Wool...1 in Grey & 5 in Cranberry (hats, mittens)

 

I am soooo excited....will definately be back next week to find more goodies!!

 

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Total cost of day: $32.18

 

Total cost of excitement: PRICELESS

[Dorothy]

Way to go ,Lucky u

Dorothy:hook

[nutz4crochet]

That is exciting. I especially like the Nancy green yarn. What a bargain! I never tried going to a thrift store. Donna

[AshEgypt]

What a fabulous find! I'm definitely going to have to check out the thrift shops at home, we've also had a very neat LYS open up that I only got to drool in when I was home. When I start working again I hope to start shopping there.

 

[twoqtgirls]

Wow! WTG! I never find anything at Goodwill!

[Catana]

I'm jealous (as if I don't have more than enough yarn already). But doesn't this post belong under another topic?

[tezen]

wow what a day.. congrats on all the great buys:clap

[yarncat]

Good score,Pamela!!

[faithpa76]

Nice! What a great yarn day for you!

[Terri/LadySorce]

WOW.. sounds like you hit the Jackpot to me.. lol

 

I'm never that lucky in my goodwill stores.

[kusine]

Wow! Great haul!

 

My thirft stores rarely have yarn, but that doesn't keep me from hoping that some day I'll hit the jackpot like you did!

[Jewels]

Major success there girl!! These found treasures are so exciting aren't they.

[YaYa Yarnhood]

Way to go - take me shopping next time???

[Chiscrochetcrazy]

Wow some great tresures you got there:) You lucky Girl:hook