How Many Skeins and Best Prices/Sales?

[photojenic]

Although I'm not a big fan of Homespun (it always seems to develop dreadlocks), I have at least two full sized rectangle grannies I need to make for Christmas. Does anyone know:

 

1. Approx how many skeins I would need?

 

And

 

2. Who has the best price this next week or so?

 

THANKS!

 

ETA: I mean I need to make a couple of Erin Lindsey's Rectangle Ghans. I need it to be larger than a throw....so I'm guesstimating big enough for about a full sized bed. Sorry for the confusion.

[donnalynn2]

I don't know as far as sales goes, but Jo-Anns is your best bet. You can use coupons from the circular, from on-line and all comp coupons so you could really get what you need for a small price.

 

Also, check the clearance bins at Wal-Mart. My Wal-Mart has Homespun as well as a few others on clearance for $1-3 a skein! I cleared them out of Homespun and Symphony!!! You never know what you'll find! GOOD LUCK!

 

P.S. I absolutely love Homespun! It's hard to go back to Red Heart SS after using it!

[CLLinda]

Hi.

 

If you have a Hobby Lobby around, check out their prices. Give them a call if you don't have time to run there. Sometimes, their regular prices are at or below the JoAnn's with a coupon. Also, the Baby Clouds yarn is on sale this week for $2.44. You may want to check that out. They have another yarn in the same catagory and it is also the same price. I just forgot the name of it.

 

As for how many, it depends on how big the squares are, how many colors per square, etc.

 

Check out the website and find a pattern to start with.

 

Good luck. And Happy Crocheting Holidays!

 

[photojenic]

Hi.

 

If you have a Hobby Lobby around, check out their prices. Give them a call if you don't have time to run there. Sometimes, their regular prices are at or below the JoAnn's with a coupon. Also, the Baby Clouds yarn is on sale this week for $2.44. You may want to check that out. They have another yarn in the same catagory and it is also the same price. I just forgot the name of it.

 

Do you know how Baby Clouds or Light and Lofty wears? Does it get dreadlocks like Homespun? TIA....

[tezcatlipoca98]

No, Homespun is a looser yarn and will get nappy. Light and lofty/Baby Clouds is bound more tightly and won't get yucky as quickly. Plus I think it's super bulky so it will make your projects faster.

[photojenic]

ARGH!

 

Not only did my HL only have two or three skeins of the ugliest colors in Light & Lofty, but it also felt really plastic-ish to the touch. Granted, it may have been the dye lot, but when I rubbed the yarn (to see how it would wear) it developed a 1/2 inch fuzzy halo. *sigh*

 

Maybe I'm just too picky. However, I did find a Yarn Bee substitute, Angel Fleece I think, that looked promising, but e-x-p-e-n-s-i-v-e.