tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17209233.post4556282558483589924..comments2023-09-30T11:58:07.453-04:00Comments on The Frugal Duchess: Recovering My Frugal Groove: Grey's Anatomy Star Knits & Other Hobbies From Festival of FrugalityFrugal Duchesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00505138013388396364noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17209233.post-55774697999362907082007-03-25T20:42:00.000-04:002007-03-25T20:42:00.000-04:00"Is it possible to get a good deal on yarn on eBay..."Is it possible to get a good deal on yarn on eBay?"<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>Hi Sharon,<BR/><BR/>Not so sure that eBay would be a good idea for yarn. You want to make sure that all the yarn you get for a project is from the same dye lot. Plus, the yarn could come from the house of a smoker or someone with mildew (and smell really bad). You're better off going to a store.<BR/><BR/>You can get inexpensive acrylic yarn at hobby shops like AC Moore (for like $1.49 a skein). But natural fiber yarns cost upwards of $20-30 a skein. <BR/><BR/>Debbie<BR/>(non-knitter, from knitting family)GothamTomatohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18389538485460036801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17209233.post-58223077030440743792007-03-22T21:35:00.000-04:002007-03-22T21:35:00.000-04:00Sharon, I've been known to buy up old hand-knit sw...Sharon, I've been known to buy up old hand-knit sweaters at the thrift store and ravel them out, wash the yarn, and use it to knit something new - not a sweater, except maybe for one of the dogs, but for craft knitting, pillow covers, afghans, that sort of thing. <BR/><BR/>How's that for so-frugal-it-squeaks? <BR/>:-) Jendomestikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05746362935728677626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17209233.post-50576517492789365512007-03-22T20:55:00.000-04:002007-03-22T20:55:00.000-04:00Ebay does make things more affordable, as do sever...Ebay does make things more affordable, as do several online yarn stores. The price of the yarn will still, usually, surpass the purchase price of a sweater. Most knitters will say the satisfaction of completing a sweater is well worth the price.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17209233.post-39438908569524308922007-03-22T13:30:00.000-04:002007-03-22T13:30:00.000-04:00LOL Thanks for your comment!I appreciate the info....LOL <BR/>Thanks for your comment!I appreciate the info.<BR/>Is it possible to get a good deal on yarn on eBay?<BR/><BR/>I will chat with my friend, the knitter and ask how she contains cost.<BR/>Great comment!Frugal Duchesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00505138013388396364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17209233.post-171698193979858472007-03-22T13:23:00.000-04:002007-03-22T13:23:00.000-04:00As an avid knitter I laughed a bit when you listed...As an avid knitter I laughed a bit when you listed it as a frugal hobby. In most instances it is significantly less expensive for me to buy a knit sweater than to make it myself.<BR/><BR/>The therapeutic benefits are high, and well worth it to me, but yarn for clothing is anything but inexpensive.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com