I was at Hobby Lobby yesterday (and the day before, and the day before that!) and stumbled on this pack they had. Its a 3 ball value-pak of Sugar 'n Cream. These are the biggest balls I’ve seen - 2 balls are 400g and 1 ball is 340g (approx 700 yards each).
The package was marked $22.99 but I used my 40% off coupon so paid $14.72. It also came with a little pattern book.
Was this a good deal, and if so - what on earth should I make with it? I was thinking of attemptin my first pinwheel blanket with it all, but have no idea how many of the balls it will take.
Here’s 2 pictures. They had I think 3 different choices of colors - and I’m tempted to get another if this was a good deal.
I totally think that is a great deal! The pattern book alone is about $7, so for $7, you got a good yarn deal …Wish we had Hobby Lobby here.
You could make a market bag with that yarn…I really want to make one, so I will have to put it on the waiting list.
Well alrighty! Good to know it’s a good deal! Now I’m tempted to go back and get another color set. This will be a record, Hobby Lobby every day this week. I’m SURE I’ll just have to go back tomorrow for something!
Mason - I was just reading your blogs last night. I love catching up on them every now and then. I like the way you write - you don’t hold back!
Thanks everyone! Does anyone have any idea how much of this yarn it would take to make a decent sized pinwheel blanket?
Ok, maybe I’ll try that. I don’t want it to be too heavy, but at least have some weight to it. I’m hoping and hoping to start it next week, but I REALLY need to finish up some other things first.
Every season they put out a new bag with colors that sort of match the season. I use a lot of cotton, so I always go back to check which colors they have. The best part is- when they go to do a new bag of colors, if the old ones haven’t sold yet they go to clearance. I usually wait and get the whole bag for $9.99. I think I got one for $6.99 once. Just keep that in mind if you want the cotton but don’t really need it yet
We just had a Hobby Lobby open up about a week ago and I’ve only been in it once to look around without really stopping to check out any areas in particular. I was amazed that they had almost two aisles full of yarn!
I will have to see if I can find that here – I don’t have a project in mind (now) although I do like to practice stitches with dishclothes – getting it on clearance sounds awesome!
Great deal!
Cotton works great for baby gifts too, so you can also use it to make baby bibs, sweaters, hats, etc. (hint hint…get that wedding over with, and make a little howdovely) :teehee:
I’ve bought a few of these from HL w/my coupon. I got their Christmas trio earlier this month and made dishcloths. I gave them as Thansgiving “gifts” yesterday, so they can use them during the season. It’s my first year knitting, so they were quite the hit!:yay:
And, I second the Oddball Pet Snuggles suggestion…it’s my first oddball and I got it the other day for my turn.:woohoo: