Yarn - where to buy

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Permalink Reply by Jypsi Mabbott on October 7, 2011 at 3:54pm

Oh, yes, and this may be a good place for anyone looking to give away some yarn, or the KAS Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/Knitasquare

Permalink Reply by Wendy on October 19, 2011 at 6:23pm

Hi again,

 

I almost forgot 2 more really good places for yarn:  Spotlight and Lincraft.

 

I was actually in Lincraft Canberra on Monday and oh Joy, they had up to 50 percent off selected lines of knitting yarn!

 

Sadly I couldn't really buy any for myself (as I have about 50 balls of yarn still stored up here to knit), but I did buy some lovely wool blend yarn for my Mother that she really liked, and it was 50 percent off!

 

Might be handy for anyone needing to buy yarn at present if you have a Lincraft nearby.  I don't know if it would apply to mail orders though, or if it is instore shopping only.

 

Cheers

 

Wendy

Permalink Reply by Wendy on October 7, 2011 at 4:32pm

Hi Jypsi,

 

Good topic!

 

Don't forget charity stores too, i.e. Smith Family, St Vincent De Paul, Salvation Army, Red Cross etc.  It is a real hit and miss affair, but you can often buy balls of yarn for $1 or less here and you have the bonus of helping 2 charities at the same time.  I go into the local charity stores as often as I can and have found quite a few good balls of both Acrylic and Wool or Wool blend yarns.

 

Big W and K Mart have the bonus of stocking at least a limited supply of yarn year round, whereas the discount type stores (Go Lo, Reject Shop etc) tend to be seasonal (i.e. they only stock yarn from about March to August).  I got a super good deal at Go Lo here when they were clearing out yarn though, it went from $2.50 a 100 gr ball down to $1!  There wasn't a lot left in the way of colours or quantities by then, but for blanket squares all colours are great even if you can get just 1 ball.  (1 ball is also enough to make at least 1 or 2 beanies too). I grabbed up about 15 or so balls and stored them away in a plastic crate to help keep me going during the spring/summer when yarn is harder to find.

 

I have also thought about putting up a notice in the local shopping centre, (they have a community notice board here) asking if anyone has yarn they would like to either sell or give away. 

 

We also  have a Swap time radio show on Saturday mornings that only costs you the price of the phone call to either sell or buy goods.

 

Garage Sales are also another possibility I am going to check into.

 

Hope these ideas are of help to other knitters too.

 

 

 

Permalink Reply by Jypsi Mabbott on October 7, 2011 at 5:50pm

Thanks :D Yeah, I forgot about the garage sales! All great things, and even universities/school notice boards asking for yarn. I'm sure a lot of people have some from finished and unfinished projects. :)

Permalink Reply by Carol Braggins on October 8, 2011 at 1:41pm

Hi have just ordered some yarn online at iceyarns.com... seem very cheap but am awaiting delivery to find out quality and of course here in Aus there is always Bendigo mills if you want good wool.... not quite as cheap as the discount stores but on a par with Spotlight.

Permalink Reply by bronwyn Low on December 28, 2011 at 1:01am

Hi.  I love Bendigo wool.  so nice to knit with but as you say maybe not as cheap as some other places.

Permalink Reply by Bev Jeffery on December 28, 2011 at 2:56am

Hi Bronwyn

I love Bendigo wool too. I discovered it this past winter, thanks to a fellow Aussie KASer who suggested it. I bought 2.6 kgs. for about $145 which was about half the price of pure wool at my local store and the colours are lovely with quite a large variety. And yes it is nice to knit with. I also like the fact that if I buy more than $30 worth they will send it freight free to anywhere in Oz. (I live in WA)

Happy knitting!  :-)

Permalink Reply by Sally Thomas on October 20, 2011 at 9:09pm

 i went to the bendigo wool mill and they have  bags of australian wool that are scraps and off cuts from $1 AUS but I think you have to go there  to get them.

Permalink Reply by Sally Thomas on October 20, 2011 at 9:11pm

And dont forget the local opportunity shops they often have wool and its fun to see what you get.