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*_* What yarn is $20? The only yarn I can think of that comes ever remotely close is the Fisherman's Wool, which is like, $12. And Wal-Mart is a more consumer friendly store. They make the other places look bad with their low prices. But the one near me is always messy, and I can never find what I need. (I knit and use bamboo needles, all they sell are the cheap aluminum)
The cotton spool -- I think the brand is Sugar & Cream; it's available either in smallish balls of about 200 yards or large spools of 700-something yards. Ah, now I'm looking closer, the Wal-Mart brand is Peaches & Cream. Even so, they're both Canadian-made, worsted weight cotton. Go figure.
You're right on the needles, though -- I use aluminum hooks, no problem, but the Bates brand. The head's shaped differently than the cheap Boye hooks, and that seemed to be all the difference I needed. ^_^
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If you think Jo-Ann's has ridiculous prices, try going to stores that are not chain stores. They can really stick it to you there. D: But then, it's not really the stores doing the price thing, it's the company. I recently did a price increase on Red Heart yarns. It went up nearly 50 cents.
*shudder* Gods, don't even... I'd have to drive an hour and a half to get to a city with multiple yarn stores. There's actually one shop in my general area (not convenient to me, just in the area), and I did venture down there to take a look. Granted, I wouldn't expect alpaca or angora or whatever else to be cheap, of course... even so, my jaw just about hit the floor. Beverly Hills prices -- and attitude, for that matter. They definitely weren't worried about attracting new customers.
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Yeah, a big skein of cotton here is $10.99, $2.99 for the smaller ones. Honestly, I chalk that up to location. (I love Sugar and Cream, they even have scented yarn!)
It's funny, the smaller skeins are still $2.99... which... that's about one and a half cents a yard... and the big ones are, what, about 700 yards? At $19.99, that's almost three cents a yard. But I kept double-checking the tag on the shelf to make sure that's what it was for, so I'm sure of that. Hehe -- but now that I've glanced at the website, I notice that's a "new product," and it's $13.99. rofl That's still more per yard than the small skeins!
... And I think I want to decorate my own bike like the one on the Joann's site... whee
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I hate snooty yarn people. >> It's as if a younger generation, or anyone learning on something that isn't generic aren't welcome.
*nods* I thought on that for awhile, because this place apparently has classes and things, so it's not like they don't want other people possibly learning the skill, but it occurred to me that since no one there (and there was a group; I think a class had just ended) had taught me, I must not be in the store to actually buy anything -- because obviously, if none of them had taught me, I couldn't possibly know what to do with yarn in the first place.
Hm. Maybe I'll see if it's feasible to yarnbomb the place.
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Yeah, a big skein of cotton here is $10.99, $2.99 for the smaller ones. Honestly, I chalk that up to location. (I love Sugar and Cream, they even have scented yarn!)
It's funny, the smaller skeins are still $2.99... which... that's about one and a half cents a yard... and the big ones are, what, about 700 yards? At $19.99, that's almost three cents a yard. But I kept double-checking the tag on the shelf to make sure that's what it was for, so I'm sure of that. Hehe -- but now that I've glanced at the website, I notice that's a "new product," and it's $13.99. rofl That's still more per yard than the small skeins!
... And I think I want to decorate my own bike like the one on the Joann's site... whee
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I hate snooty yarn people. >> It's as if a younger generation, or anyone learning on something that isn't generic aren't welcome.
*nods* I thought on that for awhile, because this place apparently has classes and things, so it's not like they don't want other people possibly learning the skill, but it occurred to me that since no one there (and there was a group; I think a class had just ended) had taught me, I must not be in the store to actually buy anything -- because obviously, if none of them had taught me, I couldn't possibly know what to do with yarn in the first place.
Hm. Maybe I'll see if it's feasible to yarnbomb the place.
I still can't figure out why they charge so much! D: Even the Bernat cotton yarn is $9.99- $10.99 for those big skeins!
Go for it, decorate your bike! I thought that was the coolest idea! XD (then send a pic!)
Everyone is set in their own way of doing things, and this is true with any craft. There are just those people who think if you don't learn the old fashioned way, you are wrong. Now, there is nothing wrong with their way of doing things, it's just everyone else is different. My mother and one of our teachers learned by reading a book. I learned a bit from my mom, then the internet, and now I do all sorts of things. <3 And you really should look into yarnbombs 3nodding
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