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 Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2007 8:50 pm
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Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2007 9:30 pm
For the most part, I get my yarn from Wal Mart ~ though, if I can find anything suitable, I also have my mom's ginormous stash to go through, & i'll be inheriting another huge stash next month (I get first dibs on yard sale stuff!! hehe)
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Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 12:43 am
i get mine from michaels. I'm one of those people who plan ahead and find projects and then buy the yarn. I'm looking for a really good project so i can use the non-cheap yarn.
right now, no projects stand out so i just keep making blankets xD
but its awesome. when i need yarn i can ask two of my friends for some biggrin . their grandmothers are too old to do any crafts and they have TONS of yarn biggrin
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Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 3:55 am
I go wherever I find the yarn that speaks to me, be it Walmart, JoAnns, Michaels, The Yarn Shop, Knitters mercantile or this little local shop called Jenny's Bead and Yarn.
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Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 4:02 am
I mostly use this shop- Halcyon YarnBut I also like KnitpicksHalcyon is almost a LYS for me- it's about an hours drive, but when you live in the middle of no where New England, an hours drive is pretty much local. I prefrer the store to the website. If I'm really jonesing for yarn, I'll go to my truly LYS- which is actually a quilting shop, but they have a decent, if not great selection of yarn.
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Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 2:05 pm
I only go to Michaels, because it's nearby...
My Aunt also has some great yarn which she gives to me on occasion...
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Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 2:39 pm
I get most of my stuff from Joanne and Michaels, but I have been known to order from KnitPicks.
And it's especially nice now because I just got a KnitPicks catalogue with HUGE discounts on yarn (like--six dollars less per skein thru catalogue).
My mom and I have yet to go to a yarn shop...and I can sadly not drive myself (nor do I have the money myself).
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Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 6:53 pm
If I need something quick and cheap, I go to A.C. Moore. If I want to invest in a high quality skein of sock yarn, I go to Mission Rose Quiltery. If I want something to dye, I go to Knit Picks. I also do a lot of impulse shopping on Etsy.
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Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2007 9:39 pm
Well lets see theres.....the Needle's Eye, The School of Weaving and Spinning in my town and when I visit my mum theres Hill Country Weavers.
Of course I do hit up Hobby Lobby, Michael's and (the ever so rare trip to) WalMart for the cheaper end of the spectrum.
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Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 1:21 am
I've gone to Walmart in the past just because they were close and cheap. I'll probably go to Joanne's first now because they're pretty close.
I'm not picky though, I'll pick up yarn at garage sales and thrift stores if it looks good. I found some nice mohair at a garage sale once. I've taken a thrift store sweater apart to reuse the yarn too.
I'm always on a tight budget, so I've had to be creative about how I get my yarn.
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Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 9:15 am
I shop for yarn everywhere. A little from Wal Mart (though they don't carry many natural fibers) Some from Jo Anns, some from Michael's, some from thrift stores or yard sales, and from every LYS in the vicinity. I'm an equal opportunity shopper.
My favorite is the newest LYS in the city that I work in. The owner is extremely nice and a Star Trek fan, so she lets me knit and watch Star Trek in her shop after work.
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Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 1:58 pm
i find yarn everywere. t-shirts, fake fur, leather, ribbon, and occasanally real yarn. craft stores are god
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Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 8:32 am
I'm also a Wally-World (Wal-Mart) buyer. I like AC Moore and Michaels, too.
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Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 8:51 pm
I'm glad I'm not the only one who can only afford the cheap stuff. sweatdrop
I really really really want the good stuff, but if I bought the good stuff I wouldn't have a house to live in.
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Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 8:54 pm
I go to Joann's and Hancocks for my yarn, but if I see any good yarn inbetween places than I might get it there.
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