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Old September 29th 03, 12:15 AM
Franacropan
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A bit of a daft post but I have recently learned patchwork/domino knitting and
I went hunting for some stash. I KNOW that I have a huge bag full of odd balls
of yarn in the attic, but can I find it?
I was wondering if anyone knows of a site where you can just buy bits and bobs
of yarn, a bit like some of the cross stitch sites that send you stash every
month.

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Old September 29th 03, 09:51 AM
Sarah Grace
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A bit of a daft post but I have recently learned patchwork/domino knitting
and
I went hunting for some stash.snipped
I was wondering if anyone knows of a site where you can just buy bits and
bobs
of yarn, a bit like some of the cross stitch sites that send you stash every
month.


I don't know of a site like the cross stitch site but there is a great yarn
resource in Heywood, Lancs. They sell mill ends by weight so they might have
lots of ends on cones which you could buy very cheaply (i know that David keeps
the cashmere mixes and does mini cones with them- but the others are probably
less useful) or could buy small amounts of what they have. The website is
www.fairfieldyarns.co.uk -but you really need to visit!

Regards
Sarah
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Old September 29th 03, 09:47 PM
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This may be a daft suggestion, but have you tried your local charity shops?
Most of the ones around me have a large basket or box full of part used
balls and cones of yarn - they usually have dozens of knitting needles of
all sizes too - they rarely have them out in the main body of the shop
though, the floor space is more valuable than back-room storage space so
they use it for high value items like cookware, videos, books and clothing.
If you ask they will usually drag out the most incredible stash and let you
sit on the floor and sort through it for ages. (Can you tell I've done this
a lot?!) I rarely buy new needles and found some lovely yarn (once an entire
bag of unused Jaegar in cream!) just by asking nicely at the counter. Does
that help?

Claire

"Franacropan" wrote in message
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A bit of a daft post but I have recently learned patchwork/domino knitting

and
I went hunting for some stash. I KNOW that I have a huge bag full of odd

balls
of yarn in the attic, but can I find it?
I was wondering if anyone knows of a site where you can just buy bits and

bobs
of yarn, a bit like some of the cross stitch sites that send you stash

every
month.

www.MorecambeSands.com



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Old September 29th 03, 09:59 PM
Franacropan
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Some great ideas there, thanks. Loads of charity shops in our town.
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Old September 29th 03, 10:06 PM
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Well, what its doing is making more stash. When you finally locate
the bag you'll be amazed by how much is in there!

Michelle
Who once put away a single skein as "stash" and went back a few years
later to discover enough for two afghans

On 28 Sep 2003 23:15:16 GMT, (Franacropan) wrote:

A bit of a daft post but I have recently learned patchwork/domino knitting and
I went hunting for some stash. I KNOW that I have a huge bag full of odd balls
of yarn in the attic, but can I find it?
I was wondering if anyone knows of a site where you can just buy bits and bobs
of yarn, a bit like some of the cross stitch sites that send you stash every
month.

www.MorecambeSands.com

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Old September 29th 03, 11:28 PM
Franacropan
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Oh Michelle...you did make me laugh...enough for afghans....lol
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Old September 30th 03, 03:14 AM
Richard Eney
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In article ,
SlinkyToy wrote:
Well, what its doing is making more stash. When you finally locate
the bag you'll be amazed by how much is in there!

Michelle
Who once put away a single skein as "stash" and went back a few years
later to discover enough for two afghans


Eeek! My stash is big enough already!

=Tamar
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Old October 4th 03, 09:55 PM
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Aunt Mary's Mill Ends
http://www.auntmarysyarns.com/



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