Ok, so I haven't been around in awhile

[fenchurch1022]

I hope you all are doing well on your yarn diets. I've actually done pretty good, fallen off the wagon only twice and once because it was 40% off. (Who can't go for 40% off yarn?) The other yarn was bought with a specific project in mind, I only bought what I needed and I've already started the project. So far on the diet I've managed to use up a

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[miss_westenra]

I think 40% off yarn is totally excusable and should be exempt from the rules. The yarn I have bought this year was either for a project for someone else (all of these I have started right away, not all of them are finished) or from a thrift store so obviously those don't count.

I look at my stash and it feels like I'm still miles away from my goal. *sigh*. I'm still pulling for you! We're in this together!

[ladyceleste]

Mine was originally $15, I got it for $1 a skein. I justified the fall off of the wagon with that one, plus my mother wanted it for a project I was starting for her.

[miss_westenra]

I found 3 skiens of Debbie Bliss Cotton Cashmere, a skien of what looks and feels like Debbie Bliss Cahmerino, and two skiens of what looks like a cotton/viscose or rayon yarn for $4 at a thrift store. Sooooo doesn't count. No idea what I'm gonna do with it yet, though.

[eternalism]

Thrift store finds rock! I do much of my yarn shopping at thrift stores. I either find a bunch of cheap acrylic yarn that I can make blanket pieces out of, or I find natural fibres that normally would cost me at least $5 a ball and I can instead get for $5 for about 6 of them. :D

Or I find sweaters that have good fibre content and are in good condition, and bring them home to take apart later for yet more yarn. (I have a thrifting addiction.)

[eternalism]

I haven't been doing as well as I hoped. I bought yarn twice so far (though in total, the 7 or so balls only cost me about $5), and I haven't been making as big a dent in my stash as I'd like. Though since I'm currently on a scarf-knitting kick, that may change. I have plenty of odd balls of yarn that I can turn into scarves, and just in time for various charities to start collecting, too!