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20 to 21

The first lot of yarn I bid on and won back in March arrived with more surprises.

There are twenty-one skeins in total versus the twenty I counted from the two auction listing pics. The big Caron one pound skein of white matched the color of the remnant skein I already had, which was what I'd hoped.

There are four labeled Latte Cakes (I saw three in the pic), an unused Big Twist glittery red skein in pristine condition, and a beautiful Mandala Sparkle cake that made me very happy (I'm going to make a winter hat out of this one.) There's even a skein of gray yarn with some nice knitting needles still stuck in it. The other skeins have been used a little, but aside from needing a bit of winding they're in decent shape. I'm going to price what I can and figure out the total value, but I can already say it's a lot of great yarn for less than ten bucks.

I went to work right away with the white yarn, which I'll use to edge my granny squares for my AI throw project. Quite pleased with how this gamble paid off.

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