Prettier in Person

The second lot of yarn I thrifted online last month arrived; let's see if it's as nice as I thought.

Oh, yes. Ten skeins of clean, odorless yarn with labels, all but one are worsted weight. They are in mint condition and as beautiful as anything I could go and buy retail.

The lot included three skeins of Starlette worsted in denim. Multiples are always great because of course they make larger projects.

This Caron Colorama O'Go is the only bulky weight skein. I've always wanted to try one of these since they came out.

I got two Premier Sweet Roll tri-color skeins, a yarn I also haven't tried yet. The colors of most of these yarns go well together, so aside from the O'Go I could make a decent-size throw out of them.

Now for the numbers. This is what this yarn would have cost me if I purchased it new at the store:

Lion Brand Pound of Love (Thistle) -- $15.00
Starlette (Denim) -- $4.99 each
Deborah Norville Everyday Soft (Cold Mountain) -- $7.00
Caron Colorama O'Go (Overboard) -- $9.50
Bernat Giggles (Periwinkle) -- $8.24
Bernat Giggles (Cheerful Blue) -- $8.24
Premier Sweet Roll (Punch Pop) -- $5.99
Premier Sweet Roll (Gelato Pop) -- $5.99

Total retail new: $74.93

This lot had one-cent shipping, which also saved me money. I paid a total of $26.75 for the lot, or about $2.67 per skein. Savings: $48.18.

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