Thrift s(t)core!!

Yeah, like I was sayin' last time...I've been on the move. I absolutely love a deal, and it's even sweeter when it's name brand merchandise! See for yourself. I bought the taupe handbag first. Then, it kept bugging me...I should have gotten the black, too. So, 2 days later I went back for it, and imagine my joy when it was STILL There!!The thrifting gods were smiling on me--unlike the knitting gods, but we won't go there right now. These are Brand Spanking New Liz Claiborne satchels I got for $3.63 a piece. I left the tag on lest you don't believe me. The black one is a tad dusty, but hey! It was still NEVER used! And, of course, if that wasn't enough...and it wasn't...here's my new stash!


This first juicy item is a bag of 10-count 'em-10 skeins of Brunswick Quick Breeze with the ribbing of a project someone started. I'm going to rip it back and use this to make the peplum sweater in the latest issue of VK. The price tag was left on the bag from the original yarn shop.....$3.00. Can you stand it?? No, I paid more because when you go to this thrift store, they throw a bunch of different stuff into a bag and it's pot luck for anywhere from $5.15-$9.19 for the bag.

Next up for your viewing pleasure, a half knit sweater with the remaining balls. (10 balls, I assume) It's Patons Ascot in a beautiful shade of heathered tans....it's a wool/acrylic/viscose blend. I'm thinking something from Patons Street Smart booklet I bought about 2 months ago...

And if that wasn't enough, and it isn't....10 skeins of a delicious pink and 3 skeins of a silvery blue in Brunswick 100% shetland wool!! People, I'm feelin' socks here. Am I right?


Had enough?? No, me either...but I am going to make you wait for my next post from this yarn stash! Because....I want to show off some other things I've been dallying around with. My wee mp3 player desperately needed a better "jacket". Hello Kitty naturalamente! I doubled the flannel and crocheted the drawstring! Wait til you see the next one...And speaking of crochet.....

and I am....here's my latest WIP. It's a tank top from a vintage McCall's Needlework. I'm using some oldie goldie yarn I picked up at the local Wally World from 1990. Knitters always talk about cotton yarn bothering them when they knit, but I can truly say it only bothers me when I crochet. I must be backwards...which reminds me....at knitting group, A, who is a crocheter and recently learned knitting, blurts out that she is a Croknitter! I retort, then I must be a Knit-cheter(pronounced shay-er)! And, I guess I really am!