There are a lot of ways to look at buying yarn. You got some great advice. Don't buy just because it's on sale. Additional things to think about: (long message, lol.) It is not greedy to buy all skeins of a particular yarn or color if you need it or want it or there is a good chance you will use it for a project. It is okay to buy as much as you want of your favorite yarns you use most and know you will use when there is a major sale. That is not greedy, it is practical. Dont feel guilty and dont let others make you feel guilty about it. It is called clearance because the store wants it cleared out asap. All of it. The faster the better. Buying in the sales is the very best time to buy enough for an entire project at the price you would normally pay for one skein. Unless you only make one skein projects, my advice is always buy enough for the likely project you will make with it, plus one. IF you love the yarn and the color and can think of at least one project you want to use it for. Buying one skein at a time leads to mismatched, often unusable stashes that just gather dust. I see that fairly often. It makes me sad. I dislike orphan yarns. Single skeins, not enough to make anything useful, too expensive to buy when not on clearance, or not available anymore, and you cant match dye lots. I prefer to buy yarns I really love, buy enough for whatever project I want to make with it, especially on sale. Theres a lot less wasted yarn that way. Then if you decide that yarn isnt for you, you can sell it as a project sized lot which is much more sellable, or you can pass it along to someone who will then have enough to make something with it. Buy as much or as little as you like. It isnt being greedy. These yarns are on clearance because they didnt sell well or are being discontinued. Most people are not yarnies who get super excited about yarn sales. Unsold items after clearance are usually thrown away. If you watch dumpster diving videos, all kinds of great brand new things are discarded because no one bought them. Yarn included. Pristine yarn still in the bags. The stores Want you to buy them so they dont have to throw them away. They mark them down so much specifically to get people to buy up lots of it, not just one skein. I understand the altruistic urges of people saying dont buy all of a kind or color, leave some behind for others, and that is in general a nice thing to do. In the case of yarn sales, notice how the aisles are not full of people rushing to buy the clearance. The store wants it out of the way asap for the new yarns. If it doesnt sell within a day or two its likely going in the dumpster. Not great for the environment and not great for those who wanted to buy more to use but left it in case someone else wanted it, and didnt buy enough for a project so it gets wasted at the store and wasted in a stash with nowhere to go. That said, don't buy any that you don't really like. Only buy yarn you are excited about and can't wait to get your hook or needles into. :) My method at these sales is put in my cart all that I think I want. When I have gone through all the aisles, I then reevaluate it all. Choose my favorites from it. Ask myself is it realistic that I will use a particular yarn? Do I like the yarn, but not the color? Or like the color but not the yarn? Will I regret buying it? Will I regret leaving it? Put everything you choose not to buy back in its proper place. Buy the ones you love both the yarn and the color. Dont feel bad buying all you need and really want. If you are on the fence about a yarn, if you cant stop thinking about it or cant decide, buy a project amount when its super cheap. Pass it on if you later dont like or use it. I don't want any yarn wasted by not being bought or by sitting on someone's shelves forever because they don't have enough to use. That is my philosophy. Im old. Ive done my just buying one and then regretting not buying enough. I just gave away 4 grocery bag sized stash clearouts to a couple of new enthusiastic crocheters. Some were leftovers from mystery bags, ones I knew I would never use. Some were ones left over after projects were done. Almost all were full skeins. These young ladies do mostly amugurimi and granny squares and don't need more than one skein at a time, but they also got enough of several colors to make shawls and similar. They were super happy to get them and were already planning what to do with them. I was super happy to pass them along so they weren't just taking up space. Buy what you want, buy what you need, use what you buy. Be happy.

Nice your learning to knit too. Nice yarns.

Good tip

Celadon Sell uh dawn. Its that color blue. :) Looks like some fun yarn and great prices for yarn and needles.

@dbhandmades

15 күн бұрын

Thank you for your help 😀

Awesome haul

@dbhandmades

4 күн бұрын

Thank you!!

That looks like a pretty combo for a nice sweater or top!

Always so fun to see what everyone is attracted to! You definitely picked up some yarns I left for others, and vice versa, it seems! Have a beautiful day!

@dbhandmades

19 күн бұрын

I agree, it's really fun to see what makes people excited! You have a beautiful day as well :D

@auntieree

19 күн бұрын

My nearest Hobby Lobby is about 35 miles away. How are the prices on clearance?

@dbhandmades

19 күн бұрын

@auntieree most yarns on clearance range from $.99-$2.62 per ball (or skein)

Everyone's Hobby Lobby has a clearance but I went to two (one in IL and one in MO) and nothing. Just the regular 30% sale. Jealous.