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Unbelievable

The lot of yarn with the fingering weight skeins that I thrifted arrived, so let's dive in and see if I got a bargain.

Here is everything in the lot, all unused, clear and odorless. When I saw that all but one skein of yarn had labels, and some of the labels had the original pricing, and I began to add things up in my head I was blown away.

I received eight skeins of fingering, sock and lace weight yarn that are unused and labelled with tags totalling over $200.00. Just these eight.

The Isaac Mizrahi craft yarn is worth $8.99. The little Cowgirl Blues Merino Twist and Mohair Wool skeins are worth a total of $47.00.

The lot also came with a barely started needlepoint kit with all the threads and instructions that I found selling for $45.21 new online.

Since I had nearly all the labels (I'm positive that the unlabelled skein was a Peaches & Creme cotton) I went ahead and looked up all the prices on all 27 skeins plus the kit and hooks, because I know I could never afford to buy this yarn new.

Zweigart Needlepoint Kit: $45.21
(4) Crochet Hooks: $1.00 each (resale)
Loops & Threads Creme Cotton lt. Gray: $2.99
Isaac Mizrahi Merriweather: $8.99
(2) Misti Alpaca Natural Cream $23.75 each
Cowgirl Blues Mohair Wool Happy Days: $12.00 (marked)
Cowgirl Blues Mohair Wool Tamborine Man: $12.00 (marked)
(2) Exmoor Sock Mizzle $12.50 each
Lorna's Lace Mirth $27.25 (marked)
Lorna's Lace Bigger on the Inside $27.25 (marked)
Loops & Threads Acrylic 16 oz. Sunny $13.00
Peaches & Creme Cotton Violet $7.19
Peaches & Creme Cotton Royal $7.19
(5) Craftsmart 7 oz. Acrylic in Light Pink, butter, Bright Red, Gray and Amethyst $5.75 each
(3) Lion Brand Go for Faux Chinchilla and Blue Bengal $12.04 each
Bernat Baby Blanket Raspberry Kisses $9.99
Caron Kindness Polyester Ocean Varg $11.00
(2) Cowgirl Blues Merino Twist Mustard 50 grams $17.00 each
Cowgirl Blues Mohair Wool Faded Rose $10.00
Cowgirl Blues Mohair Wool Sage $10.00

Retail for this lot totals $388.44. I paid $9.99 for everything, or about thirty-seven cents a skein. This just might be my thrift of the year.

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