Lincraft are currently having a yarn sale. I went in there on Wednesday and bought a whole bag full of yarn. When I dumped it on the counter, the sales clerk looked at me in surprise and said, “What are you knitting?” “Oh, hats and shawls,” I replied. Bron mentioned to me a month or so ago that they might have markets for this year's How Sweet the Sound concert. I thought perhaps I should start knitting stuff for it. In any case, even if the markets don't eventuate, I'll have stuff stored up to give to various people as presents. And knitting therapy is good for me.
I don't normally take photos of my yarn stash but I'm trying to document the process a little more the way other knitting bloggers do. So here are some gratuitous photos of yarn:
Colour: mint green (6040). Dyelot: 8201. 52% tactel, 48% nylon. 91 m per 50g ball. 99c/ball. (I think I'll make this into a scarf/shawl.)

Colour: Purple. Dyelot: 06115103. 60% nylon, 40% polyester. 105 m per 50g ball. $2.99/ball. (For another a scarf/shawl.)

Colour: Purple, pink, green/white/scarlet/black. Dyelot: 1, 07093801, 07043206. 50% wool, 50% acrylic. 40 m per 50g ball. $2.99/ball. (For some Urchin hats.)



Colour: Burgundy. Dyelot: 07032906. 100% nylon. 78 m per 50g ball. $2.99/ball. (For some more Urchin hats.)

Colour: pink and white. Dyelot: 08036001. 100% polyester. 38 m per 50g ball. $2.49/ball. (For even more Urchin hats.)

Colour: vermilion (24). Dyelot: 737421. 100% polyester. 63 m per 50g ball. 99c/ball.
Colour: orange/red/pink. Dyelot: 7039. 100% acrylic mohair. 78 m per 50g ball. $2.99/ball.

Colour: scarlet/mauve/brown (claret mix). Dyelot: 28. 100% polyester. 52 m per 50g ball. 98c/ball.
Colour: pink/mauve/charcoal (pastel mix). Dyelot: 07044805. 85% acrylic, 15% polyester. 65 m per 50g ball. $2.99/ball.
Colour: plum. Dyelot: 4524. 100% polyester. Length per 50g ball not stated. $3.99/ball.

(The other nice thing about shopping at Lincraft is they threw in two free yarn pattern books, including this one.)
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