stash enhancement

I went to the Big Box Store again today. Moda Vera "Noir" (sock yarn) sells for $14.95 per 100g skein. I bought nine balls on special for $7 each. This yarn should make great men's socks for next year's Homeless Connect Day. It's darker than it shows here.

Moda Vera "Pure Wool 8ply" (DK) was on special for $1.50 per 50g ball - that's pure wool for $30 a kilogram: almost the same price as acrylic at one of the Capital Letter department stores and heaps cheaper than the other! Not quite as inexpensive as the Mill Shop in Wangaratta (but I had a wider choice of colours) and quite a bit cheaper than the mail order from the other well-known Victorian mill (although their yarn is softer). Needless to say, some of this also followed me home! LOL

I also have to confess to a kilogram of Bendigo "Neon" (a soon to be discontinued yarn) following me home from the Sydney Craft and Quilt Fair last week. This is also a lot darker than it shows in this photo - think charcoal instead of purple!

As you can see, I'm adding to my wool stash and slowly but surely using up my synthetics. If you have befriended me on Ravelry, don't be alarmed if my activity shows more stashing than I've admitted to, I decided today to take some photos of stash I already have listed  -  Ravelry only adds it to the activity page when there's a photo!

Bendigo shade cards

I had a phone call from my mum this evening. She received her shade card from Bendigo Woollen Mills today. She looked at it carefully; there were several more shades of the new Luxury yarn listed than coloured yarn samples. She counted again. Still wrong! So she called Bendigo.

The person who answered the phone was very nice. The cards are put together by hand and mum's had been put together wrongly. She promised to send mum a new shade card immediately. So, for all of you who've received your cards, please check them carefully and call Bendigo if you find an error.

I'm still waiting for mine - boo hoo!! I want to see the new Luxury yarn. :-(