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Posted by YarnWright on April 9, 2007, 10:44 pm
WoolyGooly spun a FINE 'yarn':
> wrote:
>
> > Oh, I KNOW, I long for those days. !0.20 compated EVEN to the LAST sale
> > price I stocked up on, which was 8.20 is high.... but still better than
> > 12.00, and better than... 22.00 for Cherry Tree Hill.....
>
> Koigu NOT on sale is almost 7 cents per yard.
> Koigu on sale is almost 6 cents per yard.
> CTH not on sale is almost 6 cents per yard.
>
> Seems to me that the CTH is the more frugal choice regardless of
> Koigu's going price. If you're going to buy snooty yarn anyhow you
> may as well buy a BIG hank and not worry about dyelots for your damned
> socks (and probably have enough left over to make yourself a beanie
> too!) :D In my case despite my preference for short socks I
> invariably need three hanks of Koigu and THAT is certainly more costly
> than one big hank of CTH.
>
> TWO hanks of CTH supersock is more than enough yarn to make a
> Charlotte's Web with a matching beanie and you spend less than if you
> bought the 5 or 6 wee hanks of Koigu the pattern would like you to
> use.
>
> Mind, I have nothing against Koigu on the merits of the yarn, I object
> to the small hanks and inflated prices.
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hmmmm, the cth I've purchased was expensive and the hanks were NOT big, about
190 yards..... I've SEEN some bigger hanks, but they were 40+ bux.
I like my sox short, too!
Noreen
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