{Find a Deal Saturday}

I realize that it's been a cabillion years since we've done a Find a Deal Friday, but I saw this deal online and I couldn't NOT tell you about it!  I'm such an enabler! hehe

Over at Dodge Creations you can get 50g of 100% SILK for $2.00!!   

enjoy! :D

{Yarn! and Knitting!}

How is it you folks do it?  How do you work for 8 or 9 hours a day and still have energy for anything else?  This internship has me worried about my ability to function in the real world.  When I go to school you see there are days where I work from home and I have a chance to cook and tidy the house and even get some knitting in.  It's not like I'm taking easy classes or anything... I'm a Math major, but still.  Now this accounting internship (which I am really enjoying! Surprise to me!) is from 8:30 to 4:30 Monday through Friday, but since I'm an hour away I'm out of the house from about 7:30 until 6.  When I get home I'm not in the mood for anything  except vegging out with a bowl of cereal in front of some blogs or a tv show.  Once the weekend hits, I don't even bother to get dressed unless I have to go out for groceries or something. lol  So I say again... how do you do it!? I know some of you peeps have kids and responsibilities and stuff.  LOL

Needless to say, my knitting has consisted of my stockinette Pipit (details to come) , and a VERY easy lace pattern (K2Tog, Yo) kind of stuff for this pretty cowl/ scarf: The Mustard  Scarf.

I'm knitting mine is some GORGEOUS aran weight Debbie Bliss Alpaca/Silk that my friend at Susie F Handmade gave me as part of her destash!  She gave me two 50g balls of cream and one of black.   I'm using size 15 needles for this! They're so cartoonishly large they are cracking me up laughing! It's like knitting with Tent Pegs! hehehe  That project is not quite done.  I think I'm going to use my large Antler Buttons mom gave me for Christmas LAST year on this one. I'm so excited to wear it!

I'm also excited about buying YARN!  I got a $50 rebate for my recent cell phone purchase and have been given the go ahead to use it JUST for buying yarn! YAY!  But now that I have the opportunity to buy yarn,  I'm so lost in all the choices!  Do I buy two skeins of fantastic sock yarn? (one for a shawl, one for socks of course).  Do I buy more of something less expensive?  I'm always looking to get a great bang for my buck and I want to spend my money somewhere worth while if I'm paying regular retail, ya know?

So here's a few of my options I'm liking:

Lingonberry Jam - SW Merino/nylon sock yarn . $23 + $2.50 shipping from Springtree Road .

 Zen Yarn Garden's Squooshy - $23,50 + unknown shipping.  I've already had a great experience with socks here. They're washing in the machine great! 

I've heard good things about Lorna's Laces Shepherd Sock.   The nice thing about these is they're about half the price at about $12!  I might give this a try.  It'd just make my money go so much farther!

 I've knit one pair of socks already with Araucania Rancho, but not the sock version with a bit of Nylon.  Also a good price for the yardage at $15.

These look really pretty from ToPlyFiberArts:

Sea Glass is 80/20 Superwash and Nylon again, a great price at $15.  I like that it's hand dyed by an Etsy artist.  She charges $2.50 for shipping, but then only 75 cents for each additional item... hmmmm.... 

What's your favorite Sock Yarn? Do you dye your own on Etsy? I'd love to see it!  What's your favorite online sock store?  Let's hear it!

Hey, this is kinda Find A Deal Friday, isn't it? Neato!

 

{Fat Quarter bundle Pack?}

Hey my sewing friends out there (do I have many of those yet? hehe)  I found this cool blog called FatQuarterBonanza.com.  They happen to be having a sale on Mystery Bundles of fat quarters.  12 of them for $15 to be precise.  Is that a good price? Shipping is about $5 more.  What if I get all ugly fabrics that I don't like?  I'll feel stupid for having wasted $20. 

I'm on the fence about this one.  What do you guys think?

{Find a Deal Wednesday!}

Hey guys, over at Overstock.com I found this Yarn Swift for $33.00!!


http://www.overstock.com/Crafts-Sewing/Lacis-Umbrella-Swift-Yarn-Winder/3462955/product.html

Just an FYI! :)

{Ribbon Yarn}

Smiley's Yarns is offering this really pretty ribbon yarn for CHEAP. 66 Yards of Bulky nylon yarn for a buck. Yes, $1. And I think I might like to try to make something out of it.



What do you guys think? Is knitting with Ribbon weird? What kinds of patterns do you do with Nylon ribbon? I think I like Color #13.

{Find a Deal Friday}

I just found the most GORGEOUS Etsy Store called Febystan: Land of handmade.

She makes the most intricate and beautiful crochet jewelry. My personal favorite are these little Moon earrings done in a light grey metalic thread and fun coloured beads. So so pretty and the price is reasonable! Love it!

$20

And I've also found PurePurl.com which is a very smart looking website with very pretty yarns. They're more of a normal online store with normal online store prices, but they're having a 10% off all yarns in January. You should go check it out!



oh and psst. I finished the last sleeve of my sweater and I'm gonna sew it in tonight. But don't tell anyone. :P

{Find a Deal Friday}

Yay It's back! You didn't think it was gone for good, did you?

Kyarns.com has a nice selection of discontinued yarns and colours available, with shipping under $5 in the US. The one pictured above is Cascade 220 (the one Jenny was thinking of in the comments of the last post I think), 220 yards for $5, 100% wool. They also have a whole lot of the different Noro yarns in discontinued colours for what looks like a good deal too.


Smiley's Yarns is a favourite of every bargain hunting yarnie, I think. This Filatura Lanarota brand of yarn is new to me. 100% wool, worsted weight, about 100 yards of it for a buck and a half. Some pretty colours too! I love that heathered gray in the back. From the same brand, they have about 100 yards of 100% Alpaca for $2.99. I'm seriously considering this one!

The Fox Hop is having a sale until January 5th, 20% off of batts of yarn and 25% off of hand spun yarn! She's got some super pretty stuff!

Fairy Designs has a bunch of recycled Angora and lambswool for very reasonable prices, and a bunch of it which would be nice for a larger project!

318 Yards in Worsted weight, $6.30

I hope everyone will have a great last weekend of vacation time! :)

Find a Deal Friday... Black Friday Edition!

Ack! Too many sales to features them all! I'm just going to make a huge list I think. LOL

Saffron Dyeworks is offering 15% off everything in the Etsy store, mostly sock weight yarns including ones like this fun holiday colour mix:

440 Yards, fingering weight, Merino/Nylon, regular $23.95, 15% off

Yarn4Socks.com is giving 30% off everything, including yarn, needles, stitch markers, patterns, and Kits, (excluding closeout) through Saturday night.

Handpaints by Artsygirl has a large offering of handpainted yarns and rovings for 15-25% off. I can't find on her site when that one ends... huh... weird.

Eat.Sleep.Knit is doing something way fun. They guarantee that you'll get at least 10% off your order, but during checkout you could get a surprise of up to 100% off your order! Yes, that's free! hehe Worth a try, right? She carries all the big names like Lorna's Lace, Malabrigio, and Unique Sheep.

SunSet Fibers on etsy has everything marked down at least 15%, valid through friday at 10PM. For anyone who spins, her coloured top is amazing looking:

Hand Painted Corrigale top, 4 oz for $10

Julia's Yarn is new to me, but it looks like she's having a huge Black Friday blow out with some prices more than half off of yarn in bags of 10 or individually. Up to 74% off if you're willing to buy wholesale, meaning 140 skeins at once! That's a LOT of knitting! LOL Tons of other good deals too though, available through friday.

The Loopy Ewe is closed at their brick and mortar store, but is offering some good deals online. From their blog, "30% off all Cherry Tree Hill, Creatively Dyed, Indie Dyer, J. Knits, and Opal. You’ll also find 20% off all Earthly Hues, All Things Heather, Sknitches, Sugar Bunny Blvd, Noro and Schaefer. "

The Interweave Knits store is offering 20% off of all patterns purchased this weekend.

And of course, one of my favorite Etsy stores, Yarntopia, has such amazing prices, she belongs in with this Black Friday grouping. Her prices are AMAZING and her yarn is so so so beautiful!

300 Yards of sport weight cotton/linen, handpainted, $7

Find a Deal Friday!

And just in time for your Black Friday preparations right? Has everyone made their lists and checked them twice?

No? Well maybe I can help with a little FADF lovin'! I am so excited that Blue Mountain Handcrafts has agreed to be featured! Beth makes such beautiful yarns, stitch markers, bags, and needle cases.

Plus! A Student Knitter Exclusive!! Enter the code "Sarah's Blog"
in the message box at checkout during the sale dates of
November 27th,28th, & 29th,
and get free shipping on all orders over $50!!

Here are just a few of my favorites things in her shops:

NASTURTIUMS washable wool handspun and Navajo plyed
51 Yards Bulky, $9.00

Handspun Superwash Merino Yarn
133 yards Worsted, $19.00

MULLED WINE Handspun BFL Yarn
250 Yards Fingering, $35.00

Beautiful needle rolls:

$22.00

And project bags:

$29.00

Stitch markers recycled from broken vintage jewelry:

Set of 7, $6.00

AND THEN... the fun's not over! Beth also keeps an absolutely gorgeous vintage jewelry store on Etsy too called Beth1818 Vintage Costume and Fine Jewelry. She has some amazing pieces right now, and I'm not usually a big jewelry kinda gal, but check these out:

locket, $32.00

Brooch, $12.00

Bracelet, $39.00

She has given us who follow her blog a heads up! On Blackfriday she'll be
having a 25% off sale at her Jewelry store AND at her knitting store she is
having a giveaway for your choice of one of those amazing project bags!
Every purchase over $25 gets your name in for the drawing.

Only a week until I can start decorating my house my Christmas and I'm really excited! Enjoy your shopping everyone!

Find a Deal!

Okay you guys, I found the COOLEST Etsy store! It's called KNotes for KNitters and Maggie, the owner, has some of the greatest knitting accessories I've ever seen.

My very favourite is her Pirate Knitting Bags!! These totally made me crack up laughing:


I think these bags are an absolute Hoot for $12.95! She also carries some great hand lotions, bookmarks, magnets, and fiber care tags:

Girl Riding Sheep, Set of 8 for $3.95

On top of this great sense of humour and wonderful creativity, she also happens to be a super nice person. Here's what she had to say about her store:

"Making the art I do pleases me because I can rescue the antique & vintage
photos I love and breathe a second life into them, sending them back out into
the world again. And, even better, my husband no longer complains about
my ever-growing collection!"

Always with those pesky husbands, huh? ;) Check back for Holiday designs coming soon in her shop! Oh, and certainly don't forget to check in with Darcy's Knotty Knitter, where you can enter a give away for some of Maggie's proprietary "Happy Hands" lotion!

Find a Deal Fridays are BACK!

Yay! They're back! And now with new and improved copyright protection! hehe

There's a huge sale going on at Handspun and Dyed Too ! Buy one hank/ batt of yarn, and get a second one of equal or lesser value FREE!! She spins and dyes her own, and the prices are very very reasonable.

$13.00 , 100% Falkland Wool, 96 Yards, Worsted Weight

$13.00, 100% Faulkland Wool, 100 Yards, Heavily Worsted

$14.50, 100% Faulkland Wool, 65 Yards, Bulky

I really admire her work and would love to have some beautiful knits out of any of her yarn! :)

Karol's Treasures has some of the best deals on Etsy right now for yarn I think. It's a complete destash shop done the way I think it should be done, where you don't ask your patrons to pay retail price for the yarn sight unseen! :) She's got some gorgeous stuff right now too!

$3.00/hank
$4.00 /ball

She also carries interesting vintage beads and other findings. It's a great store and shipping is great too!

Aqualight is another store I bumped in to because of some really excellent prices! Even though her store doesn't have much of a description, you quickly see an emphasis on environmentally friendly yarns, which I gotta love too. :) Here are a just a few offering from that store:

$18.50, 100%Wool, 600 Yards

$12.50, Organic Cotton and Soy Blend, 100 Yards

$6.15, 90% New Wool Merino, 152 Yards

Hope everyone enjoyed the resurgence of FADF! Tomorrow I'll post a few pics of some recent finished objects. :)

Find a Deal!

Alright, I admit I wasn't doing research for my blog, but I certain have found a deal!

Mom, Dad, all I want for Christmas is:


A complete set of these great Knit Picks Interchangeable needles... and they're on sale!! $44.99 is 33% off! And Mom... Dad....if you just include a few small balls of yarn in there, you'll get free shipping too! (Well anything over $50 hehe!)

Are you guys thinking about your lists yet? :)

Find a Deal Fridays!

I've found some fun yarns to show you today!

From Yarn Treasures, which I'm sure I've featured before, I found this gorgeous wool/silk blend.


Gorgeous! For just under $10 you get 360 yards of sport weight! I think this is just soooo pretty. Lace scarf anyone? They've got 119 listing, all of which were very reasonably priced.

Oh my gosh, LOVE this one! I think I have a new favourite colour!!



This yarn is called Papaya and Coconut and it's from PortFiber. MMMMMmmmmm. It's 430 of Superwash Merino/Nylon and just a tad under $13.50. She says it's a summer colour, but I think it's dripping the crispness of fall, don't you?

And I don't think I've mentioned Smiley's for a while, but there's a bunch of new yarns under $2 a skein, the following are just a few examples! (click the picture to be taken to their respective websites).


Enjoy your weekend everyone! I finished my Fair-isle hat and it's matching crochet scarf tonight. I'll be sure to post pics tomorrow!

OMG! Find a Deal Friday!

How can it seriously be friday again? I was just saying to a fellow student that I can't BELIEVE we've been in school for two and a half weeks already. This is insane.

These deals? Maybe a little less "insane" so to say, but still way cool. hehe

Knitpicks.com has got this 40% off of fall books, including this one below, which I'm a huge fan of. Usually I don't like the felted look because it's just sorta not my cup of tea. This bag though? TOTALLY cute. I want it!!

Plus there are a bunch of other sweaters, scarves and accessories I'd love to knit. This book is less than $14, and you don't pay shipping if you spend over $50 from their site. Who couldn't find $50 worth of stuff that they want from Knit Picks?

See this beautiful yarn right here? It's from Portland Fibre Gallery and Weaving Studio... on sale!

Aren't the colours gorgeous? I wish I could live in the fall season all year 'round! This skein is a worsted weight merino, about 300 yards, for $13.50. There's so much else that's pretty at this Etsy store too. Check it out!

Maybe you're more a spinner than a knitter? Don't fret! Fall is out there for you too!


Doesn't it look like beautiful pumpkin patches?? I love it! Head on over to A Fine Fleece's Etsy store to check this one out! 4.8 ounces of merino and wool blended for $10.75. Wouldn't this make a great Christmas present for your favorite blogger? Maybe along with say... one of these?

hint hint, Mom!

Find a Deal Fridays!

Yay! On time this week!

KnitPicks.com has got some great deals happening for their kits right now, including one "Design Your First Sweater" kit that include 15 50oz balls of of their Wool of the Andes for just under $20. They include the pattern for the top-down sweater (with different cuff, hem, and neck options). It looks like this:


The sweater design isn't my favourite, but that saves you about 1/3 of the cost of the wool! I'm sure I could figure *something* to do with all that. ;)

Poppy Flower Fibers on Etsy (and out of Boulder, CO) is having a great sale for the month of September, too. She's offering 25% off all sock yarn, plus free shipping to the US and Canada. And oh my gosh, she has some GORGEOUS fall colours to drool over:


Too bad I've sworn off sock yarn, or I'd be ALL OVER this!! Wow, so many gorgeous skeins over there. Oh, and this one is Merino wool, 440 yards of fingering for $16.50.

From what I can tell, there are some people out there who LOVE their Noro, and I happened to stumble upon Webs' closeout sale on some discontinued colours of Silk Garden Lite. Dudes: 137 yards of DK weight for $6.49 (normally $11.99). The pictures are kinda tiny, so click through to check that one out.

Lastly, before I'm done with this week's FADF, I'll share with you my new find, www.littleknits.com . You can find whole bags for 70% off retail! An entire bag (meaning 10 skeins @141 yards each) of this beautiful wool blend for $40. Wow! And they have tons of other colours too!



Happy shopping everyone! Have you started your Christmas knitting yet? :)

Find a Deal ... Saturday?

Now with new and improved Picture Clicking! (duh? Why didn't I have this before?)

Well, I knew it would happen eventually, sadly. It's Saturday and I forgot Find a Deal Fridays yesterday! Ack! So with that behind us, we'll dive right in. Labor Day sales galore!

Gosh I love recycled yarn! MichMashYarns has a whole bunch of it for 20% off of their regular prices! My favourite:


100% Lambswool! 250 Yards of it, worsted weight, for $3.20. Fab! There are about 30 other yarns to choose from at her Etsy store, so definitely go check out all her recycled goodness.

I'm tellin' ya, I did NOT expect to find a great deal at such a great dyer! BareSheepYarn has marked down this beautiful hand dyed skein, called Jenny:


120 yards of Super Wash Merino for $9.99! Super pretty. I want a hat made of this. :)

Smiley's Yarns has a few new ones I saw today too. Big Tuft Merino is 80% off retail at $1.99 per 27 yards. And Paton's SWS, made of wool and soy mixed, is more than 50% off at $2.99. I think the one that makes me the most excited, though, is the Roywan Soft Luxe below! For three bucks you get 137 yards of worsted weight Wool/Cashmere/Nylon blend. I LOVE that sable colour (the taupey-browny one). It's called Rowan Soft Lux.