[Nfb-krafters-korner] online sites for purchasing yarn

Zimmer, Cindy cindy.zimmer at nebraska.gov
Mon Feb 6 15:42:40 UTC 2012 

Cindy S.
It's all making sense now!  Lol

Cindy Z.

-----Original Message-----
From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of slerythema
Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 1:23 AM
To: 'List for blind crafters and artists'
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] online sites for purchasing yarn

Joyce needed the liquor to forget how much she spent. One for her, and one
for her hubby. <smile>

Cindy S.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org 
> [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of 
> Blindhands at aol.com
> Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 4:41 PM
> To: nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] online sites for purchasing yarn
> 
> 
> You forgot the sewing machine and fabric, too!  and I got new 
> sneakers  to 
> run around with besides Totes from Totes outlet and even 
> smelly stuff from  
> Bath and Body outlet.  What a great time we had.  My friend needed a  
> shopping cart for her booze  and wine.  I carried my 2 
> bottles of  Vanilla and 
> Rasberry Vokka out the door with me.
>  
> Joyce  Kane
> _www.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.krafterskorner.org/) 
> Blindhands at AOL.com   
> 
>  
> In a message dated 2/1/2012 4:24:27 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
> cindy.zimmer at nebraska.gov writes:
> 
> I'm  laughing here....liquor in one hand....knitting needles 
> in the other!  
>  
> 
> Cindy Z.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From:  nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org  
> [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of  
> Blindhands at aol.com
> Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 3:01 PM
> To:  nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] online  sites for purchasing yarn
> 
> I just have to tell you that Pattern works  store is in 
> Center Harbor New  
> Hampshire and it is right next to  Keepsake Quilting.  I 
> missed last year,  
> but usually my girl  friend and I make a weekend trip up to 
> visit those 2 
> places  in the  Spring.  I have to tell you it is a wonderful 
> trip and we 
> both  
> come  back with treasures and lots of projects from both  
> places.  You talk 
> about  the pictures of the projects  well  it is fabulous 
> wandering  around 
>  this 
> large shop and feeling  the yarns and touching the sweaters and all  
> obviously they take the  pictures that are in the catalog or 
> newsletter and 
> then  
> display the  made items in the shop.  I spend as much in each 
> shop and I  
> have  
> not made it yet into the third shop that is there in the 
> shopping   area.  
> It 
> is a kinda kit and project place.  As I said I have  not gone 
>  there, but 
> they have needle point, crewel and kits like  that there.  I 
> will  have to 
> go 
> and check it out for everyone  hopefully this Spring.  We 
> found  an Outlet 
> Center near the  hotel that we stay at.[My daughter gets us  
> employee  
> rates for  
> the hotel $29 per night][She is assistant manager of a  hotel 
> in  CT]  We 
> spend the first afternoon there at the outlet   center.  On 
> our way home we 
> stop in the New Hampshire Liquor store as  they  are a lot 
> cheaper due to 
> less 
> taxes on their  liquor.
> 
> Joyce  Kane
> _www.KraftersKorner.org_  (http://www.krafterskorner.org/) 
> Blindhands at AOL.com    
> 
> 
> In a message dated 2/1/2012 9:30:35 A.M. Eastern Standard  Time,  
> riverwoman at zoominternet.net writes:
> 
> My  favorite  place to buy yarn on-line is
> http://www.elann.com
> They carry   really good yarns that are discontinued so you 
> can get amazing 
> deals.  They  carry anything else you might need for 
> knitting/crocheting,  
> too. 
> I love  the FREE PATTERNS you can get there as well. I have  
> bought a lot 
> from 
> this  source, and it is in  Canada.
> 
> http://patternworks.com
> Another really  good resource  for patterns and yarns. You 
> can get a FREE 
> catalogue in the  mail  from this place, too, as well as 
> shopping on line. 
> One thing I like   about patternworks is that they show you a 
> particular 
> item, 
> made up  from  one of the yarns so you can see how that yarn 
> will look in a 
>  
> particular  pattern. You can buy the pattern, or pattern 
> book, and  order 
> your 
> yarn at  the same time. Each photo of an item tells  you if 
> the pattern is  
> WRITTEN...which is good to know since I cannot  DEAL with 
> CHARTS at all...I 
>  
> have to HEAR the instructions.
> 
> A  favorite place to buy hand dyed  and hand spun yarns, for 
> me, is Cherry  
> Tree Hill in Vermont. Amazing  colors, textures, and really 
> really  NICE  
> yarns.
> 
> http://www.cherrytreehill.com
> 
> 
> And  finally, I love  the onle below that  is: 
> http://www.yarnmarket.com They sell very  superior yarns, and 
>  carry so many different brands you can 
> find almost  anything you  would want.  I have never been 
> disappointed with 
> the  yarns I  have purchased from this site.
> 
> My latest issue from Pattern  Works  just arrived and oh, my, 
> the lovely 
> things there...I have just   picked out a nice pattern for a Palladio 
> Pattern 
> featured on the  front  cover - have to make it to wear on my trip to 
> Puerto 
> Rico in  April. I  always knit something wonderful to wear  
> when I am  
> traveling - gives  me a goal and a deadline.  I will call and 
>  order the 
> yearn 
> and the  pattern.
> 
> Lynda River  Woman
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From:  "Cathy"  <flowersandherbs at gmail.com>
> To: "'List for blind crafters and   artists'" 
> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, January  31,  2012 11:26 PM
> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] online sites for  purchasing  yarn
> 
> 
> > Hi all,
> >
> >
> >
> >  On another list  some one posted their favorite sites to purchase  
> > basic,  reasonably-priced  yarn.
> >
> > I've  purchased from a number of  these sites myself, others I have 
> > not
> > tried
> > yet, so don't  know if they are all  speech-friendly.
> >
> >
> >
> > Of  course our site has  a resource page for buying yarn and other
> things, 
> >  so
> >  perhaps all of these sites are already listed there. I haven't  
> > checked
> > that
> > out. but I do appreciate the resource page and   used it 
> when I first 
> began
> > purchasing crafts after joining this  list.  Nowadays, I 
> just go to my 
> > favorite sites and see where I  can get what  I want for the best 
> > price
> and
> > least cost for   shipping.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >   Online places to purchase   yarns.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >   <http://www.lionbrand.com/>
> >
> >   <http://www.redheart.com/>
> >
> >   <http://www.knitting-warehouse.com/>
> >
> >   <http://www.joann.com/>
> >
> >   <http://www.yarnmarket.com/>
> >
> >   Cathy
> >
> >
> >
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