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OT and not: It's all Pami's fault

Yep, gonna blame Pami here, she is such an enabler ;) She told me to "go for it" -

So, a gal posts on the local Craig's List that she has some yarn, for sale cheap. I contact her, she says about 20 big containers, $15 per container. We make arrangements to have me look at everything.

I bought it, almost all. Didn't take the knit-cro-sheen thread

There are 10 - count em! -ten! lawn and leaf bags full of yarn in my carport. All kinds, all colors. A lot of acrylic, cotton, wool, alpaca, fancy stuff. From black to white and all colors between. Oh, and there are knitting needles and crochet hooks, also. The haul filled my SUV. [this weekend I am working on getting the space in my workroom for this]

Paid $100, buying things new would have been about $1200.00, at least.

Then the gal says "call me next week, I will be selling my fabric" Three yard lengths at $1.00 each, 5 yd lengths at $3.00. Nope, not even going to go there. Not gonna buy any fabric. It is all cotton, quilt quality. I simply will have no living space if I go back there......

She started a new online business and is devoted to scrapbooking now.

Oh, my heavens!!!!

Ginger in CA gonna have happy babies, and homeless with all the hats

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Ginger in CA
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Now that's a riot. What fun! Oh my golly, what fun. What a happy find. Shame on Pami. Yeah, right. Like Pami is responsible. Wish we could all be there to rootle and fondle your bounty. Good for you both. Polly

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Jane Zoerb

I didn't see the post about you wanting yarn but I wish I had. I just gave 4 lawn bags of yarn to a group here on Freecycle. Make sure you check that list out also. I haven't been writing much but I am reading. Going through health problems and serious problems with one of our tenants. Hope to get more involved soon.

Deanna Roanoke, VA

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Deanna in Virginia

Enjoy, but you know you really need more fabric. Gen

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Gen

Wow! What a haul -- and what a great price! But how can you possibly resist going back to look at the fabric?? You *know* you'll regret it later. ;)

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Sandy

Nope, I will not go look at the fabric. I fall in love with it and bring it home. I did that with animals growing up, and do that with yarn, gently used books, rocks found on the beach, and fabric as an adult [notice I did not say grown-up. That I refuse to do!] Sigh, there has to be a stop to it and it is now. I have to.

If anyone is looking for something in particular yarn-wise, let me know.

G> In article

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Ginger in CA

Good for going to a group in your area.

I know that I can also check with my neighbor to have her take yarn out to her reservation near Bakersfield, next time she goes.

G> I didn't see the post about you wanting yarn but I wish I had. I just

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Ginger in CA

nope, nope, no more fabric. At the rate I have right now, I need to quit work immediately and sew/crochet 10 hours a day. Only wish i had the monetary means to do this!

G> Enjoy, =A0but you know you really need more fabric.

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Ginger in CA

This is way to funny. This made my morning so far. Ginger is a "great knitter" and she'll love all that stash. Pami

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Pami

;)) Ah-ha!! the person responsible for it all appears!

A friend went with me, Barb is a professional teacher/authoress/ freeform crocheter besides being a social worker for the county. She told me she was so surprised to see me bid on the whole lot. I loudly blamed Pami, which made her laugh even harder. She said her husband would never have let he do that simply because of space, so she got to live vicariously through me.

G> This is way to funny. =A0This made my morning so far. =A0Ginger is a "grea= t

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Ginger in CA

Ginger,

Bakersfield is where I lived into my twenties. Then Taft, Creston, Paso Robles and now Roanoke, Virginia. I know the reservation you speak of.

Deanna Roanoke, VA

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Deanna in Virginia

Our local library has started an intergenerational knitting project. Teens wanting to learn to knit meet with adult knitters .... many from the Senior Center .... and learn to knit squares. All the squares are joined into afghans which are given to breast cancer patients. The kids learn a skill, have fun with the grannies, and learn about community service. The knitters have fun with the youths, and the patients get warm lap robes! Cool.

To build a yarn supply, the library had a 'yarn for fines' activity. I donated about 6 skeins of yarn (from late MIL) and my fine of about $1.50 was waived. Since then I've found a few more skeins of yarn. I need to ask when the knitting gang is meeting again.

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Pat in Virginia

ooo, I like this idea!

Wonder if I could do the same thing out here?!

G> Our local library has started an intergenerational knitting project. Teens=

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Ginger in CA

Ginger,

You can NEVER have enough fabric! (grinning evilly) Okay, I admit it, yes, I am a fabricaholic--but I don't want to recover! ;-p

Cool on your yarn haul! What are you going to make first?

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Michelle C

I am going to gift some yarn to a good friend, and to another friend's reservation. This weekend I am going to be like a kid in a candy store and sort through as much as I can.

I wanna learn to do granny squares or simple stuff to make laprobes for veterans and seniors. Will continue making hats for the homeless and preemies.

After the last three years or so, I am still excited about the portability of crocheting!

G> Ginger,

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