CountryMouse's Refuge

Last time when Herrschners was having a big sale on a yarn I wanted, I was too late. That was Moda Dea Dream (93 yards per skein), going at 77 cents a skein. Soft and yummy.

This time it is also 77 cents a skein, but a lot more yardage per skein! It's Red Heart Symphony, and there's 310 yards per skein. I have made a hat and scarf from it and also a scarf/stole. It is incredibly soft and lightweight, but WARM. It has been compared to mohair.

So I just now ordered:

4 skeins Redwood
4 skeins Juniper
4 skeins Persimmon
4 skeins Earth Brown
4 skeins Tundra (a new colour to me--looks like ice)

I didn't order any of the Taupe because that was not on sale. All the other colours they have left are on sale. So I got 20 skeins of yarn for $1.13 a skein (includes shipping).

They don't have these sales unless something is being discontinued. I can't find Red Heart Symphony at JoAnn's online now nor at Knitting-Warehouse. I haven't seen it in stores for years.

So even though I have some stashed here now, I thought I'd better get a bit more. The last stop will be eBay and Ravelry, and I really don't like to go that route if I can buy from a "real" store.

I'd better go copy all those customer reviews from JoAnn's--people had some good ideas of things to make with Red Heart Symphony and other yarns to mix it with!