Five words: because it was on sale.
Those five words can get me to part with my money faster than a hot knife through butter. Or a duck on a June bug. Or a, well, you get the idea. I didn’t really like the colors when I bought this BUT it was a great deal. Or was it?
If I’m not using it and it’s just taking up space in my yarn bins, it’s not really a great deal at all. I wasted money on something I didn’t really love or need.
This “mistake” happened 10 or so years ago and I’m not sucked in by that word that four-letter word “sale” like I used to be. If I don’t love it or need it, I don’t buy it. I do shop sales but it’s not the criteria to buy something.
18 balls of this yarn equals 2,854 yards of 95% cotton. The other 5% is a shiny polyamide thread running around the cotton.
It knits up great and I would use it if it were another color. The colors are pretty, just not right for me. It’s listed as trade or sell in my Ravelry yarn stash until I figure out what to do with it.
Has the word SALE ever caused you to buy something you didn’t need or love?
Knitting In Flashes 
My New Years resolution is no shopping. So far, pretty good. If I don’t need it, not buying it. There’s a conversation/argument in my head when confronted with a sale.
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I’ve had that same conversation/argument, too. Sometimes I can just take a picture of whatever “it” is with my phone and I’m ok walking away.
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Overdye? I used to be all about the cheap sales, then I learned, not all that glitters is gold. LOL!
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That’s what I’m thinking but I’ve not had any experience with cotton dyes since I taught art to middle schoolers in the last century when we tie-dyed shirts. Any guidance will be greatly appreciated!
And you are 100% correct that not all that glitters is gold. At least I suckered into a decent yarn.
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