Yarn of the Month Club
Question for those knitters out there:
Have you tried the Yarn of the Month Club? If so, what did you think of it? I'm wondering about the patterns too: are they any good or are they patterns for items you'd never actually make?
Based on my reading of the website, it appears that for $7.75 a month you get four different skeins of yarn, which you can then buy more of at a "reasonable" price at one of the vendors the YotMC contracts with. You also get a monthly newsletter and a free pattern each month, plus access to their message boards. Shipping is free.
Considering that at my local yarn store I can barely get one skein of yarn for $7.75, this seems like a pretty good way to try out different yarns without investing too much money. Plus, how can you quibble with someone smart enough to post pictures of a Yorkie on their website? :o)
Comments
Hmmm, I've never done the yarn of the month club, but I'm skeptical. you get what you pay for. my grandma who knits like I eat buys yarn for $1.50, it's crap, but she doesn't spend much considering the quantity you go through. Point being -- you could get stuck with some really crap yarn. I'd hold off, you can get patterns online for free and if you touch and feel your yarn then you're sure it's something you'll love. :)
Posted by: darci | September 11, 2006 07:06 PM