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Where can I find good, inexpensive yarn? What is "Mill Grade 250 Yarn" or "Mill End Yarn"?

I crochet baby blankets and donate them to Newborns in Need. Yarn can be expensive. I've checked on eBay - some of those prices with shipping are outrageous! The best I've found so far is "I Love This Yarn" at Hobby Lobby; it's $2.79 for 7 ounces, 355 yards.

I would have suggested "I Love This Yarn" had you not mentioned it already, because I *love* that yarn for softness and price.

On Saturday at a local Michael's, I bought Bernat "Satin," worsted weight, on sale for $1.29 for 3.5 ounces, 163 yards (equivalent of $2.58 for 7 ounces, 326 yards). I got enough for 3 baby blankets. You might check to see if your local Michael's has a similar sale going on.

Not quite as inexpensive but readily available and often on sale is Caron's "Simply Soft." "Wintuk" isn't quite as soft but is less expensive. Knitting Warehouse is an online source at http://store.knitting-warehouse.com/yarn-caron.html.

For low prices on discontinued yarns or discontinued colors of current yarns, Smiley's Yarns is a great place to shop. The caveat is that they take orders with a minimum of $50. Shipping is a flat $12.95. However, two or more people can combine an order. http://www.pagelinx.com/cgi-shopper/loadpage.cgi/smileysyarns/ezshopper?user_id=id&file=iriot.htm

P.S. I don't know what "Mill Grade 250" is, but mill-end yarns are the yarn that's left over from a run after an order has been filled. It's unlabeled, so it sells for much less than the labeled yarn. Sometimes you're taking a chance to buy it, because it comes with no washing instructions or yardage indication. It's usually sold by the pound. You're probably safe to buy it from a reputable store like A.C. Moore, because you'll be combining yarns and using up odds and ends of colors anyway, and it's nearly always acrylic--thus welcome for most projects that will be distributed within the U.S.

P.P.S. I have bought yarn from eBay sellers, and I can attest that you have to be really careful. Individual sellers who are clearing their own stash or selling what they inherited from their moms can have some reasonable buys. Those who sell through stores might be good sources and then again, they might have higher prices than you'd pay locally. Be very aware of the shipping charges--many sellers make their money by charging high rates for shipping.

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Mill end assortment acrylic yarn one pound red    US $9.99

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NEW skein yarn bernat mosaic noro Self patterning mill end green blue magenta    US $4.99

Cherry Tree Hill Yarn Adelphi Mill Ends Purple    US $1.79

ONE POUND of Caron Simply Soft Mill End LAVENDER BLUE Yarn    US $6.50

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Factory Mill Ends dark teal blend bulky yarn    US $12.99

Lion Brand Yarn Homespun Acrylic NEW 6 oz 375 Candy Apple 2 skeins mill ends    US $24.00

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