Back in October of last year my guy and I visited a new-to-us Goodwill near The Villages in central Florida. In the back they had bins with bagged skeins of nice-looking yarn that were very reasonably priced (less that $5.00 per bag) so I picked up several.
I ended up with fourteen mostly new and odor-free skeins for less than twenty bucks, or about a dollar forty-two per skein.
These three variegated skeins are super pretty, and will likely be combined with another color to become a throw, or make up a hat and matching scarf this year.
These skeins I've already used to make a hat and two scarves while trying out some new patterns, which I consider practice crocheting. I had a blast with it, too.
I think buying from brick and mortar thrift stores is possibly the best (although not the cheapest) way to thrift yarn. You can see it in person, they usually come in nice-size bundles, and if need be you can ask an employee to opbn a bag so you can check for soiling and/or odor. You can also get a sense of how old the yarn is from examining the skein and the condition of the labels. These skeins do tend to be a little pricier than yarn from online auctions, so be prepared to pay a bit more. Also, remember to compare the price to what you'd pay for new yarn. Red Heart Super Saver at its cheapest retail runs about $3.77 per skein. I got these for almost half that.
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