Crochet at Dollar Tree

I thought while I was getting cranberry juice at our local Dollar Tree that I'd see what they had in the craft department for crochet. I like their Premier "Just" yarns and I wouldn't mind trying a few more varieties. I also saw Elise Rose's recent video where she took a trip to hers and found a bag of plastic crochet hooks. Alas, all they had tool-wise at my store was a lone pair of knitting needles.

My store also got a remodel a couple of weeks ago and the craft aisle has downsized a bit. They have some new products, like this diamond art key chain kit, but a lot of the craft wood and fabric has disappeared.

I found one bigger diamond art kit that was kind of pretty, but I really don't need another new project this month!

Finally I looked over the yarn. The section is about the same size, but all the Just Tweed I wanted to try is gone. They have chenille, worsted, some kind of faux fur and a new addition, small skeins of Red Heart worsted in white and black. All the yarn is still $1.25 per skein here.

Here's what I bought to test out on the blog. Disclaimer: I have purchased the Just Chenille in the past, I think to make emotional support chickens, but I really don't remember what I thought of it. The turquoise Teddies yarn looked interesting, and I do like Red Heart, so I wanted to try their Crafties skein. Stay tuned to the blog to see what I make of them.

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