From August 8th until the 20th the Spinrite factory in Listowel, Ontario is having their annual August tent sale! This year their is a different mix and selection from previous years and I picked up some great deals and interesting yarn. You can see what I bought here in this youtube video where I show you what I purchased:
As promised in the video here are the worsted and soft worsted weight pictures. You can see a bit of a difference which although not huge, makes a difference to the overall finished product.
 |
| soft worsted (top, brighter colour), & regular worsted weight (on the bottom) yarn for side by side comparison |
 |
| tent sale worsted |
 |
| worsted and soft worsted (brighter colour that crosses over top) yarn from the spinrite tent sale |
Listowel and the spinrite outlet, is not too hard to get to if you live in the southern or south western region. Less than an hour from Kitchener-Waterloo, about an hour from Guelph or Kincardine, 2 hours from Sarnia or Barrie, an hour and 20 minutes from London, or an hour and three quarters from the St.Thomas, Hamilton or Mississauga regions(depending on which side you live on). It's a pleasant bucolic drive once you get on your way!
Leave a little extra time if you are going to be passing through Mitchel as they have some construction happening on the main road through.
Listowel also has a great health food store in Pandora's Pantry and an awesome shoe store if you have hard to fit feet or are in the market for a nice pair of shoes. (links to both if you click on either)
I will get some more pictures up soon, it's been a grey, stormy day so not the best for pictures. But more will be posted soon.
Let me know if you get to the tent sale yourself! I'd love to hear if you found any gems for yourself and what you thought of it! Have a great weekend!
Annie x
No comments:
Post a Comment