Meg tipped me off this morning about an estate sale going on that had a huge yarn stash. Since tonight was Cody’s second night off we decided to go check it out.

This is a yarn stash that puts most to shame. And from what I understand a lot had already been sold! There was the dayroom that was full, FULL of yarn. I kept thinking that surely she had owned a yarn store at some point. And those were just the wool blends. There were all kinds of acrylics in the garage. And the weaving wool in the downstairs bedroom with the room next door dedicated almost completely to two looms and all kinds of weaving and rugmaking accoutrements that are completely foreign to me. Aside from the yarn, buttons and bead bargains I think my favorite part was seeing items she’d created over the years hanging on the walls and stacked up around in different places. There were rug hangings and yarn art, and blankets. What a creative life this was.

And it was clear the couple had travelled a lot. Lots of nice collectibles from China, Central America, and various European countries. There were also old toys and games from their kids and grandkids, really nice nambe pieces which went very quickly, interesting pottery, and beautiful silverware and china.

Since we’d gotten so much yarn yesterday I was fairly conservative with purchases. And a lot of the yarns were rough wool mohair blends - completely appropriate for rugs but a little rough on a handknitter. I did pick up some bags of fun hand spun and dyed wool. There was a black wool blend that Cody liked. And some natural handspun too so I could try my hand at doing the dying thing myself. There were some old aluminum needles for fifty cents and I grabbed a nice big basket with a lid. It was fun. Busy “weekend” for us.

The sale is going on tomorrow and Saturday as well. It’s worth a visit just for a glimpse at the artifacts from such an interesting life.