tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460131713224869765.post1205830887454159209..comments2024-03-18T05:10:27.463-06:00Comments on Pat Veretto's Frugal Living Blog: Frugal SnobberyPathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11122457524036298067noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460131713224869765.post-12834040950122974372007-07-04T14:03:00.000-06:002007-07-04T14:03:00.000-06:00I'm a frugal snob in the way that I do not buy any...I'm a frugal snob in the way that I do not buy anything I will not use and do think is of inferior quality.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460131713224869765.post-69941343667621720502007-03-09T14:31:00.000-07:002007-03-09T14:31:00.000-07:00Gigi, that's exactly my point. Well said!Gigi, that's exactly my point. Well said!Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122457524036298067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460131713224869765.post-30101721714357878932007-03-09T08:52:00.000-07:002007-03-09T08:52:00.000-07:00Both my husband and I are DIY kind of people. With...Both my husband and I are DIY kind of people. With our combination of skills, we make a great team! The positive side is that we have gotten the satisfaction of being able to save tremendous amounts of money doing it ourselves as well a the satisfaction of a job well done. In fact, the family joke is that we must tell the person who is receiving a gift that we made it, otherwise, they usually do Gigihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07204274558539499093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460131713224869765.post-83360074201867295342007-03-08T21:42:00.000-07:002007-03-08T21:42:00.000-07:00I use various brands of yarn. The last pair of soc...I use various brands of yarn. The last pair of socks I made were Lion Brand Magic Stripes which I bought at a thrift store - two skeins, plus some baby yarn, for $3. <BR/><BR/>Whether the socks are stretchy or not depends on the type of yarn. You can use baby yarn, or any fine yarn, but baby yarn won't stand up to the hard wear that socks take. <BR/><BR/>I've used the spiral tube socks and likedPathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122457524036298067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460131713224869765.post-78020791390842004982007-03-08T19:41:00.000-07:002007-03-08T19:41:00.000-07:00What kind of yarn do you use? I got some sock yarn...What kind of yarn do you use? I got some sock yarn, but it is so expensive here! But I did need some wool-blend socks, so I got yarn anyway. The cheapest I got was on sale Opal yarn, but the socks I made with it sag. The Regia yarn, I do like, but I can't get it on sale the same, and it is pricey.<BR/><BR/>Maybe baby yarn would work? But sock yarn often has a stretchiness to it that helps with Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05406839902373268584noreply@blogger.com