Charity Shopping - bargains galore for 2021!

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Miró said:

Brie said:

@Miró
Do we not get a picture of the finished product????

Ta da!!!!!  If you look really really closely you will spot the glitchy bit…… 

Hi,

looks good, be heavy and warm, can't see a glitch, must be hid away on back.

Jings, remember as a kid when my mum used to knit Aran jumpers, heavy wool, my wee arms extended holding the yanks of wool as she wound it into a ball.

CAFCGirl

Grey wrap over v neck jumper, £3.25
Olive green paperbag waist culottes BNWT £3.75
5 books, £1 each.

Might risk a couple more excursions next week now I seem to be on a roll.

Miró

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Miró said:

Brie said:

@Miró
Do we not get a picture of the finished product????

Ta da!!!!!  If you look really really closely you will spot the glitchy bit…… 

Hi,

looks good, be heavy and warm, can't see a glitch, must be hid away on back.

Jings, remember as a kid when my mum used to knit Aran jumpers, heavy wool, my wee arms extended holding the yanks of wool as she wound it into a ball.

Oh yes...the wool winding!!!  I used to have to do it for my gran...oh those aching little arms!  The 'glitch'?  I didn't realise til too late that the chazza wool had one ball with a different batch no from the rest   It is just a slightly different shade but is only obvious in certain lights.  So I have a 'stripe' of a lighter shade....it's about 4 ins from the bottom on the front and is about 3 ins deep.  I just could not face unpicking the front and redoing it tho I shall always regret it I know.  Some philosophical person once said something about everything a human being does will have a fault of some kind...only God is capable of perfection, so I am going to view it from that perspective!!! 

Pollycat

Miro
I can just see what you mean but only after you pointed out where it was and looking closely. :
And you know how incredibly picky I am! 
The jumper is fab. You should be very proud of yourself.

I'd wear it with skinny jeans/legging and those M&S stompa boots you bought a while ago.
And a lovely Gucci silk scarf if you could persuade Brie to let it go.  

I bought a very nice Landsend casual jersey top in emerald green. 
It would have been about £50 new and will look great with my patterned leggings.
Was £3.00 in local hospice but had 2 small stains on the front. She let me have it for £2.00 and I said I'd pop back and put the £1.00 in the collection tin if the stains came out so I'll do that Tuesday morning when she's next in the shop.
I bought 2 new mugs with a design that my friend loves for 50p for both. They are wrapped up for Christmas.

And a grey/black/white Russian style hat that goes with my Luther-style coat. £3.00

Brie

Sorry @Miró but no matter how much @Pollycat begs on your behalf you're not getting my Gucci!!!

Pollycat

Brie said:

Sorry @Miró but no matter how much @Pollycat begs on your behalf you're not getting my Gucci!!!

Tut! Tut!
Where's your Christmas spirit? 

Brie

Pollycat said:

Tut! Tut!

Where's your Christmas spirit? 

Bah Humbug!  Been cranky ever since someone bought up all the coffee creams at Iceland.....

Miró

Brie said:

Sorry @Miró but no matter how much @Pollycat begs on your behalf you're not getting my Gucci!!!

Dear Santa,

Please could you bring me a generous and stylish mother-in-law for Christmas???

@Pollycat  I have a pair of bottle green skinny jeans in mind with me black bovver boots   I'm busy using up more of the chazza wool making a matching bobble hat at the mo.  Think I might have made a bit of a boo boo with me stitch count tho, (not used to using four needles at once!).  Rather than a neat bobble hat I think I will be ending up with something resembling one of those big slouchy Rastafarian type of things   (Already made a pom pom instead of the usual furry ball but it's turned out the size of a football!!!)

goldfinches

Pollycat said:

Miro
I can just see what you mean but only after you pointed out where it was and looking closely. :
And you know how incredibly picky I am! 
The jumper is fab. You should be very proud of yourself.

I'd wear it with skinny jeans/legging and those M&S stompa boots you bought a while ago.
And a lovely Gucci silk scarf if you could persuade Brie to let it go.  

I bought a very nice Landsend casual jersey top in emerald green. 
It would have been about £50 new and will look great with my patterned leggings.
Was £3.00 in local hospice but had 2 small stains on the front. She let me have it for £2.00 and I said I'd pop back and put the £1.00 in the collection tin if the stains came out so I'll do that Tuesday morning when she's next in the shop.
I bought 2 new mugs with a design that my friend loves for 50p for both. They are wrapped up for Christmas.

And a grey/black/white Russian style hat that goes with my Luther-style coat. £3.00

Now this I have to see! It sounds wonderful.

killerpeaty

I.. I think I found an Oxfam that isn't the most expensive charity shop in town. I'm shocked. It didn't have some jewellery for like £80 but like the normal bits and bobs were very reasonable. But then I went to a hospice shop and they had a Laura Ashley item for the same price as the original sticker.

Bought a gift, £2. It's a tiny tray with a penguin. It's like a brand that you see everywhere but I can't tell you th name.