# $17.85/skein -- are you out of your frikkin' minds? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 28, 2010, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/17-85-skein-are-you-out-of-your-frikkin-minds/551836 "2010-08-28T23:14:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![cwthree](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9de0a6/32.png) [@cwthree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cwthree)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2010, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/17-85-skein-are-you-out-of-your-frikkin-minds/551836/41 "2010-08-31T19:28:23Z")
> [@Fried\_Dough\_Ho](#): > > I bought a lot of their Wool of the Andes and found it pills considerably. OTOH, if you’re doing a felting project, if felts very well. > [@Chronos](#): > > Isn’t a large part of the appeal of knitting (or any craft, for that matter) supposed to be that you can get stuff cheaper by making it yourself? Nah. The appeal is in the fun of making the item and/or the satisfaction of making a garment that is \*exactly \*what you (or someone) wanted, without having to settle. ---
**Author:** ![Fried\_Dough\_Ho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a88e57/32.png) [@Fried\_Dough\_Ho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fried_Dough_Ho)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2010, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/17-85-skein-are-you-out-of-your-frikkin-minds/551836/42 "2010-08-31T19:37:22Z")
> [@cwthree](#): > > > [@Fried\_Dough\_Ho](#): > > > > I bought a lot of their Wool of the Andes and found it pills considerably. > > OTOH, if you’re doing a felting project, if felts very well. I learned that lesson when I made the mistake of washing a complicated Irish aran fisherman’s sweater. You should see what felted cabling look like… :smack::smack::smack: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/17-85-skein-are-you-out-of-your-frikkin-minds/551836.md?page=2)