I desperately need to destash, and NOT replace the yarn I get rid of with new yarns, since the purpose of this is to not have to move so much yarn across the country.
I’d like to get rid of about half of what I have, which currently is about 2 coffin-sized bins (not including notions & whatever yarns are just being stored in various knitting bags). Would ebay be worth it? Craigslist? I know you can put stuff up for destashing on Ravelry, but I just want to post it somewhere and get rid of it, not wait for someone to come searching for a specific yarn that I happen to have.
Any ideas? Most of the stuff I’ll be getting rid of is decent quality, all natural fibers and decent brands, though I have a few skeins of Caron that’ll probably go, too.
My GF had this exact problem. We took it to a flea market and a craft show on separate weekends. Between the two of them it was gone pretty quickly; even turned a decent profit.
Take pictures and try craigslist. I would say I’d be interested…but I have too much yarn as it is.
Although, if you have any of the bamboo yarn, I’ve been wanting to use some of that…
You may also want to see if anyone is having a yard sale. I’ve bought yarn at yardsales before, usually for $1-$2 per skein, so if that’s not your price range, then I’d say try Craiglist, and post decent images.
You could try posting on one of the detash boards on Ravelry. If you put it up in lots, it will probably go quicker than just selling individually from your stash page. How much are you trying to make from this? Anything trendy will get a better price on Rav, but with craigslist you won’t have to deal with shipping anything.
Same stuff! There are 20 skeins total, 10 are wound into balls, the rest are still in their little original package. They’re all the same lot, and are indeed a dark heathery charcoal gray.
However, to warn you - it’s really a lighter guage than this description says (and it’s the same as on the label!). I’d count on it being closer to 25 stitches/4 inches, and on a US 4-5. It’s very nice, but much finer than I expected when I bought it, sight unseen.
IIRC, I paid about $50 for it (on sale, couldn’t resist!), so I’d take $25 plus shipping.
