The Epic Quest

So these braided scarves I've been "hooked" on are great for stash busting. Well, until you run out of the color you are using half a row from the end. 

I thought it would be no big deal. Berry tones are in again this fall, so the mulberry shade I needed should have been a simple find. Ha!

Store 1: I went to Hobby Lobby. Nothing came close to the required color. I had a coupon, so I bought the best option (it was pretty!) and tried the next place.

Store 2: I thought I'd found it at Joanns. The lighting in the store showed the colors as the same hue. I happily bought the yarn and headed home.

 I showed M my purchases and the yarn I was trying to match. In the lower light of our living room, I realized my yarn was most definitely a different shade than what I had purchased, so the next day it was back to the craft stores. 

Store 3: Michaels didn't have anything close to what I needed, but it did have a large clearance section, including $0.99 hippo color yarn. I'd still call that a win.

Store 4: My last try was Walmart. This is what I found there:

I figured that the Joann's yarn would be my best option, since I had originally thought they were the same. While trying to take a picture of the two yarns, I couldn't find a way to show there difference. I took that as a good sign. 

At any rate, the scarf is finished and I can't tell where the yarns switched colors. Crisis averted!

Stay Crafty!

CR