Not having Hobbii shipping to Australia has left a lot of us feeling bereft. Are you wondering where you can buy great affordable yarn and have it delivered to your door?
I have been investigating Ice Yarns. I’ve only ever had great yarn from them in the past and I have been purchasing them for years off and on. Here are some of the garments with their yarns.
https://www.iceyarns.net/git/1314/summer-color-rainbow
While researching I noticed that 2 identical yarns one from Hobbii and one from Ice Yarns. They were in the same balls shape, with the same fibre content and were offered under 2 different labels, The Ice yarns was $2 per ball cheaper, WHAT!
Oh, I get why! The shipping was not included in the Ice yarns and the shipping was HUGE. Or so I thought initially. However $2 per ball extra by Hobbii was a lot to allow for shipping per ball.
I decided to do some more investigating and some maths. I know, what was I thinking?
This is what happened
Last Wednesday night I ordered from Ice yarns. I received my shipment from Ice, delivered by FedEx, this Monday morning to my door. This was only 5 days after I ordered it. WOW!
And here are the facts: I purchased 102 balls of Ice yarns “in the name of research”
Cost me $153.86 which is $1.50 per ball yarn cost
The shipping was nearly as much as the yarn at $146.17 which is $1.43 per ball shipping cost
That means that the wonderful 50% Linen 50% Viscose yarn cost me $2.93 /50 gm ball each delivered.
Let me say that again less than $3 per ball. These are Australian dollars
And if you saw my Get Squared™ dress I wore for the banquet dinner at the Crochet Guild Australia conference you will see that the yarn cost me $7 in total without shipping so perhaps $19 AUD if I added $2 per ball for shipping. Not bad for a sparkly formal dress? I’ve added a link to the yarn I used here.
https://www.iceyarns.net/git/1314/products/s.petite-paillette
Obviously, you do NOT need to order 102 balls in one spend like me. You only get charged shipping for the quantity you buy. The bonus is that all prices can be seen in AUD. So farewell Hobbii, you served us well. HELLO Ice Yarns.
I’m going to review each yarn as I work with it and let you know how I get on. I know you are going to LOVE it
Enjoy
Jenny