Auction Score and Moms Rock!

So most of you know I love to Auction… but this weekend’s pickings were slim and I had so much to do (none of which got done… but that’s another story); so I abstained from the block.

Really the one local auction was for a local lady who was a pillar of the community who had passed away and I was betting people would go crazy over her things. To be blunt, as I so often told I am, I figured the prices would be stupid and I wasn’t going to waste my time – after all, half of the art of Auctioning is picking the right Auction!

Well the 2nd art of the Auction is Waiting… and Mom did… and filled her Subaru Outback to the roof, twice, for all of $20. Can you believe it? I’ve gotten close to that kind of haul once or twice, but it’s been a while. The best deal I’ve gotten was my $1200 worth of Rosenthal China for $30 (that was so awesome!) – but this is Mom’s Kudos! So… Kudos! With a ‘Dang’ thrown in there for good measure. And of course the icing on the cake was that Mom passed a ton of it on to me! Much to the disgruntlement of My Man – and the smugness of Her Man.

So lots and lots of cool vintage stuff!

29 balls of 100% Alpaca! SQUEEEEEEEEEEE!

29 Balls of 100% Alpaca!

10 balls of 100% Mohair.

10 Balls 100% Mohair

Penny's Mohair Yarn Label

Enough Tapestry Wool to pack a 64 quart plastic tote (not sure what I’ll do with that).

Auction Tapestry Wool - 1st Layer

Auction Tapestry Wool - 2nd Layer

Auction Tapestry Wool - 3rd Layer

Auction Tapestry Wool - 4th Layer

Auction Tapestry Wool - 5th Layer

Check out these 2 sweater kits that came with coordinating material for skirts! So cool! (Course the yarn is 100% Virgin Wool…).

Vintage Sweater Kit # 1

Vintage Sweater Kit #2Mail Order Skirt Making Service!

5 balls of 100% Virgin Wool in olive drab.

100% Virgin Wool Yarn

This lovely lady apparently loved to cut out the material for sewing patterns because I’ve got 2 boxes of dresses ready to be sewn – they’re in the cutest vintage fabrics! (Well some are cute… some qualify for a ‘whoa’.)

Then there’s these neat tie making kits – those fabrics are gorgeous! I could use them as the focal point in a skirt… I need to hit Paula D up for some sewing!

Tie Making Kit # 1

Tie Makers Kit # 2

Tie Makers Kit # 3

Tie Makers Kit #4

Tie Makers Kit #5

Tie Makers Kit # 6 & # 7

There was also a partially completed crochet afghan – ah for the days of Avacado Green and Harvest Gold! Any Crocheters out there feeling like finishing this bad boy? From what I can tell all the yarn is there and I’ve got the instructions! Heck I think the hook is still in there!