Yarn Auction RULES & Details
ONLY ON INSTAGRAM
Bids only active on INSTAGRAM! We will be posting 30 different lots on the @baaadannas Instagram account throughout today and will close the auction on Sunday Sept 6th (sorry no specific time given so keep your bids active throughout the day). Highest bid wins.
RULES
* All listings are as is and hold NO actual CASH VALUE; value given is approximate for current price of purchasing that item new; these items are pre-owned and donated in pre-loved condition
* Details of each lot are given to the best of our ability; no additional questions please! (This is volunteer run and no one will be monitoring questions during the week of the auction; sorry for any inconvenience). If you require additional details on any of the lots, try googling the make/model for additional specifications
* If you win your bid, make your donation ASAP
* Have fun and play fair!!
* Items MUST be picked up at Baaad Anna’s Yarn Store by Sept 29th 2026 or your win will be forfeited
DETAILS
* Auction bids are ONLY active on Instagram
* This is volunteer-run from our UPCYCLE PROGRAM with no input, impact or payment taken by our STORE or STAFF. We are not able to answer any additional questions on the running of this auction in the week of the auction, but you are free to comment below if you have any clarification questions that may help us in possible future auctions
* Winning bids may be collected from Baaad Anna’s Yarn Store (2667 Hastings St E in Vancouver, Canada) between Sept 11th – 29th, 2026 during regular opening hours of 11am-6pm, upon DONATION to charity. You will receive a private message via IG if you won a bid, followed by a PICK UP NOTICE by email once proof of donation has been verified
* There is NO CASH VALUE to these AS IS second- hand items
* Care taken in descriptions; however exact details of product may differ
* Be kind and play fair
HOW TO BID
* Post reply to any individual LOT post on Instagram (all posted on Saturday August 29th) with a bid higher than the last bid (or minimum bid listed); highest bid at the time a volunteer closes the bidding on each Lot [anytime] on the afternoon/evening of Sept 6th wins; End of bidding will be indicated by each Lot post being closed for comments, with the winner tagged for clarification
IF YOU WIN
* You will be notified by a private message by end of day Sept 7th
* Make donation to AuntLeahs.org of winning bid amount anytime between Sept 7- Sept 11 and take screenshot
* Send photo of donation confirmation to baaadannasoffice@gmail.com
* In store pickup only; if you are from out of town and want to participate, you are free to bid to win a Lot to donate to our Sept Yarn Swap!
* OR play along by making your own DONATION to AuntLeahs.org and send a donation confirmation to the email above to be included in the GRAND TOTAL collected!
*** IN STORE PICKUP ONLY ***
Lot 1: Addi FlexiFlips 3 reg & 2x XL in various sizes $90 starting bid $30
Lot 2: 21 balls of Drops Alaska: 100% wool 70m/77y/50g
5x colour 70 (dark brown), 2x 37 (navy), 3x 74 (green), 2x 55 (taupe), 14x 73 lt brown value $105 starting bid $30
Lot 3: 2 skeins of Black Cat Worsted in Princess Peach 100% superwash merino wool 205y/113g value $60 starting bid $15
Lot 4: 2 compartment squared box project bag with two Les Garçons pins value $80 starting bid $25
Lot 5: Imagine Peace kit from Neighborhood Yarns value $60 starting bid $15
Lot 6: Eight [8] skeins of Garthenor Organic Preseli Blend One 60% Polworth/40% Romney 4ply fingering 5 in Turin (blue/pink) and 3 in Wild Heather (purple)219y/200m/50g each value $150 starting bid $40
Lot 7: Two [2] skeins of Circus Tonic Fiesta Fingering 100% Australian superwash merino wool 393y/360m/100g value $60 starting bid $15
Lot 8: Eight [8] balls of Sandes Garn Alpakka Silke: 70% baby alpaca/30% mulberry silk 200m/50g
6x 6063 (navy) & 2x 3511 (pink beige)
value $140 starting bid $40
Lot 9: DellaQ 12 page fixed circular needle case with various needles
value $100 starting bid $20
Lot 10: Addi FlexiFlips 3 reg & 2x XL in various sizes
value $90 starting bid $30
Lot 11: Thread & Maple accessories clutch in special edition pink
value $190 starting bid $50
Lot 12: 5 balls of Lopi Lettlopi 100% Icelandic wool 2x 1405 (black teal), and 1x each of 1408 (red), 1406 (green), 1404 blue 109y/100m/50g
value $50 starting bid $20
Lot 13: Seven [7] skeins of Quince & Co Chickadee 100% wool 2x Carries Yellow 125 (in skeins) and rest balled up, one each of Twig 119, Crow 102, Pea Coat 110, Gingerbread 120, Peacock 109 181y/166m/50g each
value $105 starting bid $30
Lot 14: 2 skeins of Quince & Co Crane 50% super kid mohair/50% superfine merino wool 208y/146m/100g each
value $65 starting bid $20
Lot 15: Two [2 ]skeins of Happy Fuzzy Yarn 100% americanyarn in colour Snow in Sierra value $40 starting bid $10
Lot 16: Thread & Maple XL needle binder (value $200) with 3 extra pages (value $300) filled with [possibly]full ChiaoGoo5inch Twist set (value $300), [possibly] full ChiaoGoo Twist Shorties Mini set (value $190), AND [possibly] full ChiaoGooTwist Small set (value $200), some Addi fixed circulars and extra accessories (note: may have some parts of sets missing) starting bid $200
Lot 17: Two [2] skeins of Ancient Art 8ply Sport 80% superwash merino wool/20% nylon 437y/400m/100g each
value $65 starting bid $20
Lot 18: Three [3] skeins of Sweet Georgia Tough Love Sock 80% superwash merino wool/20% nylon in Pumpkin, Cauldron, and Mirror Pool 425y/388m/115g each
value $115 starting bid $30
Lot 19: Seven [7] skeins of Quince & Co Owl 50% American wool/50% alpaca with 3 in Yucca (light green) and 4 balledskeins in Taiga (grey green)
value $140 starting bid $35
Lot 20: Four [4] skeins of Quince & Co Wren 60% American wool/40% cotton in Bosque (light green) 142y/130m/50g
value $40 starting bid $10
Lot 21: Farm to needle lot: 2 sets of Prada de Lana farm’s Amistad 100% Romney wool 2ply DK 175g each, one of natural brown with red contrast skein & one of natural brown with teal contrast skein PLUS 2 skein of Prada de Lana farm’s Hermanitas 100% Lincoln Longwool 2ply DK 100g each in dark brown (both wools from this farm are 250y/228m per 100g) PLUS 2 skeins of Idlewild Yarn 100% Leicester Longwool 2ply DK in colours Overstory ((blues) and Atlantic (sage green)
value $160 starting bid $40
Lot 22: Jojo&co grey suede bucket bag with two Les Garçons pins
value $90 starting bid $30
Lot 23: Three [3] balled skeins of Handmaiden Casbah 80% merino/10% nylon/10% cashmere in Italian Rose
value $95 starting bid $40
Lot 24: Seven [7] skeins of Jarbo Sven’s Ull 2TR 100% Swedish wool with 3 in 74110 (beige), 2 of 74122 (red) and 1 each of 74130 (maroon) and 74147 (mustard)
value $90 starting bid $30
Lot 25: Seven [7] full/mostly-full partials of Holst Garn 100% wool on various colours
value ~$30 starting bid $10
Lot 26: Lantern Moon mostly full set of interchangeable knitting needles
value ~$190 starting bid $30
Lot 27: Stained Glass Socks kit from Sweaterkits
value $60 starting bid $15
Lot 28: Three [3] balls of Rowan Felted Tweed 50% merino wool/25% alpaca/25% viscose in colour 164 with 191y17/50g each
value $35 starting bid $10
Lot 29: Three [3] balls of Geilsk Tyn Uld 100% wool muddling-free 115m/50g each
value $25 starting bid $10
Lot 30: Emily Gillis Mixtape Club kit 100% BFL non-superwash sport
value $60 starting bid $15


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