Hello needleworkers, I hope you are having a nice “needleworking” day. I don’t really know how accessible yarns are in other countries but in Ghana it’s a whole different issue. I’m sure you all know about my left over projects. I’m not actually done using them but I’m at a new place so I needed to get new yarns.
It was either I ordered them online or went on a yarn search. Online yarns are really expensive so I had to resort to the latter.
We went to town today and I told my sister I wanted to get some yarns. She told me that particular part of the market was really risky and she didn’t think it was safe for me to go by myself to look for yarns. Anyway, she wasn’t lying. The place was crowded and choked as it was market day. Cars and humans were all moving together.
The first thing I said was “I can’t do this, let me go back, this is too much”. After some back and forth with myself, I just decided I was going to go through that crowd and get those yarns because I really needed them.
What was making it more tough was the fact I didn’t know the place so I had to now walk through the crowded place to look for where to buy yarns. I left my phone with my sister and went through the market and through the crowd searching for yarn to buy. I had to leave my phone because history shows that you can’t really go to that place with your phone and come back with it(story for another day). With people pushing me, sweat touching me and so much honking from cars and motorbikes, I eventually got someone to ask where I could get yarns.
After she showed me place, I realized it was a wrong place so I decided to just search for the yarns myself. After another 15 minutes walk, I came across a store with black yarns. I was even going to pass by because I wasn’t interested in black yarns. I just said it wouldn’t hurt to ask so I asked and then she went ahead to remove a cloth from a big clear bag which was full of yarns and asked me if they were what I wanted.
I was so excited when I saw the variety of colours of yarns. I was so surprised to even see colours I have never seen in Ghana before. Another thing that shocked me was the price of yarn now. About 2 years ago, I used to buy two packs of yarn with the same amount I used today but I only got ten balls of yarn instead. For now, I’ll just use them like that.
All the stress I went through was worth it and I look forward to starting my new project with the new yarns as soon as possible. Thank you for your time.