introduction, recent project, and a question

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Hi everyone!! I am a long time lurker here, so I'm crawling out of the shadows to intorduce myself.
My name is Kacie, I'm 19, I live in Athens, GA, and my fave crafts include beading, polymer clay, crochet, and knitting.

I have a really desperate question. I am doing a sweater swap with my friends, and I chose to make the Jolly Roger sweater out of Happy Hooker S&B. The only problem is the pattern calls for 10 skeins of Lamb's Pride Superwash--Worsted (by Brown Sheep) and that stuff is incredibly expensive. Does anyone know what I could possibly substitute that is high qualtiy but less than $10 a ball or a good website to buy from that I could find it cheaper? I have found it in some places, but not the colors/quantites I want/need. (I'm doing the base in brown and skull in an earthy green). I would love any suggestions, please.

And so without further ado, here are some wire dread coils I threw together. I was inspired by a song off of Stadium Arcadium called "Wet Sand."
The line goes--




It was really hard to get a clear picture







And here is one with a glass leaf charm:





hope you enjoyed, and thanks in advance for any help!