To be honest, the sewing thimble is what made me think of you. I know it's not for knitting, but sewing and knitting are too close for me in the fabric of my own imagination. Silver was a bonus.

I hear you on the timing of spending. My aim was to make the items up for grabs not too expensive, but the purchasing power of Steem is relatively low now, and I understand the normal reservation. I have to try though and some good came of it so far.

As for any polls you run, don't let one from that past snapshot and sample size deter you in any way. As this wise little kid once said:

As for fabrics, I'm not recalling any I've taken or seen top of mind, but now that it's something you might be interested in, my eyes will be peeled for anything special. I do find baskets of good yarn at thrift stores. I've even bought them for people in the past who made hand-knit gloves.

The closest things I've found outside were:

52 Skeins of various colors of DMC 3 Pearl Cotton and 53 balls of various colors of DMC 8 Pearl Cotton. All new. All sold.