reasonably priced baby wool?

homealone_2

i have recently taken up knitting in an attempt to keep my hands busy as i am giving up smoking. i got the idea of knitting premature baby knitwear for my local hospital as i was in one with my son 14 years old and remember how grareful staff and new mums were when a little package of hand knitted items that actually fitted their tiny babies arrive. me especially my son was one and a half pounds and i could not afford trendy baby boutiques to buy diddy items for him while he was in hospital. ANYHOW, i digress. i managed to get a ball of wool on ebay recently that started me off, but generally speaking there are never any real bargains once you had p & p. so for the past few weeks i have had family and friends on the hunt for me, with no luck. where are all those dusty little wool shops that i remember from my past youth? besides ebay all that is on offer is the large haberdashery department in the big high street stores. these too are very expensive for what i want which is pastel colour 3ply,4 ply or double knit wool. is there anyone out there who can help? boot sales has been suggested to me and sounds like an excellent idea however i have none in my area. please please please let me know where i can find some. i will be going into hospital soon for back surgery and can see many hours ahead that i need to fill, hopefully in a productive way. thanks all x

libra10

Good luck with giving up smoking.

Most of the good wool shops seem to have disappeared, especially in my nearest city Preston. It seems the best places for small wool shops are in the villages if you are near any. You could always try a search in your local Yellow pages. I used to love using Sirdar wools when my children were small. It washed well and kept its shape. If you buy cheaper wools it sometimes goes bobby and expands or shrinks with each wash.

Sirdar online is at http://www.sirdar.co.uk/
Although with delivery charges, the costs aren't cheap.
There are lots of wool sellers on Ebay where prices may be better.

Good luck, let us know how you get on

homealone_2

not having alot of success, is there anyone out there at all that can offer some help?

derbylady

homealone wrote:

i have recently taken up knitting in an attempt to keep my hands busy as i am giving up smoking. i got the idea of knitting premature baby knitwear for my local hospital as i was in one with my son 14 years old and remember how grareful staff and new mums were when a little package of hand knitted items that actually fitted their tiny babies arrive. me especially my son was one and a half pounds and i could not afford trendy baby boutiques to buy diddy items for him while he was in hospital. ANYHOW, i digress. i managed to get a ball of wool on ebay recently that started me off, but generally speaking there are never any real bargains once you had p & p. so for the past few weeks i have had family and friends on the hunt for me, with no luck. where are all those dusty little wool shops that i remember from my past youth? besides ebay all that is on offer is the large haberdashery department in the big high street stores. these too are very expensive for what i want which is pastel colour 3ply,4 ply or double knit wool. is there anyone out there who can help? boot sales has been suggested to me and sounds like an excellent idea however i have none in my area. please please please let me know where i can find some. i will be going into hospital soon for back surgery and can see many hours ahead that i need to fill, hopefully in a productive way. thanks all x

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Hi, my mum owns a shop in derby and she sells wool

ROBIN DK 100g £1.20 ball
WENDY DK 100g £1.55 ball
ROBIN 4 PLY 100g £1.50 ball
WENDY RAINBOW £2.25 ball
COSMIC 50g £2.19 ball
SHIMMER 50g £2.09 ball
SHIC £3.95 ball

i have this list cause i printed it up for her so her staff had a price list behind the counter, i dont know if i could get any discount for you if u are interested or want any more details please pm me back

narabanekeater

hiya
My little girl was small born and 13 months on is still tiny
Wilkinsons do nicw double knit at about a pound a ball
The best 3 and 4 ply ive found is from charity shops. They sell it brand new.Loads of colours and abour £1.5op a ball. I have a little old lady knitfor me as KI just cannot get the hang of it.
Have you tried Poundstretchers/Instore they sell it there as well
Good luck and I wish I could knit

frostyspice

Try Dunelm Mill if you've got one near you. They have a bargain basket sometimes too.

Good luck with the back surgery.

homealone_2

i know i can just press thanks button but felt i needed more than that especially with good wishes for my surgery. i did not know wilkinsons or poundstretchers did wool so that will be my first port of call if i can persuade hubby to take me out. am sitting waiting for new date for hospital admission as they cancelled mine last thursday which was very upsetting. so sat here staring at packed case and nowhere to go, even more reason to keep busy with my knitting, again thank you everyone and keep the suggestions coming xx

scotslass_3

I have bought the double knitting wool at poundstrechers and wilkinson, and also qd , very good value, and as long as you check machine washable, they've been fine. I have crocheted large blankets/afghans with this wool and it has kept its shape well.

Sorry to hear about the cancellation, but hopefully you'll be fixed up soon!Good luck!!