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raffe
raffe Posts: 123 Forumite
in Old style MoneySaving
Having knitted for quite some time i find that sometimes its not worth knitting jumpers and cardis as wool is so expensive, does anyone know where to get cheap wool

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  • elona
    elona Posts: 11,806 Forumite
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    Poundland

    Jumpers from charity shops - washed and wool unraveled.
    "This site is addictive!"
    Wooligan 2 squares for smoky - 3 squares for HTA
    Preemie hats - 2.
  • sheng719
    sheng719 Posts: 182 Forumite
    You can also look in charity shops or freecycle....I got a sack load of different wools (enough to make projects..) from free cycle...Haqppy knitting!!!:p
    Sealed Pot Challenge 2012 #1502:)

    Debt free by 2014, hopefully earlier...:T
  • ELIZA_D
    ELIZA_D Posts: 547 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    pound shop....freecycle
  • li'l_p
    li'l_p Posts: 797 Forumite
    Home & Bargain are doing some lovely wool at 50p a ball.
  • stefejb
    stefejb Posts: 1,725 Forumite
    .... or make socks - that's what I'm doing with the lovely multicoloured yarns. yes they are expensive - about £6 for a pair but brilliantly impressive and make fabulous pressies
    I'm going to feed our children non-organic food and with the money saved take them to the zoo - half man half biscuit 2008
  • Pink.
    Pink. Posts: 17,650 Forumite
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    Hi raffe,

    These older threads may help:

    A question about wool.

    Knitting wool

    Pink
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