The Knitters Thread

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Mrs_Money wrote: »

Yes - price puts me off too, but trouble is, if we buy and use cheap acrylic/wool mix yarn it looks awful in no time and pills up. I know it's not always possible, but I buy yarn in charity shops when I can and have even started buying wool hand-knits in charity shops and unpicking them!
Otherwise try looking for Rowan on Ebay? Trouble is, sellers' postage rates mostly make it more expensive than going to a shop!

i too have a problem with the cost of wool for any of the patterns i love. i did however purchase the mag they have started selling again to make squares for a blanket. trouble is first time buying the proper wool and have lost it. in y search though i have come across stacks of wool that i dont know what to do with? i have a real basic pound shop kind of chenille wool in a black and a very basic and cheap dk in black. things generally come up bigger when i use other wool than specified, but that could be me. what could i knit up with these 2 stashes that would still come out quite well, i have enough of both for a cardigan/jacket/jumper having even more of the chenille, have that in a nice green colour too which also came for poundland

PepPop

cuddles123 wrote: »

Boo hoo :doh::doh: :sad:

Went to Lidls and they were sold out.

That would be my fault for buying everything in site last Thursday :eek::rotfl:

SuziQ I was gonna knit it that way too I never even thought to open it out

Well I'm still trying to get to grips with the bl**dy fingerless gloves I'm trying to make. I'm back at increasing for the thumb - I'm not gonna tell you how many times I've increased these bl**dy stitches and ripped them back - lets just say if it doesn't work this time it's going out the window :eek: I've knitted loads of gloves before but for some reason these are getting the better of me. I will finish them eventually and show you them - it's turning into a mission!!

cuddles123

*blames PepPop as I have now tried all the Lidls in my area - NO JOY :mad:*

Now asking friends around the country to look - ever hopeful

blueberrypie

cuddles123 wrote: »

*blames PepPop as I have now tried all the Lidls in my area - NO JOY :mad:*

Now asking friends around the country to look - ever hopeful

I'll look in our local one tomorrow morning if you want. What yarn is it that you want - the one that knits up like CanCan, right? What's the Lidl version called, and what colour do you need, and how much?

cuddles123

blueberrypie wrote: »

I'll look in our local one tomorrow morning if you want. What yarn is it that you want - the one that knits up like CanCan, right? What's the Lidl version called, and what colour do you need, and how much?

Thank you

Its called Sanibel Scarf Yarn and its £2.99 a pack.
Ideally I would love a pack of each colour (there are 5)

Seems to be sold out everywhere

PepPop

cuddles123 wrote: »

*blames PepPop as I have now tried all the Lidls in my area - NO JOY :mad:*

Now asking friends around the country to look - ever hopeful

Cuddles I'll have a look for you but if you can't get any I picked up three packs so I could send you one - by the time I get these blimmin gloves finished they'll probably have it back in stock anyway

PepPop

cuddles123 wrote: »

*blames PepPop as I have now tried all the Lidls in my area - NO JOY :mad:*

Now asking friends around the country to look - ever hopeful

Cuddles I'll have a look for you but if you can't get any I picked up three packs so I could send you one. By the time I finish these blimmin gloves they'll probably have it back in stock anyway

PepPop

I have no idea how I did that - I was trying to edit my post and it posted twice ??? confused ???

cuddles123

PepPop wrote: »

Cuddles I'll have a look for you but if you can't get any I picked up three packs so I could send you one. By the time I finish these blimmin gloves they'll probably have it back in stock anyway

That is sssssooooooooooooo kind of you. Are you really sure?

Can I PM you my name and address?

cuddles123

Trying to be a bit more creative with my Mug Hugs.
This one is for my SIL who is a keen gardener