Birthday Goodies

Exactly one week ago was my birthday and I was lucky enough to get money and a voucher for Wool Warehouse. Obviously, these two gifts were just begging to be combined into a super order.

Exciting big bag of goodies!

My order arrived just as I was leaving the house with the kids, so I just got the briefest of moments to look longingly at it, before I had to dash out the door. And then when I returned, I got stuck straight into work, so it was a few hours later when I got to pulled it out the bag and give it a good squish.

I've been wanting to try my hand at more colourwork and also socks, so I felt like this would be a good opportunity to combine the two. The Yarnsmiths Merino Prints and Solids yarns were on offer (plus some were on clearance) so that was the first to be added to my basket.

My go to outfit for work is boots with knitted socks that vaguely match my dress, so I picked three of the Prints yarns with colours that would complement my favourite dresses. I opted for Fruit Salad (from the clearance section) with Royal Blue as the complementary solid, then Muted Earth with Khaki. Naturally, to take advantage of the offer, I needed a second Prints yarn to get the offer, so grabbed Berry Burst. I think that'll go with the Royal Blue if it comes to it, otherwise, maybe a nice lacy sock pattern and using it alone.

Since ordering, I've noticed they're offering a bulk buy discount on the sock yarns, so I'm thinking there may be another order in my future and I'll stock up on some to use for my Doodle Knit socks, when I get around to them.

The softest yarn I've ever squished, along with more pretty colours in the background.

I've not currently got any suitable needle tips for socks, so I grabbed myself a couple of sizes which'll work for those. The yarn is suitable for 2.25mm to 3.25mm but I'm a pretty tight knitter so the likelihood of me needing the smallest size to get gauge is pretty small. I opted for 2.5 and 2.75mm, plus another set of 3.25mm needle tips, purely because I have a pair already floating round the house, but no idea where they are and this is the surefire way for them to turn up again!

I also grabbed another cable for my interchangeable circulars, one of mine is a little dodgy and seems to unscrew quite easily, so this was the perfect opportunity to grab one.

There was a wonderfully satisfying moment where I had about £50 worth of stuff in my basket and I added my voucher, at which point the basket total dropped and it told me I needed to spend another £3 to qualify for free delivery. I made up the order with some more balls of the Yarnsmiths Create DK to add to my collection. Again, I have plans for some of these to go towards patterns from the Doodle Knit Directory.

There's just so many patterns and so little time, but at least I'm well-stocked for when the opportunity presents itself!