150g challenge

Some of the projects in this post will pop up again in the near future as scrap downs and FOs, but for now this is a post about how much knitting you can get from 150g of yarn.

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I made a few preemie hats a while back, and put a request up on the UK Random Acts of Kindness board for some acrylic in bright colours to knit more with. A lovely lady responded with 150g of hot pink Peter Pan (made by Wendy). This is a surprisingly nice acrylic, very soft and it comes in a wide range of bright colours.

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The problem was that I had heard preemie hats are not needed at the minute (I don't know how correct that is, or if it is an Internet rumour). I didn't want to spend my knitting time making things that wouldn't be used, so decided to make some other items. The charity knitting website loving hands takes all sorts of things for a wide range of charities throughout the year, so I figured hats and mitts would get worn.

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Since it is such a girly yarn I opted for girly patterns. Using up every scrap I managed to make:

• Slouchy lace hat
• Lace edged beanie
• A pair of fingerless mitts
• A headband/hairband
• Three preemie hats in various sizes and styles
• A doll scarf (I am being somewhat cheeky and keeping this to go in my niece's Christmas present, but they were literally the tiniest of scraps and I couldn't think of a usable project for them)

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I am somewhat amazed at how much can be made from a fairly small amount of yarn, I think I am going to have to have a stash rummage and come up with some projects for the odd ball or two that are lurking in there.

Yarn shop review- Addicted 2 knitting

This week I finally have another shop review as I have been breaking my self imposed yarn purchase ban. This was a little treat for me as I had a fail on a rainbow themed swap- my parcel never turned up. To be honest I was looking for an excuse to try some mini mochi so it all worked out quite well really.

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I will get to the yarn in a minute, the shop first:

I found the appropriately named Addicted 2 knitting via a Google search. I was looking for the specific yarn and they had it at a good price.

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It is perhaps not the most beautiful website, but well worth a look as the prices seems good and the yarns are well illustrated with photos of each colourway. They also carry a good range of tasty yarn, including Zauberballs, Fyberspates, Artesano and Manos del Uruguay. There are also some cheaper options such as Opal. I had to resist the temptation to fill my virtual basket!

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Delivery was great, a reasonably priced £1.60 or free with a spend of over £30. My parcel came first class, so I had it less than 48 hours after ordering. The packaging was good, well wrapped up in a plastic delivery bag so no chance of damage (although I do prefer packaging I can recycle or reuse).

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I would say they are definitely worth a look, good prices and service and tasty yarn, what more could you want?!

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And of course, I couldn't post this without a picture of the yarn. It is delicious, the colours are fantastic and it is soft and even machine washable. I will do a proper yarn review once I have used it to make something (socks of course, in January most likely), but for now here it is in its balled state:

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