Thursday 24 September 2015

The Dentist and a Reward

I have had quite a busy week again.  Lots of errands to run and a dental appointment for my annual check up.  My toothy pegs are healthy, apparently, but my dentist wasn't busy so he decided to do an impromptu scale and polish on them.  As I'm getting on a bit in years my teeth are quite sensitive (receding gums, don't you know) so a simple scale & polish can be a bit nerve wracking...ouch!  Anyway, my teeth are no more even than they were before (that's another story)  but they are superclean...lol...a bargain at £18.80, I think.  God bless the NHS.

As a reward, I got home just as the courier delivered this exciting parcel....


In my re-discovered love of knitting I had been browsing the internet and found a lovely supplier on www.loveknitting.com  Lots of their yarn was on offer and I succumbed to some soft chunky knit which was reduced from over £5 a ball to...wait for it.. £1  !!  I bought 10 balls in each of two colours...



I am hoping there will be enough to make a couple of waistcoat/gilet type garments to keep me warm during the cold weather to come.  I did order a pattern from elsewhere (fleabay) but have been sent the wrong one so it has to go back...doh...

I also succumbed to a single ball of this Bouffle chunky yarn.  It cost just over £4 but I'm hoping to find a pattern for a simple hat to knit with it. A free pattern came with it but it's a crochet one and I can't crochet :(  The yarn was delivered in a lovely drawstring bag which I can surely find another use for, Christmas maybe?


Even the pattern I ordered for another project came in a sturdy board envelope...


The packaging from Loveknitting cannot be faulted and at the bottom of the pink bag were these!  How lovely!



(BTW I have not been sponsored, these opinions are entirely my own unsolicited comments)

Now does anyone know where I can find a free pattern for a simple hat to knit with my Bouffle yarn please?  A turn back brim would be great, if possible.  My skills in adapting patterns in a different yarn are too risky to try and a trawl around the internet has so far drawn a blank. Help! It's already officially Autumn!

Have a great day whatever you have planned and thanks everso for popping in x

5 comments:

  1. Ooh what lovely yarns......I'm not going to look at that website, I have too big a stash as it is!

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  2. I live in New Zealand and order from love knitting - they are great!

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  3. I love knitting so much. I am always buying new yarn and I probably have more yarn than I could ever need, but I suppose that is a good thing because then I have enough for several big projects. I make blankets frequently for my little ones because they love their blankets so much.

    Dora Ingram @ CGDDS

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  4. My husband has been going for deep cleanings and his gums are so bad the dentist actually gave him a prescription mouthwash to help with the gingivitis and bleeding and whatnot. I could probably use some of it myself since I don't floss nearly as much as I should! I need to just bite the bullet and go myself.

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