This page is for offers and vouchers that I have to share with you – they are all affiliate links which means that I will get a small payment if you choose to buy through these links.
October 2025: I’m in the process of going ad-free so this is how I intend to support the blog in the future – and there might be something here that saves you a bit of money so we’re all winners! Unfortunately, I can’t leave the ad company completely until December 2027 without a hefty penalty fee so you may still see the odd ad, but in my heart I’ve already gone 🙂 Please bear with me – I’ll keep you updated!
In the meantime, you’ve now got the option on the cookies bar to only accept necessary cookies so you don’t have to go through the list of vendors any more if that’s what you used to to. I’m always going to have to have a cookies bar of some description as it’s a legal requirement, but for now, this is the best I can do with the one from the ad company.
Easy ways to support me now
💜 Please spread the word! The more people I can help to knit socks, the better. It’s what I do, it’s what I’m here for in the world 🙂
💜 Join my mailing list if you haven’t already. You don’t have to get every email, you can manage your preferences (there’s a link at the bottom of the emails) so that you only get updates of new patterns, both free and paid. Obviously, paid for patterns are what will keep my blog going without the ads, but there’s never any obligation to buy them – I just like to tell you about them!
💜 I’m always very grateful if you’d like to buy me a brew. I don’t spend it all on tea and cake, it also helps to pay for my blog hosting, the email system that I use to keep in touch with you and, of course, yarn to create new designs. Thank you! xx
💜 I’m an Amazon affiliate which means that I will get a small payment if you buy from Amazon through my links. I know that Amazon is like Marmite (you love it or hate it), but it’s actually a very useful way for me to show you things that I’m talking about (especially when it comes to knitting needles) and sometimes it is really handy to get whatever you need quickly! I’ve got a storefront now which is great for listing examples of needles and you can find these for the US and UK here:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/shop/winwickmum
https://www.amazon.com/shop/winwickmum
Affiliate connections
💜 Scubl boxes
I think these are brilliant! They’re storage boxes designed especially for the IKEA Kallax units and with a zipped double layer, they are perfect for storing all kinds of knitting and crafting stash and accessories.
I’ve written a blog post all about the boxes which you can read here: Scubl box review and because I am such a fan, I have become a Scubl affiliate! This means that if you choose to buy from Scubl then I will get a small commission, and you get a special Winwick Mum discount which is applied as soon as you click through from this link: Winwick Mum Discount Code
💜 Northern Yarn
I first got to know Kate who owns Northern Yarn back in 2017 when I used her Poll Dorset Lambswool 4ply for my Easy Cable Socks pattern. Since then I have helped to sort the fleece for another of her yarns, been to her first shop opening and to the 3rd birthday party in her new shop, and this year, it’s Northern Yarn’s 10th birthday! In that time, Kate has produced a range of her own yarns using fleece from local farmers and with a strong Lancashire heritage and sells these in her shop along with plenty of other yarns, including West Yorkshire Spinners.
Aside from this, Kate is just lovely – warm and welcoming, she’s built a solid knitting community around the shop (if you live close by, check out her knit nights) and I am always happy to support her and the Northern Yarn brand and shop.
No discounts from the blog but there are often sales on in the shop – you can check it out here: Northern Yarn
💜 Sprive
Like many people, we have a mortgage that we are busy paying off, and I found a new app that helps you do just that. It’s called Sprive and it’s a cashback app, but the cashback goes straight to your mortgage lender so that you can make overpayments and reduce interest and the term of your mortgage.
It’s a very clever idea – it did particularly well when the company owner took the idea to Dragon’s Den – and it works through gift cards. You buy a gift card through the app for the amount you want to spend at any of 1,000 stores, the app gives you cashback on the gift card and you buy whatever you’re buying with the gift card – you’re still spending the money you would have done, but you’re getting the cashback before you buy it, not afterwards as you do with other sites, and the amount of cashback you get depends on your mortgage term and interest rate to help you pay it down faster.
This is a link to get started and get a free fiver towards your mortgage overpayment: https://linkprod.sprive.com/refer?code=7Z85503O
It’s an affiliate link so if you sign up I’ll get some money towards my mortgage too. It’s such a good idea, I couldn’t not share!
💜 PocketMags
Whether you’re looking for a new magazine subscription or a single back copy, PocketMags is the place to go! With a huge range of magazines for all interests but especially knitting and crafts, you’re sure to find the magazine you’re looking for!
Click here to go to the website: Pocketmags
Courses
I love a good course! I think there’s always something new to learn and there’s always a course about anything you might be interested in too!
💜 The Wealth Chef – Savvy Investor course
I found Ann Wilson, the Wealth Chef, a few years ago when I realised that I had no clue about any of my money – pensions, savings, none of it! I had always thought that it was too complicated and you needed to leave that sort of thing to someone who knew more about it than you – but at the same time, I didn’t like not knowing. I discovered whilst watching the webinar for Financial Freedom University (another Wealth Chef course) that this was something that I could do, and that there’s nothing that gives you a feeling of security like knowing where your money is and what it’s doing!
The main thing I want to tell you is that this course is not asking you to invest in anything – there’s no collective get-rich-quick investment scheme or anything dodgy that can leave you with nothing. It simply gives you the information to understand how to look after your own money and get it working for you, however much you have.
This link leads you to a webinar called “How to be a Successful Investor” (it lasts 90 minutes, has slides, a workbook and a Q&A) and whether you end up taking the course or not, I can guarantee that you’ll learn something useful!
How to be a Successful Investor
Here’s what Ann says she’s going to cover in the webinar …
Discover how to safely and successfully invest to get all the assets you need so you never have to worry about your financial future again.
The number 1 fear of most people is running out of money.
You shouldn’t have to waste your time or your money; or rely on hope or a financial advisor; or take crazy risks to have the life you want when there’s already a proven path that will work for you.
World renowned wealth creation expert and best selling author, Ann Wilson walks you through her proven investment strategy – the exact strategy that she used to create her own financial freedom – to create the freedom you need to live your juiciest, wealthiest life.
WHAT WILL PEOPLE LEARN BY ATTENDING:
✅ WHY holding onto saving instead of investing is so dangerous and how to invest in a way that protects your hard earned money.
✅ WHAT type of assets you should be investing in and which to avoid like the plague.
✅ HOW to protect yourself during times of massive change and uncertainty and instead how to use this to your advantage.
✅ WHY you must AVOID the Two Bad Actors that are working against you and how to prevent them from taking the money that should be yours.
✅ WHAT platform to use to keep your investing costs low and your profits high.
✅ WHAT to invest in to increase your investment returns by up to 70% and why this could be the difference between you thriving or living on scraps.
✅ HOW to invest with the 7-Step KISSS proven Investing strategy so your money works hard for you while YOU live your life.
✅ PLUS – how to add other investments like real estate, crypto and gold into your investment strategy safely, simply and securely to ensure you have the most robust, and successful investment plan working hard for you.
By the end of this FREE training you will know how to INVEST SAFELY & SUCCESSFULLY even if you’ve never invested before.
WHO IS THIS WEBINAR FOR?
- You are not yet able to stop working and have all the income you need to live the lifestyle you want.
- You want to create assets that work for you but you’re worried you’ll get it wrong and lose money.
- You have some form of retirement savings – a pension, 401k, retirement annuity, superannuation etc but don’t know how well it is doing, what the costs are or if it will give you the income you need or want when you stop working.
- You are already investing through a financial planner or retirement investments but you are not sure what your money is actually invested in.
How to be a Successful Investor
