Request from Grandson Age 6.

Think I've cracked it ladies. I've found some Style craft self striping chunky wool, I think it's called Trinidad. I think he'll like it. He wants me to make a sweater for his teddy bear too. I'm going to email the link to my DD so she can show him. I've also found a really good pattern which I have downloaded. Now I just have to wait for the go ahead.
Thank you everyone.

A few years ago my son (now 22 with Aspergers Syndrome) desperately wanted red trainers-like those sonic the hedgehog wears. I managed to get him some ladies ones from Ambrose Wilson mail order. He was really pleased but has never worn them!

Elrel- I have seen them about too! But he will only wear white ones now.

Why not go into the website given that shows all the different reds and let your grandson pick his own colours?

Try www.modernknitting.co.uk

Recently I've seen several very cool (adult) dudes rocking scarlet trainers!!

Can relate to your problem (2x autistic GC). Have you considered dyeing yourself - starting with white wool & deep red mixture and thinning same as you progress through shades (if you see what I mean).

Have you tried Hobbycraft? They have a very good range of wool- well our local one does anyway & it's reasonably priced ( unlike a lot of their stuff!)

Ok thanks for advice re shirt tear - will investigate.

Dear HildaJ, what a lovely granny you are.

Having been part of sp needs life for years I know many people, including family, don't take issues related to autism seriously or kindly. Lots,of love to you x

Kemps Wool Shop (on-line) has some good clearance wools, really good value.

There's an iron-on tape, very much like Vilene. I used it to hem voile curtains. It eventually came off in the wash but is easy to replace. try this

I wonder...does your local dry leaning shop offer a repair service? Ours does, farms the garment out to someone who does 'invisible repairs'. The technique (I think) is that they take threads from a seam and weave it across the tear or hole. I had this successfully done when someone's cigarette scorched a dress of mine, but that wasn't a cotton dress...
I remember iron on vilene too (iPad suggested I meant vileness, but I didn't. T'was fabulous stuff. Used it to turn up school trouser hems too.
Now then, I've just told my lovely,elderly neighbour it was 11 o'clock, not 12 as he'd thought, we counted the boings the village clock made,
Being helpful ain't arf tiring..
Is it gin time yet?

Thanks! Will look for iron on vilene. Couldnt remember what its called.

Husbands do expect miracles, don't they? "Invisibly mended"!

You could try iron-on Vilene. It comes in various thicknesses. It does tend to start to peel off over time, particularly if there are square edges to catch, so round off the corners a bit. It is not as tough as the iron-on denim patches for jeans, but they would be too heavy for a shirt.

Sorry didn't check. Wants it mending. To repair tears! Not rears.

I have a request Alishka. Not really relevant here but DH has torn a new shirt and want sit mending invisibly . I seem to remember that this possible to get iron on backing to repair rears like this. It would look hopeless darned. Does anyone know?

In the 80s I used to knit jumpers with wool that was several shades of the same colour, TBH they were usually heathery colours but if they could do it then surely they could manage red.
This is probably not a unique problem with autism, try writing to the manufacturers explaining your requirements.

Actually, Google 'red boys shoes' clarks do a fab dinosaur one, more expensive, tho, but it's great!
(So why am I googling children's shoes? Well, any things better than scrubbing out the bathroom...anyone else got a request?)

Startrite do a red boys shoe, bout £19? Have a look at their website

www.woolwarehouse.co.uk/

A red rainbow - what a fabulous image that conjures up.

It sounds great hilda, I would think it could only be achieved with different shades as you say. Hope you manage to please him.

Thank you everyone. Some really good suggestions. I think I'll probably buy different shades of the same yarn and graduate it myself. He's a lovely little boy and described the sweater he wants as a red rainbow.

Is this of any use? It's £3 per skein.
www.goodyarnshop.com/multi_1024/4.jpg