Thank you all for your suggestions on what to knit with the Wollmeise yarn. It was fun reading through them and deciding which one to pick. In the end I was very tempted by Aberdonian’s heartfelt plea but decided to go with josiekitten‘s suggestion as it’s a subject I care very much about and I like the idea of bright orange Wollmeise socks wandering the world.
Josiekitten: please email me with your address and I’ll pop the yarn in the post to you. Absy: I have a very small skein of blue Wollmeise left over from my Swallowtail shawl. It’s not orange (obviously) but if you email me your address as well, you can have it to squish and knit something very small. 
agh…. i can’t believe i fail to check the internets for a weekend and miss free yarn!!! I love both orange and Wollmeise! But clearly didn’t deserve it as it was partially my fault you got into this situation with my enabling antics *evil cackle*
i think orange is roughly opposite purple in the colour wheel so it’s not surprising you don’t like it really. I like both, because i’m a colour tart
Oooooooooh, how exciting. I shall get my sunglasses ready to start knitting! Thanks, Kate.