Knit Your Square To Give Your Share 2009!

maytaurus

prfungi

Thanks for the pm and the answer is

oh yes

SGT

MESSAGE FROM SHEZMIT

I have received a message from Shezmit saying that her internet is broken & she won't be online for awhile. As soon as she is back online she will provide an update of parcels which she has received.

If anyone need to contact her urgently, then I will try & pass on a message (no guarantees).

jena

Hi everyone. I have been really busy at work so haven't had a lot of time to post. I did try one night but it got lost in cyberspace somehow - so have decided to ditch the bedtime Horlicks and return to the glass of wine! Younger daughter SuzyQ5 sends love to everyone and i said I would let you know she is back to work in Turnberry but no internet. Thanks from her to Maytaurus and Kathy for links to patterns. She is busy crocheting away and her updates are

2 baby blankets
9 baby hats
5 pairs of boottees

which totally puts me to shame as mine are only

4 squares
1 baby blanket
1 baby hat

Thanks to all for their news and have a nice week

Jean O

maytaurus

Pippa.S
Re wool storage
‘Instore’ have plastic drawer units from £9.99

Aeshna re
‘A friend of a friend who also does preemie knits has offered to collect my goodies and take them up to her local SCBU as she visits them regulary (retired nurse). I've takent advantage of this as it saves me on postage, lol.’
I take some of my items to Ray Of Hope - a charity based at The Special Care Baby Unit at Leighton Hospital, Crewe, Cheshire, as it’s not too many miles away from me and I can time my drop offs with a shopping trip l-o-l

They are on the All in one post#964

They have lots of interesting things on their website about knitting for preemies etc
Info re the item recently on the news about one of the hospitals not wanting knitted garments for premature babies anymore on their “talkboard’’

http://www.bbc.co.uk/stoke/content/articles/2006/04/04/ray_of_hope_talk_feature.shtml

Measurements guide related info;
http://www.bbc.co.uk/stoke/content/articles/2006/04/04/ray_of_hope_measurements_feature.shtml

Needle Conversion Charts

In Search Of Me re
‘Can anyone rec a good easy pattern to make sommat other than a square for a total beginner!’
I second all the patterns already suggested and also

Simple bunny made from a knitted square – any size is fine.
http://www.artsy-fartsy-mama.com/index.php?itemid=162

Bev's Preemie Knit Booties and Matching Hat
fits 2-3 lbs babies
http://www.bevscountrycottage.com/charityp2.html

You might also like to have a look at
Learn to crochet here
http://www.videojug.com/search?keywords=learn+crochet

I find I am doing a lot of crocheting lately as it is so much quicker than knitting


redhead mum
Sounds like you’re really busy
Sorry to hear about your cat



Re ‘must do some small things to boost morale!’
P’raps you could use the easy patterns above?

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prfungi

Just completing the summary update - all entries made &



the flippin spreadsheet crashed & I now have to re-do about 2 thirds of it :mad::mad: :exclamati

Time for a drink I think
Luv
Pam :beer:

Aeshna

Pam I hope that drink does the trick! I don't think anyone will worry if it's not sorted for a few days, don't fret or let the spreadsheet get the better of you!

Aeshna x

prfungi

Aeshna wrote: »

Pam I hope that drink does the trick! I don't think anyone will worry if it's not sorted for a few days, don't fret or let the spreadsheet get the better of you!

Aeshna x

Thanks Aeshna, the whisky worked wonders - that plus I closed everything else on the comp. - must upgrade the memory on this machine. I rarely fret over spreadsheets - but - I DO swear - a LOT.:o;):p :rotfl:

I appreciate your support

luv
Pam :smileyhea

k2tog

Ooh, poor you Pam!
Dang technology!

I've just been having a bash at Kathy's crochet bunting. I reckon I could have knitted one in the time it took me to do 4 rows! Must practice to get quicker.....

In_Search_Of_Me

oo hugs Pam thats SO annoying and def worth a drink! Just home from babysitting where I finished 3rd square and now going to try this hat from linky aboue (bbc stoke and stafford...) but help translating it would be appreciated...my ? in red!;

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Double Knit Yarn.No 8 Needles.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Finished Hat weights approx ¾ oz or 25grms[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Cast on 30 . (36) stitches Do I cast on 30 or 36 stitches?[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Do not cast on too tight(Leave a length of yarn end to sew seam up with)[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Row 1 KnitRow 2 PurlRow 3 Knit[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Repeat rows 1 to 3 until work measures approx 10" (12") Is this 10 or 12 inches? Maybe if it is then 30 stitches=10 inches and 36= 12 inches?[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]( 14 (16) Purl ridges on each side of work) ? hugh? what does this mean!![/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Cast off.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Do not cast off tightly[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Draw up one side to form a crown.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Sew up side seam.[/FONT]

Other that that reacon I could manage it! Does it have to be plain wool or can I use some funky/textured stuff I got? Huge thanks in advance!!

L_C_Wilson

In_Search_Of_Me wrote: »

oo hugs Pam thats SO annoying and def worth a drink! Just home from babysitting where I finished 3rd square and now going to try this hat from linky aboue (bbc stoke and stafford...) but help translating it would be appreciated...my ? in red!;

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Double Knit Yarn.No 8 Needles.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Finished Hat weights approx ¾ oz or 25grms[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Cast on 30 . (36) stitches Do I cast on 30 or 36 stitches?[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Do not cast on too tight(Leave a length of yarn end to sew seam up with)[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Row 1 KnitRow 2 PurlRow 3 Knit[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Repeat rows 1 to 3 until work measures approx 10" (12") Is this 10 or 12 inches? Maybe if it is then 30 stitches=10 inches and 36= 12 inches?[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]( 14 (16) Purl ridges on each side of work) ? hugh? what does this mean!![/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Cast off.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Do not cast off tightly[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Draw up one side to form a crown.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Sew up side seam.[/FONT]

Other that that reacon I could manage it! Does it have to be plain wool or can I use some funky/textured stuff I got? Huge thanks in advance!!

Not sure about the wool, but I would think any would be ok except perhaps really fluffy stuff?

I can help with the question about numbers though. The first number each time is for the smallest size of whatever you're knitting, then when ever you see numbers in brackets that is the next size up, so you would follow the whole pattern using the numbers in the brackets for that size. Some patterns will have several sizes, so you would follow say the 4th set all the way through for the 4th size garment. Hope you can understand that?

The thing about the purl ridges just means the rows of stitches you can see on each side of your work. Say you had knitted 4 rows, you would see 2 ridges of stiches on each side of your work.

Good luck, I'm sure you will soon be knitting many different things as you pick up the basics. If you type 'knitting' into You Tube search engine you will see lots of videos to help.

Lorna