Knit Your Square To Give Your Share 2009!

k2tog

Hi Everyone
Mrs MP – sorry to hear about your eventful night – hope your boys are OK.
Elaine, hope your DH is OK. Perhaps you could glue him to a chair with a hook and some wool! Taking it steady doesn’t always come easy to people does it? Re the crochet, I was struggling in a similar way (was keeping yarn very tight so other stitches didn’t drop off so struggled to get the hook back through!) and have got the hang of holding the yarn so that I can tension it a bit as I go (prob isn’t any orthodox way of holding it) and twizzling the hook in my fingers as I pull back through. Sorry, that’s not very technical is it? I bet you can hardly tell I’m a complete novice:rotfl:
Dawn, I’ve been doing Aaron squares in double crochet to try and get more fluid with it and it really helped. I just did chain 16, then chain 2 extra for the turn and doubles all along – your first stitch in the row is your ch2 which takes the place of a double. The boobtube lady is great but I had to get my head round the terminology difference – US single is our double, I think. It kept confusing me
Conversion here but post 964 may have a better one
http://searchwarp.com/swa217600.htm
Chalky have a lovely weekend.
Anne, where are you going for sunshine? And can you bottle some and bring it back!
Thanks for the update Jean – poor Kathy, it’s horrible relying on other people when they don’t do what they said they would – bah to France Telecom.
Will update tomorrow.
Hope everyone is ok – Lorna and Shaz seem to be MIA.
Take care everyone

PurpleTeddyBear

Just grabbing a minute before DS comes home with his Daddy and a fab new haircut -

have sewn up and stuffed all the 7 boobs I have done; they have made me giggle and I think I'll get some more done over the weekend! Picture now over on Wooligans, under album PurpleTeddyBear pictures (or something like that!!)

Update for the totals:

7 boobs
1 baby blanket
1 preemie cardigan
1 bunting
1 preemie hat and matching gown
3 preemie hats
19 Easter Chicks (all Chicks for Mrs MPs choir fair)
4 hats (Loving Hands)
2 Innocent Smoothie hats

Phew.....

Dawn x

roamin_in_the_gloamin

Purple teddy bear - Dawn
That's some snazzy boobie job you done there! Love them, I really should go and try and do them again - I dind't enjoy the knitting of boobie jobs, but perhaps will give it just one more go
Jean in France
xxxx

shazrobo

hi all, not getting much chance on computer or knitting whilst both sons at home, roll on monday when they go back to school:rotfl:
sorry to hear you had the window put thru mrs moneypenny, hope the boys arnt as upset as they were. last saturday, we had empty milk cartons filled with soil and water thrown at our new car late at night and that scared my son who sleeps in the front bedroom.
update 1 baby blanket
hoping to get some vent hates done for shelly when sons back at school, and also start a blanket for LH challenge
and maybe one day i might even start something for myself lol
found (borrowed from friend) a lovely pattern for a shoulder bag which is knitted in 100% pure wool then felted before adding a knitted frilled edge, and a knitted flower decoration. my friend made one and it looks lovely, so i am giving it a try.

shaz x

f1widow

Hello all - sorry I have not been on for a few days .... hubby has been off this week and has kept me busy - we have even managed a few trips in the car YIPPPEEEE - I was very pleased with myself - went to Hobbycraft (2 balls of wool and some decoupage sheets yum yum!!) - want to try visiting my Mum next because of the agoraphobia have not been to her house for over 2 years - she has told me the market has balls of wool for £1 ooohhh my mouth is watering but my purse is crying ha ha
Our computer is very sick and is running very very very slow so needs repairing (or putting in the bin - I hope not cant live without this)

Anyway - I have lots to ask and comment on so..........
Mrs Moneypenny - sorry to hear about the incident the other night - hope all is well now
Maytaurus - love the pics and your messsages! good to see you on here
PSSO -hope everything goes ok with OH
Shezmit - I really am sorry for not sending parcel and sponsor money again! will do it early part of next week when hubby and son back at work and school

Now the questions:-

a) does anyone know what size dog blankets should be - I am assuming ok in garter stitch - have dark wool that could be used for this

b) I found a glove puppet on operation christmas child - made one really quickly but little one has nabbed it - only problem is my stitched face is somewhat useless - do you think it would be ok to stitch buttons on for eyes if using to send in for charity ?

I think that is all for now - it has taken me half an hour to type this aaaggghhhhh!!!
Catch you all soon - love and hugs to all Jaqui (aka f1widow xxxxxx)

Pippa.S

Jean - poor Kathy bet she's had enough now. France Telecom sound :eek:
Thanks Chalky :beer:
k2tog - It's for OH's birthday on 26th, we are off on a cruise :j Fly to Sharm-el-Sheik, board ship sail up Red sea, to a place I cant remember so we can visit Cairo and the Pyramids, through the Suez Canal, to Alexandria, then various places in Italy, and we fly back from Ibiza.10 days in the glorious sunshine :cool: wont go in a bottle, but will do my utmost to bring some back for you:rotfl:

Purpleteddybear - I did the same last time I sent boobs, I got bored with plain ones so I livened them up a bit with stripes in all sorts of colours, some look quite ermm different I seem to do them a bit quicker with a more colour in :rolleyes:

f1widow - Well done :j and it sounds like you had a good time

Right off to get the needles clicking now, enjoy the rest of your evening's
everyone
Anne
x

linedancerann

Hi everyone. Just a quick pop in to update my totals for the week (quite productive really - think it was because of the bank holiday and didn't have to go to work so could knit in the daytime - what a luxury!!)

Anyway, here goes:-

1 prem blanket
11 baby hats
1 prem gown
2 pairs bootees

Have a good night everyone.

Ann xx

shazrobo

f1widow wrote: »

Hello all - sorry I have not been on for a few days .... hubby has been off this week and has kept me busy - we have even managed a few trips in the car YIPPPEEEE - I was very pleased with myself - went to Hobbycraft (2 balls of wool and some decoupage sheets yum yum!!) - want to try visiting my Mum next because of the agoraphobia have not been to her house for over 2 years - she has told me the market has balls of wool for £1 ooohhh my mouth is watering but my purse is crying ha ha
Our computer is very sick and is running very very very slow so needs repairing (or putting in the bin - I hope not cant live without this)

Anyway - I have lots to ask and comment on so..........
Mrs Moneypenny - sorry to hear about the incident the other night - hope all is well now
Maytaurus - love the pics and your messsages! good to see you on here
PSSO -hope everything goes ok with OH
Shezmit - I really am sorry for not sending parcel and sponsor money again! will do it early part of next week when hubby and son back at work and school

Now the questions:-

a) does anyone know what size dog blankets should be - I am assuming ok in garter stitch - have dark wool that could be used for this

b) I found a glove puppet on operation christmas child - made one really quickly but little one has nabbed it - only problem is my stitched face is somewhat useless - do you think it would be ok to stitch buttons on for eyes if using to send in for charity ?

I think that is all for now - it has taken me half an hour to type this aaaggghhhhh!!!
Catch you all soon - love and hugs to all Jaqui (aka f1widow xxxxxx)

on LH site, it says from 18 inches suare for pet blankets, i'm guessing the size would vary for different size dogs
cant answer about using buttons on items for charity, i'm guessing they could be chewed of by younger children, but lou has said she has a team of helpers who can sew faces on toys

shaz x

maytaurus

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Mrs Money-penny
Very sorry to hear about your window
Unfortunately I know a lot about vandalism as I have experienced it to the point of having to move house
Re;’the hole is a perfect circle about 4 inch in diameter right in the middle of the biggest piece of glass’
Do you think it might have been done with a BB or air gun?
I hope it doesn’t happen again

roamin in the gloamin
What doggies have you got?
Thanks for keeping us updated about mioliere,
I’m sending positive vibes to her and anyone else that needs some


chalky 75
re;’Actually I must shave my legs and armpits and make me look presentable !!!!!’
‘I can only keep 1 thing in my head for 1 second’
You haven’t got M.E. have you?
P’raps you should have supplied the teds with little crash helmets


Have great weekend !

PurpleTeddyBear
Re; ‘I also knit "wrong" according to her as I throw my wool...I just can't, no matter how I try, keep hold of the needle)
and ‘my dear Mum tried to teach me, but I never managed it’
Both of these quotes apply to me as well !!
‘Does anyone know of a simple pattern for anything!?’
Try this one ... [FONT=&quot]Preemie Hat[FONT=&quot] pattern(crochet)
http://www.bevscountrycottage.com/teresa-hat.html[/FONT] off the #964 link, [/FONT]
There are other easy ones listed
Re; your boobs (well you know what I mean !!)

Pippa.S
Re;’ Fly to Sharm-el-Sheik, board ship sail up Red sea, to a place I cant remember so we can visit Cairo and the Pyramids, through the Suez Canal, to Alexandria’
I love Egypt especially visiting the ancient sites & the Suez Canal always makes me smile, as viewed from the road, it looks as though the ships are hovering along on fields

I hate having M.E.

But I also consider myself to be very lucky & privileged to have traveled & seen so much as I have
Have a great time .......... don’t suppose I could fit in your suitcase?
psso
Hope you’re DH is feeling better
Re;’picture this scene.......(sounds of Muttley the dog in wacky races)

" *&^%$^**^$ -" metal hooky thing and ball of green stuff flying across living room.....Dh yells `look out for UFO`s, think you`d better give up on that dear!!`
Give up ??? me ?? When did I ever give up on anything? Well this might just be a first !!’
Re;‘My problem seems to be that I can`t get the hook to come through the loops without the others falling off the hook - if you see what I mean ?’
As k2tog mentioned ... it is probably just a case of getting your tension right

shazrobo
Sorry to hear about you having empty milk cartons filled with soil and water thrown at your new car,
Sometimes jealousy is the cause of mindless vandalism
Positive vibes to you to

f1widow
Are you sure your ‘computer is very sick and is running very very very slow so needs repairing (or putting in the bin)’
Have you got a good antivirus on it, cleaned up your files and de-fragged ? (just a thought)
Re;’ I found a glove puppet on operation christmas child - made one really quickly but little one has nabbed it - only problem is my stitched face is somewhat useless - do you think it would be ok to stitch buttons on for eyes if using to send in for charity ?’
Wouldn’t the French knot be ok?
For dog blankets, I'm sure they can be any size colour, just like dogs :rotfl: [FONT=&quot]and on Loving Hands it says they want Dog Coats, Pet beds and Animal Blankets for cats and puppies right up to Great Danes **[/FONT]
I usually just make them up as I go along but made this one a couple of months back for my Poms basket
http://www.bevscountrycottage.com/jen-petrugs.html

OnlyGirl
You’re DS2 might like
Baby Triceratops


http://members.optusnet.com.au/we2/tric.html

http://www.xtreme-knitting.com/Dinosaurspattern.pdf

mrs-moneypenny

morning all flying visit

(DH is down the gym and im putting the shopping away;)) thank you for the kind wrds and sympathy re the idiots and my window, i did think about a pellet gun of som kind but wont dare mention that to the lads:eek:. Eldest went for a sleepover at friends last night and woke up this morning to find youngest in his sisters room kipping on her floor so obvoiusly neither feel particularly safe in theirs rooms at the mo.

thank you so much sylvia its really kind of you:T:A.

i know i did my update already but i finished the 1, 4ply baby gown as well last night if the totals havent been done yet.
ive got 2 parcels packaged up one for shelly and one for LH but i wont get down the post office now till monday

hope everyone has a lovely weekend (sun is out here)