Knit Your Square To Give Your Share 2009!

shezmit

http://www.knit-a-square.com/easy-knitting-pattern.html

try here for a simple jumper

i might even have a go with some jumpers to get rid of the dark wool i have here

shelley

shazrobo

hi all, update from me

sands baby blanket
2 vent hats

got a parcel here, that i keep meaning to send to you shelly, but never seem to get on with it, so i have kept adding to it, the bag is so full now, i promise i will send it next week

shaz x

Heldun

Afternoon all

Beautiful sunny day here so now that I've caught up on the housework I feel entitled to sit in the garden and do some knitting.

Update for this week (and last)

1 blanket
2 cardies
1 hat
2 booties

My signature is updated.

Have a great bank holiday weekend everyone and enjoy the sun for those who have it.

Helen

mioliere

Hi everyone - we've been tidying up cables and sockets so I've been offline for a while. The French seem to love having wires hanging around everywhere and it needed sorting. The weather here has been gorgeous today - I hope it's good in the UK and that you have a great bank holiday.

I'm going to try and organise my time a bit better. I'm finding it hard to wake up in the mornings because the shutters outside the windows make it seem like it's still the middle of the night, even if it's daylight outside. We'll soon be moving into an upstairs bedroom and will be able to have just curtains at the window, so I should get back into the habit of rising early - it'll give me time to myself on here without interruption!

Anyway, the intention is to put some knitting at the ready for this evening; we have no TV at the moment (and don't really miss it - at least during the light evenings) so we forget the time and, by the time we think of sitting down for an hour or so, it's bedtime! I must try and get some sort of routine going.

I'll back later.

KathyXX

Aeshna

WELCOME BACK KATHY!!! :j

Nice to you have back Kathy, you've been missed, and I'm sure Pam will be very relieved!!

Aeshna x

maytaurus

dpixie
I agree ‘we really don’t know how lucky we are most of the time.’
Re;’ does anyone else get the square circle newsletters ......... as a result of that i am now concentrating on squares - i have decided that i will knit the equivalent of 4 blankets (160 large squares) and then move on to knitting jumpers for some of the kids.’
I think it’s a very worthy cause and I did have Soweto Comfort Club who join and distribute the blankets listed on the
[FONT=&quot]ALL IN ONE PLACE HERE LINK [FONT=&quot]#[/FONT][FONT=&quot]964 [/FONT][FONT=&quot] & #[/FONT][FONT=&quot]2422[/FONT][FONT=&quot] dog patterns[/FONT][/FONT]
but I removed it because items have to be sent to South Africa !
I just thought that obviously the postage costs would be ridiculous and even if people could afford it, I couldn’t see the sense in knitting things for them as it would seem a better idea to just make a donation even if it was only the same amount as the p&p costs would be.
[FONT=&quot]There’s all the info here if anyone wants to look into it further[/FONT]
http://www.knit-a-square.com/knitting-for-charity-blog.html

Easy Cuff-to-Cuff Infant Sweater
http://www.thinkingknitter.com/BabyPatt.htm

Knit a 'Little Angel' tank top for LOVING HANDS CHALLENGE
To Fit Chest 56
22 61
24 66
26 71
28 76
30 81
32 cm
in


http://www.ivillage.co.uk/print/0,9688,711863,00.html

Appliques for Baby Items( added [FONT=&quot]to [/FONT][FONT=&quot]#[FONT=&quot]964 [/FONT][/FONT])

http://myoriginalpatterns.blogspot.com/2005/12/appliques-for-baby-items.html

psso

[QUOTE=dpixie;21202055

However, i am very much a "cast on, cast off, plain and purl" kinda girl - no fancy stuff for me. So ... does anyone have a really easy pattern for a jumper or cardigan - with sleeves (as the johannesburg winters are bitter) that i can knit without too much help?

Thanks for that and looking forward to completing my next ... 110, 8" squares.

Have a lovely day and hugs to all.


dpixie[/QUOTE]


dpixie

This is a nice easy jumper and it comes up really quickly.

http://www.caerwentcom.com/oxpat.htm


Elaine.x

linedancerann

Maytaurus,
I've just finished one of the "Little Angel" tank tops in a nice peach colour for Loving Hands. It was quite easy to do.

Ann xx

mioliere

Good morning all! I woke up early (which is a change for me since we moved here!) and have started reading through all the posts I've missed while I've been offline.

Pam - thank you so much for all your hard work with the updating. I can't tell you how reassuring it's been knowing it's been kept going! I've read back to the last update and the numbers are amazing, aren't they? Please tell me when you want me to take it over; you have probably started totalling for the next update and I would hate to mess it up by jumping straight in!

Thank you all for such a great welcome back - it's great to be back with you all. Still no knitting done but I keep having to 'help' DH on the house. I'm trying to get into some sort of routine so that I can fit everything in - up to now it's all been very chaotic.

DPixie - you have my sympathy with France Telecom, believe me! I would NEVER have gone with them if I'd known how bad they are. In the end, the problems became so complicated - and I found it more and more difficult to have to keep explaining it all in French - that I insisted they found me someone British to talk to! They finally did and, although it still took a further two weeks until I was connected, the British lady who took over the entire case sorted it all out for me. I can pm you her name if you want and you could try asking for her - she works in the technical services department.

Jean - I emailed you yesterday - hopefully it got to you in your part of France!

I haven't been able to log back in to Loving Hands for some reason - it wouldn't accept me on my username and password, so I applied for a new password, and it won't accept me on that either! I shall keep trying, though. I've managed to get back in to the daily quiz and I can read all the posts and so on, but, without being able to log in, I can't post.

Anyway, I have started reading backwards through the thread but such a lot has been going on and you've all been so busy, there's a lot to catch up and, also, loads of lovely patterns and stuff from Maytaurus to look through! Thanks, Maytaurus!

Well, I'm off to put the kettle back on. We shouldn't run out of 'proper' English tea here - friends of ours run a fish and chip van here and are able to order stuff in from the UK, so they can keep us supplied with the tea we like! The French make wonderful coffee but I have yet to find decent tea here!

Anyway, I'll call back later. Have a great day and I hope the weather is good. It's 6.30 here and looks as if it will be a nice day here.

KathyXX

roamin_in_the_gloamin

Off to baby sit 3 wee monsters for a week - I need my head checked - will remember to take the knitting but can't say I will get much done.

25 ST PADS
25 ST OUTERS
16 BAGS
1 ADULT HAT
6 INNOCENT SMOOTHY HATS
3 BABY HATS
8 COTTON FACE CLOTHS

I will check in as often as I can but believe I am going to be running all over the joint
Totals are correct in my signature
Jean in France - heading for the beach - I wish
xx