Knit Your Square To Give Your Share 2009!

mioliere

Hi everyone - and thanks, Maytaurus, for all the mentions in your lovely post. The pics are great.

Well, we spent last night helping our friends with their quiz night, which was great fun. We were persuaded to stay for Sunday lunch today, and have not long been back. I've had a really lazy day, really! We are visiting the local Fete tomorrow (bank holiday for us here), but it's the last day of a four-day fete, so we'll just see the winding up bits, I expect.

I shall do some more of my ripple blanket this evening. I hope to get it finished over the next day or two, then I shall have a break from the big stuff and make some more preemie things.

Thanks for all your updates so far; I shall do the main update sometime tomorrow morning.

I hear the weather has been great in the UK; I hope it continues. It's been lovely here, too.

(((Hugs))) to everyone and their Mums and Dads!

KathyXX

soon2bjobless

Hi every one - I dont post a lot but do read them!

My update this week is

1 vent hat
4 buntings
1 gown
1 Angel pocket

cheers

Linda

k2tog

Hi Everyone! I missed you all!
First of all, ((((hugs)))) to all who need them especially those with Mum-worries. Sorry to hear so many are having a troubling time with illness and hospital stays.
Shaz, hope things are going better for you.
Maytaurus, stunning as ever.
Tight as, hope the weather where you were was as good as here and you all had a lovely day.
Chalky, what great pics and how lovely to be able to put a face to your name now! You don’t look like a hedgehog obsessive :rotfl:Was the wedding at Broomhill by any chance? We went past on Saturday and I thought of you because the weather was so beautiful and you’d mentioned it was at art gardens.
I took some projects with me when we went away (including that cardigan thing that has been ongoing for a while – not finished, but much nearer!) and did some of that in an attempt to get some stuff in wardrobes/away in order to make my stash pile look smaller . I started some socks on 2 needles with that lovely crofter wool (knits like fair isle) and they (it!) is going ok but there is a scary bit at the bottom of the pattern that I don’t understand so standby for questions when I get there! Sadly, the socks are my attempt at maybe (if they are good enough) preparing for C*******s…. in May..........
Shelley, I have a growing pile of stuff here but having found a box (which I needed because I was so excited with my first boobs that I stuffed them!) I’m trying to stuff it full!
Have managed to wash and dry 3 loads today thanks to the lovely weather – unfortunately there is still a huge pile to be done!
Hello to newbies – hope you love it here as much as I do. Be prepared to get “hooked” – I’ll get my coat……

DON79

Hi, just as a quick question - I really need a sun hat for myself and wanted to preferably knit one rather than crochet one (unless it is really really simple!) so does anyone know of an easy pattern for an adult sun hat?? Also what is the best wool/type of wool to make it from? Would appreciate some help with this if that is ok? I just need something to keep me cool and help me avoid headaches etc.

Thanks very much! Donna.

prfungi

DON79 wrote: »

Hi, just as a quick question - I really need a sun hat for myself and wanted to preferably knit one rather than crochet one (unless it is really really simple!) so does anyone know of an easy pattern for an adult sun hat?? Also what is the best wool/type of wool to make it from? Would appreciate some help with this if that is ok? I just need something to keep me cool and help me avoid headaches etc.

Thanks very much! Donna.

Hi Donna
here's a couple for you to look at -

http://www.knittingatknoon.com/sunhatpatt.html
http://shazzaspatterns.blogspot.com/2008/05/bucket-hat.html
http://machenmachen.wordpress.com/patterns/ scroll down a bit - i like this one!

luv
Pam:smileyhea

maytaurus

DON79 wrote: »

Hi, just as a quick question - I really need a sun hat for myself and wanted to preferably knit one rather than crochet one (unless it is really really simple!) so does anyone know of an easy pattern for an adult sun hat?? Also what is the best wool/type of wool to make it from? Would appreciate some help with this if that is ok? I just need something to keep me cool and help me avoid headaches etc.

Thanks very much! Donna.

Hi
this one is knitted

http://www.allcrafts.net/f.php?url=autoscopia.com/amelia/archives/2006/07/witterings.html

this one is crochet but I think it's quite nice



http://cache.lionbrand.com/printablePatterns/ckc-hat.pdf

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chalky_75

Hi everyone
TIGHTAS--- wHEN YOU READ THIS i HOPE EVERYTHING WENT BRILLIANTLY AND IT WASNT TOOOOOO HOT !!!

Hope everyone had good weekends in this gorgeous weather.

K2TOG--- Yes the wedding was at Broomhill. Can't recommend it highly enough. The perfect setting. Whereabouts are you ?? Glad the obsessive disorder traits don't look too obvious !!!!

Hi to everyone else newbies, oldies alike Hope everyone is looking upwards to the blue skies !!

Well DS and DDIL had a fabulously restful time in our little house in Spain and now they are back to work so their life begins in earnest . I have stopped obsessively ( OH there it is again ) looking at the photos of the wedding on the internet and have even picked up the duster this morning !!!

UPDATES

32 HEDGEHOGS !!!!!
8 GONKY TRAUMA TOYS

sig is correct !!

DON79

Thanks very much everyone for the sun hat recommendations.

Do you think I could just use ordinary wool or should I use cotton?? I have some cotton but it's a bit old and dusty and its a not very nice grey colour! So would rather use something else but not sure if it would turn out well.

Apologies for going off topic re knitting purpose.

mioliere

Hi all - I'm sorry I've not had time to update today. I've been invaded with visitors and then, as soon as they all went, the phone started to ring non stop. I shall update tomorrow - I don't want to try and do it in a hurry in case I make more mistakes than usual! Thanks for all your update.

Don - don't apologise or going 'off topic'. Knitting is knitting, and this thread is a great way of getting advice or asking for patterns, so we help charities and each other. We would love to see a photo of your hat! As far as which wool to use, do a test square first, to check the stitches per inch in the pattern; one yarn might be more suitable than the other.

Hope everyone is well.

KathyXX

psso

UPDATE (sorry it`s late Kathy)

2 baby blankets
1 dog blanket
3 boobs
1 kiddy`s suntop.(LH challenge)
4 buntings.

Elaine.

sig is correct - I think.