Knit Your Square To Give Your Share 2009!

shezmit

F1widow

your parcel came this morning thankyou so much, You make me laugh so much about my Hubby,:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
My hand is still playing up but i am having a rest from knitting and trying to crochet some blankets as they are simple.

shelley

Pips_Mum

Pam - I LOVE the octopusses!
My liitle boy has 2 toy octopusses and loves them. Kathy if I PM you my email would you mind sending the pattern to me too? Like the idea of his socks!!
x x

mioliere

Hi Pip's Mum - just pm me your email address and I'll send the pattern to you.

Shaz - you're more than welcome. Glad I could help. I would love to see a photo of the finished octopus, when you've completed all those legs!

KathyXX

k2tog

Hi Everyone
Hope your LO is feeling better PTB
Also your tribe LCWilson
And Maytaurus
And Elaine and hubby
and Shez's poor hand
And anyone else I may have missed ((((hugs)))).
Shez, F1widow may be making you laugh re your hubby but what does he think? Could be a good fund raising opportunity to ebay him .
I have just spent a chunk of this evening sewing up my SANDS blanket and you all know how I feel about sewing up! It looks good though and is a relief to get it put away in its plastic bag safe from grubby boys and their hands! May do a few more rows of a crochet angel pocket before I go to bed. Fell asleep in front of the TV last night and shamefully had neither hook nor needles in my hands!
Hope everyone is back to top form soon x

maytaurus

Pippa.S
Have a nice time at the van!
I see the Thomas pattern is now sorted!
I thought you (& maybe other Thomas fans) might like to see these though
MAKE THOMAS THE TANK CAKES ..... These are fab have a looksy ........

http://www.coolest-birthday-cakes.com/thomas-the-tank-cakes.html

shezmit
Hope your hands feeling better :A

sunshinesheli


We can always do with more sunshine around !!!!

PurpleTeddyBear
Looking forward to seeing the christening photo
And glad your sons OK :j
Good luck with the sewing up

shazrobo
I’m sure things will get better with your boys and one day you’ll be able to look back at some of the problems and smile, knowing that you came through it all together


chalky 75
You’re so Taurean
Hope Venus the creator gives you some fresh ideas for your favors! :eek:

dpixie
Don’t work too hard in the garden, you could always crochet some flowers :rotfl::rotfl:

imajica


shezmit
I think you’d better POST SOME PICS OF YOUR OH so we can ALL have a look!



loving hands
Nice to hear from you and hope you are feeling well
I know you are always busy, but try not to overdo things :A

k2tog
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mrs-moneypenny
You’re not allowed to use excuses which aren’t available to every member of the thread !!


Left hand crochet videos here !!
http://video.google.co.uk/videosearch?client=firefox-a&rlz=1R0GGGL_en-GB&hl=en&q=Left+hand+crochet&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=r605Svi8KuG7jAe4wID2DQ&sa=X&oi=video_result_group&resnum=4&ct=title#

psso hope your OH is getting better
and that all poorly peeps


mioliere
re; ‘Tell your DH that horses are gentle creatures and, if you breathe up their nostrils, they will trust you as a friend! I told my DH to do that - I won't tell you what he said back to me!’

Oh go on Kathy ..... tell us !! :j:j:j:j:j

Your barn sounds lovely how are the little calves?
Hope he’s a NICE farmer

How far away from Jean are you?
Within riding distance ?.... hint! :rotfl::rotfl:

OnlyGirl
Re;’ The thought of those spiders frighten me, I hate the way they just suddenly run, all them legs, Aaaagh ‘
Just think, if it wasn’t for the spiders, there’d be 1000’s of yucky flies l-o-l
I could understand your feelings if you came across one of those ickle spiders that I previously posted for mioliere though



f1widow
I don’t suppose we’ll be hearing much from you this week end?
Enjoy ! !
Kinsey
I’m sure your things are lovely and that the hospitals on shezmits list appreciate the things she sends them
How about this for the wall



Hope your paintings nearly finished.............
Cos then you can do more knitting!!! :j

roamin in the gloamin
You may be sorry you mentioned your trip to Scotland
You could end up stopping for tea at every motorway services!
I am only 5/10 minutes from J 18 M6
I forgot to tell you I am psychic


L C Wilson
Sending


to you and yours

Re; Kemps ........
I have never bought anything from them b4, but ordered some new crochet hooks
on 9th June, received the confirmation order email the same day, but they haven’t arrived yet ???? P’raps I should just phone them :rotfl:
I got on alright at doc's thanks for asking, although it took 3 peeps to make sure I was awake in time to go for my appt @ 2.30 pm (would like to add l-o-l, but can’t manage to laugh at that) ... L-O-L :rotfl::rotfl:ROFL ... More x-rays,etc to be done

Wondered if you’ve seen this?..... I think it’s great .....
Don't look down: British Waterways commissioned this artwork in response to cyclists riding carelessly. It is hoped the campaign will slow riders down



other pics here;
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1193610/Dont-look-Cyclists-faced-huge-hole-ground-towpath--luckily-just-pavement-art.html

Wishing you all a Happy Smiley day :j:j:j



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mioliere

Hi Maytaurus - thanks for such a lovely post, as usual. I hope everything goes well with the x-rays and so on. Loved the 'hole in the ground' pics - brilliant. Didn't love the spider, though!

The barn now has a level floor, but the floor itself now has to be raised to the same level as the other floors in the house, so that's another job.

The little calf with arthritis has been standing up now and again. You can see the effect of the arthritis in its front legs, but it seems he's learning to live with it. He's definitely found a soft spot with us.

I was thinking about the octopus pattern (I've emailed it you, Pip's Mum), which is one of Jean Greenhowe's patterns; I have quite a few of her books of patterns, some for her great big clowns, some for traditional toys, dumpling dolls, and a few others. If anyone has seen a pattern they like, by maybe looking on her website, please feel free to ask me to scan it and email it. Her patterns are very easy, considering how good they are, and they all use basic DK wool, so are ideal for using up leftovers.

Well, I made a hat, a pair of booties, and half a bunting last night, so I feel I'm getting a bit more productive.

The weather here is looking gorgeous - I hope it is there, too.

My Mum was starting to settle into her new home but she has had a few mishaps. I just wish I'd been there, but my sister is just around the corner, luckily. First of all, she was getting ready to put her glaucoma drops in her eye and (this makes me cry when I think of it), she accidentally put one drop of Olbas Oil in her left eye, instead. Obviously, she's been in real pain, but it's getting better now. She couldn't even watch TV, read or knit, so has been feeling pretty down. She has also hurt her hip - probably because she's been trying to do too much; and then she stepped on a picture hook on the floor! On the plus side, she loves her new home, and feels safe and secure knowing that my sister and her family are within easy reach.

I hope everyone else's Mums are doing well; they do need looking after, don't they?

Anyway, will call in later.

KathyXX

mrs-moneypenny

morning all
thanks for the lefty tutorial link maytaurus - i will try again when ive a little more time i promise. lovely cheerful post from you as always:T i hope you are feeling well.

got to do some ironing today BOO HISS

hope all are well but everyone is getting a hug

got to go and sort lunchboxes and iron DS a shirt

dpixie

morning all, before i forget Mrs Moneypenny, i am a lefty and have no problem either following the right-handed tutorials on youtube or with crocheting at all - unfortunately i think it does look a bit weird, like watching a lefty write, but other than that, i love it and the blanket for our neighbour is about 1/3 of the way finished already.

maytaurus, its lovely to have you back, i didn't work too hard in the garden, but know that i have another hours work to do today, after the gym. oh well, what can one do?

yesterday i went to 10 charity shops (yes 10!!!) looking for books on crochet - i was looking for ones with some easy patterns, can you believe that i could not find even one book with crochet patterns in it. i was quite surprised having recently learned that for every knitter in the world there are 3 crocheters. anyway, am looking for a childs cardi pattern and an adults cardi pattern that is EASY. have looked on all the usual sites (thanks to Maytaurus) but if anyone has a tried and tested one, i would be grateful. i keep remembering how cold it will be in south africa just now and think of all those orphans without blankets and jumpers. i went there about 10 years ago at this time of year and thought that i might have arrived in antarctica by mistake! the temp drops to about -5 degrees at night and in the early morning and then rises to about 10 or 12 during the day. not very warm and no one has the luxury of central heating, some may be lucky enough to afford electric heating, but lets face it, if you are an orphanage, you are not going to have the money to spend on that, are you. anyway, enough of my soapbox stuff - i will get down now.

have a lovely day everyone, and just to remind you, this is one of the most wonderful sites and i am very grateful to be even a small part of this community - you really do preserve my sanity.

have a wonderful day
dpixie

shazrobo

morning everyone, looks like its going to be a lovely day here, after all the rain we had yesterday.
not much knitting going to get done here today, have an aromatherapy massage booked for this morning, then bf taking me to lunch, and an afternoon in a little town called morley, that has more charity shops than i've ever seen anywhere else, all on the main high street, hoping to find wool, or knitting/crocheting books or patterns.
kathy, i've just bought a digital camera, and by time i've worked out how to use it, i should have knitted two octopuses lol.
actually i think they could be a work in progress along with everything else i start lol, they are for the boys for an extra xmas pressie, so plenty time to get them done.
all this talk of spiders, is making me itch, i have a real phobia about them.
hope everyone has a lovely day, hugs to those that need one

shaz xx

mioliere

Shaz - all this talk about spiders, and you're going to be knitting two things with eight legs each! I like what you said about your boys still being into cuddly toys, even though they're 14 years old. My two were just the same; in fact my DS2 (almost 28) still appreciates a knitted toy, especially if it's football related! I've also knitted several dolls for my Mum - you're never too old!


DPixie - I can't imagine what it must be like to have to live with the cold, without the benefit of heating. Just goes to show how much we in the developed world take for granted, doesn't it?

KathyXX