Knit Your Square To Give Your Share 2009!

dpixie

morning all

maytaurus - good to see you here last night
lorna - do you ever get a chance to sleep (whilst i was tossing and turning last night i was thinking about you and wondering if you must be tired all the time. you really are a very good person).
shelley - glad to hear that you are getting a little better. i know what you mean about trying your new "toys" - i have tried all of my new crochet hooks!
pips mum - well done on the blanket. i am making squares for them too, but must be honest and say that i am trying to find someone who will take them over in a bundle. for future reference, if you sew them together, they have to pay duty on them when they collect them in south africa, but if they go as squares, they are an unfinished item so no duty is due.
kathy - i know what you mean about cows - my DH and i are both vegetarians, but when we see the lovely cows in the fields next to our house in france, we see what a great time they have and think that they have lived well, so it isn't quite so cruel to eat them as they have had a good life.

oh well, its time to bite the bullet - one coffee and out the door today - first day of my new french course, i am very nervous as i always worry that i am going to be the thickest person in the class and forget everything i know .... oh well, it will help me when i want to have a go at those lazy builders.

have a wonderful sunny day today everyone, but beware and take care as its supposedly going to be very hot.

d

Pippa.S

Hi everyone :hello:

Been MIA for a few days, trying to get all sorts done while this lovely weather holds, I have done so much washing I am sure the water bill will be going up
Been over to the 2 mums as well and DS2 and DIL took us out for a meal yesterday for our anniversary which is on Wednesday, lovely meal and DGS was as good as gold, he ate everything put in front of him including all the cabbage and brocolli

k2tog - awww thanks for asking we are still here....for a while anyway.....we are off to Rockley Park in Poole on Friday, on a Sun break until Monday. We booked it ages ago before we bought our caravan, been there before and we love it especially with the DGD's (I hope they can make it)
Maytaurus - Lovely post as always, its nice to see you back
PipsMum - Well done on the blanket, I love all the different blues
Welcome to you lysasparkles and Tracey04 you will love it in here we are all very friendly, anything you want to know just ask
dpixie - good luck on the course
Elaine - All that running around you must be worn out, not long now hope the op goes well on Thursday ((hugs))
Lorna - glad to hear Alan is back home and doing well it must be such a relief for you,
Shelley - glad the bruises are almost gone, now no more falling over,

Better go OH is ready to go shopping, will be back later, enjoy your days all
Anne
x

mioliere

DPixie - I've been really surprised by how I'm coming to grips with the French language, now that I am here. I learned at school but, of course, you don't retain a lot of it, do you?! Dealing with the French - neighbours, shop assistants, the local farmer, and so on - really makes you learn fast! I even handled an entire call to the electricity company the other day in French - I really impressed myself! Even my DH is getting to grips with it; in fact he's a lot bolder than I am and isn't afraid to start a conversation with anyone! With his regular trips to the hardware and building suppliers, he's learning builders' terms fast! It also helps that a good friend of ours has been here for five years and, last year, she married a handsome French chef - we have very interesting conversations with him in 'Franglais'! He's learning English while we're learning French! Not all the English he has learnt is polite, though, and some of our rudest Anglo-Saxon words sound really funny with a French accent!

What 'variety' of cows do you have next door to you in France? Ours are local to the area; they're called Parthenaise - the farmer and his wife are very proud of them, and love being told how beautiful they are! The farmer himself is here now; he's mowing the grass on the building plots we have for sale here. He usually will only take a bottle of whiskey, and that we have to force on him! The grass is so long that we'll have to insist - in French - that he takes some euros, too.

By the way, I find Google Translate excellent for help with writing letters in French, and for finding the right way to word things in conversation.

Well, I've really waffled on - I;d better get on with some work!

KathyXX

mrs-moneypenny

flying visit
hope all are well

had a finishing off weekend
so my update is

one sands blanket with lace edge
one childs jumper for LH summer challenge

also finished the little rabbit for my friends GD nad brought a big bag of new baby wool and patterns att the carboot for only £2 will b able to make some buntings now i hope

Pips_Mum

dpixie wrote: »

pips mum - well done on the blanket. i am making squares for them too, but must be honest and say that i am trying to find someone who will take them over in a bundle. for future reference, if you sew them together, they have to pay duty on them when they collect them in south africa, but if they go as squares, they are an unfinished item so no duty is due.

I didnt realise that, I had looked at their postal instructions and it just says they have to pay duty if it is over 66lbs or if you send it by registered post.
for nice comments about blanket all.

Maytaurus - yes the sewing up was a bit of a chore! Especially as you have to have it all gathered up on your lap whilst you do it, nice in winter not in summer!!

I had a bizarre and probably wrong idea about the STs. I am selling my flat and have found lots of rubber backed carpet off cuts that for some strange reason I had decided to keep. Would they work as liners for in a softer covering? I just thought they would be absorbant, right thickness and waterproof backed too. Let me know your thoughts

Glad all the poorly people are on the mend but sending some more.....

just to be sure x x

shezmit

Pip's mum

PreemiesUK will make use of blankets if you want a home for your square blankets


shelley

mioliere

Sorry, folks. Haven't updated yet - the day has disappeared again. Will do it in the morning. Hope everyone is OK and not sweltering too much - I hear it's as hot in the UK as it is here!

KathyXX

roamin_in_the_gloamin

Hi Everybody, Long time no here..................SIL and her new boyfriend came for - a long weekend - that was on the 18th June - they were obviously having a fantastic time they only left yesterday..........boy am I worn to a frazzle! I now get to do all the laundry, cleaning, ironing oh AND finish the seat covers for DH and our the camper before the tour de France starts so looks like I shall have another busy week. DS is due to arrive soon too but not sure of the dates yet. Summer is hot and sticky here and I could be doing with a couple of cold wet days to enable me to crack on with all the jobs - no such luck.

UPDATES for THE WEEK

1 ADULT HAT
1 ANIMAL BLANKET (cat cushion really)

hope to get back in the not too distant future, off to read the forum posts I have missed
Cuddles to everybody, welcome to the newbies, Maytaurus hope your well, Elaine fingers crossed for your DH's op, hope everyone is keeping well.
Jean in France
xx

signature is correct - I just need time to do more knitting and sewing.

shezmit

I thought i would post a summer challenge on here with the items we always run low on

Buntings 100
Angel pockets 100
Gowns 100
burial wraps 50
Boobs 100
Sleeping bags 100
Vents hats 200
Cribs 20

I will update every week with the totals we recieve

Thankyou so much

Shelley

Pips_Mum

Shelley, first whats a vent hat? And second are they easy? Lol!
Next blanket I do shall wing ts way to you my dear do you have the same size 6"x6" sqaures?