Knit Your Square To Give Your Share 2009!

Pippa.S

Welcome to you lillmrsmullen you will love it in here, everyone is so friendly and helpful, and there is always loads to do

Hi maytaurus I found the DK wool in BM too is'nt it good value? I staggered to the till with my arms full, after telling OH I didnt need a basket I wasnt going to buy anything...yeah right... well, we must take advantage of these bargains must'nt we :rolleyes: so I now have loads of wool and itchy fingers, but I must be patient I have 3 differnt things on needles at the mo, but I hope to get them finished tonight

Kathy - ooooo how lovely another grand-baby, congrats to you all :T :beer: :T
Shelley - Do you need any tiny bootees??? I have been doing the 'Easy on Bootees' in DK for chalkys appeal, then my friend gave me a small amount of 4ply, in cream and some pale green. I have done one and it looks quite small so I thought if you can use them I could put them in my next parcel to you.

Nothing to update today but hoping to have something tomorrow.

Off for a knit now
Anne
x

jellybeans_2

Congrats on your news Kathy

Shezmit I've got 6 hats to post off to you at the end of the week, some of them are vents.

I've made a hedgehog as well, but he doesn't look quiet right, not as cute as the pattern picture, more like a fluffy sausage for the body lol, does anyone have any tips on how to stuff them?

Jo xx

k2tog

Hi Everyone

Congrats Kathy on your very exciting news!
Have just stuffed 3 hedgehogs and put faces on the fuzzy little critters - preferred the knitting part for sure! I agree with you Jellybeans, they are a bit longer and skinnier than I imagined so I might try and tweak the pattern (ooooh, get me!) and add some stitches partway through the body.
Loopylisa and Mioliere gave some good advice earlier on finishing them off - thank you both for the pointers - I managed 6 (count 'em) French knots and i now have a mini array of hedgehogs! I will do some more of these I think - just need to teach DH to stuff 'em!
Shezmit will try and post my stuff tomorrow or Friday as I have some things that you requested, but on my lonesome at work so may not be able to get out.
Take care all

chrisbethany

Hi Shaz - can you PM me the hedgehog pattern, please?

Love to all

Chris

mioliere

Good morning everyone, and thanks to you all for your congratulations! I am still walking on air!

I finished another hedgehog last night. I'm pleased with the two I've made so far but may shorten the body a little on the next one; I've had to stuff them really full to get that rounded look because, like K2tog and Jellybeans's hedgehogs, they looked a bit skinny. Anyway, I've started the dinosaur that I meant to start before the hedgehog pattern came along!

Chrisbethany - you were up earlier than me this morning! I shall copy and paste the update here, then pm you the hedgehog pattern!

Shaz - I hope you don't mind me pm'ing your pattern to those who ask for it? You've certainly started something with the pattern, haven't you? I see Loving Hands want it on their site, too! There's going to be a population boom in hedgehogs this year! Thank you so much for sharing the pattern with us.

Shez - I've finished all the chicks and they will be released back to you ('homing' chicks!) this morning. I've just realised I forgot to pack in the buntings I've made, so I'll send them separately, as they're on your latest 'wanted' list. The teddies will follow at the weekend. All their body parts have been sewn up; they just need stuffing and faces!

I'm going to start a layette for the new baby, too, so I shall look through all my patterns. I think my needles and hooks are going to be very busy this year!

I hope everyone has a good day.

kathyXX

PLEASE NOTE: ITEMS FOR CHALKY'S APPEAL NEED TO BE WITH HER SISTER BEFORE SHE TAKES THEM TO SPAIN ON 3RD FEB, SO I WOULD SUGGEST A LAST POSTING DATE OF FRIDAY 30TH JANUARY.

LATEST UPDATE (which will be posted on first post, too):

Shazrobo
8 baby hats
7 buntings
10 Innocent Smoothie hats (for Sainsbury's Big Knit campaign this year)
6 hedgehogs
Chalky's appeal: 1 jumper



Pippa.S
2 baby hats
2 cardies
5 buntings
7 squares
1 baby blanket
1 pair bootees
Chalky's appeal: 2 cardies, 1 jumper, 2 pairs bootees


Mioliere
1 STC hat
5 buntings
1 baby doll for LH's Trauma Toys appeal
2 hedgehogs for LH's Trauma Toys appeal
Chalky's appeal: 1 pair mittens, 1 cardi

Shezmit
2 sleeping bags
3 buntings
9 teddies
4 jumpers for the teds
1 scarf
1 boob
27 Easter chicks
1 mini Christmas stocking
2 squares
1 coffee mug cosy
1 baby cardi
1 hedgehog


Jellybeans
8 baby hats
3 Teddies for Tragedies
4 buntings
3 boobs

K2tog
5 baby hats
5 buntings
1 hat for LH's elderly challenge
3 hedgehogs


LilyMay (my Mum)
6 toddler cardies
4 toddler hats
3 baby hats
6 baby blankets
2 baby vests
2 cardies
8 buntings
3 squares

Tooties
6 baby hats
7 cardies
1 pair bootees
120 squares
1 blanket
1 pair mittens
2 boobs
2 hats for LH's elderly challenge
2 scarves for LH elderly
1 pair of mittens for LH elderly
1 shawl for LH elderly
3 boobs
Chalky's appeal: 1 cardi

F1Widow
4 baby hats
2 pairs of bootees
3 squares
1 baby blanket
1 scarf
1 bunting

RoloPolo
11 baby hats
9 cardies
2 pairs of mittens

Chrisbethany
3 baby hats
1 bunting

Miss Angie
9 squares

Mrs Moneypenny
3 baby hats
1 baby gown
1 angel pocket
5 buntings
6 squares
22 Puffin P.E.bags (as Mrs Moneypenny's DS calls them (!) for LH challenge
Chalky's appeal: 1 jumper


DPixie
12 squares

Chalky
1 Teddy
1 Square
2 boobs
Chalky's appeal: 12 cardies, 1 hat, 1 pr booties

Itsloopylisa
1 angel pocket
1 bunting

Craftlady
2 buntings

Sheyo
7 baby hats
7 pairs of bootees
7 pairs of mittens
1 bunting

Bridgetdunstable
1 square

Gingernutmeg
25 Innocent Smoothie hats (for Sainsbury's next campaign)

SylviaD
1 baby hat
2 Teds
5 squares

SGT
2 baby hats
1 bunting
2 pairs mittens
1 pair bootees
Chalky's appeal: 1 cardi, 1 pair mittens, 1 pair bootees

Pauline
3 Teddies for Tragedies

Daphne
3 Angel pockets
Chalky's appeal: 1 cardi

Maytaurus
Chalky's appeal: 4 baby hats


TOTALS SO FAR (Vent, STC and all baby hats will be counted together under 'Baby hats' if everyone's happy with that?)

Baby hats: 62, Cardies: 21, Baby Jumpers: 1, Sleeping Bags: 2, Buntings: 49, Angel Pocket: 5, Pairs of Bootees: 9, Pairs of mittens: 10, Teddies: 17, Jumpers for Teds: 4, Scarves: 2, Toddler Cardies: 6, Toddler Hats: 4, Baby Blankets: 9, Baby Vests: 2, Baby Gowns: 1, Squares: 168, Boobs: 8, Easter Chicks: 27, Mini Christmas Stocking: 1, Innocent Smoothie Hats: 53, Coffee mug cosies: 1, Hats for LH's elderly challenge: 3, Scarves for LH elderly: 2, Pairs of Mittens for LH elderly: 1, Shawls for LH elderly: 1,
Puffin Bags for LH: 22,
Trauma Toys for LH -Hedgehogs: 12, Baby Dolls: 1
CHALKY'S APPEAL: Cardies: 17, Jumpers: 4, Pairs of Mittens: 2, Baby Hats: 4, Pairs of Bootees: 4

mioliere

Chrisbethany - have pm'd you the hedgehog pattern.

KathyXX

itsloopylisa

Found this site on the early pages of the Knitters thread and it's brilliant. There are some good toy patterns.:T

Lisa


Originally Posted by InTheRed
Hi All,

Delighted to find this thread for us knitters!
I have found this website:-
http://www.garnstudio.com/index_lang.php
Under each pattern they’ve indicated the knitting tension (in number of stitches/10 cm) so that suggested yarn may be replaced by yarn with a similar knitting tension.
New designs are constantly uploaded (and you can search the website for new ones) and...wait for it...they're free to download! Also, as if this wasn't wonderful enough, you can see comments from people who've knitted the pattern and chat in their Forum: how helpful!

knithappens

Thanks for the lovely welcome. I bought some DK baby wool yesterday so going to make a start tonight. I am knitting squares for my baby blanket so knitting something else, i can switch when i get bored.

Sharon

shazrobo

who would have thought the hedgehog pattern would be so popular?
i stuff mine very full to get the rounded look too.
been working on a 24" babt blanket, but its taking ages, so today i'm going to make a start on the dinosaur toy too. does anybody else have a habit of starting things, then having loads on the go at once?

shaz x

tooties

hello everyone
not been around much wasnt feeling too great to be honest.
Kathy many congratulations on your news!!!!!
ok here is my update

1 hat for the lh challenge
1 scarf for the lh challenge
2 pairs mittens for the lh challenge
1 shawl for the lh challenge
1 pair of childrens socks

happy knitting everyone
tooties