Knit Your Square To Give Your Share 2009!

ShelBell

A square is WAY above my level right now lol. Will keep trying.

I think i mastered single crochet in rows, but couldn't find anything telling me what to do after the first chain, and the first row. So I guessed.

Pippa.S

Thanks Kathy and maytaurus for the ink cartridge links,:T I will check them out before OH buys the new ones, probably wont be until we come back from holiday now though.

Anne
x

k2tog

Hi All
Welcome Lorna! Hope you like it here - it's very friendly and everyone is very helpful. I have 2 young distractions so also need to do mainly things that are putdown/pickupable. If you fancy a change from the squares, the buntings are straightforward and because the pattern is in measurements you don't need to count rows and forget where you are.
I'm with you Shelbell! Tried to crochet a granny square from a youtube tutorial and it looked like a drunk spider had tried to spin a web and NOTHING like the lady on the tutorial did. Can do single chains but then I'm lost. Spent ages the other night trying a "simple" row by row square and admitted defeat once again. I will keep trying when I work up to it again but it feels like I'm using the wrong yarn or the wrong hook or probably just the wrong pair of hands! Perhaps I should just accept that my talents lie elsewhere - if anyone finds them, please let me know
Sewing up DH jumper - I hate the sewing up! Does that make me a "proper" knitter?
Kathy, please can you update me with 1 baby hat.
Night everyone x

mioliere

Good morning everyone.

K2tog - no knitter I know likes the sewing up! I think it really is a sign of a proper knitter.

Shelbell - if you have a local wool shop, you could ask in there if they know of any crochet classes in your area. My wool shop does workshops every so often. I found it very frustrating when I first tried it, but I taught myself from books so, if I can do it, anyone can! Good luck!

Well, the thread was really busy yesterday! I shall update now and then go and add Maytaurus's link to the 'death row dogs' charity to the first post.

Thanks everyone and have a great day!

KathyXX

PLEASE NOTE: Thanks to everyone for such a good response to Chalky's appeal for the orphanage in Spain. Her SIL has arrived with all our items, and they have been delivered to the orphanage. Chalky has posted some great photos on page 27 of this thread. I think we will have made a big difference to a baby who arrived there with nothing; doesn't it make you feel good?!

LATEST UPDATE: Don't forget to let me know if I get these figures wrong - as some of you know, it's not difficult for me to make a complete hash of it!

Shazrobo
12 baby hats
8 buntings
1 baby blanket
26 Innocent Smoothie hats (for Sainsbury's Big Knit campaign this year)
6 hedgehogs
3 hats for Loving Hands elderly challenge
1 shawl for Loving Hands elderly challenge
2 boobs
Chalky's appeal: 1 jumper



Pippa.S
3 baby hats
3 cardies
6 buntings
12 squares
1 baby blanket
5 pair bootees
2 body warmer
1 scarf for LH elderly challenge
12 hedgehogs for LH trauma toys challenge
1 dinosaur for LH trauma toys challenge
2 tiny teds

Chalky's appeal: 2 cardies, 1 jumper, 2 pairs bootees


Mioliere
2 baby hats
6 buntings
1 baby doll for LH's Trauma Toys appeal
2 hedgehogs for LH's Trauma Toys appeal
1 dinosaur
1 teddy hand puppet for LH's appeal
Chalky's appeal: 1 pair mittens, 1 cardi

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


Jellybeans
10 baby hats
3 Teddies for Tragedies
5 buntings
3 boobs

K2tog
8 baby hats
8 buntings
1 hat for LH's elderly challenge
1 hedgehog
2 Innocent Smoothie hats


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
3 hats for LH's elderly challenge
3 scarves for LH elderly
4 pairs of mittens for LH elderly
3 shawls for LH elderly
1 pair of bed socks for LH elderly
3 boobs
1 pair child's socks
Chalky's appeal: 1 cardi

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

RoloPolo
13 baby hats
11 cardies
5 pairs of mittens

Chrisbethany
6 baby hats
6 buntings
26 squares

Miss Angie
9 squares

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


DPixie
43 squares
16 Innocent Smoothie hats

Chalky
6 Teds
6 Square
2 boobs
1 hedgehog
1 angel pocket
Chalky's appeal: 12 cardies, 1 hat, 1 pr booties

Itsloopylisa
2 baby hats
1 angel pocket
2 buntings
1 sleeping bag
2 Teds
1 square
3 Innocent Smoothie hats

Craftlady
4 buntings
1 toy lamb for Preemies UK

Sheyo
10 baby hats
10 pairs of bootees
10 pairs of mittens
5 buntings
10 bibs


Bridgetdunstable
1 square

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

SylviaD
1 baby hats
2 Teds
8 squares
1 dinosaur for LH trauma toy challenge
2 baby gowns
1 cardie
1 Angel pocket

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

Pauline
3 Teddies for Tragedies

Daphne
3 Angel pockets
1 cardi
3 jumpers
2 pairs of bootees
4 hats
Chalky's appeal: 1 cardi

Maytaurus
9 squares
1 blanket
Chalky's appeal: 2 baby hats

Zippitty
1 animal blanket

Seakay
9 squares

Heldun
3 baby hats
1 bunting
1 baby blanket

Shelbell
1 baby hat
1 Innocent Smoothie hat
1 square

Lorri
3 baby hats
3 cardies
3 pairs of bootees
3 pairs of mittens

L C Wilson
18 squares



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

Baby hats: 98, Cardies: 31, Baby Jumpers: 3, Sleeping Bags: 2, Buntings: 74, Angel Pockets: 7, Pairs of Bootees: 21, Pairs of mittens: 19, Teddies: 24, Jumpers for Teds: 4, Scarves: 3, Toddler Cardies: 6, Toddler Hats: 4, Baby Blankets: 12, Baby Vests: 2, Baby Gowns: 3, Sleeping Bags: 1, Bibs: 10, Body warmers: 2, Squares: 286, Boobs: 32, Easter Chicks: 27, Mini Christmas Stocking: 1, Innocent Smoothie Hats: 116, Coffee mug cosies: 1, Pairs of Children's socks: 1, Animal Blankets: 1, Hats for LH's elderly challenge: , Scarves for LH elderly: 3, Pairs of Mittens for LH elderly: 4, Shawls for LH elderly: 4, Pairs of Bed Socks for LH elderly: 1
Puffin Bags for LH: 22,
Trauma Toys for LH -Hedgehogs: 23, Baby Dolls: 1, Dinosaurs: 3, Teddy hand puppet: 1
CHALKY'S APPEAL: Cardies: 17, Jumpers: 4, Pairs of Mittens: 2, Baby Hats: 4, Pairs of Bootees: 4

dpixie

Morning all. I am sitting here reading todays update Kathy and i am very glad that i am sitting down - the numbers are staggering - how quickly does everyone knit. I must be the slowest knitter in town!

Anyway can you please update me with 2 more squares and 3 more IS hats when you do the next update?

I have taken Anne's advice and started knitting a scarf - so i alternate between that and the squares - its very nice as they are two different colours and two different textures - one i need to keep an eye on (because of the type of wool), the other i can knit and watch telly at the same time - great fun i believe.

Kathy - i really appreciated what your mum said about making knitting for charity her lifes work - i love doing this and feel that it is so much better than making a meaningless donation through a sense of duty. This takes time and effort and consideration.

Thank you once again for this brilliant thread - i love it!

dpixie

shezmit

Sheyo
Thankyou for your parcel it has just arrived
Mrs Moneypenny
Parcel came this morning too everything is lovely
SGT
Your parcel came this morning aswell, Perfect thankyou

mioliere

DPIxie - thanks for such lovely kind words, but I must thank you and all the others on here for making the thread such a roaring success. It would be nothing without you.

KathyXX

ShelBell

Can you add another baby hat for me please complete with slightly dodgy crochet chain

mrs-moneypenny

i started the sack boy last night for my eldest DS, i can't make sense of the first 2 increase rows on the body part-i've ended up with the right number of stitches but cant work out if ive put them in the right places. If anyone else does it and doesn't have any problems can they explain it to me please i think im being a bit thick:o .

bang goes my plan of using 1/2 term to complete some of the projects i've had hanging round on needles for ages;)

shazrobo

sorry i cant help mrs money penny, cant get it to open up on my computer