Knit Your Square To Give Your Share - Part 3

shezmit

PREEMIESUK CHALLENGE for 2010

parcels are now being sent to the hospitals via Couriers as its cheaper than royal mail and i can get more out to the hospitals this way

This will run all through the year

Part 1
1000 vent bonnets with flaps
1000 knitted blankets
1000 cardies
1000 gowns
1000 buntings
1000 angel pockets
1000 burial wraps
1000 boobs
2000 bears (memory boxes)
500 Angel bears (see part 6)

Part 2
2000 teddies as 2 each is needed for memory boxes and i want this one to be a massive hit for 2010

Part 3
to have a coffee morning on here each month and everyone put a donation to their postage funds

Part 4
Each person to find another knitter which can help with our cause

Part 5
i have had a request for some of these aswell Knappies please have alook at this link
http://www.linkable.biz/page5.htm

Part 6
i would like to help this group and i am wondering if we can get 500 bears for this charity ANGELBEAR
http://angelbear.org.uk/ (please send bears to me and then i will send them on the lady who runs this)

Items which are not needed at the moment intil further notice is
HATS
BOOTIES
MITTENS

i will let you know when they are needed again

Also we need used stamps, empty ink cartridges not epsom as these will help towards our postage funds.

Thank you to everyone who has contributed to PREEMIESUK so far its so much appreciated,

I HOPE EVERYONE HAS HAD A GOOD CHRISTMAS AND LET 2010 BE A BETTER YEAR

f1widow

Hello ladies - well what a lovely if not hectic and panicky few days
I just wanted to shout from the roof tops Ive been to my Mum & Dads and spent the first xmas with them in 4 years - wahooooooooooooooo (I must say the journey was :eek::eek: )
Today have had MIL & FIL here with DH's Nan also SIL, BIL, 2x Nieces so 10 for dinner phew I dont think I poisoned anyone ha ha

Well Im hoping that you have all had a pleasant few days and not too hard on those people who are on their own or missing loved ones special heartfelt thoughts to all of you xxxxx

shezmit - great you have posted your requests - I must be so sad wanting to know what everyones requests are this quickly after xmas .......... as I said before Im just itching to get started on the new knitting year
You have not put boobs on your list though and although Im not the quickest knitter of these and have only donated a couple to you I just thought I would ask if you still wanted them

Just think only a few more weeks and a new challenge from LH will be out - cant you tell I wish my life away :rotfl::rotfl:

I heard someone say their children were already asking how many days are there to next christmas (oh no ........................)

ISOM - gavin and stacey is one of my most favourite programmes - I love it - I did ask father christmas for a t-shirt this year but didnt get one - last year DH brought me the book and the best ever present a signed Ruth Jones picture with "whats occuring" on it (properly signed by her not a print) it hangs pride of place by my craft table

Well hugs and best wishes to you all - Im off to have a quick clear up and then at last get the knitting out

oh I forgot to ask how long is chalky going to run the squares challenge for ?

shezmit

I have just updated the challenge

f1widow

Thanks shelley for your update to your challenge - the nappies look interesting and very worthwhile idea - the angelbear patterns also are very unusual and cute - Im hoping someone on here will explain the loops to me (k2tog - I feel a la la moment coming)

so ladies - can someone explain in la la terms the loops on the ears to me ?????????? from the angelbear pattern

Thank you xxx

SunnyGirl

Just a quickie top say thank you for the list of requirements to Shezmit. Where can I find the patterns please? I have patterns for the booties & hats, which aren't needed now, but not any others. Thanks in anticipation!

maytaurus

f1widow/SunnyGirl- /have pm'd you

f1widow the journey to your Mum & Dads sounds intriguing :eek:

PreemiesUK Pattern Page
http://preemiesuk.googlepages.com/patternpage.html

Ventilation Hat Hand Knit
http://www.bbc.co.uk/stoke/my_pages/babywear/hkp/014.shtml

Ventilator Bonnet with Flap for Scanning
Hand Knit
http://www.bbc.co.uk/stoke/my_pages/babywear/hkp/001.shtml

Ventilator bonnet with flap Machine Knit
http://www.bbc.co.uk/stoke/my_pages/babywear/mkp/012.shtml

CROCHET VENTILATOR BONNET
http://www.bbc.co.uk/stoke/my_pages/babywear/crochet/001.shtml

All the above from *Ray of Hope*
More patterns A-Z index including all the patterns you'll need for shezmit's challenge
http://www.bbc.co.uk/stoke/your_community/ray_of_hope/babywear_a_z_index.shtml

More info
http://www.bbc.co.uk/stoke/your_community/ray_of_hope/index.shtml

Link to miolieres easy crochet buntings #1090

Another crochet Bunting[FONT=&quot]
http://www.warmheartswarmbabies.org/.../bbunting.html

Knitted bunting
http://www.touchinglittlelives.org/knitbunting.html[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Buntings gowns etc [FONT=&quot]patterns [/FONT][FONT=&quot]here are marked as Knit or Crochet[/FONT][/FONT][FONT=&quot]
http://www.bevscountrycottage.com/be...ent-gowns.html[/FONT]

I posted about http://angelbear.org.uk/index.html on #2135 thinking it may be an option for chalky75's charity idea & it will be great if we could help them out link

SEE WHAT EVERYONES BEEN MAKING :j:j

**LINK TO THE LATEST UPDATES** (Thanks Jean ( roamin in the gloamin)
http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?k...4VXVLNmc&hl=en

Don’t forget.... Lots of patterns & info here #143
Pet patterns & info #2422

(I'll be updating these again during the next few days :eek:)

f1widow

May - have pmd you you are a sweetie xxx

the journey to Mums was only :eek: because I dont go out in the car but once in a blue moon! - my poor DH has had his thigh squeezed I can tell you - the journey there was fraught but not too bad as I was excited but coming home I ended up anxious and a bit teary - the weather had gone colder and he felt that what I call the back way was too dangerous so the only way to come home was the A roads (severe panic on an A road) - low and behold the first thing I see on getting on to the A14 was a huge info sign telling us how many deaths there had been on that particular road - just what an an anxious panicky passenger needs to see - still all the panic attacks were worth it to see my family

I did have a ball of wool and needles keeping me company during my stay at Mums but they did not come out of the bag .... Santa brought me a lovely bag of four mixed balls of "bundle of joy" wool from my dear old neighbour who also knits for SCBU at her local hospital - she is in her seventies and such a lovely lady

mioliere

Hi everyone

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas day. We had the most fantastic day with our friends with delicious food and great company. We ate until we could eat no more, then took the dogs out for a long walk (she has one of her own and three she is looking after while their owners are away). The weather has been gorgeous - really cold but dry and sunny. The walk really did us good. Then we came back to mulled wine and warm mince pies, and a laze around on the sofas. Yesterday, we stayed for lunch (cold turkey and bubble-and-squeak), then drove home in the late afternoon. Spending Christmas with such good friends helped make me feel less sad about not seeing the family; I would have found it quite painful staying at home. It seemed strange yesterday because the roads were quite busy and all the shops were open - the French don't do Boxing Day so it wasn't a bank holiday.

My friend bought me some lovely pom-pom wool in shades of blue and white. It came in a kit with some circular needles and instructions (in French) to make a scarf. I shall take a photo of it later to show you. I've never used it before so it will be a challenge to try it!

I'm going to catch up on the thread now, and will call back later.

KathyXX

Jacqui - link here for loop stitch http://www.crazyauntpurl.com/archives/2005/12/loopy_is_the_ne.php

salome

Hi there.
Hope you are all well.
Went over the bridge to Cardiff yesterday to collect my Cardiff lad :-) Will be doing it again tomorrow lol. To take him back.
Off to Dartford shortly. The girl who was engaged to my son who died (that's a long winded sentence!!) is having her baby daughter dedicated today, so we're off to that :-) (She married a lovely man four years ago.) Don't know whether to knit on the way?? It can sometimes make me feel sick.
All of you have a blessed and proserous day, and may all your knitting go well :-)
Love you all.

x

maytaurus

Not knitting, but I was just reading this and thought about all you peeps and how we try to help in some small way when & where we can. Thought you may like read it
In Buddhism, love is divided into three forms: loving kindness, sympathetic joy and compassion. Loving kindness is the driving force behind friendship and all forms of positive relating.
Sympathetic joy is probably the rarest one of the three; it consists of feeling joyful about the good fortune of someone else! (In some Thai villages, they have the interesting custom of ringing the village bell and chanting something like “Good for you” whenever some major good comes to a household)
Compassion, finally, is about being empathetic and helpful to those who are suffering, and governs all forms of charity and charitable work.
This is the season when many of us are accustomed to think about what we can give.
The time between Christmas and New Years is a wonderful week to take a little time to reflect on your relationship to the world, and consider what your Compassion Budget is going to be for next year.
Of course, as with all love, compassion starts at home, beginning with and for yourself.
What are you willing to do to be more creative?
Or, focusing on attitude, what could you be more grateful for?
In terms of money, perhaps it feels like there is not enough available right now for you to create charity as a budget item but considering that time is more valuable than money, perhaps you can volunteer.
There is always something you can do to empathize with and help others,
So exercise your heart’s compassion muscle...... It feels good! :j:j:j:j
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