Knit Your Square To Give Your Share - Part 3

k2tog

Hello to all the oldies and newbies :hello:and happy new year!
Been away from here for a few days and it's been lovely catching up with you all.
Sunnygirl sorry to hear you are having a difficult time.

Well, I have been a good girl and done some sewing up - see my halo?

But let's not mention i*****g.........

I have a few things on the go and I really need to sort out my stash so I can bust it! I have decided that I need to spend less time browsing patterns and being indecisive and more time doing stuff, so I'm going to try having a to-do list - literally. Who knows, it might work :rolleyes:. Off to overhaul my sig so I can start with a clean slate.
Night all x

In_Search_Of_Me

Welcome back salome - hope things improve soon Now lets just check that weve got right shop...capital centre, first jewellry store on left? If so thats the right one and is "mine" and I need to go in as mum has lost grannys ring so as I surprise I want to see if they can do a design and price like they did with mine....
As for cats I think mine is of the floosy dept. I'm going to ring vet first thing as suspect she is "calling" already as I lock her in at night and she was near frantic to get out tonight...not a good sign so will see if she can have the emergency, rather than lengthy in 3wks, chop as really dont want kittens (cute though they are and in my heart I would have a gazillion...)...

maytaurus

Just got back from visiting mum
& checking in on dad
DS1 is making me one of his favorites 'a fishfinger butty':rotfl::rotfl:

ISOM
'As for ironing ...makes me shudder and I do seriously wait until my mum comes if at all possible!'
Thats what I always used to do :rotfl:
Then my daughter-in-law persuaded me to give it up unless absolutely necessary :T

Been snowing here again on top of frozen snow & ice and it’s freezing -4c ...
so I thought I’d post this couple of
quick & easy to make items for keeping warm

Make a speed hook ear flap hat and muffler set for everyone in the family

SKILL LEVEL: Easy
SIZE: 9 mos, 24 months (2 yrs), Child 4, Child 9-10, Adult Medium
Hat Circumference 16½ (18½, 20½) in. [42 (47, 52) cm]
Scarf 5 x 60 in. [12.5 x 152.5 cm]
Crochet Hook - Size S-35 19 mm hook

http://cache.lionbrand.com/printablePatterns/60422.pdf

SCARF ..... Using same size hook

Chain 89
Row 1: Single crochet in 2nd chain from hook and in each chain across – 88 single crochet.
Row 2: Chain 1, turn, single crochet in each single crochet across.
Repeat last row 9 more times. Fasten off.

And Hat

http://cache.lionbrand.com/printablePatterns/60514.pdf



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

Hardup_Hester

Thanks for the patterns Maytaurus, I was looking at my stash of chunky wool yesterday & wondering what to do with it, as I don't have much of any colour.
Hugs Hester

OrkneyStar

chalky_75 wrote: »

Hi everyone -- Just a quickie as I am supposed to be playing cards in a minute -- I'd rather be knitting but hey ho
Sqaures are looking and sounding great Thanks so much.
Salome old peoples homes have been suggested and that is wonderful--- your family sound very generous. What a lovely thing to do for that couple.

If anyone is dying to get a move on and shift their squares we are in the UK until Sunday so I think early postage at the beginning of the week would be fine. PLEASE send as cheaply as possible as I am very aware how hard things are for everyone after Christmas.

My DD does live in our house whilst we are in Spain but after next Sunday I would ask if everyone can just hold on to any squares until after April 10th as that is when we return to the UK next and when I will devote all my time to sewing them together--- I really enjoyed that job on Elaines blankets . If anyone wants to add a knitted heart in the parcel or sewn on their squares itreally did lift the finished blankets . Lots of patterns for knitted and crochet ones on google.
Dont worry if you dont want to.
Right must go

Chalky, I will happily wait until April as might have a few then. As I said last night I am crocheting one with hearts in the pattern....they are not that obvious though so might stitch a contrasting colour around to make them more obvious ? Might also do a round of that contrast colour at the edge as well as I think it will need another row to make it the right size.
ISOM
Hope all of you are well, and if not, snuggle in and get better.
Hope you did not get another sore back doing the ironing Kathy- for the reason of back pain we don't iron (I even know avoid buying things that need it....I love blouses but try to air them flat!).
Love the patterns May, can I say that chunky wool also does the ruffle scarf well- just a slightly bigger hook though and at least 250g is needed (I used 175g but did a tighter last row without the dc increases).
More snow meant to be coming and the ice is still here....poor DS not been out a walk on feet in ages, it kills my back to push the buggy and the driving conditions not great either!
xx
xx

f1widow

Hi all - well I thought I would just have a break from the i*****g agghhhh I have sooooo much its my own fault not done any since before xmas - I think it will be a 4 hour stint again ....

Finished off a square last night and started another vent hat - as sunnygirl said they are midly addictive ;) - bit like the stretchy ones I got well into those last year

well just finish my cuppa off and a couple of biccies for energy and back to the hot thing that makes things less creased I suppose :rotfl:

Am looking after a friends son so him and DS are on the Wii Playing nicely (for how long I wonder...)
Catch up soon - have a good day - jaqui xxxx

f1widow

Oh I forgot - when do you want our updates to start Kathy?
Love Jaqui xxx

mioliere

Hi everyone - hope you're keeping warm and, for all those going back to work today, or with children going back to school, I hope you have a lovely day. It's freezing cold today with a strong breeze so I've hung some washing on the line, wearing my fingerless gloves because it's perishing-cold! We have a delivery of central-heating oil arriving this afternoon (well, I hope it is but the French aren't known for their reliability!).

Chalky - I've done two squares so far (I'm fitting them in between other thngs). One is a granny square, the other is plain dc in the back loop only, so I shall find a motif to applique onto it. I won't risk posting them to get to you by Sunday in case the post is held up either end by snow or something, so will hang on to them until your next trip back to the UK. Have a safe journey back to Spain.

May - lovely patterns, thanks. I have lots of chunky wool, so am already thinking of next year's pressies! Hope your Mum is doing well.

Welcome back, K2tog!

Salome - what a kind-hearted family you have!

Well, I have some online work to do, then some letters to write and a quick trip to the nearest post box, then lunch, then crochet for the afternoon, I think. It's just the right sort of weather for lying around on the sofa!

Have a good day, everyone.

KathyXX

SunnyGirl

Good morning all.

Maytaurus Thank you for the patterns & if I ever get the hang of crochet I shall give them a go especially the ear flap hat - it's brilliant :T:D DH is on the lookout for the How to Crochet magazine for me but all the local shops, including Tesco, seem to have sold out :eek: I guess it's pretty popular as the 1st issue is only 99p.

DS2 & DS3 are back at school today the other 2 will return to college tomorrow. I have cleaned through, as I do on Monday's, and am thrilled that it has a chance of staying tidy until 4pm :rotfl: A bit of cross stitch to finish this afternoon then I can concentrate on knitting for a few months.

MIL still the same although her GP is coming to look at her this morning so we may know more later. The leaving her & giving morphine treatment doesn't seem to be working as they thought it would so we'll see. Don't worry, I'm not having false hope I suppose I just want some answers & time guides which are impossible to give.

Chalky I'll happily wait until April to send you the squares as it'll give me a chance to do a few more. I was hunting out squares with heart relief patterns in the library book I got last night so will hopefully get some done

Shezmit Do you prefer us to wait until we have a few items before posting them off or post a couple at a time? As I'm new to all of this I am unsure of the way of doing it all. I'll need an address too :rotfl:

Have a good day all & keep warm.

mioliere

F1Widow - re the updates. I'll carry on updating from figures posted up to midnight on Sundays. Hope that suits everyone.

KathyXX

Sunny Girl - sending losts of (((hugs))) to your MIL.