Knit Your Square To Give Your Share - Part 3

k2tog

kiraroo wrote: »

hi

can anyone help me with this query? I just bought some wool off ebay to make my cat blankets with and on the item description it said Sirdar but when it arrived today the label says Hayfield. Does anyone know if Sirdar have changed their name or whether Hayfield is a branch of Sirdar before I let the seller know?

Thanks

Hi kiraroo Found this on a wool site - sounds like they may have rebranded but it is Sirdar
20% Wool, 80% Acrylic
Sirdar have now re-labelled this yarn with the Hayfield Company Label. A good quality but economical wool mix. 1 ball is usually enough for a child's sweater, 2 balls for an adult sweater or three for a large cabled man's sweater
HTH

prfungi

kiraroo wrote: »

hi

can anyone help me with this query? I just bought some wool off ebay to make my cat blankets with and on the item description it said Sirdar but when it arrived today the label says Hayfield. Does anyone know if Sirdar have changed their name or whether Hayfield is a branch of Sirdar before I let the seller know?

Thanks

Hi kiraroo
Sirdar & hayfield are one & the same, some shop lists have both names e.g.

http://www.hcscrafts.co.uk/index.php?category=282

luv
Pam:smileyhea

Hi K2 you beat me to it!

k2tog

:rotfl:re the gritter Elaine. It said on the news that grit is in short supply. Certainly not seeing much round here!
Well done with the crochet sunnygirl :beer:

kiraroo

k2tog and prfungi thanks so much for your help. I'd tried googling it but without much luck! Thanks for such a quick reply

shazrobo

can 8inch squares shrink ???:rolleyes::o:eek:
they were 8 inch i swear, but when i measured them again, they were only 7and a half inch. maybe they'll stretch again? dont know whether to do any more,, feel bit fed up now they might not be ok.

pippa, i got the crochet mag too, at 99p, not had a go yet, waiting til kids at school, and i have time to concentrate.
sunnygirl, gentle thoughts and prayers for you mil
really pleased i got an asda delivery yesterday, as looks like we could be snowed in til at least the weekend.
got a knitting book from amazon thru the post today, it has 20 knitted bears with clothes, boys have already picked out their favs out of it lol
early night for me, see if i can sleep off this cold
hugs
shaz x

psso

Re grit in short supply - definitely must be. Once the gritter was `released` from the hole it made, it went along the road.............and disappeared. Didn`t clear the road at all and no grit/salt scattered. Obviously just a `token appearance`so the road is as bad as ever.

Almost finished another square, at this rate Chalky will be sewing up for weeks !! All in a good cause though.

Orkneystar - think you`ll have to wait a wee while for the new LH challenges to be posted, think it`s the 16th it finishes, but I might be wrong. Haven`t been on that forum for a while what with one thing and another, bad enough trying to keep up here.

Off to see if there`s anything good on the telly, probably not, so I`ll get on with the knitting with no distractions.

See you later.

Elaine.x

Crossed posts Shaz - I wouldn`t worry too much about exact sizes, i`m sure Chalky said she`ll tweak any `odd` ones until they fit. (She`ll have to with someof mine)

chalky_75

Hello to one and all
Well am I glad we travelled back from up North yesterday as I think we may have got seriously stuck today!!!!

Thanks to you all, it is lovely to read about all your effoerts with the squares AGAIN can I reiterate don't worry too much about exact size I WILL sew them into submission I promise !!!

It has been a definite drawbridge up here today -- absolutely freezing!! So its a bit of a tah dah moment as I knitted and crocheted so much whilst we were travelling and away,

So here is the first lapacuddlyghan finished. I mixed crochet and knitted and as yet have not added any applique bits but finished it off with rows of trebles and half trebles on the outside. It kept me lovely and warm as I was doing it !!


So I hope this inspires everybody as I am sure it will be a wonderfully cosy addition to someones life. Thanks again for joining in so enthusiastically with this little project Think a selection of things to applique might be nice hearts, flowers etc

I hope all the poorlies soon feel much better and lots of gentle thoughts to all thsoe with worries big and small especially Sunnygirl So sorry you are having such a sad start to 2010. Kinsey hope you feel better soon. Keep warm everybody

My latest post on my blog is all about us all and the squares project in 2010!! Just click on my name on this post and click on my homepage to have a little look

maytaurus

We’ve got more snow here than ever here & they’ve forecast at least another 10 cms!
Hope you’re all ok !

Your right about the being in short supply this is from our local newspaper today
‘’ HEAVY snowfall caused deep drifts of chaos throughout mid Cheshire
The eyes of the nation have been on Winsford Salt Mine, townsfolk were trapped when the town was gridlocked by lorries from as far afield as Essex and Cumbria were replenishing their stocks of salt
The mine, currently extracting 30,000 tonnes of salt a week, is Britain’s largest rock salt producer’’

psso
Re ‘a gritter finally came round, first since Christmas eve, and it`s stuck !!’ :rotfl:


Take extra care Elaine & stay wrapped up :eek:

shazrobo
& anyone else with cold / flu ... hope you’re better soon ... keep warm & do lots of knitting/crochet , I’m halfway through my anti-biotics so feeling a lot better :j ( well ... not quite )

shezmit
sent you about 3 dozen crochet ties today

Pippa.S
Congrats on being first this morning tee hee :rotfl:

SunnyGirl
Glad you are enjoying your crochet :T :j

OrkneyStar
Re’I do like crocheting more than knitting these days!’
Yay another convert :j

PurpleTeddyBear
Re; ‘anyone any ideas on what I can do with oodles of funky fur stuff!?

These are the patterns that I have used before;

William the Hedgehog (knit)

http://cache.lionbrand.com/printablePatterns/50855.pdf

Radish the Raccoon

http://cache.lionbrand.com/printablePatterns/kff-pocketPetRaccoon.pdf

Little Girls Jacket (knit) Size: 24 months (2 yrs), child 4, child 5-6

http://cache.lionbrand.com/printablePatterns/30231AD.pdf

Bolero (knit) Chest 34 (36, 40, 44)
http://cache.lionbrand.com/printablePatterns/kfestivef-bolero.pdf

Bag
http://cache.lionbrand.com/printablePatterns/kff-funBag.pdf

Fuzzballs


[FONT=&quot]http://www.planetjune.com/blog/free-crochet-patterns/fuzzballs/[/FONT]

Mini Square Creature (crochet)
Skill level: Easy, size: About 4 3/4 in. (12 cm) tall

http://cache.lionbrand.com/printablePatterns/80287AD.pdf

Mini Rectangle Creature (crochet)
easy size: about 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm) tall

http://cache.lionbrand.com/printablePatterns/80286AD.pdf

(Crochet) Square Monster Cushion
About 13 1/2 in. (34.5 cm) tall, not including Legs.

http://cache.lionbrand.com/printablePatterns/70743AD.pdf

Amigurumi Panda 6 in. (15 cm) tall

http://cache.lionbrand.com/printablePatterns/70587AD.pdf

Sleepy Kitty Draft Excluder (crochet)

http://cache.lionbrand.com/printablePatterns/BK4K-0702004.pdf

Pocket Pet Mouse

http://cache.lionbrand.com/printablePatterns/cff-pocketPetMouse.pdf

Furry Pillow (knit)
size: one size 12" [30.5 cm] square
http://cache.lionbrand.com/printablePatterns/504032AD.pdf

Heart Pillows (knit)
http://cache.lionbrand.com/printablePatterns/kff-heartPillows.pdf

Scarf (knit)
http://cache.lionbrand.com/printablePatterns/40643AD.pdf

http://cache.lionbrand.com/printablePatterns/kfestivef-tinselScarf.pdf

Scarf (crochet)
http://cache.lionbrand.com/printablePatterns/cbcl-oppositesScarf.pdf

http://cache.lionbrand.com/printablePatterns/cfestivef-celebrityScarf.pdf

Pocket Pet Bunny (crochet)

http://cache.lionbrand.com/printablePatterns/cff-pocketPetBunny.pdf

Simple Flower (crochet)

http://cache.lionbrand.com/printablePatterns/cctq-simpleFlower.pdf

Scrunchy / Bracelet (crochet)
http://cache.lionbrand.com/printablePatterns/cff-scrunchy.pdf

Picture Frame

http://cache.lionbrand.com/printablePatterns/craft-ff-frame.pdf

All of you take care ... especially with the snow & icy weather ... hugs

[FONT=&quot]Don’t forget.... Lots of patterns & info here #[FONT=&quot]143[/FONT][FONT=&quot]
Pet patterns & info #2422 & extra square patterns [/FONT][FONT=&quot]#[/FONT][/FONT][FONT=&quot]2257[/FONT]

chalky_75

Hi everyone
My nephew is getting married in May and his wife to be is wondering if I could knit or crochet ( but i am not that good at following crochet patterns ) but it is quicker !! 11 dogs for all the little ones coming to the wedding EEEEKKKK !!!! I offered and would love to be involved as they are both special and my nephew is the youngest son of my brother who died.
So has anyone any failsafe, foolproof patterns of dogs -- not too big as weddings are kind of busy places aren't they !!

Thanks in anticipation . Linda

SunnyGirl

Linda I've just had a look at your Blog it's awesome :j I love the sock monkeys & DS2, DS3 & DD have all requested one as soon as possible I'm thinking of buying some red heart socks in Primark or similar & making them all one for Valentines Day. Where are the instructions on how to make them please?? I shall search the thread in the morning too.

My knitted square for tonight is in stripes of 5 rows each of sunshine yellow, jade green, blue & orange repeated throughout - it looks so cheery and bright it's a joy to knit.

I was getting tired so didn't want to keep crocheting as I would have ended up making mistakes :eek::rotfl: