Knit Your Square To Give Your Share - Part 3

OrkneyStar

Can I ask, does the IS hat campaign run every year ?
I think I have left it too late to post mine and so will just wait and post them next year....will have made a few more by then too. Realistically cannot get to PO until tomorrow (and its the small local one too) and I don't think they'd make it from here in time.
Ok, not even got the needles out yet, as silly me is rearranging some furniture now the codeine and heat pack have kicked in!
x

In_Search_Of_Me

Hint for pfungi...am v. cross with po as paid 1st class but have to laugh that someone in France is telling me about postal strike that I knew nothing about lol!!
In haste as need a snooze...made two lots of wine and one more to follow!!
Quite agree re the puss cat but also have to respect lodgers choices that she may not want one...think she will be ok but want to check and will then run out and get one...resisted (with very strng talkings to myself) going into a pet shop...last time I did that came out wth Alfie!!
seakay you beat me to it but I did manage to find crochet hook in george thomas...a diddy one at the bottom!!
Thanks for cardi pattern - same one that !!!!!! suggested so will try that one...got some gorgrous mohairy type wool as didnt want it to be plain and white so one deep pink and the other a lovely navy blue! Also swapped my wool in hobbycraft so have managed another Christmas present out of that!! Was worried they wouldnt as didnt have a recipt...

mioliere

ISOM - my Mum in the UK told me about the smaller strikes that have been going on in certain areas, and now it looks as if all the post office workers will be out on strike soon. Hope they can get the matter sorted before it gets to that. Hope your lodger is happy about the cat. I didn't know you could still buy cats in pet shops in the UK. The only pets I ever see in the shops there are goldfish! Here they sell all sorts of things in the pet departments.

Orkney Star - yes, so far as we know, the IS hats campaign is run every year. The closing date is usually around the same time in October, with the hats going on sale in the first week of November. Sadly, the hats raise less this year than in previous years. They used to be worth 50p each to charity, now it's .35p, but, having said that, it's still better than nothing at all! The veg pot warmers - new for the campaign this year - raise .44p each. It's still a great idea - last year Sainsbury's announced that they had raised over £500,000, which is fantastic, and they exceed the total every year.

Well, we've had pouring rain for five minutes this morning, then 26 degrees of hot sun, then an hour and a half of thunder and pouring rain again. Now the rain has stopped, and the clouds are clearing, but it could all change again in the next half an hour!

I've been sat quietly crocheting away on DGS's lapghan for the afternoon, because I had to unplug my Livebox during the storm, so I couldn't come on here.

Anyway, hope you are all having a good afternoon.

KathyXX

mrs-moneypenny

Hi all

hope all are well

im still working on the cardi (decided its for my sister now) just got 1 1/2 sleeves to do now.
want to do something little next that will be faster.

wont post an update now as it nearer midweek than weekend, ive got a parcel of STs here for lou but ive sent 2 off recently and not sure if they've made it to her or not and the post is really irrattic at the mo.

mioliere

Hi Mrs Moneypenny - when I was doing the update this morning, I realised that the running total I have for you for the ST covers/pads and bags don't match up with the totals on your sig. I'd be really grateful if you would let me know the correct numbers, so I can add them to the update. Sorry to be a pain.

KathyXX

In_Search_Of_Me

Help please experts! Trying to start cardi usng Bergere de France, angel wool (framboise in col!) but am getting confused...wool says 3 or 3.5 needled but pattern says...
"The instructions are for 4ply yarn. Instructions for DK yarn are in brackets.
Back. Using size 12(10) needles, cast on 40(32) sts.
Work 6(4) rows K1 P1 rib.
Change to size 10(8) needles and work in stocking stitch for 48(38) rows.
Cast off."
Which needles should I use?! Want to get started but dont want to start with wrong thing! Is that uk 10 needles, 10mm of what? I is confused!

Pippa.S

evening everyone,
late today been busy, now there's a surprise....not....

Glad my pics suddenly appeared on Wooligans, I was beginning to think I had lost them in cyber space :rolleyes:

Elaine and Shelley - glad you have received the parcels it looks like the post could be a bit tricky soon
Jean - I've been a day in front as well today, keep thinking it's Friday goodness knows why
Kathy - thanks for doing the update it gets bigger every time and the totals are wow :T
ALWAYS POOR - pattern looks good OH has printed it off for me, will have a go at it over the weekend thanks

Better go before we get turned off for downtime at 22:00
OH has just gone to play snooker so I am off to relax on the sofa, I will put the eyes on a couple of penguins and the faces on the hedgies. Then sort my stash out and thats a job and half....again.....:rolleyes:

edit: I forgot to ask has anyone got a pattern for a tortoise, or can you point me in the right direction for one ta in advance x

enjoy the rest of the evening everyone
Anne
x

prfungi

ISOM - Hi - the yarn is 4ply & you need to start with UK 12 or (2.75mm) and change to UK 10 or (3.25mm). Suggest you do a tension square :eek:to check your gauge against the pattern, I know its boring but with a cardi its best to check first.

luv
Pam:smileyhea

Seakay

ISOM

UK 10 is 3 1/4 mm
UK 12 is 2 3/4mm

Your wool sounds like 4 ply - bearing in mind that you use a smaller needle for rib - so you would start with 2 3/4mm and change up to 3 1/4mm

Ignore the figures in brackets for the yarn you are using at the moment

Just read prfungi - I think that 3 3/4 (3.75 mm) is UK 9.

Best thing is to check what is best for you with a tension square

Have some 'doubles' of crochet hooks now so will bring them to next knitting club meet for you.

prfungi

Hi Pippa - couple of tortoise patterns here

crochet
http://littlegreen.typepad.com/romansock/2008/02/granny-square-t.html


or knitted

http://squirrellyknits.blogspot.com/2007/12/trudie.html



Hope these help! I'm sure Maytaurus will find you some more:T

luv
Pam:smileyhea