Knit Your Square To Give Your Share - Part 3

salome

I am so inspired by these knitted things on here. Some lovely blankets. I was looking on some knitting for charity sites last nite, and am really keen to get some things knitted up. My mum is doing "veggie pot warmers" for age concern. The same principal as the knitted hats for the smoothie drinks. These are knitted bands that go around a pot of veggies, or something, and will be sold at Sainsburys. They look cute :-) I'm going over in my mind if I can hunt out some knitters at church, and maybe have a get together and start a charity knit thing ???? Not sure how many can knit as there are a lot of younger people there. I can always give lessons :-) Please keep posting the pics they're great, and loved that poster of the cat on it's back brilliant :-)
Happy knitting day to you all x

In_Search_Of_Me

http://www.allaboutyou.com/craft/tea-cosy-knitting-pattern/47499/v1

this is it! Thank you my ittle mushroom and all who posted...I am a happy bunny and so is my joyful, chicken full bundle purrng on my boobs as I type!!
Shaz...huge hugs for you. Nothing worse than feeling so low you dont want to be here any more. As others have said please feel free to pm/phone or whatever..just think of all the knitting projects you would miss out on...just wouldnt do now would it. Have crisis team been in and what support have you about you?
PTB...thinking of you today. While reaching a grand old age is good it doesnt make you miss them any less does it eh...love the sound of ds and how lovely to be asked to do knitting for someone!
lol re the builders bum! While out with skinny beanpole friend noticed yesterday that even they have them!! hope building prjects ok...despite bleeding rads and repressurising lodgers one is still only half on so have rung the plumber and will have a service (boiler not me lol) at the same time...havent had it done since I moved in in 1999!! oops...
Off to find wool for teapot (a christmas pressie) and then back for chilling. Feeling slightly (actually very) worse for wear after checking that the hm wine and limoncello were ok so a gentle day for me...!!
ps I have a gorgeous photo of bundle of fluff helping with kntting while I'll post when battery no longer flat!

ALWAYS_POOR

salome - I started knitting for charity only a few weeks ago because this thread inspired me so much. I too have got my Mum involved.

prfungi

'Mornin All Thanks for all the nice comments on the blanket. It was a chore for me to do, but only because it had a real finish deadline (made it a must do, not a want to do IYKWIM):o.

Chalky you asked for the pattern - here goes,

My Easy Peasy Sideways Shell Blanket( a big version of Donna Laing’s Sideways Shell Baby Afghan)

The pattern can be adjusted to any size, made in any yarn with any size hook. It is a multiple of 3 sts, + 2 sts.)

I used a lightweight DK (self striping) with a 4.5mm hook so that the blanket wasn’t too dense. I wanted a square, roughly 1 metre so here’s what I did:

Chain 155 loosely.

Row 1: In the 5th chain from hook, work 1 dc, ch 2, and 2 tr, *skip 2 ch, work 1 dc, ch 2, and 2 tr all in the next ch. Repeat from * across to last 3 ch, skip 2 ch, work 1 tr in the last ch.

Row 2: Chain 3, turn. Work 1 dc, ch2, and 2 tr clustered all in the first ch-2 loop. Repeat in all loops across to last loop. Work 1 tr in ch-3 space at the end of row.

Repeat Row 2 until it’s as long as you need. *Don’t break off yarn, continue around the corner and the remaining 3 sides of the blanket, working - 1 dc,ch 2,2 tr - clusters in each space. Slip st at the end. Break off and weave in ends.
*Alternatively, you can change colour here to work a contrasting border.

I love this stitch - I’m doing various swatches using different yarns and hook sizes, imagining all sorts of throws, lapghans and shawls.. So far I’ve taken DK yarn up to a 6.5mm hook and it’s a lovely effect – not for tinies but great for older kids and adults. Going to play with chunky next but will have to source some larger hooks, 7.0mm is my biggest and I think I could go to 9 or even 10mm with chunky.

Shazrobo - hope you're feeling a bit better today :heartsmil

ISOM - happy hangover - :beer:_party_
Maytaurus - another fabulous kitty pic - ta!

Huge ((Hugs)) to everyone!

Time for coffee, so 'bye for now.

Pam:smileyhea

OnlyGirl

Hi everyone,

Hope you are all well. I'm going to try and finish my knitted bee today as I want to start on pudsey.

Shaz - Take all the help you can get and don't let go of OH he sounds fab and worth his weight in gold. Pour you heart out on here if you need to, we'll all listen. Sending you lots of (((Hugs))):smileyhea

Psso - Thanks for the link info for lidl, I shall be popping along to my nearest on thursday straight after school run. Can see my stash getting bigger soon.:o

Dpixie - welcome back, you deserve a well earned rest after all that painting. :T

Chalky - You brought tears to my eyes with all your kind words for everyone. You have such a lovely way with words.:D

Right I'm going to have a walk about now and see if I can find my cat, he went out a little after six this morning and hasn't come back yet and I'm starting to worry now. He hasn't been gone this long before. well not for a long time anyway. wish me luck.xx

mrs-moneypenny

morning all

welcome to the newbies
Pam your blanket is beautiful:T

chalky school was really pleased with the blanket and very surprised, they have decided as its so personal to the school and they have just gained arts status so now hav a gallery (corridor) its going to be hung and displayed permanently at the school. i did take a photo of it after iput the edgng on but havent got round to postibng it yet as DD nabbed my camera because her memory card was full.

maytaurus as always your post has cheered me up no end - you always find just the right pictures to post

my weekly update
hat and scarf set (for choirboys as a raffle prize at their next event)
baby jumper
eyelash scarf
1 bunting

ive just been down the post office and sent my last package before the skrie of to LH im hoping it gets there beofre thursday.

i hope all are well and have a lovely weekend

its 1/2 term here next week and DH is off as we have DIY to do so i may not be about much at all.

f1widow

hello ladies - can anyone point me in the right direction on how to download a photo on to here for you ladies to see

shaz - im so sorry to hear you really are not good at the moment - thinking of you and big hugs xx

mrs m - great news that the blanet is going on the wall - well done you deserve it xx

prfungi - love the blanket xx

well im gonna have to rush so just a quick catch up - i hope i havent missed anyone - if i have sorry - big hugs to you all especially those that need one xx

prfungi

Jut a quick post - trying to link a photo from the Wooligans site!



Hmm - that was easy, I can see it now - but lets see what happens when I submit the post.

ok I can see it but its a wee bit small.

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ha! ok now its a good size. let me submit it again

yippee - that's it!

Right folks - to get the bigger piccy from your Wooligans photo album, first double click on your pic, this takes you into edit mode where you see the big pic, Right click on the photo and select the "copy image location" option. In your message box here on the forum select the insert picture option from the toolbar this one;

Right click on the pop up box and select "paste".

Hope this helps (also hope it makes sense).

Off to see Mum now, back later!

luv
Pam

f1widow

Hope you can see this - i know its not knitting but thought you would lke to see what im sending for the fairs xx

roamin_in_the_gloamin

OOOOO Pam that worked then the link from wooligans and Jaqui well done you they are all so gorgeous, wish I could get on that night shift so I could have a go with some cards..
Just sending an animal activity book off to Mag Loving Hands for the fayre she is doing, leaves me just one more to finish for Lou then perhaps I can get back to a wee bit of knitting - or not what ever the notion takes
Salome, check out Loving Hands web site and Preemies Uk for charity knitting, there are loads of things you can make
Bye for now -
Jean - off to the post office, seems PARCELS are not going on strike acording to my wireless. Fingers crossed
xx
back later