Knit Your Square to Give Your Share - PART 4

roamin_in_the_gloamin

goodmorning ladies, well I must have steel boobs or they do it different hear in France - it was a bloke last time and he was so gorgeous looking and gentle I couldn't believe I had been 'done' !! Will I book you all in??

For whoever wanted the tiny baby hats in 4 ply (scrambled egg here for brains) try this link knitted, crochet, and machine knit

http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/stoke/hi/people_and_places/newsid_8674000/8674298.stm

I belong to a machine knitting group and the following HAND KNIT hat pattern was added to see if we could replicate it for the machines. I fell in love with the hand knit version so am sharing the link for you all - I will one day try and do a machine knit but I am currently machining SOCKS - socks and even more socks......

http://seamenschurch.org/sites/default/files/sci-1898-hat-kristine-byrnes-web-w-schematic.pdf

DH was so worn out yesterday he was in bed by 9pm - he really is going too far too soon but hey what do I know. Will the re-schedule your DH soon GINNYKNIT?
MRS MONEYPENNY gorgeous bootees - do you have a link to the pattern please?
NURSEMAGGIE please don't go, I will be hanging around here as well as a good few others; f/b will be a reflection of what's on this forum (not the other way around) warm cuddly thoughts to you all, back in a bit when I get caught up more.
x

mrs-moneypenny

morning all
roamin, its on paper from an old layette pattern my mum gave me, ill sort something out for you, they are supposed to be done in 2 colours, ive done them in lemon and white before.

cold and miserable here just been hairdressers so i have damp hair which isnt helping.

need to crack on and do something.
hugs and good wishes to all who need them

mioliere

Hello, everyone, and I am sorry I've been MIA again, especially since my last post about possibly having a Facebook group for our thread. I will have to put all that on hold for now, because I had a bombshell on Tuesday. Fortunately, the immediate worry has been lessened, but things are still serious. My dear grandson, Sam (fifteen years old this month) is in hospital. He's very ill and, after a whole battery of tests, an operation, a lumber puncture, a bone marrow test, and a blood transfusion, has been diagnosed with leukaemia. On Tuesday, before the diagnosis was confirmed, his mum and dad were told it 'didn't look good' but that his chances were 'high', but yesterday, although the diagnosis was one we all dreaded, they have said it is 'very treatable' and 'very curable'. He has had his first dose of chemo now. He has a long and difficult journey ahead; the whole family has, and it will be a hard time for us all. He is expected to be in hospital for three to four weeks. We were ready to go back immediately, but my son said if we go back in a week or so, it will give Sam something positive to look forward to, and to focus on, so we will do exactly as they want. They have great support around them, and the doctors and nurses, as usual in our wonderful NHS, have been fantastic; they were on the case the very minute Sam went to hospital, and much of the treatment has gone on through the night, so they have treated it every urgently.

I will, as I have said, keep the thread exactly as it is for now, and have a re-think when my head is clearer. I hate to have to bring you such bad news, but I know how supportive you all are in times of need, and we have had many of those times on here, haven't we? I will catch up with the last few posts when I can; for now, the initial shock knocked the stuffing right out of us, and we are still trying to make sense of it all. I will keep you up to date with his progress. As I have said before, France is a million miles away from where I want to be.

Love to you all.

KathyXX

roamin_in_the_gloamin

sending love and healing thoughts to your family Kathy
x

mrs-moneypenny

Kathy, my thoughts and prayers are with your family, along with a shed load of stay positive and healing vibes for your dear grandson.

nursemaggie

mioliere so sorry to hear your news. On the positive side leukaemia is one of two cancers they have made huge strides with in recent years and they really can be said to have cured it. It sounds like they are doing their absolute best for him.

It must add to your worry when you are stuck in France. Stuck being the operative word. We wait with bated breath for other news.

I will not be going anywhere while you are all still here.

Roamin thank you for all those lovely patterns I have bookmarked it. I have got quite addicted to the premi tops they only take a couple of hours and you don't even have to sew them up. With all those lovely patterns I will be having to buy some more wool. It will make up for not being able to knit baby clothes for either of my grandsons.

chalky_75

The gentlest thoughts to you and your lovely family Kathy. You can be assured that every healing wish is being sent from all your special friends here x x x x

Pippa.S

I am sending you and OH huge armful's of gentle comforting (((HUGS))) and healing vibes are being sent to Sam and all your family.
Love Annie xx

mioliere

Thank you, dear friends, thank you so much. I will be trying to get life back to some sort of normality now that we are feeling more optimistic, and I will keep you up to date. I will catch up the posts I have missed when I log on tomorrow.

Thank you again, from the bottom of my heart.

KathyXX

f1widow

Dear miolere how sorry I am such dreadful news for you all, sending much love and will be thinking of you , you know where we are we will always be here xxxxx