Knit Your Square to Give Your Share - PART 4

nursemaggie

He is gorgeous mrs-moneypenny he is even bigger than I imagines and I have seen some big babies. Biggest I have ever seen was nearly 15 lbs. Special care did not have an incubator big enough. When they are that big they have to be a Cesarian so they send them to special care for a couple of days.

chalky_75

Just picture perfect. He is going to bring such love into your family I know xxx

azzabazza

Busy, busy busy! Spent yesterday preparing for my 3 grandsons who are coming to stay for a week. DH will be armed with a large shopping list today - these boys have huge appetites!

Finished some more squares the other day for Sam's blanket and came across a 400 gm ball of Aran I had forgotten I had. Although not on the 'to do' list, I have now knitted the back and two fronts of an Aran cardigan. It's a pattern I have done before so can zip through it and still watch the box. Will need to buy another ball to complete the garment but discovered Wool W/house sell the same in yarn in 100 gm balls. Just need to decide what else to order to make it up to £25 for the free postage. Decisions, decisions!

Pippa.S

Beautiful day here hope you all have good weather too

mrs-m - have you landed yet?...no probably not... isn't it lovely having a DGS, he sure is a lovely armful of cuddliness x
chalky - love seeing your photos over on fb, and William...well he is such a lovely little chap full of fun
azzabazza - you are in for a wonderful week with 3 DGS' tiring but great fun
psso -little J sounds like an enthusiastic gardener in the making naughty Grandma you go get that order in toot-sweet and make one little man very happy :rotfl:

After a false start I have finally done one strip on the Lily Pond CAL 3 more to go, at this rate the next part will be released before I have finished, I have the V-Tech winder out to wind off some more little 'cakes' it is so much easier to work from one bag of small balls than to wrestle with the big ones

off to do some winding now so I can have a quiet hour this PM to work on Lily Pond
TTFN have good days all Love Annie xx

ginnyknit

[IMG]http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/<a href="<a href=http://s146.photobucket.com/user/jayne47_2006/media/74da5fe3-a277-4004-917c-3153a04049fe.jpg.html&quot; target=_blank rel=nofollow>http://s146.photobucket.com/user/jayne47_2006/media/74da5fe3-a277-4004-917c-3153a04049fe.jpg.html"</a&gt; target="_blank"><img src="<a href=http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r242/jayne47_2006/74da5fe3-a277-4004-917c-3153a04049fe.jpg&quot; target=_blank rel=nofollow>http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r242/jayne47_2006/74da5fe3-a277-4004-917c-3153a04049fe.jpg"</a&gt; border="0" alt=" photo 74da5fe3-a277-4004-917c-3153a04049fe.jpg"/></a>[/IMG]How is everyone today? The sun is shining here but its chilly. I have been knitting lots of Marianna's cardigans lately, some for special care unit at St Marys and some for Dd's Baby Bumble Bee. We find out what flavour the baby is on the 24th :j dont mind really but a little girl would be nice. Going to do some crochet later for a change as I havnet made her any blankets yet.

mrs-moneypenny

Been really busy today and haven't had a chance to come down to earth at all. My life is changing in even more directions! I've only gone and fell into a full time job, starting tomorrow morning. Not sure how long it will last but while it does I'll enjoy it.
Hope everyone is well
Exciting times for you hinny what ever flavour it is it is wonderful news
Hope everything is well in Dubai and lots of cuddles are being enjoyed there.
Weather is nice so I'm going to get some washing out, then shop for salad for tea and hopefull eat in the garden then knit another bootee. I found a knitted converse bootee pattern on ravelry it looks so cute I've done one in pale blue and white this morning.

mioliere

Hi, everyone, from a cold and gloomy part of France. After a lovely few days, the weather has really changed, and there was me thinking that summer was almost here.

Mrs Moneypenny - how is that dear 'little' Alfie? I hope that he and hid mum are both doing well.

Chalky - of course, you are in grandma heaven right now, aren't you? Hope you are having a great time.

Azzabazza - hope you are surviving with three grandchildren to look after!

Ginnyknit - sounds like you can't wait to find out what the baby is!

Well, my Wool Warehouse order arrived today, which isn't bad because I only ordered it on Monday, and it had to come all the way to France. I am very impressed with the wool, the colours, the value, the bag it all came in, and how quickly it arrived. I definitely recommend that supplier. I just have to finish a poncho I am working on, then I fancy making a baby hat with each colour (there are seventeen in the pack), just to see how the wool works up.

Anyway, I have done the update, and I really apologise for not having got round to it for ages. Life here is all over the place at the moment but hubby has found regular ongoing work (about three days a week) which will give me a bit more time to get organised.

Here is the link to the update: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1P5MbuPIRkLKCR0n-GuHNrATnl9FMu2lfTbz4pJEdvWo/edit#gid=0

My latest news on Sam is that he is doing as well as can be. My son sent me a video of him playing cricket in the garden - it came as a complete surprise to see him looking reasonably well, and much better than I thought he would be at this stage. He looks pale and tired but, as I say, better than I expected. He had a lumbar puncture last Friday; it's one of the tests they carry out now and again to check on progress. The doctors are still happy with how he is doing, which means that I am as happy as I can be about it, too.

I hope the weather is better for you all than it is here.

Lots of hugs to you all.

KathyXX

chalky_75

Hello to one and all.
Kathyamongst all your worry I am glad there are some glimmers of light. Good news on the work front,great news about wool. Are you going to make Innocent Smoothie hats to make the wool last even longer?
And I know you are counting the days 'till May. Not so many ' sleeps' now.

mrs Moneypenny hope all going well with your new wonderful addition. Bet the needles are clicking! Hope all is going well with new job.

Ginnythe gentlest hug.

azzabazza you are probably being eaten out of house and home but I am sure it has been lovely.

pippa hope you and your Doh are well.think of you often xxx

Love to all the Mia's.

Thanks for all good wishes about our time with sweet William. I am not thinking about it ending!!! Tissues will be needed I know!!!

nursemaggie

Gosh has a week gone by since I last posted. By the time I find this thread I have run out of things to say.

Since I first took the pattern for Marianna's cardigans, I keep calling them jackets as they are matinee jackets, I am now on number 42. I could do them in my sleep. That is not an update Chalky.

Pippa.S

evening all :wave:
Its been a gorgeous day here, bit cool first thing but warmed up as the day has gone on...we spent some time in the garden tidying, planting, moving a few shrubs, and digging some goodness into the soil...OH bought me a bluey/lilac hydrangea a couple of days ago so that was the first to go in, so glad it was a good day, had to move a Camellia it was in totally the wrong place, hopefully it will flower now maybe not this year but next.

mrs-moneypenny - I bet you are loving every minute of being with your little grandson. How is the job going?
chalky - Just sending a big (((HUG))) I know you will be needing one about now xx
kathy - good news about Sam, not long now until you will be back on Blighty
ginny - Babies bring such joy into a family so lovely for you all.
azzabazza - hope all is well and your grandsons haven't eaten you out of house and home
nursemaggie - Marianna's cardigans? was it one you found online?

I have almost finished the 3rd strip of the Lily Pond hope to finish all 4 this weekend,
We will go and see Mom at the home on Monday then on the way back we are popping in to MrsTwins house to collect the squares for the "1,000 th" SIBOL blanket, she asked me a couple of weeks ago if I would put it together and I said yes,all the squares are in now but there was one short so I will do that...and next week I will make a start, I am aiming to get it done before we go down to Dorset early May

Enjoy the rest of your weekends everyone
Love to you all Annie XX