Knit Your Square to Give Your Share - PART 4

Pippa.S

Drat :mad: I've missed the update

We have been so busy for the last week and it has'nt stopped yet...
not had much of a chance to get on here at all, but I have managed some crochet squares and a little knitting...in between falling asleep Dont know whats the matter with me lately I only have to see the sofa and my eyes start to droop

Just got back from Mums did the shopping first and took it over to her

OH has just gone off to Bromsgrove to take his car back, there is a problem with the tyres.

chalky - Your MIL's little hats are lovely she really has been busy
shaz - hope thing have calmed down a bit now
:wave: Seraphim - Hello and welcome to you, love your cat squares
seakay - hope you are feeling a bit better today
anakat - we had some good weather here as well so managed to get some gardening done and it sure did need it

Must go get the vac out then I can relax for a bit, says she hopefully

TTFN
Anne
x

psso

Afternoon all, hope you had a nice relaxing weekend.

Pippa - taking the vac out helps you relax :think: ? Can you explain how that works please ? Could that be where I`m going wrong, mine only gets dragged out now and again...............

MiL`s hats are lovely Chalky.

Oooh it`s like waiting for Christmas coming just now.
Someone put a link up on LH for a button seller who is selling off his stock and I ordered 17 packs of buttons, about 400 I think. Only cost £17.04 + 2.60 postage Bargain I thought, considering I`d just bought 2 strips with 8 on each for 99p each.:eek: Could take me a lifetime to use them up though.

And Lou has had LH badges made as well so waiting for it to appear too :T Doesn`t take much to please me.

Started knitting a cardigan for myself on Saturday while babysitting but having a bit of bother with the thumb joint on my left hand aching again. Old age, I know. It`s really annoying so I`ve come to the conclusion I`ll just have to do half a dozen rows at a time on the cardi now and again and do little things in between. That way maybe the cardigan will be finished for next winter.:(

Have a good day everyone.:wave:

Elaine.x

mioliere

Pippa - I can add your items to the update today if you want; it's no trouble thanks to Jean's lovely spreadsheet, so please feel free to post them!

Elaine - I do mainly crochet these days because of pain in my left thumb (tendonitis and trigger thumb but, really, all brought on by old age). Much as I love knitting, I just find it very painful so only ever do really small things. I can get the thumb treated but will wait until we've finished all the work on the house!

KathyXX

Seakay

Is the link still there psso? I can't seem to see it.
Fab contribution from your MIL Chalky, and all so neat and even!
Hope that everyone had a nice relaxing weekend, promise to have something for the update next week!

chalky_75

Hello to one and all -- Gentle thoughts to you all-
Purple Teddy Bear Hope your little ones are well.

Well DMIL loves the internet but has not got a computer. So I knew she would love to see her hats on here--- I have read all your lovely comments to her and she is tickled pink! She has gone for a lie down at the moment and is getting really sad as she returns home tomorrow. DOH will take her to Alicante and DD1 will pick her up from Exeter. Thank goodness the clock has gone forward so the evenings will be lighter for longer for her.

Kathy Please don't worry about adding them to totals they can just be an added bonus between Shelley Lisa's Stars and Lou. I am hoping she might keep it up at home as it gives her a feeling of achievement. I went on to Google images to find premature babies wearing similar hats and she could not believe it!

I myself am enjoying being in a snake pit!!! Doh has made me make him 2 for his suitcases to make them easily recognisable. I can gaurantee no-one else will have 1!!!!!

PSSO I CAN NOT RESIST BUTTONS!!!!

puppetlady

Hello one and all

Had a busy weekend in the garden, clearing out and washing the greenhouse. Also a great concert on Saturday evening by my local Slough Philharmonic Orchestra (I'm in their choir). So not too much time for crafting, but I was pleased to get the sleeves of my cardy finished. Didn't quite manage to match the wool both sides, but almost (its a varigated Noro yarn, lovely colours and I've been trying to get the colour stripes to match on both sides as far as possible - more details on my blog, if you can be bothered!) Today I have joined the shoulder seams using a 3 needle method, which I'd never used before but gives a very neat result. Basically you cast off both front and back shoulders together - gives a very neat finish. Now its just the collar to do, sew up and its finished. Then I'll be able to get back to some serious puppet making!

Chalky, your MIL's hats are great - what a speedy knitter!

mioliere

Chalky - I've just had the loveliest letter from Aunt Dorothy, beautifully written in a lovely little note card! I didn't expect it so it made a lovely surprise in the post, and took the sting out of the not-so-lovely phone bill that arrived at the same time! Great idea for the snakes - I always tie crocheted flowers to our cases but a snake would be a bit more macho for a man! I hope your DMIL has a safe trip back.

Well, I'd better go and start the dinner and try not to think about how much more I could get done in the day if we didn't have to stop for food!

KathyXX

psso

Here`s the link for the button seller. Had an email today to say my order has been dispatched.

http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Button-Heaven?_rdc=1

Elaine.

4nnabella

Hi everyone,

Well, I got some needles and yarn on Saturday and now have a collection of random squares littering the coffee table, various colours and a variety of not so good through to better stitches!! Oh, and a slightly sore index finger from guiding the needle - must work on my callous!

I now have my first project in my head, although it's going to need to be a simple one. A friend of mine is pregnant and I want to make her a baby blanket. She's due in September so have got plenty of time to practice practice practice!

Hope everyone's well

In_Search_Of_Me

In haste as off top bed! Had a lovely few days off but needs must so back to w*** tomorrow.
Re car blankets charities ask for diff sizes so just do what yours ask for...I do mine double thick and anything between 7-9 inches square so nice for cats to feel that they have a cushion feeling iylwim!
all well here - nice weekend catching up with friends, paperwork etc and finishing the quilt which I hope to photograph tom! Am now doing 2 patchwork projects - a throw made from hexagon paper pieceing for me (instead of the crochet noro one!) and a quilt for my goddaugher for next christmas! Hope to finish the blanket at knitting next week!! I think I see knitiing as winter and sewing as summer...dont know why!! Maybe was on wooly overdose so noce to have a change!
Hugs for those who need them; sorry things rough again socky. Mrs M how are you feeling? F1 mum thankfully forgot the motor racing lol! Your mil has been busy chalky, as have you! Is she enjoying the break? Any news miol on bil?
Right I must go to bed as will be impossible to wake tomorrow!!