Knit Your Square to Give Your Share - PART 4

puppetlady

Hi Anne,
I have a pattern for a knitted snake on my blog, Sorry I can't post a link here as I'm a newbie but if you go to my homepage (click on my name and you'll see 'visit puppetlady's homepage'), you'll see it on my sidebar. It requires the use of double pointed or circular needles. I usually use quite thick wool and large needles, but you could make them smaller if you only have smaller needles.

Like Chalkey's crochet snakes, they can become addictive!

Have a lovely time in Dorset - one of my favourite parts of the country!

Janet

Pippa.S

Thanks Puppetlady I have printed it off, just got to find my circular needle now, I bought myself a smaller one and it IS somewhere but where who knows, I certainly don't :rotfl::rotfl:

Yes Dorset is lovely OH's Aunt lives on Portland, we spent many a happy hour down there with DS1 and 2 when they were growing up

Anyway thanks again
Anne
x

sock-knitter

have a lovely time anne
shaz xxx

f1widow

Dear J - Happy 1st Birthday - I know you are probably in bed by now but im sure nanny will send you my birthday wishes in the morning - hope you have had a lovely day all of you big hug and kiss Auntie F1 xxxxxxxx ps I do hope they let you have a nice big bit of cake !

psso - sorry the above was late - you know me la la land as usual ! xxx

pippa - have a lovely time in Dorset - weather is looking good for this weekend - dont forget those needles! xxx

roamin - good to see you are back up and about - hope you are better xxx

well my last day of TV freedom came and went ......DS now on school holiday - elderly old neighbour kept me going on the phone for a good few hours and after that everything went to pot - still never mind always lovely to have a chat with her - was helping her with a few things

Must away as DS wants me to see him before he settles down for the night and then Im recording "My Dads having a Baby" C4 - now that should be interesting !!!!!

Love to all xxx

psso

:j:j Yippee, yummy cake :j:j
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Thanks for the birthday wishes for little J. Doesn`t seem like a year since he arrived, time has really flown past.

He enjoyed a piece of his first cake today and he`ll be having another one on Saturday when his cousins, aunties and uncles appear. (Well the ones who can be bothered that is, but that`s a different story) you can choose your friends but not your relations and all that.;)

I had an extra piece Jean, especially for you. Mmmmm, it was even tastier than my own bit.

Back tomorrow when I can spare 5 minutes.

Elaine.

Kinsey

psso that picture is just priceless, he's gorgeous, the cake looks good too. I'm with you on families, could write a book! Hope saturday goes well.

Pippa have a lovely break, bet Auntie can tell some interesting stories, I know my mum at 89 could. I wish I'd taped them.

sock-knitter

morning all, hope everyone is ok, nice and sunny here, in my part of yorkshire for a change
decided to go to the gym last night, after talking to a personal trainer who said he would help me work out and build up my fitness levels gradually. well, after the hour was up i could barely walk lol, and the tops of my legs are killing me, hope it wears off by tommorrow, as i have booked another session with him. maybe i will get fit and slimmer for summer???
i have been asked to knit a pair of socks for a friends daughter, perfect excuse to go and stroke, and squeeze a few balls, and maybe rescue them from the shop and take them to a nice loving home :rotfl::rotfl:
hugs all
shaz xxx

f1widow

morning all - the ironing board is up but have broken off for a cuppa and a chat with you lovely ladies (and im doing it in the living room not the grand canyon although the pile was as high!)

psso - lovely picture of J - we all have pictures sat in front of our first cake that Mum took and I did the same with DS - cake looks yummy and yes I totally agree about families - same with us im afraid! xxx

sock-knitter - glad to hear you are enjoying something for yourself - they keep telling me to exercise for the depression and although do try to do a bit at home its a bit more difficult to get out and go to gym and at home Im not very disciplined - hope you get some lovely wool xxx

Well had better get on other wise will not start again iykwim!

Love to all (ooo I couldnt half do with some cake!) xxxx

sock-knitter

hi f1, i know how u feel about going out, and i know its difficult for you, but if u can manage to even just get into the garden for a sit in the sun for ten mins makes my depression easier to deal with.
got some lovely sock wool, in king cole, its the one thats blue fair isle, and also treated myself to some pink baby wol, dont really need it, but it was a lovely shade and it had my name on it lol
does anybody know how long a size 5 foot is pleae? sock patterns dont have lengths as such as all feet are different, hope someone can help
love shaz xxx

puppetlady

As you say, Shaz, all feet are different. I'm somewhere between a 4.5 and a 5 and my foot is 9.5 inches or 24 cm. According to a chart I found from the shoe manufacturer Bata http://www.bata.com/documents/pdf/size_chart_printable.pdf, english size 5 is about 10.5 inches or 25 cm.

I guess the width of the foot also comes into it - if you have wide feet, the sock will stretch widthways and therefore you probably need a bit more length than for a narrow foot. I've got very narrow feet, and have trouble finding socks that don't slip about on my foot, which is uncomfortable.

I don't think this really answers your question that well, but hope it helps a bit!

Have a lovely weekend

Janet x