Knit Your Square to Give Your Share - PART 4

sock-knitter

pippa good news that OH is ok and back home, make sure you get some rest, and look after yourself as well as him (((big hugs)))
all this talk of looms, is making me want to try loom knitting lol
started a sirdar crofter for my self, first time i will have knitted myself a cardigan, made jumpers and summer tops, think the thing that puts me off is the button bands, may ask a friend to finish it for me lol
hugs all
shaz xxx

trifles

SOCK KNITTER-have been catching up on the thread and was so sorry about your parents.Karma has a way of catching up on people,although that won't help your parents just now.Keeping them in my thoughts.
Weather here is awful-feels like autumn and yesterday was the summer solstice!
Making some card sets as presents for friends trying- to make a selection suitable for most occasions and putting some stamps in with them.Thought it would be a practical present that saves time and hassle.
Started to look for some stamps in Cupboard of Doom but wish I hadn't as I made even more of a mess and realised I had so much junk in there to clear out I filled 2 black bags and not finished yet:o No cards of course:D but I suppose thats cleared a bit of space anyway.
Hugs to anyone who would like one xx

sock-knitter

trifles, i have a cupboard of doom too, one of my sons offered to empty it for me:eek: why i said, he replied so i know whats in there. i replied your best of not knowing lol seriously if it was emtied, where would i put the stuff?, back in there of course, thats what happened last time.
must declutter the house one day tho, as i am planning on moving from a 3 bed house to a 2 bed flat, once boys have there own place, stop them coming back home lol
shaz xxx

f1widow

Cupboards of doom and loony loomers - are we all scared off !!:rotfl:


Its very quite here today - I really hope everyone is ok - popped in to run off the snowman pattern for the loom

I should be clearing the kitchen up ....................... then I wanted to sort my wool ............ then I wanted to read my Womens weekly knitting and crochet ..................then I wanted to .............. (you get the picture!)

Oh and guess what channel "Yesterday" on sky (friend says you can get it on Freeview as well) is showing "Tenko" yippeeeee:T How sad am I - I love it watched most of it the last time it was repeated but missed most of the episodes from the first series - Im in my element - sadly OH is still at home - I just want to sit and watch and knit :rotfl::rotfl:- if anyone else would like to join in my loonieness and enjoyed it in the 80's it is on at 4.00pm

Hugs and love to all - special thoughts to those poorly or feeling low at the moment xxx

roamin_in_the_gloamin

Oh yes please F1 I will be on your sofa promptly for the next episode.........speaking of cupboards of doom, I would just like to say I don't have one........I do however, have a HOUSE OF DOOM - whilst looking around this morning I gave myself a proper fright.........no ironing has been done in over a month, the dust is inches thick everywhere and there are cobwebs off every beam on every ceiling, the last steam mop around was also over a month ago, don't think that DH knows where the bleach is kept either and I shan't mention the walk in shower cubicle.........boy oh boy I hope I have the power of the BEND and STRETCH back soon...first of the summer visitors due next Friday night - its DS -so he doesn't really count but as the boys will be away for that first week following Le Tour de France (down near Moiliere), I just might get the chance to do a little bit of tidy up, there again I could just continue with the little crochet heart blanket and forget the rest. Hope you are all fine and dandy, I am improving daily - well till the next treatment when I just go back into the temporary meltdown. Loves and Cuddles to you all.
x

f1widow

Jean - sofa is ready and waiting .... and as for the housework do you know what it will be there tomorrow and the next so try not to worry - I like the spanish saying manyana (dont think thats how you spell it though) which means i think later or tomorrow ???? and cobwebs I have no excuse and I have an abundance of them they are multiplying whilst my back is turned and have decided to leave them and hang the xmas decs on them:rotfl:- i think the crochet heart blanket is a winner

By the way jean its only me and you on the sofa - the others have all left us - big hugs and take care xxx

mioliere

Hi everyone

I can't believe I haven't been on here for a couple of days! I've had a lot of online work to do, which I can't complain about because I like the pennies! I also did something a bit foolish on Wednesday. DH has been painting the outside of the house, and he came across a wasp nest just outside the conservatory door. It wasn't a huge one but, as he hates wasps (with good reason because they do seem to go for him while ignoring me!), he wanted to get rid of it before painting that side of the house. Normally, I do a wasp check every now and again and get rid of any when they are at the 'starter' stage, with fly and wasp killer. This nest was a bit too big for that, so I used some foaming wasp nest destroyer. Well, it did the trick on the wasps and nearly did for me, too! You spray it from ten feet away, which sounds like a safe distance, but I must have breathed some in because later that day I was really short of breath and felt like I had the 'flu. This lasted for around twenty four hours, then I started feeling a lot better, so I know it wasn't the 'flu. I can only think it must have been the spray I had used on the wasp nest. Anyway, I feel as right as rain now, but next time I use that spray, I shall wear a mask! I feel daft because I did think of putting one on but I couldn't be bothered to look for it; serves me right!

Anway, Pippa - I'm so glad that your OH is back at home.

Jean - I know you want to do lots but I do hope that you are not doing too much. I hope the next treatment goes well, and that the meltdown isn't too severe. Thanks for posting all those links to loom patterns; when I can find my nifty knitter, I shall have a go!

I haven't done a lot of crochet this week, just some more squares. I'm using up all the odds and ends of wool - I need to make room in my stash for my next big shop in the UK.

Although I won my battle with the red tape here, I still have to wait for application forms, so I'm still at the mercy of the French! I shall try and hurry them up next week - things here really slow down in July and even more so in August because it seems that everyone in France goes on holiday at the same time, so I hope I can get everything sorted out soon.

Well, I hope you are all keeping as well as possible. I haven't caught up with the posts over last couple of days, but I'll try and catch up with you all later.

KathyXX

mrs-moneypenny

pippa glad your DH is back home take care of each other

SK i hope your parents are feeling a bit better now and not quite so worried willl the police not do added patrols in their road to reasure them?

i dont just have the cupboard of doom, i think sometimes i have the house of doom, the clutter is taking over i must knit and sew faster to stop my stash overrunning the house:rotfl:

yesterday was mammoth baking session, youngest DS volonteered me to supply the ckake stall for his schools charity day luckily one of his friends paprents offered to drive him down with his cakes or id have had to walk to the school and back about 3 times and its school fete day tomorrow for the one i work at so today is cake donation day, i didnt have time to put the puter on or pick up my knitting, dh wasnt happy that the kitchen was overflowig with cakes but we wee only allowed the cookies that went wrong. the kids were more than happy

just had a text from my sister shes coming round for a visit so better get the kettle on:)

i hope everyone has a good weekend. hugs to all

laddujaddu

Hello dear knitters,
I used to knit several years ago, things like socks, gloves etc. Now I want to knit baby stuff ( newborn +) . Does anyone know of good sites for simple baby things. I have 4 skeins - 2 white, 1 beige and 1 maroon.
Thanks!

Pippa.S

Hello all :wave: just taking time out for a quick squiz on here...

All's well in the Suggs household (nickname from boys school pals) OH is taking it easy, I have to keep an eye on him or he will be up to all sorts...thinking he can carry on as normal, which of course he cant
He is very swollen and rather blue, but as I told him blue has always suited him :rotfl:
The appointment came through yesterday its 6th July at the Max Fax clinic in the old QE

mrs -moneypenny - Mum bought me a set of looms from Redicut must be a couple of years since...they are still in the packet ... but having read all you and others have said I am itching to have a go, will have a bash over the weekend
f1widow - ooo TENKO one of my all time favourites, must have a look see if its on today. Stephanie Cole who played Dr Beatrice in Tenko, is in Corrie now as Roys Mum, I said to OH when I saw her I wish they would put Tenko on again...well they must have heard me :T
jean - hope you are taking it easy, housework can wait its a never ending task anyway getting better is more important
Shelley - have done a few things for you, started a sands blanket but it is slow going,I might just do a plain one I'll see how I feel when I have done a bit more
psso - hope all is well with you
Puppetlady - a couple of hats on the way to you
shaz - hope your Mum and Dad are feeling more settled now

Well off to sort something out for lunch, its a bit difficult as OH cant eat anything too hard or that has to be chewed too much as its quite painful ....think it will be soup and yoghurt for pud. Salmon, mash and peas for Dinner tonight so that should be easy for him
(((hugs))) for all feeling under the weather and not quite tickety boo x
Anne
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