Knit Your Square to Give Your Share - PART 4

f1widow

Hello all been missing again for a few days so I am sorry some of this is very belated

pippa - a very belated happy anniversary to you and OH - good to hear he seems he is getting stronger every day - an ice cream on the patio sounds like good medication to me xxx

isom - Im singing "holiday" by madonna especially for you! - some virtual encouragement when you return count me in - you have always been so encouraging and thoughtful to me - would love to send you the odd ball of loveliness to help you along ........ xxxx

kathy - you can have a hug from me too xxx

chalky - mining in the freezer sounds lovely in this very sticky weather - I swear DS or OH has to hold my ankles sometimes while I get in the bottom ......... xxx

Anyway I must first apologise to kathy for not updating but I have been swept along by a request - a friend is doing a craft fayre in aid of alzeheimers at the home she works - so am busy knitting :eek: but I have a small request - I think it was chalky who made some lovely headbands do you have the pattern for those (knitted) - thank you in advance xxxx

Must go DOH is nagging me !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Love and hugs to all J xxx

chalky_75

Good Morning to all! Well the sun has taken his hat off but the garden Iis ready for a drink!
Quiet day here so I think I will get the sewing machine out again! Also playing with a 3D Crochet idea -- piccies soon!

Hope to have an update on the "poorlies" soon but hope it's gentle steps forward nor 1 forward 1 back and a Dosey Do IYKWIM! lOVE TO YOU ALL X

KATHY I can feel your frustration through the keyboard. I am so sorry it is such an uphill struggle! Just for the next few days parcel it up again and have real fun with your lovely impending wedding. Please take some photos for your blog so that we can all have a peep!

F1 -- They were Crochet Headbands and Bracelets. Wish you were closer and we could have a hooky lesson together!

ISOM -- Nearly ready? I don't drink tea so have no idea about brands. DOH likes Yorkshire and PG though!

Mrs Moneypenny -- That shawl sounds lovely. Hope you found the pattern!

Right must get on but lots of love x

f1widow

Morning all - internet is very intermittant so will keep brief in case i loose connection :mad:BT!

chalky - now i thought you were a tea drinker - yes I too like yorkshire tea - and years ago we used to go to yorkshire a lot and there seemed to be so many little shops selling "loose tea" iykwim - truly delicious - thanks for the help on the headbands - yes would love a hooky lesson - my neighbour was trying to help but she is funny she does more than she shows tee hee ( i mean that in a nice way!) xx

pippa - and anyone else enjoying the re-run of tenko - I see from next weeks listings we are going into series 2 - yipppeeee could this mean we are going to see it all from start to finish I do hope so (was there a series 3?) I know there was a one off special where they all met up years later ...... (sorry I know very sad)

Well off to knit - eyelash teddy on the go at the moment - body, ears and head done just legs and arms now

Big hugs to all and yes having read previous posts we are missing quite a few of our dear friends so if you are lurking we miss you and loving thoughts to you all xxxxx

mrs-moneypenny

found the original link id posted the cobweb shawl is on here, i hadnt got the big pins it stated so used 7 1/2mm ones as they are my biggest, i used 3 x 50gm balls of fine mohair and thats come up a nice size, i will buy some big pins and do a 'proper' one as its a lovely pattern. my suggestion would be to mark the centre stitch with a different coloured thread and keep moving it up as you knit because its very easy to 'lose' the center and make the middle line wobble, you dont notice till you get further up the pattern;)

mrs-moneypenny wrote: »

theres a web site that goes with the books ive been reading with 3 free knitting patterns on it, a tea cosy, a ruffle scarf and a lovely cobweb shawl its www.mcknits.co.uk then click on downloads, if anyone is interested. it says you can use them for non profit making reasons

just click on downloads

hope all are well, sending hugs and gentle thoughts.

finished the scarf, i used the same pattern as the cobweb shawl i just casted on 30 stitches, you get a nice chevron effect because you are taking a stitch off one side and adding to the other so the finished scarf looks diagonal:T

got to rush work is calling

Pippa.S

mrs-moneypenny - I loved that book it was one of the swaps we did a while ago you sent me The Friday Night Knitting Clubin exchange, which I then passed on to... Elaine was it you?

Below (if it works) is a pic of the cobweb shawl I did from that pattern, I used 100g ball that had been hanging around for ages just to try it, I passed it on to a friend of my sisters she loves purple so it was just the job for her.
I wish I had done as you suggested and put a marker on the centre stitch would have made life so much easier, and a bit less wobbly :rotfl: But its a lovely pattern and so effective





Anne
x

:Tit worked but its a bit fuzzy

mrs-moneypenny

your shawl looks lovely Pippa:T if im honest i only thought of the tip after my first few wobbles;)

just found out no meeting tonight so can take knitting with me to 'watch' the boys:)

they are all really good books arent they, i wasnt sure who id had it off so thanks again for them

Pippa.S

Afternoon all

A little rain here this PM but its still quite warm, had a nice morning out in the garden though

DS2/DIL and DGS are off to Peppa Pig World for a couple of days, the little feller is mad keen on George

kathy - O I wish I could give you this in person (((hug))) you will be home before you know it with that lovely little bundle in your arms
f1widow - sad or not I love it so there are at least 2 of us who admit to it:rotfl:I have a feeling there was a 3rd series hope so anyway
ginnyknit - Nice to see you any chance of a pic of the 'extreme' rug?
chalky - love the cardi, your knitting always looks so neat... mining in the freezer...well thats one way to keep your cool:rotfl:

Have done a mish-mash of things over the last few days, loom hats, granny squares and some more on the Sands blanket, but no enthusiasm for much at the mo

Will settle better I think after DH's hospital appointment tomorrow PM

Off to prep veg for Dinner then go watch TV for a bit with some woolly stuff while the caserole is cooking

Anne
x

andymandy

Pippa.S wrote: »

mrs-moneypenny - I loved that book it was one of the swaps we did a while ago you sent me The Friday Night Knitting Clubin exchange, which I then passed on to... Elaine was it you?

Below (if it works) is a pic of the cobweb shawl I did from that pattern, I used 100g ball that had been hanging around for ages just to try it, I passed it on to a friend of my sisters she loves purple so it was just the job for her.
I wish I had done as you suggested and put a marker on the centre stitch would have made life so much easier, and a bit less wobbly :rotfl: But its a lovely pattern and so effective





Anne
x

:Tit worked but its a bit fuzzy

This picture just gave me a good laugh, sorry but after a stressful morning at the hospital for tests I saw this and thought it was a pair of pants, I realise now after reading it what it is but it really cheered me up

chalky_75

Andymandy -- I am so glad there was something here to make you smile after hospital tests__ Nothing too serious I hope, but always a worrying time.
Pippa -- I do hope tomorrow goes well -- No wonder you can't settle to anything!
F1-- I do hope you are enjoying summer in your new home and you are managing to turn the wheels on that new bike!
ISOM Nearly there!

I have just had a massive tidy up of the woolly stuff. Well it makes a change from mining in the freezer!
So now I must finish all the WIP'S I have found!


Have nice evenings everyone

In_Search_Of_Me

3 more sleeps!! Knitting group last night and then picking mycambridge diet packs up this eve...thank you for your encouragement...am starting on 15th (day after I get back) and first few days will be rough me thinks...
Poor friend in Italy is having a rough time; pain killers making her sick and yet to find better one so looking forward to delivering some tlc and sympathetic chat!
Pippa hope goes well...will say one for you.
Chalky enjoy freezer diving...mum will be trying to clear stuff while Im away!
miol hope changeover was smooth...reminds me of when mum and dad ran a villa in Greece - 20 room swapping every 2 weeks! bonkers it was on changeover day!
Right off to do some shruggyness before my brain goes! Trying to decide what to take with me when I go away! decisions decisions!
Roaming & Psso how you feeling?