Knit Your Square to Give Your Share - PART 4

f1widow

Hi all

sock-knitter - good to hear you have had a nice day xxx

pippa - thinking of you and DH - you sound like you are rushing around a lot - have a nice time in Devon hope you have a good rest xx

mrs twins - thank you for your message - I have emailed you xx

roamin - love the square its lovely - the colour was nice - I love varigated - you are a clever sausage xxx

Off to do my updates - hope you are ok Kathy (obviously still off) and sending hugs to all the other MIAs and hoping you are ok xxx

f1widow

updates

4x baby hats
3x adult hats
4x emergency squares
1x gown

sig correct - thank you xx

sock-knitter

morning all,sunday mornings seem so quiet on my own, tea all ready prepared in slow cooker, washing done, been up in loft, and had a bit of a tidy up, and counted over 200 balls of sock wool dare not count the rest, it would be into the thousands lol
off to get dressed, then get my knitting out
hugs all
shaz xxx

PurpleTeddyBear

Blimey!!! I know you said yesterday that you didn't need any more wool...but 200 balls of sock stuff is nuts!!!! And I can't help wondering what sort of yarn the rest is?!

Have now looked at my stash (in it's various places, down the side of the sofa, in the bedroom and a little bit in bags in the loft) and come to the conclusion that I have nowhere near enough and obviously NEED to rescue some more!! DH is against this plan, however. So I guess I need to concentrate on using more up, then I can have a proper look and sort it all out properly.

Wanted to say had a fab time with Sharon yesterday; wool coffee cream scones wool and lunch -- really enjoyed it and hope to do it again soon. Shame about the blue aran, but I've checked online and the cheapest I could find the same was at £9.89 plus p&p, so I guess the £7.99 was a bargain really. Anyway, at least we didn't have to leave one ball siblingless as it were!

well, have now got the suitcases from the loft so best start packing clothes or else will be rushing about tomorrow which I really don't want to do.. also need to decide on what needle/hook stuff to take with me to do whilst on the beach, in the tent on an evening etc. Really not too sure.

Will pop back laters...

Dawn xx

toottifrootti

hello everyone

socky sorry about the bungalow - there will be something else with your name on - sounds like you had a lovely - you deserved it.

roamin what a lovely square - I am in awe of your talent!

Mrs twins and I am always in awe of your talents too - your blankets are fabulous.

Purpleteddy have a lovely holiday

havent managed much more knitting this week as was away all day friday at a funeral and then helping at my church yesterday so feel pretty tired - but will persevere and get on with the ufo s!!!!!!!

have a good day all

love and hugs
toots xx


[just keeping this in view so I am 'forced ' to deal with it!!:Dhere is my list of unfinished - well all that I can think of without raking it all out - I will add more if I find any!!

[FONT=&quot]Unfinished projects[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Lilac baby cardi[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Royal blue baby boy’s jumper [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Yellow baby cardi – needs buttons[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Cat blanket[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]New scarf[/FONT] WIP
[FONT=&quot]Cardi for me[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Turquoise crochet scarf[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Sweater for me – wool bought but not started[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Millions of squares[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Eyelash scarves x 5[/FONT]


need to do baby presents for twins due in december
and another baby due january - Mum has very little money so want to do a few bits ( her Mum is one of my nurses) ]

sock-knitter

dawn, my friend who has the wool stall on our market has it for 6.99, still think i had better use some of stash first lolmy stash has everything lol, from cashmerino and alpaca to acrylic, and also has 4ply dk, aran and chunkybet the littlies are so excited, keeping my fingers crossed for dry weather for you all
love shaz xxx

mioliere

Hi everyone - I'm back at last!

I know Chalky is across the pond at the moment but, if you're reading this, Chalky, many thanks for letting everyone know what had happened to me. I'm so glad I had your mobile number so that I could text you! Hope your trip is going well!

What a week we've had here. The house took a direct hit from a massive bolt of lightning last Tuesday; it was so big and loud that it hurt our eardrums! It took out one television, two satellite receivers and the LNB on our satellite dish, one internet phone and, worst of all, my internet! After several calls to the Orange helpline and France Telecom, and appointments made by technicians who didn't turn up, I finally ended up with a brand new Livebox (a newer version that is meant to be much more reliable); but it wasn't just the Livebox that had gone, the network card in my computer had, also. A friend recommended a wonderful English chap who came out this afternoon and was able to fix the problem within the hour, by taking the network card out of my old PC and putting it into the current one. (I'm so pleased I kept the old one!). All in all, it cost €80 which is fantastic - I was expecting it to be a lot more than that!

Another friend has lent us an LNB and a satellite receiver so we now have one television working so we feel as if we are back in the real world again!

I hope you are all keeping well. I haven't caught up with the thread because I've been busy letting people know that I am back online, but I will catch up with you all later today or tomorrow.

It's great to be back! I've really missed you all!

KathyXX

f1widow

hi all

sock-knitter - lol i dont think i need to panic as much as i do about my stash anymore! in fact im sure there is room for me to have some more - ooo id love a look at your stash - come on girls we r off to sockies! (if she would like us of course!) xx

kathy - I really hope you were both ok after the house took a hit - what an upheaval with all the electrical things though - take care - its great to see you back - we've missed you xxx

isom - are you sure you are ok? - we've missed you last week - you didnt sound yourself in your last post (hope you dont mind me saying!) - hope youve had lovely snoozes and caught up some energy! xxx

well i have a new little addiction - small gowns - finished my second one this morning - now dont laugh but my dear elderly ex-neighbour sent me my christmas present yesterday! - it was wool - she has been to Poundstretcher and brought some Baby Splash (she brought a few bags and split it between us)- oh its lovely white with different coloured flecks in each ball - and its soooooo soft - I think she was worried i wouldnt use it so have made a gown and matching hat for her to take to her local hospital when she takes her bits she makes - I feel so sorry for her she cant make as much anymore due to terrible arthritis in both her hands and wrists

DOH is asleep on sofa - DS is singing away in his room talking to a friend online - me I had better finish the hat off

Love to all and hope you have had a nice weekend xxx

PurpleTeddyBear

Shaz -
I think our next trip needs to involve a visit to said friend at local market and a look-see at your stash!!!
I know I have various bits of alpaca, bamboo, cotton etc as well as the usual suspects in amongst, but it's so confused I think a bit sortout is needed, but I would need a week Dh and littlie free....maybe they can go off to Devon and I can stay here?!

Littlies packing done, need to do mine yet!

Dawn xx

Seakay

Evening all!



SK With all that sock wool stash - have you considered setting up a hand knitted sock business somewhere like Etsy or Folksy?

Glad to hear that you Internet probs got sorted Mioliere - did the house itself sustain any damage? It all sounds quite frightening!

F1Widow I remember Towcester! Well, sort of. We used to stop for post match chips there on the way back from swimming matches at Milton Keynes. Before I saw the roadsign I thought that it was Toaster!


4 emergency squares

ISOM Hope you are ok - texted earlier but know you are busy on a Sunday. Not ignoring your email but only got to read it today. Hope that work isn't getting too much for you.