Knit Your Square to Give Your Share - PART 4

f1widow

sock-knitter - so sorry to hear about josh - i really hope he is ok - is he in hospital? and as for your op you poor thing I really hope you get on ok - is it just for the day or will you have to stay in - whatever I really hope everything goes well - big hugs and will be thinking of you xxxx

pippa - I have the pattern for the hugs I keep getting it out to do and dont get round to it - are you doing it in DK or the yarn it says I cant remember what it is but its expensive - when youve done I would love to see a picture xx

off to carry on - moved round DS's room and playroom today so am just having cuppa - hugs to all xxx

mrs-moneypenny

sending hugs to you SK hope the op goes well and i hope josh is going to be alright.

starting loads of bts recently im going to have a huge pile of ufos soon if i dont find my sewig needle

hope all all well

Pippa.S

f1 - I decided to do the ones with the 2 buttons on the side and managed to get my usual DK in the same colour, which is only £1.29 for 100g, they are supposed to be done in Baby Alpaca but it's around a fiver for a 50g ball and the size I am doing needs 3 balls:eek:...so no way am I paying that... I will post a pic when I have finished them

shaz - (((BIG hugs))) coming your way I hope all goes well for the op tomorrow I will be thinking of you xx ...How was Josh when you saw him, did he do much damage to himself ?

Had an hour in the garden earlier while OH was sleeping so it looks a little tidier now, its been such a lovely day too

Off to pick up the knitting now,O and I have a bar of choccy lurking in the fridge yummm
see you all tomorrow enjoy your evening everyone
Anne
x

sock-knitter

just back from the hospital, they keeping him in overnight to keep an eye on him. he wont speak to me about what he'd done and was very hostile telling me to f*** off, and why did you come, when i didnt ask u to. in end i'd had enough of the abuse, told him i still loved him and always will, and asked him to ring or text wen he felt he could talk to me reasonably
shaz xxx

In_Search_Of_Me

aww hugs big hugs for you...never rains does it Hope the op goes well tomorrow and pleased they are keeping him in but sorry that he wanted to hurt himself; may be worth looking at this article which may help you to understand where he is "at"
http://selfharm.net/
hugs re being told to f-off...its horrible when you care for someone and they do that but also took alot for you to say that want ok, remind him that you love him and refuse to take the abuse so well done from me and big hug as sure that you will be feeling rubbish regardless....
Spent the evening making bunting for my friends baby's room...a surprise to go with the curtains that mum made and with his name on some of the flags! They will love it! Girl in work also loved her baby owl that I made for her! Lovely how sommat that doesent take too long to make can make someones day like that and makes it worthwhile!
Off to chill with my m&s mohito! Thanks F1 made it through the week! Some good, some bad and today all a mare because a woman was shot a mile away from where i work so police helicopters etc all out!

mioliere

Hi everyone

Didn't get on here yesterday - we had a day filled with visits and visiting; all very sociable and a lot of fun, but nothing else got done!

Maytaurus - thinking of you a lot.

Shaz - I am so sorry to hear about Josh. I don't know what else to say; it's a horrid position for you to be in. I'm sure he'd have been even more upset if you hadn't gone to see him. What a shame you need an op on your wrist but good luck with it. At least you don't have to wait on a list.

Pippa - looking forward to the photo!

Mrs Moneypenny - I've been trying to get my WIPs sorted out, too, and I have a huge pile of squares that just need the ends sewing in so I'm trying really hard to make myself do them!

Yesterday was a lovely day weatherwise, the best day of the week so far and, apparently, the weekend is meant to be just as good. It's been a bit of a washout August so far.

Anyway, I'm off for another cuppa!

KathyXX

Seakay

Hello all - not had time to come and catch up for a few days - another funeral plus other stuff - but just wanted to let you know about this. Love and hugs to all


"The Big Knit is back. Oh yes, it’s time once again for our little bottles to get all dressed up and don little woolly hats in Sainsbury's and Boots stores across the land. We first got our needles out back in 2003 when we knitted 20,000 hats to raise £10,000 for Age Concern. Since then The Big Knit has grown every single year - and 2011 will be the year we smash the £1 million mark of total money raised over the campaign’s history as we aim to put 650,000 hats, all knitted by you, on our bottles. For every little hat knitted, 25p will be donated to Age UK to help keep thousands of older people across the UK warm and healthy during the chilly winter months. As always, we need your help to continue supporting this great cause. So go here http://innocentdrinks.co.uk/bigknit/ learn what ‘purl’ means and get involved."

full-time-mum

:hello:
I hope I'm not intruding. I've just stumbled across you by accident (actually search word "wasp"?!:think:).

Anyway, I'm wondering if it is fate that I have landed in here.
I've sort of had it in the back of my mind for a while that I should start knitting squares or similar for charity so perhaps this is the kick up the backside that I needed.

I spend around 2 hours a week sitting around waiting for my children's various clubs to finish. Sometimes I read but it's not always easy as you get interrupted so I thought I could do something useful with my hands whilst still having my brain free for conversation.

Where should I start?
I have various needles and a few odd bits of wool somewhere in the loft and I could ask for oddments on freecycle when they run out.
I have knitted in the past although I'm not very accomplished and get bored easily so the idea of knitting small easy items appeals. There is no way I could complete a jumper for a teenager, for example and I think I would struggle with a premature baby jumper as I'm not that accurate and I'm guessing they could be a bit fiddly.

I wouldn't even know where to start - type of wool, needle size, number of stitches - for a basic square. so what would you experienced knitters suggest as a good point to get me on my way?

Thanks in advance

mrs-moneypenny

welcome full time mum

things that are small and easy to transport and pick up and put down are always wanted the little instant smoothie hats are perfect and you can save postage by taking them to your local age concern shop and that wat the money stays in your area. otherwise squares are wanted by los of groups mrstwins does some beautiful blankets with the squares that are sent to her
the loving hands www.lovinghands.org.uk challenges this season are all small items for knitting on the go pop over to LH introduce yourself and have a look at the autumn challenges and youll see what i mean. im sure others will soon pop by to say hello and offer more advice and ieas of what to knit.

im just back from the haridressers with an angel bear that i finished while my colour was taking.

hopeing all are well

hugs to pippa and SK and everyone else who wants one

mioliere

Hi Full-time-Mum - a very warm welcome to you. I hope you enjoy it here! I see that Mrs Moneypenny has already filled you in with lots of details.This post here http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.php?p=39210432&postcount=1885 (from page 95 of this thread) will give you some more info.

If you have any questions, please ask we will all do our best to answer!

Seakay - thanks for the info re the hats. I think I have some somewhere that I did after I posted last year's contribution. It would be great if we could help them smash the £1million mark this year!

Shaz - I've been thinking about you and Josh and hope that things have improved, even if just a little.

Maytaurus - you are in my thoughts.

Jean - hope life is well with you.

Pippa- hope the wrist is healing.

It's been absolutely sweltering here today - it reached 40 degrees earlier this afternoon; way too hot for me.

KathyXX