Knit Your Square to Give Your Share - PART 4

toottifrootti

thanks mioliere yes I am pleased to be home - but someone has changed the date while I was in - it cant possibly be half way through september already!
mrs money penny another talented lady - its all lovely - well done you!
pippa you are very naughty lifting heavy things with your bad wrist - go stand in the corner and behave youself and i think roamin will be joining you!!!
neither of you should be overdoing things - I am 100% sure that some of the crazy things you have been doing could have waited. please please take it easy and be good (((hugs)))
psso poor DS and poor you having all that extra clutter.
welcome knitter nan I think its lovely that you have been doing little gowns.
ISOM glad you got your car back and the other driver has admitted being at fault. takr it easy and make sure you make an appointment.
socky hope you are ok

I went to meet up with my best friend today and then we drove to a nearby town and took a lady out for lunch for her birthday. we both worked with her many years ago and keep in touch evn though she is in a home now - she will be 92 on saturday and very with it yet! anyway on the bus going to meet my friend I crocheted a sqare for the geezers - I thought I should try and help for the next appeal. will keep it going as its a great idea when you see the finished article and its nice to know it can help someone.

hugs to everyone
tootsxx

knitter_nan

Thanks for the welcome.

Am sure I will get to know who you all are soon and hope to be able to contribute.

Will start on the squares now that I know what I am doing. Long term health issues mean that I spend many hours sitting in hospital and drs waiting rooms so it will help to have something to do that doesn't need too much concentration.

chalky_75

Well !!! I am officially bonkers!!¬ That is my diagnosis!

As you all know I never "do" mornings and went off like a shot of a gun this morning! And really I have only just stopped. There must be something in the air as we all seem to be like it just now!

Anyway it went like this -- "Oh good I have finished with the scraps! Oh what is Doh doing with those lovely linen shirts! Oh my goodness they would make the most wonderful shabby chic bunting!"
It was amazing how many I managed to get out of 2 shirts and the buttons always come in handy!!
So back in the sweatshop!!

Anyway the most important thing is that the moses basket is finished!!!

Then Doh wanted me to help him sort out his Mums 2 lofts- Did anyone realise Tupperware comes in about 1 million sizes and shapes!! Add to that anything else you can imagine and you might get the picture. Oh! and don't forget the complete set of Dickens and 3 sets of Golf ClubS!!

And then someone kindly left me another bag of green tomatoes so of course the chutney pan had to come out!
So now I am finished and I will not be up at &.00 in the morning!!

Mrs M-- Your work is gorgeous.Love that bunting!
Pippa -- Thinking of you
Jean -- Your Snow people are so lovely and going to be of so much help to everyone
ISOM -Hope your Mum has a great time
Kathy-- Filing! I love evrything organised but am quite happy for someone else to do it! Hope job works out well for Doh!
-Psso- They would miss you so much!!
Anakat -- Isnt it lovely that everyone loves your sheep!
Kinsey, Pfungi,PTB,Seakay,May,SGT,DPIxie,HappyCrafter,Laura and anyone else MIA -- lots of gentle thoughts x

A very special hello to Knitter Nan-- I was so sad to read of your very special Grandaughter. What a very sad time for your family. I am so glad you have joined us and please pop in often.Glad you are enjoying KIssing the geezers!
Tootifrooti -- Lovely you are making squares.

I have been thinking about the next "shout". We are actually at home next Spring instead of returning back to Spain. We want to be home for a few months after the little one is born, and we have to have some much needed work done on our house.
We will have to move out for a while-- We can move in with DMIL ( now you get why DOH is sorting her lofts!} whilst the work is being done.
SO -- I will need something to keep me occupied and making up the blankets is something I really enjoy so if everyone is happy I will send out a "shout" after Christmas! Of course if anyone wants to make a "shout" before please feel free and I will send my set off to that call and make some more for the Spring Operation Stitch UP! Thank you for all your support up to now.
So if you are making squares right now.Sets of 4 in the same colour or shade make my life so much easier. As does a 6" square using double knitting wool

Let me know what you think!

mrs-moneypenny

chalky can you just confirm you mentioned you would like the squares in DK wool is acrylic ok or do you prefer 100% wool spring sounds fine unless anyone needs a "shout" or even little whisper via pm before then
thank you all for the lovely comments about my photos
welcome to our newest memberknitter nan, im so sorry to read of your sad reason for knitting but i hope you will find friends and happiness in our little group.

can everyone with poorly wrists please slow down and let yourseves mend
SK hope you are alright
hugs to all who need them

went out last night it was eldest DS school awards ceromony he got an award for services to his house school and community, it brought a lump to my throat that he wore his grandpas cream dinner jacket for the evening. he was given it by grandpa a couple of years ago and it hung in his wardrobe. after gp died i noticed a couple of times it was hanging outside the wardrobe so i know he gets it out when he wants to be close to him. one thing gp always used to say to him when he was doing well was 'make me proud' i think he wore it so gp was in some way 'there with him when he got up on stage'. ive made myself cry now.

full-time-mum

mrs-moneypenny wrote: »

went out last night it was eldest DS school awards ceromony he got an award for services to his house school and community, it brought a lump to my throat that he wore his grandpas cream dinner jacket for the evening. he was given it by grandpa a couple of years ago and it hung in his wardrobe. after gp died i noticed a couple of times it was hanging outside the wardrobe so i know he gets it out when he wants to be close to him. one thing gp always used to say to him when he was doing well was 'make me proud' i think he wore it so gp was in some way 'there with him when he got up on stage'. ive made myself cry now.

Well done moneypenny-jr#1.:beer:
Thank you so much for sharing that - I needed reminding why we do this child thing.

Had a really bad night last - it can be so tough being a parent.
Got a call from the local panto society (DD was dancer 2 years ago) saying did we know it was audition night and could she go NOW. We didn't really think it through and out DH and DD rushed (leaving uneaten dinner on table). When she got back with the rehearsal and show schedule and we compared it to her GCSE exam timetable, there was no way that we could let her take part - it would have been irresponsible of us.

So DD has sobbed her way through the entire night and gone off to school barely talking to us.

I know we've done the right thing but saying no hurt us all so much that I feel a right cow at the moment.

mrs-moneypenny

aw thats a terrible situation to be in. my heart goes out to you all, surely the panto society should bear in mind other commitments and important things like exams when they do their schedules. i can imagine how you and your dd are feeling but there will be other panto seasons after the exams are done. and to be honest if you had let her do the panto and her grades had suffered theres the chance she coulud have turned round and blamed you for letting her do it. as a parent you really cant win sometimes. some children have no nterest in school and no extra cirrucilur activities ad others seem to want to do everything and there just arent enough hours in the day for them or you. i hope she comes home happier. is there a teacher she gets on well with who can help explain things and help her see you were doing what is best for her future. (other people can get through so much better than us parents sometimes)

full-time-mum

Mrs-moneypenny, you've hit the nail on the head, it certainly was a no win situation.
I've now rung the panto society and they were fine with it - disappointed but fine.

I'm sure she'll come around I just hope that she doesn't go off the rails and stop studying in spite. She is on course for some good grades and has been applying herself really well. Teenagers.....

We'll see how we go, hopefully she'll forgive us eventually. There are people she can talk to if the need arises.

roamin_in_the_gloamin

F1............was it you??? Looking for a pattern for your sister of Mrs Goggins? I was hunting through the LH pattern collection for my sister (don't ask it would take far too long to explain that one away) and came across this link......
http://cache.lionbrand.com/printablePatterns/L0361.pdf
OK so she isn't Mrs Goggins but give her an apron and take of the auld cardie and you have her in one??? What do you think?
If it wasn't you I apologise profusely Love and cuddles to everyone today as it's Friday..............and I have some sunshine - which isn't too hot for me!
x

Pippa.S

Hi peeps :hello:
Dry and sunny here today everything neat and tidy, but daren't look in the airing cupboard ironing has'nt been done for 2 weeks :eek: but as i said to OH my wrist just cant cope with it at the mo

chalky - yes good idea, I will sort my geezers squares out and check the colours. Sounds like a marathon clearing MIL's loft
psso - sorry to hear your DS and his GF split up, at least he knows he can turn to Mum
:wave:hello and welcome to you knitter nan nice to see you hope the crochet works, there is a "certain person" in here who regularly used to throw hers across the room:rotfl:
toots - I'll be good honest.
Jean you bring the cake and I'll bring the maltesers for when we are in the corner;)
full-time-mum - awww here have one of these (((hug))) you know you have done right for your DD and she will understand
mrs-m - how lovely that a young man feels that way and doesn't mind showing it, I bet you are so proud of him.(reading your post brought a lump to my throat as well )
jean - hairdresser came today instead of yesterday as she had double booked, so I have been tidied up and feel better for it now

Off to Merry Hell in a bit then over to see DGS seems ages since we saw him, ooo I can't wait to get my hands on him luv him to bits we do. Will have a look round the shops for a suitable little something for him

My friend Jo gave me a HUGE bag of wool the other day it was from her sis-in-law and very grateful I was too....hmmm where to put it??? took a couple of hours last night to get it sorted into its new stash place

Right must go get ready or we will never get out.
TTFN
Anne
x

mioliere

Hi everyone

Mrs Moneypenny - you made me cry, too! How proud would Grandpa be of his grandson!

Fulltimemum - that is a real disappointment but the right decision, however hard it is for your DD and you. It doesn't take away from the fact that it's a real shame.

Chalky - the mind boggles at what the work on the house is that entails you moving out! Will keep going with my oddments of wool for IS hats and Kiss the Geezer squares; they're easy for me to concentrate on while there's so much going on here!

Pippa and Jean - take it easy, both of you, please!

Shaz - how are things with you?

Maytaurus - you are never far from my thoughts.

Tootifrooti - yes, it is now September; it's scary how fast the time is going this year!

ISOM - hope you are feeling a bit less sore now.

Well, off now to make a few phone calls - yet more red tape!

KathyXX