Knit Your Square to Give Your Share - PART 4

mrs-moneypenny

hope your birthday is ahappy one jean (you share it with my DS hes 17 today)

Chalky huge hugs and lots of good wishes and positive thoughts i hope your Dil is getting lot s of rest and feeling stronger today.

mioliere

Chalky - I'm heartened to read your news about your DDIL; I have to confess that she has been on my mind - well, you all have, and it's good that things are looking a little better than yesterday. I shall try and log in every now and again while I'm away, to see how she is getting on. I hope William is doing well, too. Hugs to your DS, too; he must be really going through the whole range of emotions; thank heavens you were back from Spain. I truly hope that they are all home for Christmas.

Jean - HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY! I HOPE YOU ARE HAVING A BRILLIANT DAY - YOU DESERVE IT!:bdaycake::bdaycake::bdaycake:

Well, I have just ONE more sleep to go now! I still have a huge pile of ironing which I started ages ago but we've had visitors so I had to stop; I shall be ironing and packing long into the night, I think! My excitement level is almost at fever pitch, so I shall be glad when we finally leave the house and are on our way.

ISOM - glad to see that you've arrived safely. Enjoy!

Mrs Moneypenny - hugs to the twins.
Tootifrooti - I am a real list fanatic, and have bits of paper all over the house now; still, things are gradually being ticked off.

Well, I'd better get back to that ironing or we'll have nothing decent to wear. I will keeping calling in to see how Chalky's DDIL is getting on; we don't leave until around midday tomorrow, so I'll have plenty of time (I hope) to come back on here before I go.

Have a good evening, everyone.

KathyXX

Embrace

Wow just seen this thread. I would love to start knitting for charity... How hard/easy is it? I have just been made redundant so I have plenty of time on my hands. I may as well put it to good use! Can anyone point me in the right direction to any tutorials/websites etc?

mrs-moneypenny

hello embrace and welcome to our happy group, i would say read the info on the first page of this thread and check out lovinghands.org.uk which is run by the lovely lou.

someone else will be along soon with more info and if you have any questions please post them we will try to help.

i started by knitting squares tha can easily be added to others and made into blankets, at this time of year hats and scafves etc for the homeless are always welcomed and prem baby tiems are quick and easy to knit. whatever takes your fancy someone will find a home or use for

toottifrootti

welcome to the thread embrace - glad to have you join us - there are lots of videos on youtube as well - just google how to ....... and you are sure to find something to help.

Kathy you wont sleep tonight - your mind will be racing - in case I miss you in the morning I hope you have a safe journey over and incident free - have a wonderful time with the family.

love and hugs
toots xx

f1widow

A real quickie just to say

HAPPY BIRTHDAY OUR LOVELY JEAN OO YOU MUST BE AT LEAST 10 BY NOW :j:j:j - HOPE YOU HAVE A LOVELY DAY XXX

chalky - as kathy said have been thinking of you all day am hoping that another day gone by and DDIL is feeling stronger - big virtual hugs and thoughts from us all here - take good care xxx

embrace - whilst we are always pleased to see new faces Im sorry that joining us has come from being made redundant (what a wicked time to be out of work) anyway I hope we can cheer you up - as someone has said squares are always a good place to start 6" or 8" in garter stitch then they are sewn together to make blankets for various causes - Im sitting here trying to think what page all our info is on will try and pop back on - if you are totally new to knittng I learnt a lot from utube and the lovely ladies here - hope to see you on here soon xx

kathy - I just want to say that I hope you have the most wonderful time back here in the UK you deserve it - have a safe journey and want to hear all about it when you can xxx

This computer is soooooooooooooooooooooooooo slow today that its going to be launched before much longer so I am away sorry not to talk more
Love and hugs to all - thinking of you all as always xxxx

roamin_in_the_gloamin

welcome Embrace, not sure how much you can do in the knitting department if you are a complete beginner here is a link to some photographs on how to cast on and knit (I find them easier to follow than the videos - as I can go at my own pace)
http://www.mycraftbook.com/LearnToKnit.asp
You don't need to be in a big rush to MAKE SOMETHING - just get used to the knitting and the terms that they all use. Below is a link to easy knits
http://knitting.about.com/od/knittingpatterns/ig/Easy-Knitting-Patterns/
Now if you can already knit and have a hankering to make something specific...........well just ask us we can direct you to all sorts of lovely patterns - give us a hint as to what you would like or if you have a preference for one type of yarn and we can come up with loads of ideas for you. Sad to see you have been made redundant BUT the opportunity to help others is out there for you to take
MIOLIERE - BON VOUGAGE - you will come back won't you? Even tho' it will be very hard to leave family in the UK
x
CHALKY - fingers crossed for a good result on all concerned
MRS MONEYPENNY - continuing to say prayers and send positive vibes for the babies
F1 - are you all up together for the holidays?
THANK YOU ONE AND ALL FOR THE LOVELY BIRTHDAY WISHES YOU HAVE SO KINDLY SENT ME - Off to bed early DS is arriving tomorrow am and one of us has to go and collect him leaving home 4am...............urg even if it isn't me by the time DH has done his baby elephant impersonation ME AND DOGS WILL ALL BE LEFT in no doubt THAT HE DID GET UP AND LEAVE!

jean STILL age 9¾ and not budging
x

Kinsey

Chalky I am so sorry to read about DDIL, the biggest of big hugs to you, oh I do wish we could all come and give you real hugs. You and your family are in my prayers.

Thank you all for the hugs from my last miserable post, things are a bit better, and with luck will continue to improve. Your support means such a lot.

roamin' belated Happy Birthday, hope it was a good one.

Love to all. xxx

prepareathome

Chalky75 I just want you to know I also am praying for your DIL and also congratulations on the birth of your wonderful Grandson, my thoughts are with you all that by Christmas Day all will be well hugs to you

In_Search_Of_Me

aww Kinsey good new that things are getting better.
Roaming belated happy birthday! Hope DH returns with lots of goodies and having had a lovely time with the santa dash and can now settle in for the festive season.
Socky hope things get better and better for you in your new home; good to hear that you are making friends and being treated as you should...
Embrace and prepare at home Welcome!! As roaming said just let us know what you would like to do and someone will assist!
Chalky and Mrs M special prayers coming to you both for you and yours; its such a hard time of year for additional difficulties and I hope and pray that all will be well....
Having a quiet one here in pj's; the cold has caught up with me and am feeling rotten so am dosed up, hot water bottle, film and little else.. We got a Christmas puzzle
http://www.alljigsawpuzzles.co.uk/jigsaws/22-Art-jigsaw-puzzles/5721-Higgledy-Piggledy-House/
which was an excellent buy and is coming together gradually!!