Knit Your Square to Give Your Share - PART 4

Lynnie27

Hello all, sorry to barge in unannounced but I wondered if there is still a call for squares and if so, what size is required? I can crochet but am not experienced enough to make anything other than straight pieces really so squares and scarves are about my limit! If I can help at all though I would be more than happy.

mrs-moneypenny

morning all
welcome Lynnie, squares are always useful to someone
we have kystgie squares, that get saved and put together as and when needed LH always have squares being sewn up for some good cause or another.
i think they are usually 6 or 8 inches really sorry ive got brain freeze at the mo but im sure someone will be along whos in charge of our communial brain cell over the weekends and let you know.
ive quoted kathys recent thread so you can see what we are all about
any other questions just ask we try to be helpful and as welcoming as we can.

hope all are well
nice to see that so far on this bank hol weekend the weather is behaving

mioliere wrote: »

Hi everyone


WHAT WE DO!

This lovely group began in 2007 based on the very simple idea of knitting or crocheting squares for charity. The original idea was to make a complete blanket which we could then give to an elderly person.

A post was put on to http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/ asking if anyone was interested in contributing a square or two and the rest, as they say, is history. Our group has made in excess of 8,000 items which have been distributed to various charities and premature baby units throughout the UK and abroad.

We soon found the wonderful Loving Hands Charity Knitters Group http://www.lovinghands.org.uk/ an ever-growing group of lovely people who knit, sew and crochet for charity. The group is run by Lou, a jewel in the crown who, despite serious setbacks in her own life, runs the group with an efficiency that defies belief. She distributes items all around the world, making a huge difference in the lives of those less fortunate than ourselves. A look at their website will illustrate just how hard everyone works, and you will find links to free patterns and lots of other great information.

Preemies UK is another group that collects knitted and crocheted items to send to premature baby units in hospitals throughout the UK. On this website, too, you will find links to free patterns, and information about what the group does.

One of our greatest contributers on this thread is Maytaurus – over the years, she has amassed a huge collection of links to free patterns, tutorials, and lots of other goodies, which means that we are never short of inspiration. She is always on the lookout for things to share with us. Sadly, she has not been in good health for the last few months, so she has not been able to post as often as she did. We all wish her the very best and hope that it will not be long before she is back here with us.

We have a Yahoo group called the Wooligans. It’s choc-a-bloc with the most wonderful photos that we have posted of all the items we make, for charity, and for personal projects. Anyone wishing to join will just need to ‘apply’, following the instructions on the website, and, as soon as they are ‘approved’ they will be able to see all the photos, giving them a perfect illustration of what we do.

Due to family and work commitments, we don’t all have a lot of time to spare, so there is never any pressure to make loads of things. If someone just has the time to make one little hat for a premature baby, it will make a huge difference to someone’s life. Every single item is important so, if you feel you don’t have the time, please remember that one hat will be just as welcome and valued as a hundred.

It doesn’t matter where you live – I, Roamin in the Gloamin, and DPixie all live in France (sadly, not close enough to each other to form a knit and natter group!) and Chalky spends some of her year in Spain, and some in the UK. So whether you are in the UK, in Europe, or even further away, you are welcome here.

We update our totals regularly. You will see from the posts already on the thread, that people keep their own running totals in their signatures and, when they do post their weekly (or monthly, whatever is convenient) totals, they highlight the items and numbers in red; this makes it easier for us to add to our update spreadsheet – a wonderful thing that Roamin in the Gloamin kindly devised for us.

In time, I will probably ‘tweak’ this post but I just wanted to make it easier for newbies and lurkers to find out exactly what we do.

Anyone who joins us is assured of the warmest welcome from us all and, if you have any questions, please feel free to ask – we are a friendly bunch and will do our best to answer!

Do please join us!

KathyXX


Well, it is absolutely pouring with rain here, and has been since Saturday morning; it's really cold, too. Anyone thinking of moving to France for the weather - don't!

Hope you all have a good day.

KathyXX

mioliere

Hi everyone. Still not feeling too bright but I wanted to call in thank you all for your kind thoughts, especially for my DBIL; they are much appreciated.

Chalky - will be thinking of you all tomorrow.

Mrs Moneypenny - thank you for pointing our newbie, Lynnie, in the right direction. Lynnie - a very warm welcome to you.

Well, DH has sort of been taking care of things while I've been ill, which has not been easy because he started a big roofing job this week, so the poor thing is looking a bit rough round the edges. I think he'll be as pleased as me when I'm better!

Take care, everyone.

KathyXX

roamin_in_the_gloamin

MISSING YOU ALL SOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH
Link below for Lynnie27...........back in France on Wednesday - and will catch up with you all then, Love and cuddles winging their way right now for you all
xxx


http://love-in-the-language-of-yarn.blogspot.fr/


Syrian appeal -address & pattern on the link above
just read about this one from an LH member......so off to cobble up 3 squares for both addresses and get them off soon as possible.
x

Lynnie27

Thanks for the warm welcome ladies, I'll get crocheting as soon as possible :-)

I've been to Turkey three times and they were most hospitable so it will be nice to give something back.

Pippa.S

Just a quickie visitors have gone and I am packing and putting the house to rights ....as you do OH said leave it but no way can I do that !!!

:wave:Hi Lynnie welcome to our happy band
nice to see you jean missing you too, I sent 3 squares to L.I.L.Y a few weeks ago it's such a worthy cause, can't remember where I saw the link now
chalky - I have been thinking of you all today xx just loading the car up now, see you Thursday
kathy - I hope you are feeling better today

must go and get my woolly stuff ready to put in the car...I have a blanket on the go for Jo's new man, he asked me if I'd make a ripple blanket for in his car, so that will keep me busy, not that I need anything really, craft club has started up again on the site so I will pop in there on Wednesday morning and catch up with everyone's news since last September

I have a small update so will post that next kathy
see you all in a week I hope this lovely weather continues
Love to all Ax

Pippa.S

UPDATE

2 - SIBOL BLANKETS

sig correct
Ax

chalky_75

Hello to everyone. Welcome to our new friends.
Kathy I hope you are feeling much better. Horrible bugs

Jean how lovely to see you I miss your posts

pippalooking forward to seeing you both too x

psso that cottage sounds lovely. What a lovely mum you are x

F1how are you these days?

ginny hope your DOH is having a better week

Lots of the gentlest thoughts to all MIA'S .. Hope you are all busy with happy things.

Thank you for your kind thoughts about DMIL last evening. It was an absolutely stunning evening in the churchyard and all went well. How the church,however can charge £138 for a service that lasted 4 minutes defeats me but it is what Mum would have wanted and she is at peace now .

I am clearing my woolly decks at the moment before I start the lancet for our new great niece or nephew due in America.

Must get on now as the visitors have all left so its bed stripping time ... Etc
Love to all

mrs-moneypenny

hope all are well
gentle hugs and kind thoughts to all who need or want them

mioliere

Hi everyone; thanks to your lovely kind thoughts I am feeling quite a bit better now, not a hundred percent, but getting there. I had to do some major cleaning yesterday which took a bit of the stuffing out of me, and today I really cannot avoid a big food shop, so I will do the update tomorrow because I know the shopping will tire me out. It's been a really strange bug that I've had and I'm just glad it's finally on its way.

Chalky, that is definitely a lot of money for such a short service, but worth it because you know it's what DMIL really wanted.

Jean - have a safe trip back. Has it really been a month since you went? It's gone by so fast. We've all missed you, and it has seemed a lot quieter without you!

Pippa - I've probably missed you but have a good time!

Well, I might even pick up my crochet hook today; I've been feeling so dizzy all week that I haven't done anything that required too much focusing!

Hope you all have a good day and thanks, once again, for your kind words.

KathyXX