Knit Your Square to Give Your Share - PART 4

mrs-moneypenny

afternoon all
hope everyone is well and the medicine is working
lovely to have had some nice weather
been busy for a few days had garage roof replaced and a window swapped so lots of prep and tidying after to be done. including a couple of tip runs. had the sewing machine out and made friend who has local haridresser some fitted chair backs went down to fit them and really pleased with how theyve turned out.
want to do some more knitting but cant decide what so it will probs be more hedgies while i decide

hugs and good wishes to all and prayers that the weather lasts

mioliere

Hi everyone from a beautifully sunny corner of France. It's really lovely today, as it was yesterday when we took a walk along the local river. I hope the sun is shining for all of you.

Jean - great to give the hedgies a column of their own; thanks for doing that! I'm so glad that Steinbeck's contribution to your life is over now.

As for the knit-in lace, I bought some years ago and used it to make a ballerina doll. It's really effective.

Chalky - the shop must have been thrilled with your makes. Skyping the grandchildren is lovely, isn't it?

F1 - I was there recently with a project I just wasn't enjoying doing. Once I'd ripped it out and started again, I felt much better!

Mrs Moneypenny - hope you've finished clearing up after your alterations!

PSSO - glad the 'medicine' is working!

Well, I have finished a fifth blanket (they will all be going to my Mum's rest home on our next trip back home - still going to a good cause but saving postage!). I will start another one this evening. This one will be made from squares because I have used up all my big balls of wool and only have smallish balls left. I also found a load of knubbly wool in a delicate peach colour which is quite fine so I am deciding what to do with that; I have quite a lot of it. It would make lightweight shawls, I think. I also got the sewing machine out this morning and made a new ironing board cover. I used an old duvet cover, so it was a good bit of recycling!

Do any of you have collections of obscure yarns in your stash? I have a big box full of what I call 'feature' yarns (ribbon, pom-pom, and so on), so I shall be working out what to do with those once I've used the regular yarn up. I'm so glad that I decided to stick with lap blankets because I have been able to use up such a lot of wool, and used some satisfying colour combinations (the last one is two greens and a hot pink). I think you can be quite imaginative with lap blankets! Apart from making useful things that I know will be welcomed, I am creating huge huge gaps in my stash boxes that are crying out to be filled! I can barely wait for the next trip to my favourite wool shop in Southampton! I think I have also invented some new stitches, too!

Anyway, I had better go and make DH another cuppa - he's renovating an outside wall as a feature for a new sitting-out area. Even though we are (eventually!) selling up, it is keeping him occupied and will enhance the house.

Will do the update tomorrow!

KathyXX

ginnyknit

Enjoying the luxury of the sunshine here all the windows and doors are open and the house is feeling brighter. Just working on the second throw for a friend and doing well, quarter of the squares done so far.

Chalky loving the whole idea of Skype, glad you can still have quality time with your wonderful little man.

Thirzah love the idea of making things for Lent, much better than giving stuff up and I make stuff all the time so I feel quite virtuous.

PSSO you has fingers so you can count to 5 really but freely accept after much consideration that crafty type slurs on peoples abilities are funny as long as no one works out that I cant knit in more than one colour at once, on more than 2 needles and thats why I crochet so much :rotfl:

mrs-moneypenny

the clearing up is all done but now the bottom of the garden is on the to do list. DH is also thinking facias sofits and guttering is coming up high on the to do list.
must be a sign the better weather is coming if DH is getting the outdoor tidy bug

psso

Roamin - well done on getting to grips with the lace. I have a huuuge roll of that red and gold stuff to use, can`t remember what I was going to do with it, as well as a bag of mixed colours which I have temporarily [STRIKE]mislaid[STRIKE] tidied away while decluttering.

Sadly the shop is not mine, it`s another Elaine. It`s in the village I used to live in when I was 12-15 (just a few years ago ) I think it was a drapers / woolshop back then.
Have been there several times and always come away with something crafty. She doesn`t stock much wool but there`s so many other things to look at and possibly spend your pennies on.

Ginny - I can only knit on 2 needles as well and as for those long circly type things :eek: keep them away from me.
Sunshine here today as well although I only saw it through the window. Been washing down paintwork with sugar soap, prior to painting............sometime.

Well the ceiling has been scraped smoother than it was, all the pointy bits removed so spiders cannot swing from one to the other :rotfl: and a nice fresh coat of textured paint which we thought would hide the `swirly` bits has been applied. Second coat will go on tomorrow but the swirls will still show through I think. Never mind, it is clean and fresh now and who looks at the ceiling anyway.

Kathy - I too have a collection of strange yarns lurking in the bottom of the `odds and sods` tub- ribbon type for ? purple/lilac/white pompom was bought to do a couple of scarves, some of that stuff for frilly scarves, not Rico but Lidl version, can`t get to grips with it. Would anyone like it, you`re welcome to it. Little green pompom stuff I was given ages ago, lemon ripply type stuff,( don`t like knitting with it) That`s all I can think of offhand but I`m sure there`s more.

Chalky - vino at lunchtime ? Heavens above !! at least I`m taking my medicine when it`s dark o`clock

Mrs mp - glad the clearing up has been done. Fine weather always shows up the jobs which need doing. Unfortunately.

F1 - how was the pizza the other night, any left for breakfast?
What have you decided to do with the white chunky ?

Off to try an experiment while the house is quiet and I can concentrate.

roamin_in_the_gloamin

Well I kept going making the leggie bit longer and used up all but 4".of the 'lovely red/gold' my Dear Wee Sis had bought for me to tryout......... I didn't have any red DK so I doubled up 2 x 4 ply.

get the idea??

:T:xmastree::xmassmile:snow_laug:rudolf::santa2:

I promise you all soon as I locate the green I will get the Christmas tree done and will finish off the one you very kindly gave me as a "how to do".

Find those mixed colours Elaine - then we can have a go at hedgies.......... pattern on their website somewhere!

roamin_in_the_gloamin

obviously had one too many hot chocs - missed putting the photie on - DOH off for a shower then good book/bed
x

psso

Experiment completed and successful -well I think so anyway.


Details to follow............hopefully.

roamin_in_the_gloamin

CAN YE TELL WHAT IT IS YET?????




WOW- I am off to order the lace today!

mrs-moneypenny

love the lace knitting!!! how do you do that is it like normal knitting or do you have to be clever (cos i dont do clever sadly)
i am as ever in envy of the talents displayed in our group.

someone on another thread asked me what a wooligan was (they read my sig) mentioned this thread so we may or may not get some visitors.

still havent picked up a knitting needle im busy working on a cross stitch and want to sew a couple of cushions now the stitchy panels are done.

can i have some of the extra hours that were mentioned as well please when someone discovered where they are stashed?
DH went on a time management course at work last week but sadly coulndt give me any tips he said trying to cram more in than is physically possible cant be managed and i need to be more realsitic about what i can achieve in time and stop getting frustrated that multitasking doesnt produce more. well i can try cant i LOL

hope everyone has a lovely day and the sun shines on us all
hugs to the poorlies and those who need one