Knit Your Square To Give Your Share -IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ THIS POST FIRST!!!

mrs-moneypenny

i got a card thanking me for my hats about 2 weeks after posting them off, if thats any help.

sorry ive not been in for a while, with 1/2 term extra work at school and pulling a few paper rounds in to help the local shop out i've had hardly any spare time.

I've managed to finish mums waistcoat just got to sew the buttons on now ive started a little jumper for my step sister hses expecting a little boy on 15th Nov im hoping to get that finished along with the robe im still on for preemies (doesn't 2ply take forever to knit up)
Then im going to do my chris evans item

Pippa.S

Hello :wave: I'm back,
It seems ages since I was here, longer than 2 weeks anyway :cool: and what a change in weather to come home to....brrr its bloomin freezin!!!!!!!!

Did you enjoy yourself at your Mum's Kathy? hope you did, and you came back nice and relaxed

Well...the IS Hat count is staggering, even more than last year, what a lot of lovely people there are, putting their time and knitting skills to such a good cause, and I must say I enjoyed doing them.
I had a card about the same time you did mrs-moneypenny. I have sent some more since then, it was a week or so before I went away, havent heard anything yet though.

I really missed my knitting while I was away, I started a bunting last night, cast on then promptly fell asleep

Off to find a pattern for sailors hats now in DK, the only pattern I have is chunky wool and I havent any of that, and I dont really want to buy any more wool yet as I seem to have rather a large stash at the moment.

Not read through the post yet, will go make a :coffee: and do that now.

Anne
x

Topaz_3

I'm in as well and likethe Help the Aged idea. I've started knitting squares for 'something' already. Must check if they're the correct size!!

shezmit

Please can you update me with 1 sleeping bag please

maytaurus

mioliere

Hi everyone and thanks for the lovely picture, Maytaurus! That's the sweetest witch I've ever seen!


Craftlady - I shall have a look for 4-ply patterns and will also see if I can find out if 4-ply in the USA is the same as here.

Mrs Moneypenny - hi to you; sounds like you've been busy! Well done to you for doing paper rounds in this cold weather!

Pippa - welcome back; the cold weather here must have come as a shock to you! I had a lovely restful time at my Mum's, thanks, but didn't get as much knitting done as I expected because she whizzed me round all her favourite shops during the day and we talked and talked in the evenings!

Topaz - welcome to you and glad you have joined us. If you look at the very first post on this thread all the relevant information is there. We send our squares either to OECS or Loving Hands - there are links to both in the first post. Loving Hands have an active forum that most of us have joined and they distribute our knitted items to various charities both here and overseas. On that first post, too, you'll find a link to our Yahoo group, the Wooligans. We post photos of our work on there. You will need to apply and I will have to 'approve' you. Do join us there - there are loads of photos on there!

Well, here is the latest update

The first figures are for the STC (Save the Children) hats and the second is for the (IS) Innocent Smoothie hats for Sainsbury's campaign for which the closing date is 17th October!


MrsMoneypenny

19
21
2 cardigans
4 baby blankets
6 Teddies for Tragedies and 10 bags for Teddies
10 boobs
1 hooded wrap
1 Sailor's hat
R.Mac

3
2
1 pair of mittens

Catznine

3
1

Mioliere

25
20
2 Teddies for Tragedies
1 baby jumper
1 boob for Pimp my Boob comp
3 buntings
I baby blanket
1 bodywarmer
1 bib
1 pr bootees

C1aire:

13
1
1 baby blanket

Pol
18
1 scarf

Jellybeans
23
4 Teddies for Tragedies
2 baby blanket
3 scarves

Seakay
2
30

Bellaquidsin
9
1 lap-rug

LilyMay (Mioliere's Mum!)
2
12
13 2 pairs bootees
4 baby blanket
9 buntings
1 cardi
5 small teddies, 3 with matching bags

Pink.1970
3

Betheebee
6

Pippa.S
39 have included your vent hats with your hats total
40
1 baby blanket
10 Teddies for Tragedies
14 scarves
19 buntings
3 boobs!
7 bibs
2 prs mittens
2 matinee jacket (listed under 'cardigans')
1 jumper

Chalky
264
4 angel pocket (which will be added to the burial buntings to save room on my sig)

4 body warmers
4 baby blankets

PeckedHen
12

MargaretClare

3

Gingernutmeg

130 (Innocent Smoothie)

Shazrobo
35
79
1 baby blanket, 1 big blanket
10 scarves
8 burial buntings
2 cardigan
1 boob
1 sailor's hat

Herbaholic
12
3 scarves

Craftylady

6
63

Ianna
29 Innocent Smoothie hats

SoozyJ22
1
2 Innocent Smoothie hat


Shezmit

8
1
3 sleeping bags
2 blankets
5 burial buntings
1 cardi
2 prs bootees
11 bibs

Queen of String

1
4 blankets
1 cardi

Chickadee
5
9


Totals - SAVE THE CHILDREN (LOVING HANDS)533 HATS, 31 SCARVES, 4 PRS OF MITTENS, 8 BODYWARMERS, 2 CARDIGANS, 3 JUMPERS, 1 HOODED WRAP, 22 BABY BLANKETS, 2 BIG BLANKETS, 1 LAP-RUG, 4 prs BOOTEES, 42 BUNTINGS, 3 SLEEPING BAGS,22 TEDDIES FOR TRAGEDIES, 5 SMALL TEDDIES, 3 WITH BAGS, 10 BAGS & 448 INNOCENT SMOOTHIE HATS FOR SAINSBURY'S NEXT CAMPAIGN, 15 BOOBS, 19 BIBS & 2 SAILORS' HATS.

Kathy

mioliere

Hi Craftlady - here are some links for 4-ply. The last link is a conversion chart showing the equivalent yarns from USA to UK. USA 4-ply is known as 'fingering' here; the last link has a pattern for that. The first link is a UK one for 4-ply. If I find any more I'll post them on here!

Kathy


http://www.bbc.co.uk/stoke/my_pages/babywear/hkp/017.shtml

http://www.bbc.co.uk/stoke/my_pages/babywear/hkp/029.shtml

On either of the above links, if you scroll down to 'return to pattern page' there are some other patterns for 4-ply.

http://lwalters1-ivil.tripod.com/SWEATER.html

http://www.theknittingsite.com/reference.htm

shazrobo

kathy, i have done 2 sailors hats

jellybeans_2

Hello! I'm still here and knitting too :j

I've finished one more baby blanket and am halfway through another and a teddy- but I prefer blankets to teds as I can do them when I'm falling asleep lol

Have a good weekend everyone,

Jo xx

mioliere

Hi all - Shazrobo and Jellybeans - I'll update tomorrow morning so thanks for your latest additions.

It's good to know you're still with us Jellybeans!

KathyXX