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

C1aire

Been off radar as went home for a few days and no interweb there. Can't believe how many squares we have now. I'll update the sig when I have unpacked the ones I did at home. Only hope I haven't left my crochet hook in Yorkshire....

C1aire

Now slightly worried I might have used the wrong wool. The first ones were made from wool that I 'rescued' and they are definitely different. A bit less floppy if you know what I mean (keep it clean!) Have just stolen favourite crochet hook back from the kitten who thought it was a great toy and so will start on another square. Planning the Smokey square for this weekend - think I might have a bash at a patterned one with different coloured wools.

artystitches

Hi all,

Today i received a batch of Wooligan squares from the following members:

Unknown: 2 Red knitted squares
Kathy Penney: 6 knitted squares
Unknown: 15 different coloured knitted squares

Thanks to these members who sent these squares :T

Naomi (OECS)

jellybeans_2

Hello everyone

I've knitted another square for Smokey (now 4 in total), and am really enjoying keeping busy knitting! I'm at my Mum's for a long weekend and we are both knitting together so I shall get a few more squares done in the next few days- Lainey I shall post my squares for Smokey to you on Monday rather than Friday like i first said if that's ok so they can all be sent together.

When I get back home I shall make some more red colour squares (don't have the wool here) if they are still needed... if not shall start on the 7inch ones :j

well done everyone with all the knitting we're doing!

lainey_stardust

hi all,
jellybeans, just send them when you're ready chuck!

lainey_stardust

8 inch squares for HTA:
catznine: 4
mrs moneypenny: 4
lily-lu: 2
r.mac: 3
penelope penguin: 1
wasbrokegettingbetter: 5
pigpen: 1
lainey stardust: 3
Pippa.S: 5
mioliere: 6
sarahpeck: 16
jellybeans: 7
c1aire: 2
pigpen: 1
bellaquidsin: 3
patches41048: 1
donny-gal: 3
aril: 1
M.E.- 1
harduphester- 7
twink: 3
eeyorerules: 2
thriftmonster: 1
beethebee: 4
pol: 2
wannasavemoney: 1
morwenna: 1
aussielass: 2
meanmarie: 1

TOTAL: 93!!!!


8 inch squares for Smokey:

lainey stardust: 5
sarahpeck: 13
jellybeans: 4
mrs-moneypenny: 4
catznine: 3
pippa.s:7
beethebee:3
squishy:2
stephejb:2
celyn90:2
mioliere: 2
meanmarie: 1
r.mac: 1
aril: 1
aussielass: 1
Seakay: 1
Twink:1/2

TOTAL: 52 &1/2 !!!


well deserved pat on the back for all concerned!!

mioliere- how about 7 x 5 for the children? 35 squares each??

mioliere

Lainey - that's the perfect size for the blankets. They will be our next target!

I'll do a new post with our 'guidelines' tomorrow just as a refresher to save newbies having to trawl through this thead - now on it's 24th page - unbelievable! I shall suggest that everyone prints it off, too, so that they have all the info to hand.

Many thanks for all your help and advice.

Kathy

meanmarie

Finished 2 more HTA squares and currently finishing fourth one for Smoky...they will go off next week when totally finished.

Question: for sewing up are we leaving a long 'tail' or do the 'sewers' use a different wool ??

Marie

mioliere

Hi Meanmarie - I've been weaving the ends of the yarn into the work as you would for other knitted items. I would assume the sewer-uppers use their own yarn and keep to one colour, otherwise they'd be continually rethreading their needles. My squares have been received by OECS with thanks along with a note to say not to use fancy yarns for the squares, just regular DK; if they needed us to leave 'tails' on, I'm sure they would have said.

A bit later on, when I'm more awake, I shall repost the Wooligans' Guidelines just to refresh everyone. Newbies are joining all the time and the thread is a long one to trawl through to get all the info plus it is continually evolving so it would be useful to have all the info, addresses etc. on one post that can be printed off.

Well, I have nearly finished another square for Smoky but I have fallen asleep whilst knitting it twice! My DH says I carry on knitting once I've dozed off so he has to take the knitting from me; consequently, I have made the same mistake twice in the square and have had to unpick it twice! DH has promised he doesn't take over the knitting when I'm asleep so it's not his fault!

Latest update:

8 inch squares for HTA:
catznine: 4
mrs moneypenny: 4
lily-lu: 2
r.mac: 3
penelope penguin: 1
wasbrokegettingbetter: 5
pigpen: 1
lainey stardust: 3
Pippa.S: 5
mioliere: 6
sarahpeck: 16
jellybeans: 7
c1aire: 2
pigpen: 1
bellaquidsin: 3
patches41048: 1
donny-gal: 3
aril: 1
M.E.- 1
harduphester- 7
twink: 3
eeyorerules: 2
thriftmonster: 1
beethebee: 4
pol: 2
wannasavemoney: 1
morwenna: 1
aussielass: 2
meanmarie: 1

TOTAL: 96!!!!


8 inch squares for Smokey:

lainey stardust: 5
sarahpeck: 13
jellybeans: 4
mrs-moneypenny: 4
catznine: 3
pippa.s:7
beethebee:3
squishy:2
stephejb:2
celyn90:2
mioliere: 2
meanmarie: 1
r.mac: 1
aril: 1
aussielass: 1
Seakay: 1
Twink:1/2

TOTAL: 53 &1/2 !!!


Well done, everyone!! 30 squares needed to complete a second HTA blanket then we can do 7" squares for OECS to sew up. 9 and a half squares needed to complete Smoky's and then 105 for the blankets for her LOs at 35 squares per blanket. Will go and update my sig now!

Will catch up later.

Kathy

Gingham_Ribbon

whatatwit wrote: »

Hi Gingham, double knit is ideal and will give the size using 40 stitches and the size of needles you have.
I've got some 100% acrylic today and it feels soft, that way it is machine washable.

I got the wool - some nice dusky pink that my son chose. (He wants me to make him a blanket.)

Somehow I got my numbers muddled and I made 80 stitches, not 40. I didn't realise until I'd done a couple of rows. It looks much smaller when you're 'casting on' (or whatever it's called!)

Anyway, I have to unravel it and start again but I'm pretty proud of myself. It's the furthest I've got by myself before as the couple of times I've tried in the past my mum's started it off for me! :rotfl:

I'm nearly 37. It's time I learned how to do it myself!