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  • mrs-moneypenny
    mrs-moneypenny Posts: 15,519 Forumite
    i'd certainly be happy to knit squares for both the charity blanket and one for smokey, but i dont drive and i work in the middle of the day so that puts me out of mini meets. if i get my squares done ill worry about what to do with tham after they are complete
    SPC~12 ot 124

    In a world that has decided that it's going to lose its mind, be more kind my friend, try to Be More Kind
  • mioliere
    mioliere Posts: 6,838 Forumite
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    mrs-moneypenny wrote: »
    i'd certainly be happy to knit squares for both the charity blanket and one for smokey, but i dont drive and i work in the middle of the day so that puts me out of mini meets. if i get my squares done ill worry about what to do with tham after they are complete


    MRS MONEYPENNY - don't worry about what to do with the squares. We are working on various options, one being mini-meets and another being a site someone on the thread found that asks for squares to be sent to them to sew into blankets for charity. Our contributions will be more than welcome so please keep checking the thread for information.

    KathyXX
    KNIT YOUR SQUARE TOTALS:

    Squares: 11, Animal blankets: 2
  • mioliere
    mioliere Posts: 6,838 Forumite
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    Benthosboy wrote: »
    :o:o:o

    What ever will the boys say when they find out??

    Martyn.

    Martyn - they'll all be wanting to learn to knit! You may well be starting something quite phenomenal here!

    KathyXX
    KNIT YOUR SQUARE TOTALS:

    Squares: 11, Animal blankets: 2
  • Aril
    Aril Posts: 1,877 Forumite
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    What a lovely genuine lot you are:grouphug: . When my husband was in the process of being made redundant and was so stressed he could barely think straight I bought him a huge ball of cheap wool and just got him to knit square after square in garter stitch which we then donated to Oxfam,. He found it kept his hands busy and the repetitiveness very therapeutic as there was nothing that could go wrong that we literally:D couldn't undo. In the end I joined him and tbh I think that one small thing was the small thing that kept me calm and thinking straight. He hasn't knitted since but the quality of our life has just improved beyond recognition that he hasn't needed to.
    Aril
    Aiming for a life of elegant frugality wearing a new-to-me silk shirt rather than one of hair!
  • meanmarie
    meanmarie Posts: 5,331 Forumite
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    Martyn,

    Great idea of a blanket for Smoky in addition to the charity one.

    No idea how to get squares to a 'sew up' point or whatever...mini meet might be on if it were held anywhere in Ireland.....no doubt something will come up that suits all

    Raring to go, bl***y metacarpal tunnel syndrome thing is slowing my knitting gallop somewhat, can only do it in short bursts, maybe I should lay off for a few days but will go mad if I do that....sorry for rant, suffice it to say that squares will be available when required.

    Marie
    Weight 08 February 86kg
  • Penelope_Penguin
    Penelope_Penguin Posts: 17,242 Forumite
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    Benthosboy wrote: »
    :o:o:o

    What ever will the boys say when they find out??

    Martyn.

    Tell them about Kaffe Fassett (as in safe asset ;) ) - don't think anyone teases him :T

    There's also men knit and real men who knit on you tube :T

    Penny. x
    :rudolf: Sheep, pigs, hens and bees on our Teesdale smallholding :rudolf:
  • Aril
    Aril Posts: 1,877 Forumite
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    Should we not have a name for all this frantic clicking of needles [I was going to type "wooly activity" but reading it back I got a strange vision in my head:D] ?!! The Great Knits perhaps:rotfl::rotfl:;);)
    Aril
    Aiming for a life of elegant frugality wearing a new-to-me silk shirt rather than one of hair!
  • M.E.
    M.E. Posts: 680 Forumite
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    Woolly Hooligans?
  • Aril
    Aril Posts: 1,877 Forumite
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    What about the Good Yarn Club? Good people working wonders with their needles for a good cause whilst enjoying a good yarn. Bit like a quilting bee without the quilt:D
    Aril
    Aiming for a life of elegant frugality wearing a new-to-me silk shirt rather than one of hair!
  • Kay_Peel
    Kay_Peel Posts: 1,672 Forumite
    The MoneyPennies?

    The Blanket Stitchers?

    The Square Knitters?

    The Purly Knits?

    :rotfl::rotfl:
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