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

mioliere

Hi everyone! Naomi (aka ARTYSTITCHES) has just posted a message on the Yahoo board with an update on 8" squares received and also to ask that, once she has received our 8" squares, we send any 7" ones that we make to one of her other area co-ordinators (addresses on my very first post). She is due to have her baby very very soon and, obviously, will be busy doing other things!

Kathy

bargainbird

Hi all,

I not sure if i am on the right thread i am just teaching myself to crochet, i can knit v basic. and thought this could be good practice for me.

I was wondering (for blanket squares) what are the sizes and what crochet/knitting do you use ???????

mrs-moneypenny

hi kathy,
thank you for the update on naomi, cant wait to hear the news once her baby is here.

Tell your mum very well done from me as well, shes doing brilliantly:T

mioliere

Hi Bargainbird - if you look at the very first post on this thread it contains all the details about the squares. We were making 8" squares but the blankets they were for are completed now; however, Operation Elderly Charity Stitchers need 7" squares, knitted, crocheted, quilted or cross-stitched, for their ongoing blankets. All the information for them is on the first post. We are currently knitting and crocheting baby hats for www.lovinghands.org.uk - they have lots of free-to-download patterns on their site and will also supply wool and needles if required. We generally use double knitting yarn for our projects. Please feel free to join our Yahoo group on this link http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/Wooligan/

I do hope you join us and good luck with learning to crochet; if you google 'crochet tutorial' you'll find lots of links to online sites. One of our number has recently taught herself to knit and is doing brilliantly!

Kathy

pink.1970

Hi Mioliere next time you update the list for premmie hats can you add me with 1 hat so far.

Thanks.

mioliere

Thanks Pink!
The first figures are for the STC (Save the Children) hats and the second is for the (IS) Innocent Smoothie hats which we can do in readiness for the go ahead of Sainsbury's next campaign.


MrsMoneypenny

9
3

R.Mac

2
1

Catznine

2
1

Mioliere

4
2

C1aire:

6
1

Pol
2

Jellybeans
2

Seakay
2

Bellaquidsin
1

LilyMay (Mioliere's Mum!)
10

Pink.1970
1

Total - SAVE THE CHILDREN:41
INNOCENT SMOOTHIE: 8

Kathy

lainey_stardust

Hi everyone, WOW your hat totals are racing along without me!you'll be on the next challenge soon lol!
I just wanted to say that when I laid the squares out on the floor last night it really struck me how much work everyone had put into this project. I really hope I can do you all justice and I'm glad that folk seem happy with the layouts so far. I'll keep you updated on my progress.
Hello to all the new folks that have started to knit for the preemies, you're great!!
Lots of love, lainey

mioliere

Hi Lainey - we are all confident that you will do a fantastic job sewing up the squares! As for the hats, I decided to remove the target of 50 because we're at 41 already! It doesn't really matter how many we do because the need for them is ongoing. I am sending off at least 16 on Monday, ten of them from my Mum, LilyMay! She's not online, I just gave her a forum name which she's thrilled about!

Kathy

pink.1970

Thanks Kathy, I have posted pic on Knitters thread of the latest project that i was doing along with the squares.

betheebee

Morning all, I haven't managed to do any knitting this week due to laying a patio for DD, but hope to do some over the weekend.
Lainey........ I gave a parcel to DH to post on Monday ( last 4 Smokelets squares ) and was horrified to find it sitting in the boot of the car yesterday :mad: I'll get it in the post today, so sorry. Well done all.:T