Another blanket sadly needed :(
(949 Posts)I've just heard the sad news about Magic8ballhasstheanswers leaving 6mo twins and a 4yo 
If anybody would like to show their condolences, post here and we'll organise it. I'll take on construction again unless someone else would like a turn?
IvySedai (who messaged me to let me know) is happy to co-ordinate so PM's from Donors and Crafters needing a match to her please.
Previous squares were 6", knitted or crocheted. Blues, pinks and purples were the most popular colours. Debbie Bliss Cashmerino or Rowan Cashsoft DK (links are just the first ones I found on google) It's also available in John Lewis.
Lastly, was there anything in particular that Magic liked and could be incorporated in the design?
I don't know, just that she's passed on
I've PM'd the thread link to Ivy so she can give us some accurate information
MissPenteuth is happy for the PayPal to be reopened for this, if people would like to donate money.
this is an excerpt from a pm from cerubina about magic8
"All I know is that [DH] came home from work (having only just gone back after holidays) and found her on the sofa. I know that [DD1] was supposed to go to her granny's for a few days this week and I pray that this had already happened but I am not sure. I can't bear to think of her and the twins being there with [Magic8] unconscious and not understanding what was happening, or not knowing what to do to help.
I don't know if you were aware, but she had a pacemaker fitted because her heart did not transmit electrical impulses properly. Her heart rate was very low and this was supposed to correct it. I don't have any information to confirm but I presume that something went wrong here and she would have passed out, hopefully very peacefully and quietly and without realising what was happening. It's just so tragic, especially given what they had been through with Ruby and how delighted she was with the babies. I don't know how the family begin to get over it."
that is all we know at this point
Oh no, how awful. I didn't ever interact with magic8 but I know how much good she did on the pregnancy boards.
I cannot knit or crochet but my MIL is excellent. I will buy the right wool and ask her to do it on my behalf so please count me in.
Hate seeing these threads pop up. (Not that I hate seeing requests for blankets as that itself is lovely, just hate knowing that someone has gone)
Thank you Bupcakes. If you'd like to get her to teach you, I'll include it. I can incorporate pretty much anything, and one with dropped stitches from someone who has taught themself is a valuable as a dozen from an expert to a project like this.
Stranded, you can order from the links in the OP or buy in person in John Lewis (and probably some independent wool shops)
You want Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Double Knit or Rowan Cashsoft Double Knit - NOT the baby stuff, it's a different weight.
I don't mean to boss everyone around on wool, it's just that if everyone uses the same type and weight the blanket will wash and last better 
peeoffkitty, this is the fourth family this year and the blanket is a present to them from MumsNetters. It means that they're not swamped by lots of individual messages, and people who "knew" the poster can express their condolences.
After a scary experience with ParcelForce losing the blanket in transit (MissPenteuth got it back, don't worry), the previous three were all handed over in person - to Edgar and Rinders at a lunch meetup, and to Blondes by RatherBeOnThePiste who came to the lunch and took the blanket on.
If we need to get one outside the South of England (geography has been on our side) then we'll organise a MN relay across the country
So sad but what a beautiful gift. Mumsnet really is a wonderful place. So its 33 stitches on 4mm doing a square to the tension of the wool. I'll get cracking on that this weekend.
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