Tamum and Marina request assistance...or, KNIT SQUARES - with apologies to NQC

[Marina]

If you can knit AT ALL could you please CAT either of us?

We are making a blanket present with a Mn connection and would love as many people as feel willing and able to contribute a 15cm square, plain or fancy as you like, in cotton double knitting yarn. We can help with sourcing suppliers.
More details available off-board.

It's a surprise for the person in question, so please, please contact us for more info rather than make guesses etc on here...it's in an extremely good cause.

Very many thanks to anyone who feels able to help. XXX

Maybe all still monstered from Saturday night
Well, who do you know that I know who is online right now...MI...do you have her addy?

erk me? yep. Email me and I will pass on. And I'll email her too although am personally on way to post-funereal monsterdom.

I was about to mail you anyhoo to ask how it went love. Was thinking of you. Was it dire? I bet no-one said anything about the dinged-up motor though.
She's been and gorn and dunnit Twiggy

you ok MI?

yep, hic, have emailed again

I have emailed too, sticking my great oar in The blanket looks set to be gorgeous, I must say.

awww .. dats nice

can't wait to see the picture, has it been downsized yet?

I am waiting to hear back bundle

exciting. off to museum of london to talk to woman about tin cans..may holler when i get there

If the wind's in the right direction...have fun

marina, last night I managed to sew together 3 of the 4 rows together. unfortunately one of the turquoise ones then started to unravel (there was a knot at the beginning instead of a thread to sew in) so may unpick it and redo that one. how's yours?

I've sewn together one bundle of six. Should sit down and do the rest today or tomorrow.

I know sewing is Not Your Thing, NQC, so extra-well-done

Oh, it is so Not My Thing.

I've nearly finished the hat I'd just started on Sunday.

Have done all my rows end-sewing-in now and lined them up attractively on the carpet to admire. Have not, however, sewed any rows together...yet
Too much excitement what with Rome and I'm a Celeb...
I am impressed NQC, both at hat speed and steeling yourself to the sewing up. I had better sew like crazy tonight

the lining up on carpet is v satisfying. even more satisfying when you pick them up and they're attached to each other...one or two were a bit of a struggle because of the different -ahem- measurements. i must remember to do that extra square too.

How's the crocheting coming bundle? It's SUCH a quiet time of year for us all I assume you finished it all this weekend?
Update for blanketeers - at a summit in London on Friday, chunks of blanket were reunited and taken away by bundle to be finally assembled and tizzied up. Just so as you know...

ahem

It is Finished

Spent three evenings up till well past midnight, sewing in odd ends and crocheting round (mainly that darkish red plus a smudge of orangey red) 4 times.

now. I need a digital camera, so may take it into work tomorrow as I'm sure we have one there and teccy people who can help me upload images. then will post it with as much security/recordable delivery as crown jewels would expect. It is bloody marvellous, but obviously never expected less

Do us non-knitters get to find out who it is for - and to see the results of this fab project?

Just curious, sorry

ooooooh, can't wait to see the final result!! Will you post a pic in member profiles???

It won't be much to look at in member's profiles, it's a very very big thing, and those are tiny tiny pictures.

(I'll be spending hours peering at the monitor trying to spot my squares )

Perhaps us knitters can get an emailed piccy and the non-knitters will have to put up with a "here's the gist" picture then

Oh, BIG round of applause to sewer (that's sew-er not sewer) uppers.