Woolly shoutouts to...

[purplepidjin]

This is my way to say THANK YOU for the knitted and crocheted squares for the blanket for the Edgar family! I will post here when parcels arrive to let you know they got here ok

Do you mean bobbles that are knitted into the square, LadyW? If so, what you do is:

(Using contrast yarn) - [K1, P1, K1,P1,K1] into next stitch, turn, P5, turn, K 5, turn, P2 together, P1, P2 togetherm turn, slip 1, K2 together, pass slipped stitch over - break off contrast yarn, and carry on with row.

One plain teal in red packaging - anonymous

Amazing flower, stripes and spots from greenlotus

Duck egg blue from tinierclanger

Thank you very very much [mwah]

SDTG yes, thanks - I liked the background too and wondered what it was.

Purple - my squares went into the post yesterday, and last night I realised that I hadn't given you any indication who they were from - I have a horrible cold and have all the intelligence of an amoeba at the moment.

So when you get a brown envelope, with 9 squares in it, including one dark blue one with light blue, mauve and light green bobbles on it, and another one in the light green with 5 petals knitted from the light mauve wool appliqued on to form a flower, and another blue one with mauve lazy daisies embroidered on - those are from me.

LadyWellian - I can't find an image of Narketta's bobbles, so I'm not sure what the background is - but if you can point me to an image, I'll have a look and see if I can work it out for you.

HTH

SDTG you can see them on Purplepidjin's FB picture. I just looked downm the shoutouts until I saw a description that fitted! Not sure there's enough detail to work out what stitch it is - I wasn't even sure if it was knitted or crocheted, but the bobbles looked like knitted ones.

Sorry LadyW - I was just being very dim, and forgot about that picture. I've had a look, and the background looks like K1 P1 rib, and you can either put the bobbles in in a regular pattern like Narketta did, or scatter them randomly, which is what I've done.

Tuesdays hearts and zigzags were Maclover :)

Todays got a bit muddled because the bunny decided to take a liking to a dangly cashmerino end so i hastily stuffed them into a bag out of reach

Three pink, three duck egg, three teal, two sage, one mid blue, one darker blue, one lilac in various knitted textures

One lilac and sage rib (bloody hell how did you do that?!)

One sage with 5 lilac petal motifs

One sage with textured 6 pointed star

One mid blue with lilac flowers

One mid blue with multi-coloured bobbles

One quartered mid and darker blue with hearts

Thanks all! I hope tomorrow at work isn't as manic as today or I'll never get it done!

Oh, and somebody asked if they could buy the beautiful blanket - I have politely declined

Oooh, I've been looking for a pattern with a textured star. Would whoever knitted the sage star be willing to share their pattern with me? Many thanks

If you're on facebook don't forget to tag yourself!

Purple - those sound like my squares - did 9 come in a brown envelope?

The lilac and sage rib is a pattern called loop stripes.

Cast on an odd no of stitches

Row 1 - using Yarn A, K
Row 2 - using Yarn A, K1, P to last st, K1
Row 3 & 4 - using yarn B, K1 #slip 1 with yarn at back of work, K1 rep from # to end.
Row 5 - using yarn B, K
Row 6 - Using yarn B, K1, P to last st, K1
Row 7 - Using yarn A, K2, slip 1 with yarn at back of work #K1, sl1 rep from # to last 2 sts, K2
Row 8 - Using yarn A, K2, #sl 1 with yarn at back, K1 rep from # to last stitch K1

These 8 rows form the pattern - repeat until piece is desired length, ending with row 2, then cast off.

MacLover - I have sent you the textured star pattern - I have it as a chart and I am not sure how to reproduce that here, so I have translated it into words - if I have got it wrong, let me know and I will email you the chart. I think it is right, but I am doing it without my glasses.

Sorry sdtg they probably did but the bunny was trying to nibble the ends so I had to move fast! Tag yourself if you're a farcebonker :)

I will do, purple.

Purple I've yet to send mine but will do asap!

I've looked at your FB picture, purple, but I can't see my squares - maybe I am looking in the wrong place?

That pic is from last week. I've put more on today and will upload pics when I'm not at work

You are an absolute star!

Naw just have a job where I need to physically present at all times and management who like that I do something useful once the essential jobs get done. As I fit a fair few not-essential-fun-activities in too everyone ends up happy

I hope you are not arguing with me, young lady?

I work with people with special needs. I don't need to be told

Duck egg blue bobbles, one bow and one diamond shape

3 sage green and mid blue grannies (Nickel books on the back)

3 Silvery purple from Fishcake - bloody gorgeous!

3 bright pink grannies from Mummylin - they will definitely go it

2 lilac and 3 blue from kurrikurri

3 Light and dark blue, one with Leo textured in (blinking clever person, that one!)

6 lilacysilver from knitternottwitter

I don't think my postman knows what hit him!

Oh I'm glad they got there purple - I'm sending one more tomorrow (lilac and blue combo) - do you want me to put the bit of remaining wool in for sewing? - it's not a huge amount but might be useful.

Yes please to odds and ends of wool - i'd like to do a border, but only if i've got enough to get round the whole thing!