Another blanket sadly needed :(

[purplepidjin]

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?

Am fairly certain its been figured out, but by all means let my knitter know who I am, if only so i can check the wool has arrived or get onto royal mail or laughing hen if needs be.

thanks knotty

LYdia, those are fantastic! And Soupy, that bear/wolef is just lovely - I hope you can do one for each blanket, it's so sweet!

So many clever-fingered people :)

Thank you lydia for the beautiful wool, and for the donor's ball. ivy I'm very happy for the donor to know who I am.
Tis with a heavy heart i'll start my squares later today. This is such a lovely thing you're all doing for a very special lady.
Is there a deadline for the completion of the squares?

2nd of September if possible, please AppleBlossoms (they're coming to me)

Soupy, that is fab!

Would my donor be able to get my yarn to me before the bank holiday? I'm away and will have more time to sit-around-on-my-arse-and knit

I have just finished my 3rd square.

Purple are we sending them to you? Could you PM me your address please as I need to send them before the weekend as we are away on holiday then.

ready your wool has been bought and sent, I think :)

My fourth square

and all four together

might try knitting one today :)

lydia those squares are beautiful! and soupy I love the bear

Thank you to my donor whoever they are - wool came yesterday and will get on with my square later on

Purple can you pm me your address please?

Ivy, your squares are so lovely, same as everyone elses.

I wonder who my crafter is?

Thank you, after that, it arrived just now! Lovely colours, will start this evening

Thank you to my donor

I've PM'd Ivy, hopefully she's about and will do a bulk PM to all crafters with the address to send squares to!

I have already contacted you Ivy to update your spreadsheet and also my donor to pass on my thanks. I'm just finishing a cardi for my neice and will get cracking on my squares, hopefully tomorrow.

I'm using an iPod as ironically I asked DH to Mcafee me off MN on my laptop so I could get all my knitting projects finished. So I'm keeping up to date with the thread but not posting much.

LawrieMarlow hello! :) I'm looking forrward to seeing our 'co-creation'. Thank you so much for doing this xx

I do think the way people who can and can't knit/crochet have been paired up is inspired. I've never been able to crochet for previous blankets and was too disorganised to sew the fabric square I promised and this way everyone gets to help who wants to. It must have been an organisational nightmare though :)

Will do my best dr crab :)

Am going to use this pattern - used it in Edgar's quilt and am also putting it here so I don't lose it

Textured heart (all one colour)

Knits to 6in/15cm square in DK with 4mm/size UK8 needles
K = knit, P = purl

Cast on 33 sts

Work 9 rows garter st (K every row)
Row 10: K7, P19, K7
Row 11: K
Row 12: As row 10
Row 13: K
Row 14: as row 10
Row 15: K16, P1, K16
Row 16: K7, P8, K3, P8, K7
Row 17: K14, P5, K14
Row 18: K7, P6, K7, P6, K7
Row 19: K12, P9, K12
Row 20: K7, P5, K9, P5, K7
Row 21: K11, P11, K11
Row 22: K7, P4, K11, P4, K7
Row 23: K10, P13, K10
Row 24: K7, P3, K13, P3, K7
Row 25: As row 23
Row 26: As row 24
Row 27: As row 23
Row 28: K7, P3, K6, P1, K6, P3, K7
Row 29: K10, P6, K1, P6, K10
Row 30: K7, P4, K4, P3, K4, P4, K7
Row 31: K12, P2, K5, P2, K12
Row 32: As row 10
Row 33: K
Row 34: As row 10
Row 35: K
Row 36: As row 10

Work 9 rows garter st (K every row) - 45 rows in all

I would love some wool please, as I do not have enough left for any squares, all my Debbie Bliss is the wrong sort, it is cotton.

Please could I b matched up with a donor, thank you

Lawrie, those hearts looked spectacular on the previous blankets

Alibubbles, have you PM's Ivy? just in case your post gets "lost" in the morass

There was a bit of an attempt at the matching on the other blankets, this time it jsut seemed like a simpler option. Also, there were some horrible accusations when Pixie had to leave MN about money going missing (she never touched it, it was another MNer who had control) but with the matching, all that can be avoided because there's no fund iyswim?

First two squares just arrived, thank you NickelBabe

"squares" i think

I felt sad making them. :(

The matching was a brilliant suggestion. I wish we could do it with other problems on here !!

Lydia thanks, will do.

If we're doing three blankets, I might have to see if I can squeeze another square out of the wool I have left. Also have to block the ones I've done as I've no idea if they are 6x6 at present.

Soupy sorry to besmirch your bear with allegations of wolefishness

If anyone has leftovers that can't be made into more squares, we should make a collection of those and either send them to purple for attachment coordination, or to people who would be prepared to use the leftovers to make more squares.
I hope we can put every scrap to its intended purpose.

And I hope you don't mind me suggesting this. :)

off to bother you all with more pms send the crafters the address to post the squares to.

Ivy, in the past we've asked that people include leftover wool with their squares so that Pidj can use it to hook the squares together and for the edging. Could you include that in your PMs?