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?

Yeah I think it is to do with tension, keep going :)

< massages Skinny's shoulders to release tension>

So I'm tense?? :o Well that makes sense!

Knitting is so enlightening isn't it?

Enlightening is one word for it, Skinny

I'm tying myself up in knots attempting crochet flowers. Suits my name, I suppose.

And I'm swearing at myself. I have 4 pairs of trousers to make asap (ie, today because i have a job interview tomorrow then we're off to SIL's for the weekend for DN's birthday) and, having finally finished the first pair, I've started by sewing up the wrong seams on the second. Which means I have to rip it all out. And they're french seams so it's two lines of stitching.

Pidj, step away from the internet, my lovely.

pidj - don't worry about that - that's what i do every time!

Nah, the interwebz is keeping me sane while I step away from the sewing!

Nickel, I have 3 more pairs to make before back to school, plus DN's birthday cake to finish

Actually, will go play with icing. It's going up with DP to SIL's tomorrow, so I can reasonably argue that it's more urgent

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I couldn't wait until tonight to make my first square so I've neglected the DC and made my first one I've put a picture on my profile:)

I've had to make it on a 4.5ml hook though to get it to the required 6", if this is a problem can someone let me know as i've not tied it off yet so it's easy to undo if I have to .

have a look at the star thread.

MNHQ have posted a very big for all of us

it's beautiful.
it doesn't matter how you get to 6" as long as you do!

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Narketta That is lovely :)

I'm glad you like it:) It was a little bit adventurous for me so i'm pleased that it turned out so well.

I think I'll do bobbles on my next one, I did bobbles for Edgars blanket and they turned out well.

I've made another 2 squares and put the pics on my profile.

Have weighed the wool I've got left and can't make a plain square out of the one ball but can out of the others, so I'm debating doing a plain one colour one or another granny square with a changing colour. Won't do any more tonight as I'm shattered, but have a quiet day tomorrow.

Postie finally delivered my wool! so will get cracking tonight.

Thanks again to my donor, a very kind lady who also included a big bag of Cadbury's eclairs! really sweet of you

Could anyone clever give me a linky or even post a butterfly/dragonfly pattern for a six inch square in knitting? Is there such a thing? I've signed up to ravelry but tbh I'm finding the site kind of hard to navigate to search for patterns (am clearly a Luddite).

www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/butterfly-dishcloth-3

www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/butterfly-cloth

smariek.blogspot.com/2007/02/papillon-cloth.html

alibubbles pm me your address n i'll send you the butterfly and mumchart.

skinny garter stitch is a smaller stitch tension wise so you will require more rows approximately for 6" square 33sts and 57 rows. If you are doing a knit-a-row, purl-a-row square it is 33 stitches and 45/46 rows.

Has everybody recieved their wool??

pidj did you want me to send the squares to you so you can plan out the blankets then send them back or shall i hold on to mine and then you forward more on to me? x x

Don't send to me to be sent back unless you want them distributed around the blankets. It's a bit of a waste of postage and time imo.

We'll decide who's doing which blanket, then I'll make sure that all the letters go to the right place.

How are we attaching the squares? I've done the previous ones with a dc through both squares, matching stitches and ends as well as possible. Because everyone's tension is different, and putting knitted next to crochet, that seemed like the best way to make sure I didn't end up with some scruffy, misaligned mess anal retentive it also meant that any discrepancies in size weren't as noticeable. Is that the best way (and does my description make sense) or does anyone have a better suggestion??

lydia you have mail, thank you!

lydia I have PM'd you

pidj thanks for the links. I had a go at the dragon fly one and it came out fine on my dry run, just waiting on wool now. My fingers are all warmed up!

I have one square left to do, I will try the last link you put up there pidj, looks good

Bear in mind I don't knit (although might give it a go this evening, as I discovered my needles the other day) so no idea if the links are easy or hard!

skinny - I knit quite tightly, and need about 35 stitches on 4.5mm needles to get 6". I don't count rows, just keep knitting until it measures 6".

I am blocking my squares now, and they should go in the post tomorrow. There is a tiny bit of wool left over so I will pop that in with them.

I will upload a pic of the 3rd square later.