Blanket Number 6, please help [sad]

[purplepidjin]

Following on from the blanket for Magic8 which is under construction, we'd like to offer one to Whatevertheweather who has recently lost her baby daughter.

I know there is already an army of knitters and crocheters and donors out there; would anyone be able to join us?

Two balls of lovely pink arrived today from someone who might just have put her real name on it (just might, mind, I don't quite think so, but you know who you are, flower). Thanks anyway, I hope to have some time ofver the weekend to finish the consignment, but with a funeral and a major choir practice to go to at the end of thies week, it may be Tuesday or Wednesday before they go in the post.

DutchOma When I read that you got pinks, I thought for a minute your donor might be me but its obviously not.

I have had to put the squares aside for a short time as I am meant to be making a blanket for a friends baby... Which it turns out is being born on Monday. However, I have done three bear squares so I am not entirely slacking!

DS has, most likely, not actually fractured his ankle as the registrar couldn't see one on the xray. however, as he was in such a lot of pain and had clearly damaged something, he is in a cast for a fortnight. Being the good mother I am, I got him ready for school and had him there for the first day back by noon. :)

Ruda, if you find you cast on too tight, use two needles (if you use the finger and thumb or long tail cast on) or three if you do a cable or knit-on method. Then pull the needle out (carefully) when you have cast on and the stitches will be bigger. Look on YouTube if you haven't a clue what I'm talking about.

Your username does not suit what I got on my parcel. Maybe Knotty can shed light? I don't mind, I'll just get knitting.

Dutch no its not me,

No Oma, it's not TinyWee

Soupy, that's good news it's unlikely to be a break. I think. Keep up the good mothering

I'm replying to PMs now.

I'm at work again today. Will check in on my return.

Soupy good news for your DS.
My wool still hasn't arrived I just want to get on with it and take my mind of a too quiet house.

I've done two squares and have a bit of wool left. Do you reckon I'll get another? Don't want to start and run out.

It is very lovely wool to work with!

I've just heard the postie squeeze my wool through the letterbox

Lovely baby blue and very pale soft pink.
Thanks very much to my donor, I'l get started.

Whenis, weigh one of your completed squares then weigh the wool. If the square weighs more than the leftover wool, you don't have enough

Send it in with your squares and it can be used for construction

Cheers purple!
Sounds so obvious now you've explained it!
If there's not enough for knitting there is loads for sewing up. :)

I also use leftover wool to make more squares, fasten ones that aren't as secure as they could be, and put an edge on ones that are slightly too small. I will also use it to make teddies for runner-up prizes for the raffle... no wastage!

Purplepigin you are a !
(sure I'm not the first to say it!)

I met our postie on the way to work today and he flagged me down and enquired curiously, 'BearGryllsBra?'. 'Mmmmm, yes that's me', said I.

So two squishy balls of wool in my hands now from the famous shop in Melton Mowbray (not the pork pie one!), ready to be grannified. Thank you to my lovely donor (whoever you are) , it was very kind of you - I'll get cracking tonight.

Funnily enough, the last time I went to Melton I went into a lovely wool shop in a little arcade - I wonder if it was yours Lydia?

Knotty - got your pm thank you, and will send the grannies to you.

Well Bear thank goodness you aren't still using the name that ended in OfTheSkies!! That could have been double

When is the deadline for squares?

Got nearly one square knitted. Can I ask about size? What's the general measurement of squares? I am not sure my tension is great.

HotSummerNights, my wool arrived today, many thanks! I will get started either tonight or over the weekend!

Pistey, last posting to me (for Magic) is tomorrow, and to Knotty (for Cheese and WTW) is Saturday 17th

Grownup, 6" ish please

BGB

My next dilemma is, should I tidy up and hang out washing first, or crack open the wool now and get started?
I know what I want to do but feel guilty surrounded by squalor

Pistey mwahahahahaaa poor postie. Did you see there was a thread somewhere about what you keep in your bra? Needless to say I have contributed. You'll all be pleased to know that I don't keep wool and crochet hooks in there!

purple did you like your Magic Stars? :)

I'm thinking Bear that you are best off sticking with just the running paraphernalia in your bra. Crochet hooks might be a bit....erm... pointy

Morning all

PrettyCandles and LittleDragon, wool should be on it's way to you very soon.