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Woolly Hugs is a charity established by a group of Mumsnet users. They knit / crochet handmade blankets and other items for families experiencing difficult times.

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Woolly Hugs is a charity established by a group of Mumsnet users. They knit / crochet handmade blankets and other items for families experiencing difficult times.

Woolly hugs

Blanket Number 6, please help [sad]

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purplepidjin · 31/08/2011 06:53

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?

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SoupDragon · 01/10/2011 07:32

Backwards.

Typing on iPad whilst lying down in bed

SoupDragon · 01/10/2011 07:53

Sizewise, how about roughly 12cm across the top for the triangles but longer than they are wide... 14cm?? I do like a triangle that isn't quite even.

SoupDragon · 01/10/2011 07:54

NB, I am an ignorant novice!

RatherBeOnThePiste · 01/10/2011 07:56

LadyW - Ive just tried that triangle and it reduces too quickly iyswim. There's very little length to it. If you were to knit one row and reduce on alternate rows?

Hark at me

KnottyLocks · 01/10/2011 08:14

I've just tried out a crochet bunt but can't find my tape measure. Where would a 4 year old put it?

KnottyLocks · 01/10/2011 08:36

Ok, it's 12cm/5" across the top by the same deep.

Welli, I think as long as the top width is more or less the same, it might be quite nice to have the knitted bunts slightly longer.

Let's face it, with different crafters working with different tensions, it's highly unlikely that the bunts would be identical anyway.

KnottyLocks · 01/10/2011 08:37

The crochet bunt looks good. I'm going to post the pattern on the thread.

SoupDragon · 01/10/2011 08:54

be careful how you type bunt.

SoupDragon · 01/10/2011 08:56

I think if you give people the size to work to, they can adjust their own Bunt to match the size depending on tension and wool.

ali11 · 01/10/2011 15:59

have done what you said knotty locks , please get in touch if you need knitting done
ellen

KnottyLocks · 01/10/2011 17:49

Ali, we could do with your knitting skills over here

KnottyLocks · 01/10/2011 17:51

Apologies if I drop in an out for a wee while. My laptop keeps getting attacked by trojans.

ali11 · 01/10/2011 20:44

hi knottylocks have pmd you with details . look forward to hearing from you.

KnottyLocks · 01/10/2011 22:37

Got it, Ali. will get some woolly bits to you.

NessaRose · 01/10/2011 23:43

Knotty sorry i couldn't get on yesterday was in London with the scouts. I am in west Oxon so we are not that close but thanks for the offer. Have you got my squares yet?

KnottyLocks · 03/10/2011 10:50

If any of you contributed to the blanket we made for Blondes, we met with her yesterday to give her the blanket. She's started a thread here, thanking you

purplepidjinawoollytangle · 03/10/2011 11:10

Glad it went well!

LadyWellian · 03/10/2011 11:29

Oops, sorry, not been on all weekend. Pistey I think every other row would be best, and probably should have said so. Don't know what I was thinking

If we want the bunts (is that really a word) to be 5in at the top, we'll need more stitches though, more like 24 (guessing).

These are based on your standard double knitting wool and 4mm needles (i.e. what we have been using for the blankets). Thinner wool needs smaller needles and more stitches; fatter wool the opposite.

Soup you could start from the point and increase, but increasing is much harder than decreasing!

RatherBeOnThePiste · 03/10/2011 13:55

I can only increase stitches accidentally!

purplepidjinawoollytangle · 03/10/2011 14:42

Pistey, I will teach you to make pretty crochet flowers - just let me know when

KnottyLocks · 04/10/2011 10:23

Eggy's thank thread is here, if you contributed to her quilt.

lydiathetattooedlady · 04/10/2011 10:48

Hi, im just marking my place as i cant get on here very often at the moment. The blanket is about 2/3 constructed now and is looking lovely x

KnottyLocks · 04/10/2011 10:50

Lydia, I have the other squares packed up and ready to post to you today. Sorry for the delay, it's been a bit hectic in our house!

NessaRose · 06/10/2011 11:05

Another blanket may be necessary Chipmokeys baby dd has died.there is a thread in chat.

purplewerepidj · 06/10/2011 11:08

I've already been asked, I'm waiting for Knotty to get back to me as to whether there'll be spare squares.

If not, then the baton will have to pass to someone new. There are 5 blankets and a bunting project underway, we can't ask Knotty to take any more on, it wouldn't be fair to her

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