Very sadly another blanket is needed, for Chipmonkey....

[RatherBeOnThePiste]

We have heard the dreadfully sad news that Chipmonkey's baby daughter died unexpectedly this week. Condolence thread is here Chipmonkey has said tonight that she would love to receive a MN blanket.

Because Knotty is snowed under a mountain of wool, I am taking on the coordination for this, so if you are a donor or a crafter needing a match - please PM me and I will match you up. I know there is an amazing army of donor, knitter and crochet stars, and I am hoping that you will feel able to help with this blanket too.

So if you feel that you can help, please PM me with your offers: crafting, donating, need wool, don't need wool, and I will sort it all out, and when you are ready to post, PM me for the address.

I will have to get back on the deadline...

But thank you in advance.

I can see it though!!

Probably too much gin

There is still time if anyone else would like to support the blanket for Chipmonkey.....

If you would like wool to be sent to you, please PM me
If you would like to donate wool to another, please PM me

The wool we are using for the project is Debbie Bliss Cashmerino DK or Rowan Cashsoft DK in blues, pinks, purple, greens, silvers, creams.

6 inch squares
4mm needles or those hooky things

PM me when you are ready to post and I can let you have the address
Squares for Chipmonkey to me please by Friday 28th October

Thank you so much

Managed to crochet 2 squares today!

Thanks for the date

purpleknittingmum - brilliant, you are super speedy I really want to learn crochet, not sure how I'd get on, but I am keen to give it a whirl!

I am very hopeful that more of the woolly stuff will arrive with crafters today.
As always, I'm out until lunchtime, so please don't think I'm ignoring you if you message me and I don't initially reply...

I've replied to all the latests PMs

and fingers crossed for wool being squeezed through letterboxes this morning!

Rather iput my square in the post on Sat afternoon (missed last collection) should be with you today/tomorrow. Please let me know you received it as I stupidly forgot to put a return address on it

my wool arrived!

thank you to H Mc_. a very nice dark purple/ blue. (i'm assuming its from you as it was addressed to someone who's not me)

where's me needles....

I had to thread hop through three threads to find this one!

my wool arrived this morning... Blue lilac and grey. I nearly chased the postman down the road with it as it was addressed to the donor and I thought it had been mis-delivered :o
I twigged before making a fool of myself though.

Seems to be a common thing that the wool has the donor's name but is addressed to the crafter. I've totally befuddled my postie over the last few weeks

Fabulous that more wool is arriving with crafters - thank you to the donors

I have returned all messages from this morning, thank you everyone!

MustControlFistOfDeath - Thank you so much, I have sent you a PM
and also I have PM'd you TheRealMBJ

Thanks Pisty

all is not lost yet, have sent you another PM....

Just checking my pm got through at lunch time Pistey? Know you're snowed under so don't want to badger you!

Pm'd you lovely!

actually I wish it were TimeForCake

Oh me too Pistey, me too. That thought is never far from my mind, hence my name.
for pm and all things admin.

I shall persevere with the old hook & books!

Cakey, you having a bash at crochet, my lovely?

I'm impressed by your learning crochet from a book

just pm'd you piste

can I ask you lovely crocheters on here what size hook are you using?

We're using a 4mm or 4.5mm hook.

piste or anyone who knows
Are there any initials/ themes/ ideas it would be nice to include?

I'm not promising anything but thought I'd ask while I was still deciding how to start.

The DD's name was Sylvie-Rose and Peachy's organising a rose plant in her memory. So I would think lots of flowers mixed in with the plain ones?

My wool has arrived today, a lovely purple one, thank you to someone whose name starts with C. I was impressed that the postman managed to squeeze it through the letter box, I had thought I was going to have to go to the sorting office tomorrow.

Whenisitmysleepytime Peachy's thread for Chipmonkey is here

and greenzebra - I agree with Knotty...

I have replied to all PMs from this afternoon to everyone x

and WhoKnowsWhereTheTimeGoes that is excellent news - you can get cracking, especially as you're not running at the mo

Yes Knotty. Slowly but surely! I'd score higher on effort than end result at the moment! Somehow, my rows get shorter and shorter and so my 'square' is very un square like! One step forward and two back at the moment. Am determined to try and get something produced, having been inspired ever since Edgar's blanket. Soupy said she's a newbie too and her bears etc were so lovely. She obviously has the knack more than me!
Think I need to have a look at You tube.