A Blanket for MrsKwazii: sign up to knit, crochet or donate. Thank you.

[KnottyLocks]

We have just heard the tragic and devastating news that MrsKwazii's daughter has passed away today in an accident. She was 4

We would like to make a blanket for MrsKwazii's family, to offer them what comfort we can.
If you would like to contribute in any way, please sign up below and PM RatherbeOnThePiste with your offer: crafting, donating, need wool, don't need wool, etc. She'll match you up.

We need knitters, crocheters and donors. If you would like to donate wool, then we can match you up with a crafter.

If you are offering to donate, we would be grateful if you would let us know if you'd like to donate 1 or 2 balls of wool. They cost roughly £5 per ball.

Crafters, if you need wool please let Pistey know if you'd like 1 or 2 balls of wool.
One ball should make at least 2 x 6" squares.

The wool we are using is:

• Debbie Bliss Cashmerino DK (NOT the baby cashmerino)

• or Rowan Cashsoft DK.

They are very similar and can be combined.

• 4mm knitting needles or hooks

• cast on 33 stitches (this is a guide for less experienced knitters)

• 6" squares

The Colours:

Blues, warm purples, greens, silver/ greys and pinks.

Chipping - thanks for the encouragement

Knotty - YouTube would have been my first port of call, it is for most things

First question - does tge size of hook matter to the project as long as tge square is the right size?

Morning all

I need to have a word with you lovely donors

You are all as much a part of these projects as those who craft. Without you there would be far less wool, far fewer squares and these blankets really wouldn't happen as they do now.
You are as vital a part of these projects as the crafters, as vital as the wool itself.

So no more running yourselves down now. or I'll be having a few more words. [sleep deprived] Consider yourselves told.

LBWS,

We suggest a 4mm hook - it's the suggested size for the wool. It depends on how loose/tight a crocheter you are. I've also used a 4.5 on occasion and that's been fine too. A 5 can be used if you are a very 'tense' worker.

Morning

Have replied to PMs - I had 6 since I went to bed, so I'm hoping that it is working again now. In case it was that it was full, I did turf a lot out. Hopefully we will find out today. It does worry me that people tried and didn't get through though. I shall also go through the thread carefully at lunchtime

Bless you messymammy Knotty is the true Mine is the easy part, the real hard work is taken up by her when she hooks the squares together into its final glorious whole. Someone once said, the woolly squares are like a pat on the shoulder. They need hooking together to make a Woolly Hug.

More caffeine required...

Here's another for you, Pistey. Thanks to you and Knotty for all your hard work in organising this; you're both stars.

tribpot Thanks for the link - it's reminded me how to cast on! (I think I must have been using the knit cast-on before, but the cable cast-on looks very easy too.)

I have ordered my wool.

Morning. What drama last night .

We've had less eventful nights

I've flagged the PM issue up with MNHQ again this morning so hopefully we may get some answers/help.

I agree that the donors are very important. I would have loved the whole donor option before I taught myself to crochet.

The blankets would be much smaller without donors.

4mm it is, any advice on tge type of hook to get it metal, bamboo etc?

It's called teamwork! Some craft and some supply. I wouldn't be able to contribute to these blankets without donors. So a big thank you to you all!

I've got both and actually prefer the metal ones.
The wool slides along then nicely.
My wooden ones are the cheap ones though.

YAY LovesBeing, you made it

Right, I have got the needles, have ordered the wool from the lovely cumberbatch people, they didn't have the colour that I asked for originally and I wanted to get it asap so have asked for one of 3 other colours so hope that it comes ok (have 2 balls anyway so if it doesn't work will keep one aside) however went for the suggested colours and left it to them as to what they had on board. I hope that is ok and I hope that it arrives whilst I am at work so I can get cracking tonight.

I will admit to not being particularly good at knitting and my edges will probably be terrible and my stitch tension also quite appalling but I really want to do this and it won't be fancy either by the way! So we shall see how it goes, hoping that you will be able to use them either way.

In all instances, although I am doing this for Mrs K, I am probably making myself feel better and am hoping that if they are truly dreadful squares you won't tell me

I have recieved the wool I ordered so will post it on to my knitter when I go and do the school run.

PoohBear, I'm sure they will be fine.
The edges won't matter as they'll be covered by the crochet seaming.

I can always stitch a Twitter bird on top

MN Techies are on the case of the PM boxes.

Yeyyyy, My wool come today. A massive thank you to the doner.

Right off to order my hook!

Oooh! More wool :)

No idea who from - pink and that deep pinky purple colour you get when you crush blackberries :)

Forgot the thank you to whoever the donor was - I shall finish off Wubbly's squares and then start on these :)

Still waiting for donor wool, but I have leftovers from the ones I made so will make a start on some plain grannies. I'm holding onto any useful bits so we can do swapsies on Friday

For anyone interested, i'll be at the Global Cafe in Reading from 11.30 on Friday for crochet support, nattering and cake scoffing. All welcome, I'll be there all day to accommodate :)

All day? That's one hell of a lot of coffee - make sure you go to the loo before seeing off home :o

My wool arrived! Thanks so much to the donor. I can't wait to get started, it is lovely and soft and a rich reddy purpley colour.

Knitting with love today.

Well, I've got at least one who has to be home for the school run, one who can't make it until dh gets in from work, and one who might come after work.

I'm hoping I won't spend too long on my own in between

I've cast on 33 stitches but it's not 6 inches. Do I keep casting on until it reaches 6 inches?