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.

I'm 20 minutes from the meet up and have made my first donor wool square - plain solid navy granny for a tweety bird, or I might embroider on some snowflakes

I'm 20 minutes from the meet up and have made my first donor wool square - plain solid navy granny for a tweety bird, or I might embroider on some snowflakes

First square

Donkey, it's beautiful

from PrisonerOfWaugh, LadyWellian, Chipping and me

Ooh, thank you :)

Hmm. I have done two plain squares which turned out fine and right size. The I did one with a heart on and it has turned out too small. Can it still be used? Very frustrating! It's about 5 inches square rather than 6.

Cidre could you do a quick round of double crochet round the edge? That'd add about an inch, I reckon.

(Clearly I don't know how to spell Cider even when it's there in front of me!)

Cider, is it knitted or crocheted?

How much give is there in it?

Donkey, cidre is the French version. Clearly, you is exotic.

Cider, send it with the others. I'll sort it.

Having internet problems

On phone now but as soon as I can I will reply to PMs and catch up

All computer problems sorted. I switched it off. And on.

And have replied to the lovely PMs!

Aye, proper posh, me, Knotty

I used to work on an IT helpdesk and you would not beleive the amount of problems that fixes Piste!

Mind you, some of the people I used to talk to thought that switching off the monitor turned the PC off so those machines wouldn't actually ever get restarted unless we told them how to do it

I have PMd you RatherBeOnThePiste.

Thanks all. Cidre sounds rather posh!

It's knitted. Are you sure Knotty? You have more than enough on your plate.

I'll do a few more anyway and see how they go. Might keep the small one and do a few others that size and make a blanket for my niece's doll.

Quite enjoying knitting again.

I have posted the wool, at last! If you have "BJ" in your postcode expect a delivery tomorrow.

I hope my wool has arrived. I think I may have got the address a bit wrong .

could my knitter please let me know if they get two pinkish couloured balls from the initals EH.

thank you.

Mumatron - I can answer that for you. It hasn't arrived yet but don't despair, hopefully it will arrive tomorrow.

Fingers crossed

What a lovely group of people I met today! Makes me so proud to be part of the project

What a lovely group of people I met today! Makes me so proud to be part of the project

thanks. I got most of the address right so hopefully the postie will be able to work out who it is for.

Really glad you all had such a great time Pidj x

Really glad you all had such a great time Pidj x