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.

Bugger, try again these

Pippin, I'm sure it's very clever but it makes no sense to a dunce like me!

You just turn the needles round to do the other side!

Apparently in Scandinavia they rarely sell straight needles nowadays.

Pippi - been there done that with ultrasound on the knee! Horrible as that is, I'm pleased it wasn't anything more 'serious' though. Those needles look interesting... but they seem a bit 'technical' I quite like the simplicity of the knitting needle old fossil that I am

Morning, lovely people

Morning Knots, morning everyone

Morning, Pistey

Morning

Am I too late to join in the crafting? I always seem to miss the initial threads, but I'm an avid knitter and crochetter. I'm hampered from doing big projects by silly swollen finger joints at the minute, but I can cope with squares.

Let me know if I can help :)

Thank you to my donor. Three beautiful balls of dusky pink Debbie Bliss have arrived. I shall make a start today.

Oh gosh, how sad, happy to knit again as always, just need some wool please

Can any one link to a good video on how to pick up dropped stitches? Or should I just rip out and start again?

Crikey, I ordered some knitting needles and knitting is HARD! I find crochet easy so have the hump a bit that I can't even seem to cast on with 2 needles

I ordered some more wool too so I'm going to do a square for wubblys blanket to add in the parcel :)

PantryBoy are you in Wales, if so that was me, glad they arrived safely :)

hoops997 I am in Wales.

I have just finished my first square - thank you for your generosity. I rarely use pink shades when I crochet but this ome is beautiful. It is lovely yarn to work with.

LackaDAISYcal and alibubbles send pm to RatherBeOnThePiste and she'll give you all the info

it was quite reasonably priced too, 3 balls cost £10.50, thought that was good, the wool feels lovely :)

GlaikitFizzog I don't think you need to start again, you can use a crochet hook to pull your dropped stitch up through the rows - do you know how many rows back it went? I'll see if I can find a video.

I've done 2 squares but being the perfectionist i am I am not too sure they are good enough. The are slightly under 6 inches one side. So I am starting another one and if I run out of wool (I only have one ball) I'll unpick one of the first ones!

Looks good, very clear. (She uses her knitting needle rather than a crochet hook but the principle is the same.)

FruitShoot, they sounds fine. I can work with 'slightly' under.

I have finished my first square . I think it's six inches, but the pattern I have done doesn't lie quite flat. I think it will when part of blanket or pressed. If not it'll be just under six inches. Will do more sensible stitch for next square.

Oh ok. The second one will prob be ok then. The first one needs a 'bit' of stretching!

I did a Care Bear design on mine, You have to look closely though as I only had one colour !
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I've tried to message Pistie and the contact does not appear to be working, I get the mumsnet web address come up in a box!

alibubbles are you used to using message poster and therefore are more likely to have a technical problem which you should tell MNHQ about I think, or do you think you need help with how to send a message?