We heard yesterday the very sad news that Greengoose's beautiful baby daughter, Merryn passed away. Greengoose's thread can be found here
We have offered to make a blanket for the family. We hope that it may give whatever comfort it can to them all.
So, we need knitters, crocheters and donors. If you would like to donate wool, then we can match you up with a crafter.
RatherBeOnThePiste will coordinate and match crafters and donors, and deal with the admin side. I'll try to answer any queries you may have and will put together the blanket.
If you would like to be involved in any way, please post on this thread and PM Pistey with your offers: crafting, donating, need wool, etc, and she will match you up.
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 plus P&P.
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
- knitters cast on 33 stitches (this is a guide for less experienced knitters)
- 6" squares
The Colours:
Blues, warm purples, pinks, greens, silvers and cream
Ideas for squares:
Birds have a symbolic meaning to the family so if you could incorporate any bird design that would be lovely.
Please don't feel daunted by this as we really love plain squares and simple textures too. They look as stunning as the more complex squares and actually play a vital role in the overall effect.
Previous blankets can be seen on the WoollyHugs website. We also have a Facebook page: MNWoollyHugs.
As always, thank you so much for your support.
