A Blanket for Greengoose: sign up thread for knitters, crocheters and donors.

[KnottyLocks]

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.

Thank you tonight to these lovely donors who have got woolly wool to their crafters, we really appreciate the part you play

MiaAlexandrasMummy

maxmissie

Whatevertheweather

Rindercella

jmf294

BIWI

MrsPear

lookingforchocolate

I'm thanking everyone on both threads again as there are overlaps X

Pistey, did you get my pm? 2 balls of wool arrived from cafe knit; dusky pink and a silver grey. Not sure which thread to post on, but many thanks to my donor.

Morning all .

Was too lazy to start knitting last night - went for beer, takeaway and an early night instead - but going to get started on square 1 today. Just wishing I'd thought to write down how many stitches I cast on for my Mrs K squares now. More trial and error I guess.

Barbara, I took the liberty of having a scan through the old support thread and so can quote this back to you: "37 stitches on 3.75mm needles seems to give me just under 6" by the way. Does that make me tight? "

Morning all! Tis time for me to go into my inbox..

I may be a while

Have pm'd you Pistey

Happy to donate to both blankets if you can let me know where to send money/wool.

You are all [stars]

So sad that more blankets are needed

Morning, Woolly Wonders

All PMs replied to

Thanks Trib. Ah happy memories of the Gaping Chasms in the Lower Border of Doom

This Speckled Rib knits up into a lovely, thick snuggly square. I'm guessing if the heart was 37 stitches I would have been around 40 for this one. One way to find out.....

That's a lovely one, Barbara. And yes, happy days in the Gaping Chasms, I should be charging the designer for making them disappear

Thank you tonight to these lovely donors, you are brilliant and we really appreciate the part you play

NannyPlumIsMyMum

Conflugenglugen

And the first thank you tonight for squares received

DutchOma: Beautiful pink knitting - an M for Merryn.

My wools arrived today - beautiful pink and green cashmerino. Thank you, donor, sparking up the needles now!

My wool arrived today, and I'll make a start tomorrow - thanks to DD's 5am start I'm too tired to attempt any kind of knitting tonight!

I'm struggling for a bird pattern, so would be grateful if anyone can link to one.

Doh! Just read Trib's support thread and saw all the bird pattern links!

Ophelia . I've just finished putting a chart together for the hummingbird as it will need some modification to fit 6". But there's loads of other ideas on that thread, come on in!

the first square is done - the picture is on my profile.

Thank you very much to my donor - the wool is a gorgeous icy blue colour (I'm not sure if the donor is from this thread or Mrs Y's, so I'm leaving comments on both)

First square done . Dusky pink-thanks donor! Going to look in my stitch library for next one.

Morning all

I have asked for this thread to be moved to Arts and Crafts now so that it won't disappear into the mist

Morning Blanketeers

Internet is playing up so on my phone, will reply to PMs, please bear with me.

Morning - just to say we're about to move this thread as requested into Arts and Crafts so it won't end up disappearing.

Thank you, Catherine

Rushing to answer PMs, as my internet is back on, so much easier than trying to do them on my phone

hi
if you need help please let me know im happy to help again if you can send me some wool again
ellen

Hi. So sorry to hear this. I would like to knit/crochet some squares. Is it too late to help?