Blanket for MrsY and her family. Donors, crocheters and knitters, can you help us?

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We have heard the desperately sad news that MrsY has lost her precious baby son Benedict and have offered to make a blanket for her and her family. She is very touched by everyone's kindness, and would love to receive one. Here is the original thread

So once again we are calling on the Blanketeers for help - whether it be donating, knitting or crocheting. Will you join us?

PM me and let me know how you can help, if you need matching up and I will be able to help you

For pictures from previous blankets, see here www.woollyhugs.com

As in the past, 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
• 6" squares

The colours for this project
Blues, warm purples, greens, silver and cream

So sad that another blanket is needed Sending love to MrsY and her family.

Morning. Quick question, I want to order a couple of balls of blanket wool from t'internet (not for tis blanket, I've already sent my squares). There is one described as 'pink' but looks more lilac. Are there any to avoid?

Chakotay - did you see your squares have arrived safely? All is well.

I would say to avoid lilacs as the reason we always say warm purple is that paler lilacs are tricky to fit with other colours. Also avoid reds, orange and yellow.

Also to help with colours fitting in future blankets, Knotty is going to identify a particular shade cream, as they can be tricky to fit in too. So maybe avoid cream for now.

The core colours are blues, pinks, deeper purples, greens, silvery greys. It is difficult though buying online I know. If you go for any of the core colours you will be fine. And thank you

I went to the Post Office first thing to collect two parcels and initially they wanted ID with "The Blanket Projects" on. Fortunately my lovely Postie was there and she knows all about us now, so she made him hand them over: smashing

And then more lovely parcels came too. Fabulous, many thanks to all, you are all brilliant, thoughtful and so clever!!

RedRosie : Basil the Blue Sheep is adorable! And thank you for Pru too, my children think she is so cuuuuuuuuuuuuuute. [ear tickle for Pru]

SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius : Such beautiful knitted flower squares, I agree your donor chose the colours well.

Thell : Completely lovely crochet, love the colours and that pattern is beautiful

Whore : Absolutely gorgeous knits, plus fab crochet too

100years : Lovely pale blue and pink crochet, I shall take the photos for you in a mo, but these are smashing.

TomblibooTrousers : Fabulous pink knits, each with a different pattern, lovely textures, all stunning.

MinnieBar : The star is lovely as is the owl, and I see raindrops! So clever. All gorgeoise.

Posting on both threads as usual, but thank you so much to everyone

Pistey, as the blankets are only allowed to be in two types of yarn at the moment (for very good reason) there's actually a finite set of colours on the 'okay' list and the 'banned' list. I wonder if we could actually be quite prescriptive about which to choose if in any doubt?

My absolute fave is the silvery grey 'Mist' (505) but hopefully this shade card gives you some ideas, Chakotay. And in the interests of balance, one for Debbie Bliss too.

I love 'mist' too - that's the wool colour Knots used to hook together and edge the Anthony Nolan blanket.

My current favourite is Rowan vamp - a deep purple, although having taken on donor wool this time, it has been really lovely making with someone else's choice.

But to the point, adding more guidance in terms of colours is definitely something to think about, it's not always easy buying online re colours. I tried taking some photos today of squares and the colours don't look right iyswim. So thank you trib, wil def think on. X

No, it's one of the problems I have with using my iPhone for colours, Pistey. They rarely come out true unless the light outside is just right. Which most of the time doesn't really matter (bar the confusion that Dave La Brioche Donkey was blue) but I reckon a cheap-ish digi could probably do better.

The vamp I had never thought about as it looks so close to black on the shade card but this project on Rav shows how lovely it is!

I had Vamp donated, it's fab! I'm off on a trian adventure tomorrow and have saved some so i can mix it with some of the pinks i have as leftovers :o (have done two specific squares already)

The rich/dark purple Debbie Bliss is also very lovely.

I used the Rowan cream this time is it seemed more "cream" than the supposedly "off" white Debbie Bliss which, to me, was practically pure white.

evening all

'Vamp' was the colour that was used to hook and edge Whatevertheweather and Chipmonkey's blankets. It is gorgeous.

I really liked the 'Mist' too: I deliberately chose a completely different shade to previous blankets to give the Nolan blanket a different feel to it.

Re. the prescriptive list, there are certainly colours to avoid but the list would be fairly huge. Will have a think on it, certainly. Might be easier to list colours to avoid!

I'm sure Way Back When, i did a list of suggested colours for Rinders's blanket. Anyone fancy rooting around in the archives?

Lots more thank yous this afternoon, everyone is absolutely marvellous, such a lot of thought, love and care has gone into these squares.

TwoJackRussellsandababy : Snuggly green textured knits, smashing

Mole : I LOVE the decorated envelope, thank you! Beautiful knitted patterns in cream, purple and blue. Gorgeoise

OhDoAdmitMrsDeVere : Gorgeous soft blue knitted squares, just lovely

Meow75isknittinglikemad I think these are mitred squares, I know they are clever and beautiful, purple and blue. Thank you for the treat, I shall share nicely

Whenisitmysleepytime Beautiful cream crochet, Knots will finish it for you

CiderwithBuda : Snuggly green, blue and pink knits, gorgeoise

Prettybird : Such beautiful squares, all different, and all totally fabulous, thank you so much for our cards and homemade tablet

Confusedpixie : Snuggly blue knitted squares, just perfect.

JulesJules : Beautiful square SQUARES Gorgeous patterns and textures, lovely, and I will share the choc nicely, thank you

GetOnYourDancingShoes : Stars, hearts, flowers, birds, crochet, knits, all totally marvellous

Alibubbles : Beautifully snuggly knitted squares in teal, purple and blue, fabulous.

Thank you so much to everyone We will look after all the cards and make sure they go to the families with the blankets.

Posting on both threads as usual X

Now Piste: the tablet is not all for you - it is for Pidj and Knottylocks too!

...just saying....

what tablet?

and thank you for the choc lolly Alibubbles

there were ten pieces in each bag

....just saying.....

ooh, were we supposed to send bribes/pressies to the woolly co-ordinators to get our squares included?

Bribes? Bribes?

Ahem, there aren't any bribes pressies in with my squares this time because there is no chocolate in the house AT ALL. How did that happen??? I could have sent a bottle of Asti, but it wouldn't fit in the envelope!

I didn't even put my name in with my squares! Bribes! That'll be the day!

They're not bribes, they're tokens of appreciation for all the hard work the hookers and their minder have been doing/are embarking upon

if tribpot and Glaikit ask nicely I might send them some from my next batch 'cos I know they appreciate tablet unlike some Sassenachs who make disparaging comments about the Scots' sweet tooth

So pleased my simple squares arrived!
Knotty -thank you for finishing of my baby square!

It looks like these blankets will be super big and super snuggly!

Sorry for the lack of treats pistey I ate them it was a mad week! :)

I'm intrigued by these tablets, what are they?

I have just wrapped up my squares ready to post tomorrow, I had to laugh as of course I forgot to put the note in, so had to add another layer of brown paper, it'll be like opening a pass the parcel!

No bribes in there I'm afraid though you all deserve many lovely things for your hard work I am just a bit impoverished at the moment (thanks DH and DDad for having birthdays within 2 days of each other and one of them on Father's day too!)

I'm sure 'token of appreciation' is just another term for bribe, bird