Blanket for Matildawormwood: Sign up thread for crafters and donors.

[KnottyLocks]

We recently heard the devastating news that Matildawormwood's beautiful baby son, Daniel, was born sleeping.
Matilda's thread is here. Our thoughts are with Daniel and Matilda?s family.

We have offered to make a blanket and Matilda is very touched that people would do this for their family. We hope that the blanket may give whatever comfort it can to them all.

So, we need knitters and crocheters. If you would like to donate wool, then we can match you up with a crafter.
At the moment there is quite a lot of wool still in circulation because of the current blanket projects. Where possible, we hope to 'recycle' as much as we possibly can.

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.

One ball should make at least 2 x 6' squares.
If you are a crocheter and/or an experienced knitter needing donor wool, could you let us know when you PM us as we can send part balls from the 'recycled' wool stash. Thanks.

The wool we are using:

• 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

We are also introducing two new yarns:

*Sublime Extra Fine Merino Wool DK.
It's another 'silky' wool that fits in nicely alongside the DB and Rowan wools and can be combined with both.

*Artesano Superwash Merino DK.
Although it isn't as silky as our normal wools, it is soft yet hardy and washes in the same way. It has the added appeal of being a good ethical option and is very reasonably priced.

The Colours:

Blues, greens and cream.

Ideas for squares:

The initials D and N

Motifs: Stars, trees, birds, hearts, snowdrops, sailing boats.

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.

My wool was dispatched yesterday...really am sorry for my crapness xx

Hey Milky my love, as I have said to you before, no apologies are needed, and crappness? I won't have that either! You have a heart of gold and you are fabulous. Our blanket projects honestly could not survive without our lovely donors. So a heartfelt thank you to you Milky and a hug Xx

PMd you Milky

Afternoon

Woolly arrivals today from:

WhenIsItMySleepytime lovely crochet and yes, it does look like a seaside scene

Rubycon beautiful initials and knits, and the cutest little teddy

Jules146 a first attempt at initials but it really doesn't look it as they are gorgeous

CraftynClothy fabulous blue crochet

DroitwichMummy lovely cream knits and the big star is fantabulous - will certainly find a place for it

Many to all.

Glad they arrived safely knotty

My squares arrived safely
my work is done
Now need to find something
just as fun.

Evening

And I have had squares arrive too, many thanks

twofingerstoGideon : Beautiful snuggly knits and crochet, absolutely lovely

Glad they arrived ok

Yay for squares arriving :)

Xx

Phew! Glad they got there safely. :)
I would love to see them all arriving, although stitching them together may make me a bit sweary!

Hi
I would like to contribute to this blanket and have just finished three green squares. Who should I send them to?

PM Pistey and she'll send you the details.

TooOrangeyForCrows Coming to you now

I don't think Knots ever swears...

[raised eyebrow emoticon]

Posted my squares today :)
Bit of a rush job in the end, and the Post Office wanted a sticker declaring what I was sending and swearing to no dangerous items. I never had to do that before I must have looked a bit dodgy :o
Hope they are with you soon Knotty

arf at Formerly looking dodgy with her woolly parcel

Morning
Tis Friday.

I'm away to PMs then away to work, back at lunchtime and will catch up then

I've finished my squares. I think there are 7. Well, when I say finished I just need to embroider the bear faces.

Who are these going to this time?

To Knots Soupy, hang on, shall PM you

Got it thanks :)

There is some of the wool from the Black Sheep donated ball and the cream mis-delivery from Cucumber Patch - if I add them to the parcel it will take it over being "Large Letter" Shall I add them to my Wooly Hug stash instead? I don't use this wool for anything else.

Happy to send if you want them for construction as there is a good usable amount of each.

Keep the wool Soupy

Sadly as we all know there will be a future call for it.

Yes, there will be many more reasons for wooly hugs unfortunately.

Hi, RatherBeOnThePiste - no PM arrived as yet...

I've signed in in the other thread, but not to this one yet. I'm awaiting delivery of my wool, and then I'll be knitting for Matilda and Daniel, who are in my prayers.