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.

OMG, I read that, Pistey, as a 'special plastic thing for their son's cat'

I absolutely [heart] you BIWI

mothmagnet - am so glad it is all resolved, have PMd your lovely donor to say all is well, and really don't worry, Monday is more than fine

Evening

Many apologies for the late posting - been a bit hectic today.

Fabulous Woolly arrivals today from:

DancesWithWoolsEnPointe Lovely knits! Honestly, that heart square is totally useable, bless you you daft mare

Greengoose Very lovely crochet in gorgeous colours, all of them more than good enough so stop worrying they are not

to all.

Morning

Morning Pistey and everyone else. Shall we have a competition as to who is going to get flooded first? I'm in East Anglia, where it is raining less heavily than everywhere else (yay) but I live on the flood plain of a little river (possible boo)

and Yay - my squares arrived :)

I win! Patio under 6 inches of water already. About to don my Wellies to dig a trench to divert the water running down the hill.

Ironically I live at the top of a hill,mbut because it's just farmland all around all water collects at my back door!

Glad my squares arrived safely!

No flooding here, but the playing fields opposite me are under water and the run off has created a small river now running down the side of the main road.

DS2 poorly today, so I've had a quiet days knitting whilst he dozed on the sofa.

I missed post yesterday but I managed todo another square i am at school and posting onway home x

Afternoon, lovely ladies

Woolly arrivals today from:

MaudLebowski a very lovely '16 circles' crochet square. Very clever

And...

Some fabulous turquoise moss stitch squares, unnamed.

A parcel I have to collect - this may need to be Monday, sorry.

Ah, now I have been told about those turquoise moss stitch squares.

I managed to post 3 slightly soggy squares this afternoon hoping they arrive tomorrow and I didn't put my name in with them. But I send remainder of wool with them so you'll know it's my parcel. I'm sorry was late posting them

unnamed squares have an owner

HairyPoppins fabulous turquoise moss stitch

Have mine still not arrived Knotty - they were posted Wednesday as promised. 3 granny squares and a random knitted stripes?

with a little bit of blue, and a lot of cream leftovers.

MsGrainger, I suspect they may be the package I have to collect. Worry not, I'm sure they are safe.

Morning

Morning pistey, can i have one of those?

here's a fresh one Whoremoanee, Pistey's might be cold by now. I'm having mine with a slice of homemade banana loaf. Cheers

Woolly treasure arriving today from:

ISeeShapes very lovely stripes

Whoremoaneegrainger gorgeous crochet and lovely stripes

NeverShreddedNorSmug beautiful knits all the way from New York

soremummy lovely tree, heart and little feet, in apple green

to all x

Thank you I'm usually better at knitting bUt have spent last couple of wks with hardly any sight so I did struggle slightly my vision now about 70 o/0 so by next wk ish back to 90 I hope then can maybe drive ( not that I'm very good anyway !) that's Probably why I told pistey I had dark green oops didn't realise it was apple green and iPhone pics looks like beige

Soremummy, the squares really are very lovely. Just shows you have a natural gift if you can create them while your eyes aren't 100%.