A rare chance to own a MN Woolly Hug and other gorgeous things.

[KnottyLocks]

As we have done in the past for Anthony Nolan, we have put together a blanket from squares made by Mumsnetters to help raise funds for SANDS, The Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Charity.

The blanket seen here on the Woolly Hugs' website is one lot (number 80) in an auction which starts at 8pm Friday 21st September and ends 8pm 30th September.

During the course of the auction, 153 families will lose a baby at birth or shortly after.

The auction itself has been organised by our own MrsY, in memory of her son Benedict and the SANDS auction site can be found here

Along with the Woolly Hug there are some really lovely things, large and small, being auctioned.

It?s really worth a look and all done for such a worthy cause.

Ooh, I just succeeded in putting in a bid for the SatNav, which I need as always getting lost, and also bad rows with (D)H in car when we lose our way.
So, don't bid against me !! Just joking ! Love that everything to such a good cause x
Now I've worked out how to do it - just put your message in empty box at top where it says "submit" including your bid, your name, and follow with your email address, and you should be there (except then there's also one of those fiendish spam things to do )
Now, I've cracked it I could get really carried away with so many lovely things on offer .... Cute knitted bunny for example ....

Oh I had a message to say my bid was accepted but it hasn't been added to the list ? Might it come up later ? Or did it go wrong somehow ?

my bids have come up straight away...

OK, hopeful again as remembered there was something about an email - checked those - and have now "activated" some email account or something !
Going back to check if my message is there now .....

Yay ! I've done it !

MrsY the dolly mix is beautiful it deserves to get that amount for it.

i'm thinking this

would be nice :)

though this would be taking the piss probably ....

good quality knitwear is so hard to come by (unless you want it in 'various shades of mud', or with Per Una bells and whistles)

So pleased it is going so well MrsY, even though I am outbid on everything. At the moment!

It's got off to a great start.

wow!

That Woolly Hug is on a roll :)

As proud owner of another woolly Hug I have to say they are very very special things, mine smells lovely, is a poem to the sense of touch, looks beautiful as a whole and always presents a new and interesting detail close up.

You just can't buy something like that. Except here ...you can bid on one...

I love the fact that wooly hugs has a great bid on it, I'm just very

Wonder if we'll get it to four figures, how cool would that be? :o

i wonder what the current total is on the auction - must be well over a grand now..... 80 lots with bids all over it like icing...

ah, i see you've outbid me juggling :)

i need to tot up everything i've bid on to get a bearing on how high can go on my one Preferred Lot.

I'm with you Edgar!

With the purple yarn, there's probably enough for a shrug, or a hat and scarf set.

If you want a particular thing, I would go for one of the other custom knitted lots, which is a you choose yarn, you choose item thing. I can recommend the knitter (my mummy, she's a-miz-in!) If you want to check if she can do something, feel free to message me and I can check.

Thanks mrsY i was looking at that lot too!!

i thought it had amazing potential :) is something like a simple cardi in a lovely colour/wool possible? the rainbow yarn looks great in the picture for a baby item if not.

though i wouldn't want to expect something unreasonably time consuming (and have no idea how time consuming these things can be)

Sorry about that Edgar - but I do really need to get a SatNav - and this way it would be almost like getting one for free, with the money all going to such an important charity.

• It really warms the heart in fact to see everyone working together in this way on this project - And MrsY you are an amazing woman to do this in memory of Benedict x

DH has 'Edgarnav'

this is where he reaches a turning, asks me which way and i look up from the map saying 'Sorry? What?'

and then he gets grumpy.

or alternatively, i'm driving, i ask him, and he says something like 'That way'

pointing forwards in no particular direction.

So far this has not caused an accident, or divorce....

Yes, that would be more than possible. She's very clever! She did blanch a little when she saw I'd suggested a lace shawl! but she's always up for trying something.

How about this?

Thanks Juggling. I'm feeling totally crappy today, a) because I start back at work tomorrow and feel like it's last day of summer holidays tonight, and b) because for the first time in ages I went to church today, and it was a bloody baptism - a 5 month old boy. I nearly walked out again. I feel bowled over by how generous people are.

Feel a bit of a fraud, everyone keeps telling me how strong and amazing I am, and I'm not at all, I cry myself to sleep at night, but I'm obviously giving an Oscar winning performance during the day.

Sorry, that sounds terribly self-pitying and woe is me.

Back to talking about the lots. Pistey, how serious are you about the painting?

I'm sorry you're having a bad day MrsY, and that church was difficult and not as encouraging and supportive as you might hope. Never feel a fraud for people telling you you are amazing to be doing this - it is a wonderful thing to do x
I always hate that "back to school/ work" feeling at the end of the holidays too - I'm sure lots of people can relate to that.

I was just trying to place a bid for the Maidstone haircut as a pressie for my sister, but having troubles again as there doesn't seem to be a box under current bids for me to add mine (like I did for the SatNav bid) ?

Oi you! Crying yourself to sleep is totally understandable, but that doesn't detract from the fact you are amazing, you are definitely not a fraud. X

I wish I had the words to make you feel better, but of course I don't, but know that we are here for you, we really are XX

And the painting? DH and I have decided to channel our efforts into one thing, and it is that.

and

Ime, grieving is not a smooth curve. There will be spikes and jagged edges waiting to poke you along the way. It doesn't get easier so much as you get more able to cope with the gaping chasm that has been ripped in your soul.

Up, dressed and fed every day is an achievement in itself.

Absolutely not MrsY. What you are doing is amazing.

I love the wooden rainbow and the name bunting. I'll keep my eye on those.