A Blanket for My5boysandme. Sign up thread for crafters and donors. Can you help us?

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With heavy hearts we bring the desperately sad news that My5boysandme has lost her precious baby son Dexter. We have offered to make the family a blanket, and hope it may give whatever comfort it can to them. We are so pleased that they have accepted. My5boysandme sends thanks to all and is very touched by everyone's kindness and compassion. Here is her original thread

We send My5boysandme all our love and are so sorry for her loss. We are keeping her family close in our thoughts. X

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

If you would like to help in anyway, please post on this thread but also PM me so we know. If you are able to donate, I can match you up with a crafter, or give you our donating information. I will co ordinate, match and deal with any admin. Knotty is here to answer any questions you may have. Sincere heartfelt thanks once again

As in the past, for consistency, the wools we are using are:

• Debbie Bliss Cashmerino DK (NOT the baby cashmerino)
• Rowan Cashsoft DK
• Sublime Extra Fine Merino Wool DK
• Artesano Superwash Merino DK

4mm knitting needles or hooks
6" squares, as simple or as complex as you like.

The Colours
Greens, blues, silvers, dark/warm purple and cream.
If choosing cream, we ask that you go for the Debbie Bliss Cashmerino DK 013

Here is our website Do use the Crafting Guide on it to help you with practical info, and if interested there are a lot of linked suggestions for squares.

Previous blankets can also be seen on the website. We also have a Facebook page: MNWoollyHugs and are on Twitter @MNWoollyHugs. If you 'like' our FB page then you will get all our updates on our progress via your newsfeed.

So sad that another blanket is needed. Sending much love to My5boysandme and her family, and thinking of baby Dexter.

I think so thanks, Pistey. Pisteyville is in T__N right?

(I feel all Jane Austeny writing placenames like that )

Squares posted and winging their way to PisteyLand/Pisteyville

I forgot to put the card in though so I'll put it in when i post Bea's squares later this week.

I think you have it Babs

PisteyLand/Pisteyville looks forward to receiving all this woolly treasure

And we come to the thank yous for today, and what lovely treasure has arrived,

Whore Gorgeous! One crochet, one knit, a grey and purple granny and a deep blue lattice type pattern, just lovely, and silver and cream flower embellishments too

Somersaults Lovely green and purple knits and crochet, six and all different, love the angel pattern, and daisy one, actually, I love them all!

You are both true stars, heartfelt thanks

As said on Bea's thread, I've posted my squares :)

Sigh, I failed to catch the post office today, but my squares will be sent off first thing tomorrow.

Consider my wrists well and truly smacked

thank you Pistey I'm glad they arrived safely.

Just finished my 4th square (ouchy fingers ) so will be posting tomorrow

I don't think I could ever smack anyone!

Tis time for today's thank yous - hurray!! Such a lot of gorgeousness has arrived, huuuuge thanks to all

PiggyPlumPie Just beautiful, textured knits in a deep purple, super snuggly

bluesky Absolutely lovely crochet in purple and blue, inc lovely grannies

AugustMoon Two beautiful crochet squares with 3d textured flowers on, stunning

BarbaraWoodlouse These are very good! Lovely crochet, a granny in a duck egg blue and a flower square in purples. Super

Soupy Just fabulous, crochet in silver, blue and cream, inc beautiful stripes, a star, owl, and a SoupyTed,lovely

AllMuddledUp A beautiful snuggly textured knit in green, just so lovely

SheepAreSuper Super snuggly deeply textured blue basket weave type and a lovely green with 3D stars. Lovely

DroitwichMummy Absolutely lovely knits, two purple, one a garter, the other a snuggly cable, and a lovely blue, almost smocking type square - lovelyDWM, what is this?! Tis lovely

What an awesome response, it really is, huge thanks to everyone Xx

How lovely

Huge thanks to everyone

Sent my squares yesterday, hope they arrive soon!

Pistey that fab 2 tone grey one was the ballband dishcloth I found on Ravelry. It was really easy and sooooo fab I think I might do it again!

Ah, fab! I can upload that to the website, it looks like smocking, and looks very difficult, don't say it is easy!!

Primrose - they will come tomorrow

Even a hooker could do it!

Glad they got there and you like them!! I always feel that they are bit boring compared to some of the ones I've seen but it's the best I can manage!!

Am trying some coloured ones now but not having much success!

Posted mine today, only 1 day late My parcel contains calories too, as always

Pistey will beat those calories into smithereens.

My lovely DH posted mine today, bless him, even though he was already a bit late for work

I need to get cracking with cup's squares and my almost completed mini hug, see if I can get them in before the deadline for once!

Pistey will make the calories vanish as if they never existed.

Oh she will.

Fantastic that so many squares are being sent out for My5's blanket. Can't wait to see a pic of the finished item. I bet its going to be gorgeous!

(Incidently, today is day no4 of being overdue for me and I feel awful. Feel like crying to be honest. In so much pain with SPD and bad hip alignment, I just want this little one to hurry up and arrive already!!!! )

Have a good day all.

Thanks Woolfey
My DD1 was 7 days overdue but I didn't have any SPD or anything with her.