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

[RatherBeOnThePiste]

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.

[PurpleKittyKnitting]

Glad mine arrived so quickly! That was only posted on Wednesday afternoon second class!

I wish I had discovered those polylope type things before, much lighter than a jiffy envelope!

[MOSagain]

ooh, is that what its called? garter stitch? I am somewhat less wobbly bottomed, think its all those extra sessions at the gym

[RatherBeOnThePiste]

The gym is paying off then lovely MOS


Am onto PMs, huge thanks to everyone

[RatherBeOnThePiste]

Lovely woolly treasure has arrived here safely this morning, and my Postie asks how we are all getting on. Bless her Huge thanks to all


TempusFunghi Two gorgeous purple crochet squares, a lovely granny and a bobble-y one, super

HappyTurquoise Two dark blue grannies, super snuggly, just lovely

Pastabee Really snuggly - a soft green garter knit square, smashing

WhoKnowsWhereTheTimeGoes Beautiful crochet square in shades of blue with cream, lovely

Huge thanks to everyone

[SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius]

We are having a meeting of the Glasgow woolly huggers on monday (apologies for the late notice - entirely my fault). If anyone is in the area and would like to come along for knitting, crochet, coffee, cake and great blether - please do! Thread, with details, here.

[ZombieArmsDragOnTheFloor]

I have 5 squares done :)

[droitwitchymummy]

You are one quick-knitting zombie!

[ZombieArmsDragOnTheFloor]

Knitting??

I have a few extra arms to help me. Not my arms but they do the job :o

[KnottyLocks]

[nickeldaisical]

maths- they're beautiful. i love the twisted square best. that looks really complicated!

[RatherBeOnThePiste]

They really do look complicated - people are so clever!!

Have great blether SDTG And cake, have great cake too

[RatherBeOnThePiste]

Thank you time Lovely woolly treasure has arrived safely

Flojo1979 A gorgeous garter stitch square and Chinese waves in lovely soft green, beautiful.

We will look after your card until the time comes

[Jules146]

My squares ready for posting tomorrow :)

[KnottyLocks]

Jules, they are beautiful

[nickeldaisical]

I have two squares ready to go.
I will post them this afternoon with my customer orders. :)

[KnottyLocks]

[thumbsUp] Nickel

[RatherBeOnThePiste]

Thanks Nickel

Lovely woolly treasure has arrived and it is so beautiful, folk are so clever

KnitterNotTwitter A gorgeous soft blue cable type knit, lovely texture

BobKate Two beautiful purple knits, one a garter, super snuggly

bluesky Purple grannies, just gorgeous, and more thank OK

And a card has arrived safely, it came in a brown envelope with one for Cup too, from Chester/North Wales way, thank you


Heartfelt thanks to all

[NewKateMumsnet]

Hello everyone,

Just to let you all know that we're going to move this thread to Arts and Crafts, at the request of the OP.

[nickeldaisical]

oh, where was it before?

[RatherBeOnThePiste]

And lo

We are moved.


Thanks lovely Kate

[RatherBeOnThePiste]

T'was in Chat Nickel, keep up.

We start in Chat as it's busy, so lots get to see the thread, but the worry is it will disappear in a puff of smoke after so long, so we get them transferred to A&C where they can be safely tucked up for the long term. Families often like to read them and revisit them, as do crafters and donors.

So here we are. All safe.

[PurplePidjInAPointyHat]

They start in Chat, nickel, for maximum exposure :)

[trumpton]

Will be posting my squares tomorrow . Sorry for the delay . Every stitch a stitch of love .

[nickeldaisical]

ah, see.
I always follow my links to it, so never noticed.
I'm glad that you think of that - such a simple gesture, but so meaningful :)

DH has sent mine off. 1st class, so tomorrow fingers crossed.

[droitwitchymummy]

Tis a bit chilly for maximum exposure!