Blanket for Cupofteaplease: Crafters & donors, your help is needed. x

[KnottyLocks]

I have to admit that it has taken me while to write this. Sometimes it feels that despite all the words at our fingertips, there are never the right ones.

This morning we learnt of the heartbreaking news that Cupofteaplease's beautiful daughter, Beatrice, had been taken from us: another bright star to light the skies above us.

If you have followed Cup's threads, you could not have failed to be touched by Bea's magic and be inspired by her mother and her family (affectionately known as The Teaset ) who ensured that for Bea, 'A life filled with love is a life worth living.'
Their dedication to Bea, their bravery and love reached many hearts and touched many lives. Bea will live long in our hearts and memories.

Our thoughts and love are with them all and we hope that this blanket may give whatever comfort it can to them.

We would be very grateful for your help. Here's how:

We need knitters, crocheters and donors.

RatherBeOnThePiste will coordinate and match crafters and donors, and deal with the admin side. I'll try to answer any queries you may have.

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.
Whatever way youd like to be involved, please PM Pistey: it really helps us to know how many people are involved. Thanks

The wool we are using:

• Debbie Bliss Cashmerino DK (NOT the baby cashmerino)

• Rowan Cashsoft DK.

*Sublime Extra Fine Merino Wool DK.

*Artesano Superwash Merino 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

The Colours:

Pinks, blues, greens, warm purples, silvers and cream (we'd be grateful if you use Debbie Bliss 013, if opting for cream)

If you wish to make flowers and bees and would like to use yellow, please PM Pistey as we have some in our stash and we would like to use the same colour throughout. Thanks

Ideas for squares:

Motifs:
Bees, primroses, violets, daisies and any other flowers.

Please don't feel daunted by any of the ideas 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 here on the Woolly Hugs website . We also have a Facebook page: MNWoollyHugs and are on Twitter @MNWoollyHugs. If you 'like' our Facebook page, you'll be updated on progress via your News Feed.

As always, we thank you so much for your support.

Dogwood, we embrace the mix of knitted and crocheted squares

Will go and check my inbox.

Of course x

Will PM you now.

Arse, are they playing up again? I have lots of PMs in my inbox, so hopefully that was a one off. The good thing is you knew it hadn't gone I suppose. Wish they'd do something about PMs

Pisty, i still ahve to send you off miney for the last blanket, can I make it £10 and add this one as well?

DK/Fivegomdaindorset

Dorset, that is very kind of you, and yes please X

Thanks for replying, Pistey - will get on with it asap

:(

Would love too help, count me in. Makes me sad that another is needed so soon after the last one. Would like some yellow please to do flowers.

I've pm about crocheting a square

The light is off in my PM box. I shall be back in the morning

We already have some amazing donors to thank, your donations have arrived safely with us and we are so grateful to you, stars, everyone of you

Bellavita

MissVerinder

WentShopping

Miliways

textbook

MissMogwi

Plus two that we only know their RL names, but they know who they are

We are truly blown away by the amazing response tonight, and are so glad that we are all coming together to make this blanket for Cup. Bea has clearly touched the lives of so many, as has Cup and her family, I am so pleased we can show them our love and offer support and whatever comfort we can in this way.

Sending much love to them all and thinking of the beautiful Beatrice Primrose Xx

Pistey, can you pm ne-on phone so can't pm you
Van donate money or wool x

I'll do a square or two, I can knit and crochet although they might be plain. I'd like to do this for cupoftea...been following her story and a, so sad at today's news.

Morning and thank you everyone
Just catching up with PMs.

Morning Pistey

Morning, lovely people.

Have sent a pm to Pistey re sponsoring some wool.

Morning :)

I'd like to donate please but on phone so can't PM right now.

Pistey could you PM me with how to donate so I can do it later when on computer?

Thank you :)

Thank you Bicnod, I certainly will

We have such amazing support from our lovely donors, each donation truly makes a real difference. We want everyone to be able to take part and donations mean that folk who possibly couldn't afford to help can do so. It also helps non crafty folk to play a full part. We [heart] the donors.

And we have another lovely donor to thank, your donation has arrived safely with us and we are so grateful to you.

saffronwblue

Thanks go to another lovely donor, your donation has arrived safely with us and we really appreciate the part you play, you are a star X

WheresMyCow

I've already PM'd you Pistey (and got a reply), I'll knit a couple of squares.
I read Cupoftea's post with tears streaming down my face. My boys have been stuck inside all day today as it is raining and have been bouncing off the walls. After reading about Bea, I gave them both a kiss and a cuddle and told them to remember a beautiful little girl who had become a star.
My squares are not the neatest, but they are done with love as are all the squares that we make.

Thank you Tassie, and you are right, it's the love and thought that's gone into each square that is the most important part, the very essence of the blanket, and when it comes together, all squares from crafters and donors all joined together tis something rather extraordinary. And we have crafters and donors the length and breadth of the land, and as far away as the Middle East, Australia and the USA. Tis truly something special.

Am just replying to PMs, but they are being odd, so please don't think I am ignoring you, just please bear with me

Thinking of Bea, Cup and the Teaset X

Each square is the hug we'd like to give the recipient but can't.