Support thread for Woolly Hugs - summer (sort of) 2013

[tribpot]

Our sympathies and thoughts are with daisydotandgertie, who lost her husband this month.

Woolly Hugs is now in action and this is the support and chat thread at which all are welcome - knitters, crocheters and donors. If you are a first time crafter please do have a go. There is bags of support and plain squares are just as important to our endeavour as fancy ones.

As flowers was one of the requested motifs, I'll just note there's a flowers section in the crafting guide. I might try the posies pattern on this sock pattern. For Welsh (or at least Celtic) patterns, I did this for a previous blanket.

Hi. I've been directed over here. I'm usually full of stupid questions but I like to know things. Hope it's ok to sign in. :)

All welcome here

Cheers , Trib.
Loving the sound of the new square

Evening!

Oh bum! I've only just ordered my wool and people are already sending off!! EEEk. Don't panic...don't panic...

Tis ok johnworf there's plenty of time and the wool purveyors are usually very prompt in sending wool

No panic needed, tis all good, you have plenty of time john

Morning

Keeping Survival, her boys, their families and friends close in my thoughts today, it's her wonderful husband's funeral, sending much love, bless them all X

My thoughts are with them all today.

Thinking of them all x

Yes. Thinking of them too. X

May I ask a possibly strange question please?

Do you accept squares knitted on the diagonal or do they need to be straight? I ask that for all of the projects where you can send squares instead of the whole thing. Sorry of that's been covered already.

My thoughts are with Daisy and Survival and their families.

GoodJam, we do indeed. As long as they are 6", all is good

Thanks Knotty. I prefer to do squares on the diagonal. I don't think I'll be able to do one in time for this project, so have donated wool instead. Hopefully the lovely crafter will recieve it soon.

Well done to all those who have been able to contribute. People pulling together when they're needed. This is why I love Mumsnet.

Afternoon

Beautiful woolly treasure arriving safely for Daisy, do check the thread, heartfelt thanks to all

signing in for daisy dot and team survival have finished my first square for daisy today

Cornered Hearts Square looks nice.

That is gorgeous tribpot.

Forget-me-nots have been requested for Survival's blanket - a few suggestions here.

I've just finished the Saxifrage square here.

barbarabradford.blogspot.co.uk/2009/04/soccer-ball-facecloth-dishcloth.html

I found this football design square that may be useful

I have a question about intarsia in the round. I'm getting big holey gaps. I can go back and put a little stitch in the gaps once finished, but I want to know what I'm doing wrong. Anyone want to hazard a guess??

Are you going back and forth despite working in the round, Glaikit?

has a good tip to avoid the gapey hole when you turn and go back around.

No just going the same way as that is how the pattern is written. I'll just stitch the gaps, maybe!