Woolly Hugs. A Blanket for DutchOma, crafters and donors we need your help.

[KnottyAndPistey]

Very sad news I’m afraid. Our lovely DutchOma’s husband Bob died last week on January 6th, after a long illness. We knew he’d been very poorly, but always had hope. Such a sad loss for her, their children, grandchildren, family and friends. Bless them all. They had been married for nearly 43 years. There has been no separate thread, Oma is being supported by friends on the Christian prayer thread here but please do feel free to use this thread to post condolences. She and her family are in our hearts and thoughts, and we send them love.

Oma has supported and encouraged so many Mumsnetters over the years, including us more than she may realise, and has been such a long term staunch supporter of the blanket making projects on Mumsnet, so we were so pleased when she accepted our offer of a Woolly Hug. We will make it with love for her, as a tribute to her beloved Bob, and a celebration of a joint life filled with love.

So we need crocheters, knitters and donors. Can you help us? Please post on this thread, but also PM me ( RatherBeOnThePiste ) with your offers of help so we know where we are. Thank you.

If you would like to donate wool or funds, I can match you up. If you would like to join in but need donated wool, I can help there too.

Knotty ( KnottyLocks ) is here to help with any crafting queries. All crafting abilities genuinely welcome, squares made by beginner or expert are equally welcomed. It really is the love and thought that counts. Squares to be 6 inches, using 4mm hook or needles. Please do PM Knotty if you need help.

The Yarn we are Using….

• Artesano Superwash Merino DK
• Debbie Bliss Cashmerino DK (discontinued but some still around)
• Debbie Bliss Rialto DK
• Drops Merino Extra Fine DK
• James Brett Pure Merino DK (also discontinued, some still to be had)
• Jenny Watson Pure Merino DK
• Sublime Extra Fine Merino Wool DK

Just from the brands listed please because we know they combine for wash and wear.

The colours we are using...
A rich, dark palette of blues, greens, purples, plums.

Suggestions for motifs/designs

• Bob loved Holland so we are thinking tulips to celebrate this, we have a beautiful tulip field design for Team Knit if anyone would like this, please email us on [email protected] (Thanks to PracticallyPerfectNot)
• We have initials, do PM if you are thinking this might be for you.
• Can anyone find a ball of wool and knitting needle design?
• Religious motifs, for example angels would be perfect.

Do use the crafting guide on the website to help you with lots of practical info such as help with buying colours, recommended online retailers and if interested there are a lot of linked suggestions for patterns.

Previous blankets can be seen on the Woolly Hugs website and we are on Facebook and Twitter at MNWoollyHugs/@MNWoollyHugs which are both good ways to keep in touch.

This means so much to Oma, thank you so much for joining with us

Pistey and Knotty

cheque is in the post.

Thanks lovely, much appreciated

Two squares done and (hopefully) just enough left for another one. I'm getting into this knitting lark

Happy days purple :)

Beautifully woolly treasure arrived today, huge thanks to the marvellous crafters, just so very lovely.

ThistledownAndCobwebs In a gorgeous forest green, one solid granny square, the other a flower design. Fabulous

yegodsandlittlefishes Three gorgeous crocheted squares, one a stripe, one a circle to square, the other waves like the sea, in purples, dark blues and green. Really super

Gingercurl Just super, two of our initials knitted beautifully in a deep green. Gorgeous Thank you too for the ball of DB cash, it will certainly come in useful.

Heartfelt thanks, these are just perfect

I'm glad they arrived safely.

All the woolly treasure sounds beautiful, I'm sure the blanket will be a fitting tribute to MrDutchOma

I've finished a second square and measured them this morning and they are slightly over 6 inches... hope you can still use them!

You know Blue, we get quite a wide variation of '6 inch' squares!

They will be PERFECT.

< cough> is that what DH tells you Pistey!

We have two lovely donors and one lovely crafter to thank tonight. Just marvellous, all of you, really.

kohl Two beautiful navy knits, what stitch is this kohl? Tis super snugly. Is it daisy? Tis luffly.

Thumbwitch Your generous woolly donation has arrived safely with your crafter. She will make something absolutely gorgeous from you both. Thank you.

Zing Thank you so much for your generosity. Funds are safely here, we really appreciate it and will pay the cheque in tomorrow. Thank you.

Heartfelt thanks to each of you. X

We'll I couldn't possibly comment Fizzy

excellent!

I'm hoping it will be going towards "sewing" the squares together and edging wool - do let me know, please, if it's not enough to cover the cost for that.

Yes. Thank you Zing it has been set aside for that. Bless you.

Just posted my squares

Thanks lovely :)

Finally posted mine yesterday owing to a shortage of envelopes that persisted for far too long.

I'm just reposting the final posting date.

Squares have to be posted by 22nd FebruaryMore to remind myself than anyone else

I am doing another square, which I hopes would be stripey, but I messed it up so I'm doing a coloured granny instead.

Morning :)

Thanks

I have a thought. Can this board be changed so that we can include photos in the posts? and then people can see the lovely squares, and know what they're crafter has done (if the crafters want to stay anonymous then it would be down to Pistey and/or Knotty to post the pics though, if that's all right?)

If you like the idea, I'll report my post to MNHQ and see what they say; if you hate the idea, of course I'll leave it. :)

OH jeez - not "they're" - THEIR. [morto]
I know it doesn't matter IN THE SLIGHTEST to anyone else, but it does to me!

Replied to PMs, huge thanks to all, and we have some thank yous for woolly treasure, just beautiful. Huge thanks for all the love thought and care that has gone into the making of these squares.

BellaVita Oh just lovely, in a gorgeous deep purpley plum, a granny square. Gorgeous

JukesJules In a beautiful deep pink a knitted cross with a raised heart at its centre, and in a darker plum and green a fabulous raised textured stripe square. Super

PastaandCheese Beautiful, two granny squares, one in denim, the other in a darker silvery blue and green. Absolutely lovely

Droitwichmummy A colourful granny in blues and silvers, with three beautiful separate knitted tulip embellishments in purple, plum and blue. Perfect and thank you so much for the other square and wool, marvellous

Heartfelt thanks to all

Thumbwitch you can post photos on this thread, have a look back, lovely windmill on page 10

Can you? I don't have the option on my posting page here (and I do on other boards here)

OK, ignore me then. :)

Oh yes! That was after I joined the thread.

OK then - can we see more pics please? Pretty please with little stars on?

We did Allalone while this thread was in Chat, now it's been moved to Woolly Hugs we don't.

Cross posts with Thumb, we'd love to have the photo facility in WH for crafters to upload photos of their woolly treasure, that would be loverly and was well used when we were still in Chat

Oh sorry, I didn't know it has been changed, sorry to confuse you Thumbwitch