Woolly Hugs...We are making a blanket for WhereDoAllTheCalculatorsGo : Lovely donors and crafters, we need your help.

[KnottyAndPistey]

We have heard the dreadfully sad and shocking news that WhereDoAllTheCalculatorsGo’s husband died suddenly earlier this month following a brain haemorrhage. We send Calculators our love and are so sorry for her loss. She, their children, grand daughter, family and friends are in our hearts and thoughts.

We are so pleased that she accepted our offer of a Woolly Hug, there will be love for all of them crafted into every stitch. Calculators’ thread is here if you would like to post a message to her

So we are now asking for help once again

I will co ordinate and Knotty (KnottyLocks) will help you with any queries, crafting, colour choice etc that you may have. If you are unsure about anything please ask. We need crocheters, knitters and donors (of funds or wool) If you would like to be involved in any way, please post on this thread and PM me (RatherBeOnThePiste) with your offers: crafting, donating, need wool, etc, I can help you with all of it.

Thank you so much.

The Yarn we are Using….

• Artesano Superwash Merino DK
• Debbie Bliss Rialto DK
• Drops Merino Extra Fine DK
• 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. If you still have any of our wools that have been discontinued - Rowan cashsoft DK, Debbie Bliss Cashmerino DK or James C. Brett Pure Merino DK in your stash, please do use them.

Our listed yarns are all easily available online, try Wool Warehouse, Deramores, Laughing Hens, JKMWools, WiseBadger.

The Colours

• Purple
• Blues
• Greens
• Silvers And these as accent colours (no whole squares pls)
• Red - only Jenny Watson Pure Merino DK WM6 ‘Ruby’ please and…
• Cream - but please choose one of the following - Debbie Bliss Rialto DK 02 ecru, James C. Brett Pure Merino DK no 7 or Jenny Watson Pure Merino DK WM4 cream

There is support for buying colours on our website, here.

Suggestions for personalisations and motifs
Lovely Calculators says….
He enjoyed flying model aeroplanes and riding motorbikes. He loved watching Formula 1 and all other car and bike racing.
I love owls, birds and butterflies.
Our favourite colour was always purple.
His favourite thing in all the world was a margarita cocktail. (Hence our toast to him here.)

We also have their initials, if you would like to help with this, please also PM.

Squares to be six inches, using 4mm needles or hook.

Simple or complex, made by beginner or expert, we genuinely welcome them all. It really is the love and thought that counts.

Previous blankets can be seen on our website We also have a Facebook page MNWoollyHugs and are on Twitter @MNWoollyHugs. If you 'like' or 'follow' us you'll be updated on progress via your feed. If looking for ideas for a pattern, there are many linked to from our website under Crafting

Please don’t block your square, and when finishing, knot securely and use a needle to sew the pesky in, please don’t cut to the knot as it could well fall apart. When ready for posting, please PM me for info. As always, we thank you so much for your support,

“I am so touched and grateful that you would do this for me.”
So sad that another blanket is needed. Calculators my lovely, we are thinking of you, your children, grand daughter, your families and friends and sending love X

*to lose

It's certainly got an adventurous spirit, that square!

Oh Belle

Why not try Zing's suggestion? Love Peace's comment!

Morning all

I just wanted to post and say thank you for all of your kind words as well as the time, effort, skill and love that you are putting into the blanket. Lots of support on my other thread too.
I've said on there that I'm not a crafty person but even so I have been inspired to sign up for a beginners crochet course at the local college so that I can hopefully contribute squares to future blankets. The course is in June, I am looking forward to it.

Calc

what a lovely post.
I've started my first square for you. and bought loads more yarn as an excuse

Hello Calcs, lovely to see you, we are all thinking of you, sending you huge love, and well done you on the course, hoping you will love it! On the course I did, the woman called me a slack hooker. I've dined out on it ever since!

Enormous hugs to you my lovely xxxx

Hi Calculators, thank you for posting such a positive and encouraging post. I hope you enjoy learning to crochet and continue to learn and enjoy it, even after you've finished the course.

Hello, hello, afternoon all :)

The most beautiful woolly treasure has been arriving for lovely Calc, but first some thanks for a woolly donor. You wool has arrived safely with your crafter and they will make something very beautiful from you both

Thumbwitch

You are a star, thank you

Wooly treasure arriving from…

MarthaCostello Beautiful as always - and just fabulous a margarita design on green - so clever, well done you! And a lovely purple double crochet square

SpiralArchitect Two gorgeous snuggly knits - a rib in dark green, the other a navy and a lovely granny square in shades of blue - super!

MinnieBar Gorgeous spiral square in purple and blue, and super circle to square in green, silver and blues, fabulous

JulesJules A beautiful corner to corner striped knit in purples, absolutely gorgeous

Thanks everyone, just fabulous

Pistey, I posted a square to you ten days ago. Hasn't it arrived? If I forgot to include a note (possible!), it was a plain purple knit.

Glad my squares have arrived.

Loving "slack hooker", Pistey ... I think I may be one too!

Yy. Slack and loose. Magic. :)

Keep practising Pistey and you could be 'pert and tight' on the next course!

don't neglect your pelvic floor either!

Re-marking my place as this thread dropped off my threads I'm on...

Posted some squares today...

i finished my owl granny square yesterday. don't dare to post until the others turn up.

Hola

Evening all.

Beautiful woolly treasure has been arriving, thank you lovely crafters, such generosity of love, compassion, time and care, what stars you are, thank you

HorsesDogsNails Beautiful crochet in blues and greens, one with an adorable little owl motif, fabulous

Macarooned Beautiful butterfly design in contrasting purples, absolutely perfect

SpaghettiMeatballs In blue and purple, inc lovely crochet, lovely textured bobble square

ScienceRocks A gorgeously textured rib knit in a deep purple blue, just super

PeaceofWildThings Just perfect, so thoughtful, the RAF symbol, and another fabulous circle to square, just marvellous, and a heartfelt thanks for the postal bags too, this really is appreciated

Thank you so much everyone, really marvellous, thinking of Calculators and her family

Please lovely ladies, when is the date for them to be in?

The thread is still in 'chat' so that usually means the date hasn't been set yet....When they set thevdate, it usually gets added to the OP and the thread is moved to the Woolly Hugs topic. I think it is usually set to around a month (give or take a week.or so) after the day the thread is moved.

Morning :)

Going to reinforce what you say Peace! We tend to set a date, and move the Thread once we know everyone is underway. We also try to link up posting dates, as we have with this one.

Last posting for squares for the Blanket for lovely Calculators to be April 18th.

This is the same as for the next collection of Billie's Blankets.

Thank you so much everyone

Hi everyone. We're just going to pop this in the Woolly Hugs topic to keep it nice and snug.

Thanks Becca

Beautiful treasure has been arriving, thank you lovely crafters, you really are fabulous

PurpleFrog Beautiful crochet - an adorable owl embellishment on blues, and two fabulous solid grannies too, really beautiful

Tis rather funny after all this time to have a star but in a good way. Thank you xxx

Afternoon all

hi Pistey

to go with that