Woolly Hugs: Blankets for the Children of Chernobyl. Squares needed!

[KnottyAndPistey]

As we did last year, we would love to make Little Hugs for a group of teenagers coming over to Leeds for a recuperative holiday in the summer with the fabulous charity the Chernobyl Children's Project.

Each year these marvellous folk bring children over from Belarus, who live in the most contaminated area near the Chernobyl reactor. In summer, when the dust causes radiation levels to rise, it becomes even more important for as many children as possible to leave their contaminated homeland for a few weeks of fresh air and clean food. The rates of childhood cancer are at 75%; the most common cancers being thyroid and leukaemia. Coming to the UK for a four week break increases their immunity against the awful disease by up to 3 years when they return home.

This year the group in Leeds (organised by an amazing MNer) are bringing twelve children who have had cancer and are now in remission. Sadly though there is a high chance of these children falling ill again. This summer there are four boys and eight girls coming, aged between 11 and 14. They all suffer living in such difficult conditions and with very little. How perfect it would be to make them each a Little Hug.

Here's how to help with this project.....

We would like 12" squares in bright and cheery Stylecraft Special DK colours.
PLEASE AVOID bright green, bright pink, browns, greys, citron, sunshine, fiesta and jaffa. This will help squares fit together more easily. Make for a boy, girl or in a non-specific colour theme. We will be happy to accept 6" squares if making a 12" one feels too much.

*Crochet or knitted, 4mm hook or needles. No blocking and please sew in pesky ends.

*If needed, we can supply yarn. Let us know if we can send to you.

• Our last posting is Saturday 23rd May, so we have a chance of getting the blankets ready to go to the children on their arrival in the UK.

• If anyone would like to donate funds to support this, we would be so grateful.
  Our paypal is [email protected] . Cheques and cash are very welcome too, just PM for the address.

We know together we can do this – last year was an astonishing team effort.
On behalf of these children, a huge THANK YOU.

Pistey and Knotty X

Voila

Oh oh oh, you bloody great big star!!!!!!!

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!! Xxxx

And it is here!

So beautiful!

This blanket for our Children Of Chernobyl project is made entirely by TheWoollyBacksWife. Just gorgeous. Love it. Thank you so much, what a

Mhw02

Message from Wendy re the square

Hiya... the centre (up to the pink yarn) is from the Lily Pond crochet along by Janie Crowfoot. The square is from section 2, it's called tiny lily. I started the crochet along but didnt like it so made the squares up to 12".

Wx

Here is the link

www.stylecraft-yarns.co.uk/Crochet.htm?mc_cid=3fea0e334f&mc_eid=%5BUNIQID%5D

One completed and totally gorgeous Woolly Hugs' Chernobyl children's blanket, as put together so beautifully by the very lovely HoggyTruffle.

Huge thanks to those who contributed these squares. Huge thanks to Hoggy too. s ALL ROUND!! xxx

Oh, oh, oh!

The second completed blanket for our Children of Chernobyl project is ready!! Put together by the very lovely Ninja, huge thanks to her and to all who contributed these fabulous squares.

Love it.

x

Poss better view to find squares. Laid out flat -

Just wow.

This is another complete blanket for our Children of Chernobyl project. So beautifully made in entirety by the very lovely Mhw02

Just extraordinary. Utterly fabulous. Huge and heartfelt thanks. What a

One more teen is coming, but happily we are able to make another using the extras folk have sent so generously.

Fabulous MNP is going to hook it together for us, huge thanks to her

I am just putting the finishing row on the border of "mine" :)

Shall I turn the left over Hooking Yarn into a 12 inch square or simply send it back?

Oh happy days!!!!!

Would love a square, if poss, but that is entirely up to you, and how much time you have, thanks lovely

Were your ears burning just then? I was wondering if you'd seen about the return of the Clangers

Oh yes. I am delighted that even not so BabyDragon recognises them on the BBC ads in between other programmes :)

Just off to the Post Office now with finished hooked-together squares. I've missed last collection, so the blanket won't arrive on Monday, but should arrive on Tuesday. I have some yarn left over; I'll make a panel or two eventually, but right now I desperately need to make a start on my friend's wedding present!

Thanks very much to Wendy for the info on the lily-which-I-thought-was-a-daisy pattern!

All hooked together and edged. :)

And all ends darned in

Oh Soupy you bloomin star!!!

All the peskies you say?

Cheers!!

THANK YOU SO MUCH!

I may have forgotten to sew in one pesky. I noticed it when I was sewing in a different pesky, and thought "oh, I'll deal with that one at the end", but then at the end got distracted by the finished blanket, and I don't think I dealt with it. It's on the back in the beginning centre of one of the crochet squares. I think I got all the others though.

I may have left the ends on one square... Just making a 12 inch square with the remnants so provided I don't fall asleep on the sofa it should be in the post tomorrow :)

It is winging its way to you :)

with needle

Not ON obvs

Wooooohoooooooo!!

Another completed blanket for our Children of Chernobyl project!

Put together so beautifully by the very lovely Soupy - the most enormous thanks to her and to all who contributed these fabulous squares. Love, love, love. Another photo below. Thank you!!

And here......

Beautiful. You x

Always a relief when it arrives safely! :)

And yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!

Just fantastic!! Another completed blanket for our Children of Chernobyl project!

This beauty put together by the very lovely Mwh02 - Hoooooooooge thanks to her and to all who contributed these fabulous squares. Absolutely love it!

Another photo below. Thank you!!