Woolly Hugs. Supporting refugees, lovely crafters and donors, fabulous Mumsnetters we need your help.

[KnottyAndPistey]

As for so many others, we have been moved to tears by the heartbreaking plight of refugees, both in Europe and further afield, and the inhumanity which seems to surround them too often. We have donated, signed petitions on change.org and written to our MPs, and understand the feeling of shouting in the wind, we desperately want to do more.

There is something practical we can do together, and it really will help, but fabulous Mumsnetters, we are going to need your support.

We can get woolly warmth to families in refugee camps in Kurdistan, thanks to the amazing charity Knit for Peace. There are 1.8 million refugees trapped there, most have fled civil wars and ISIS in Syria and Iraq. Winter is coming, it will be even more desperate and absolutely freezing. We are also developing links to get resources to children and families elsewhere, and on their arrival in the UK. We just want to help keep folk warm. We know we can’t help everyone, but we can some.

We really need your help, here’s how…

• We need 12 inch, or six inch squares. Knit or crochet both equally welcome.
• Yarn to be used - any good quality acrylic DK, for example Stylecraft special DK
• Any colour, any style, it is all good.
• Squares equally welcome if made by beginner or expert. Truly.
• No one think their's wouldn’t be good enough. They will be.
• We'd love to receive whole blankets, but absolutely understand time constraints.
• We’d also love to receive hats and gloves/mittens for any age, baby sized through to adult, the same for jumpers. But appreciate that is a very big ask.
• If you’d like to donate yarn or funds, let us know - we’d absolutely LOVE to hear from you, we need you too. This will be a real team effort
• If anyone would like to join in crafting but can’t afford to, please PM us, we can help.

One square, one blanket, a pair of gloves, one warm hat, one step at a time, really every little thing will help. Together we can make a difference.

Sadly we cannot accept items other than home made woolly ones at the moment, if this changes we will come back.

If anyone arrives in this thread and holds similar views to Cameron, no need to post, just move along. This is a positive, humanitarian thread taking positive, humanitarian action.

Do join us on our Facebook page Woolly Hugs and Twitter @Woolly_Hugs - both good ways to keep in touch.

If you'd rather email us than PM we are [email protected]

Thank you doesn’t come close, bless you.

Thank you so much to the lovely WP. Gorgeous, snuggly hats for our Refugee Project. Absolutely fabulous . XXXX

Thank you lovely A for these snuggly scarves for our Refugee Project. Absolutely marvellous. You star. XXXX

Wow! So many wonderful, snuggly things!

Fabulous isn't it? Folk are just marvellous

Lovely PrimroseMill thank you so much for this fabulous hat for our Refugee Project. Brilliant. xxxxx

Thank you again to lovely LB for these super hats for our Refugee Project. Brilliant. xxxxx

16 hats for our Refugee Project from lovely HopandSkip thank you so much. Each is fabulous! Thank you too for the funds. You star. xxxx

Gorgeous blankets for our Refugee Project from lovely HopandSkip thank you so much. Marvellous. xxxx

Lovely HopandSkip thank you so much for this 100% wool soaker for our Refugee project, just fab, bless you. xxx

141 adult hats, 50 child hats, 48 adult scarves, 1 shawl, 7 child scarves, 24 blankets of which 5 made using separate squares sent, 8 pairs adult/child mittens, 10 baby cardigans/jumpers, 2 adult jumpers.

Our next delivery for refugees in Kurdistan is ready.

Thank you everyone so much. xxx

Two gorgeous hats for our Refugee Project, just fab. Sadly no name to thank personally, but thank you!! xxxx

Thank you so much LL for these super hats for our Refugee Project. Just gorgeous. Bless you. XXXX

How fabulous, thank you so much to lovely PM for this gorgeous shawl for our Refugee Project. Really super. X

Super snuggly baby knits for our Refugee Project from the very lovely CP They are fabulous. So is she. Thank you. xxxx

Thank you to lovely PM for these snuggly scarves for our Refugee Project. Brilliant. X

Such a gorgeous blanket for our Refugee Project from lovely PM. Huge thanks xxxx

Thank you to lovely BD for these fabulous hats for our Refugee Project. Brilliant. X

CP thank you! Cosy little mittens for our Refugee Project. Bless you. X

Adorable and snuggly little scarves for our Refugee Project fromLL. Thank you so much xxxx

Fabulous squares for joint Refugee Project blankets, from the very lovely BD. Thank you. Xxx

Thank you to lovely LL for woolly treasure for our Refugee Project. Just fabulous. You star. X

The most enormous thank you to lovely BHfor joining these squares for our Refugee Project and to all who sent them in. Just brilliant. xxx

Thank you SO much to JV for all these squares for our Refugee Project, bloomin brilliant, and thank you to all who donated yarn, you are stars xxxx

Morning btw :)

I know we are perilously close to finishing this thread, but am going to add a few more fabulous pics before we move on!