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.

I havent done woolly hugs project before and my knitting is very plain, rather slow and occasionally slightly dodgy but I really want to join in on this. Will have a look at what wool I have.

Morning, just catching up

Thank you everyone so much

Gloopy How many squares have you got and what sort of colours? Very happy to send you enough to top up. We are aiming for 3 by 4 twelve inch squared blankets, so a good size to wrap up in. Thank you

Five - Oh how frustrating!

GetMeOut - We'd love your !m blanket, yes please, happy for you to use the chunky yarn, but go for a whole blanket if that's OK? All our separate squares are going to be DK, easier to make collections. Thank you

Mhw - am here today, bless you. Thank you I have no idea re the blocking and reblocking, but will endeavour to find out for you.

OhYouBadKitten - Welcome on board, very glad to have you here, don't say dodgy say full of character! And you know what, a simple square will help keep a child warn just as much as a more complex design. It's all good bless you. Shout if we can send yarn to you. Thank you

The first collection of twelve/six inch squares is already being hooked into a blanket. What an amazing team effort this is!

More , thank you xxx

Here is our Facebook page we are Woolly Hugs It's a good way to keep in touch too.

Extraordinary!

The most enormous THANK YOU to the awesome and very lovely RH for a fantastic hat collection of 15, ranging in size from newborn to adult. This just one of them. Brilliant.

I have four, done in Bergere de France Barisienne (prob closer in texture to Robin, rather than SSDK). V. similar colours to the Lily Pond CAl - pink/purple/green/grey. Want pictures?

Hi, I wasn't going to volunteer for this as I have too much on at the moment even though I want to do my bit. However, I remembered that I have 23 6" squares in the back of the WIP cupboard from another project I started and couldn't finish in time (nite to self: if in a hurry hook don't knit). It was meant for an older boy and it was going to be at least 35 blocks (5 x7) so the colours are browns and turquoise. One of the turquoise squares is quite pale and I kniw from a certain FB group ( ) that you don't really want pastels. I also have used parchment although I thought of all the pale colours it was the least likely to show the dirt so would be OK for places where washing facilities are scarce.

Anyway, to cut through the waffling, do you want them? I could do one more square to make it 24 (I have time for that just not time to start from scratch) and then you could get it put together as a baby blanket. Or, I can leave the 23 as they are and you can split them up as you see fit. What do you think ladies?

Hola!

Just disappearing under a fantastic woolly mountain, really is such an extraordinary response, so heartwarming when you consider some other threads on here.

Gloopy We always love photo - thank you!

Bertha Tis lovely to see you!

Yes, please send, but maybe if you had time to make the extra one, we have a long list of folk who do have time to join and edge. Thank you.

Beautiful hats arriving from Mhw02

Thank you so much for everything

There is plum beret too, just super. xxx

I really want to do this, am getting cracking this afternoon. As many squares as I can manage coming your way!

You are fabulous, thank you so much xxxx

Such a beautiful collection of woolly treasure for our refugee project arriving today from the very lovely wigglesrock, inc hats, a super scarf and blankets too! Treasure indeed, thank you so much, you star

Two utterly fabulous hats made for our refugee project so beautifully by the very lovely MrsEvadneCake. Brilliant, you star, thank you so much!

Gah! Run out of photos again! Six is not enough!

You should ask for a special extension, just for you. I wonder if Tech could do it?

Be nice! They've probably got other things to worry about right now though

Tis so frustrating but we do actually each have our own quota too, as shall be demonstrated in two ticks

Three fantastic blankets for our refugee appeal all beautifully made by the very lovely VF, really super snuggly, thank you so, so much

Fabulous! This collection of squares will go towards joint blankets for our Refugee Project, these are from the very lovely SW. Thank you!

This gorgeous blanket is also for our refugee project. It has been made by the very lovely KB. Just so super, heartfelt thanks

The most enormous thanks to lovely Heather for a fabulous and super snuggly collection of hats for our refugee project. Utterly brilliant, what a star.

This is one of a set of seven beautiful home knit baby cardis given to lovely MrsKwazii's beautiful girls, but were unused as she was blessed with so many. She is now donating them to our refugee project, which is utterly fantastic. Heartfelt thanks to MrsK.

Hello.

I have some spare time in the evenings at the moment, as with the nights getting darker earlier, I can't mosaic as long as I only work in daylight.

Even though it's over 20 years since I last knitted I've just dug out all my needles and found some rainbow mohair wool - is that ok?

Also, what size needles and how many stitches are needed for the 6 inch squares please?

As soon as you can let me know I can start.

Many thanks and for you all for this wonderful project, though I'm sad that there is such a need.

Just read the thread properly all the way through and found the info I need....so will get cracking.

Arty you are fabulous. Thank you!