Woolly Hugs...We are making a blanket for toriap2 : Lovely donors and crafters, we need your help.

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Lovely toriap2 is one of our own Woolly Hug crew, and we were so very sorry to hear her desperately sad news that her DH had passed away. We are so very sorry for their loss and our thoughts are with her, their daughter and their family. We hope that this blanket will bring some comfort at such a devastating time, we were so glad they accepted our offer. Tori's thread is here.

We shall need crocheters, knitters and donors. If you would like to donate wool or funds, we shall need both and we can match you up. If you would like to join in but need donated wool, we can help there too.We have part balls if any hookers need yarn, please say. Please PM us with your offers of help THANK YOU SO MUCH.



• Toria’s DH loved Dr Who so lots of themes for squares and embellishments right here, we are sure there must be heaps of patterns around.
• We also have the family’s initials if this is something you can do.
• Purple was his favourite colour.

The yarn we are using...

• Artesano Superwash Merino DK
• Debbie Bliss Rialto DK
• Drops Merino Extra Fine DK
• Jenny Watson Pure Merino DK
• Patons Merino Extrafine 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 palette:
Blues
Purple
Silver
Then these for accents/embellishments only: Jenny Watson pure merino DK WM7 ‘taupe’, white and black.

Please don't feel daunted, we love plain squares and simple textures too. They look as stunning as the more complex squares and play a vital role in the overall effect.

Squares to be 6 inches, using 4mm hook or needles.

All crafting abilities genuinely welcome, squares made by beginner or experienced are equally welcomed. It really is the love and thought that counts.

Please do post any questions regarding crafting on the thread or PM if you need help.

Do use thecrafting guide on the websiteto 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.

Our Crafting Guide is a good place for support, and previous blankets can be seen on our website too. We are on Facebook - Woolly Hugs and Twitter too @Woolly_Hugs both are good ways to keep in touch.



When finished please sew in those ends but don’t block your work. Then PM for details for posting.

 As always,thank you so much for any support you give us. These blankets really wouldn’t happen without your wonderful team efforts. Thinking of Toria and their daughter, all who love and miss her DH.

Count me in too. Such sad news.

I have Drops Merino - I think the shades are light grey, light grey/blue and marine blue. They are part balls so I don't have ball bands for all of them but I think the shade numbers are 05, 19 and 27. Would they be OK?

I'll PM you now.

I do not have any wool, sorry. Could I be sent some, I'm confined to barracks and can't get to the LYS.

I'd like to take part too. Could you possibly send me some yarn? I'm a crocheter, hope that's okay. I usually do the refugee blankets but would like to do this too.

I will make a couple of squares - I have woolly wool in suitable colours. Will PM now.

Thinking of toriap2 and her family

I'd like to make a square - I can provide my own yarn.

Such terrible news.

I'm in for a couple of plain squares.

I'm in, have yarn. Such sad news....

I've pm'd, so sad. Sending hugs gs to Toriap2 x

I'm in. I have purples so will crack on. Hugs to Torii and her DD.

Thank you so much everyone, you are lovely

If you would like yarn, please do PM us, we will work our way through and get it sent to you, if we haven't got your address please do include that in the PM

such a marvellous response, bless you xxxx

I've PM'd you.

Thanks lovely, has been such a busy evening - will get in there right now, x

Hopefully all Pms are now replied to.

Thank you so much everyone, what an astonishing response. Bless you
Please keep PMing if you'd like to join us, will be back in the morning to catch up

Signing in. Thinking of toriap2 and her dd

Morning

Thanks lovely Ria just away there now

Hopefully that is all PMs replied to and all folk helped. Thank you so much. Out today, and it may well be tomorrow before we can get yarn off to crafters, although will try later.

All still very welcome to join us, please do post on here and PM with your offers of help. Thank you so much .

Love to toria and her DD xxxxxxx

So sorry to read this. I'm in. I have yarn.

I have messaged, I think!

My knitting is better than my Internet skill...

Afternoon, and thank you, just away to PMs

We already have a lovely donor to thank. Honestly donations mean so much, we always want to be inclusive, for everyone to join in if they would like to, and some folk just wouldn't be able to afford to. Your kind donations make it possible, we really are so grateful.

MrsKwazii

Bless your heart, thank you

Are there any particular shade numbers that you prefer us to use as the silver colour?

Morning

Not particularly with the silver, have been sending out bits for crochet, and they have been a couple of different shades, but I know one was this Drops 05 version

Back to PMs, what a marvellous response we are having. Thank you everyone

Morning

Lovely blue yarn arrived today, thank you x

Thank you so much lovely xxxxx