Woolly Hugs. Our Project to help refugees continues. One square, one blanket, a pair of gloves, one warm hat, one step at a time, really every little thing will help. All support welcome.

[KnottyAndPistey]

When we started this project last September we had no idea how enormous it would become and honestly have been blown away by the response. We should have known, folk never fail to amaze. We can't find the words to express how grateful and thankful we are that so many have risen to the challenge. We know we can't help everyone, but will help as many as we can, and each warm item goes to an individual with love and support from us. Just looking at numbers of items we have already sent to refugees in Kurdistan and Lesvos...

Blankets made by individuals - 127
Blankets made using separate 12 or 6 inch squares sent in - 34
Hats - 805
Cardis/ jumpers etc - 90
Footwear - 15
Scarves - 145
Gloves/wrist warmers - 53

What an extraordinary response

It is the together bit, that's our strength, we are so grateful to everyone for every single stitch.

With your love and support we need to carry on. Every day more desperate folk are struggling in appalling conditions, there is no end in sight. In this next phase we will continue to send to refugees in Kurdistan and Lesvos and will also be supporting Syrian families arriving here, initially through contacts on the South coast.

Can you help us fabulous mumsnetters?

Because it still stands, we have C&P the OP for all crafting info from our first thread, which is here....

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.

sometimes I look at the bits of blanket on the floor and wonder why when it hardly makes a difference to the whole big problem, and one blanket may not make much of a difference to an individual even if it is really cold.

the collective effort though seems to make more of a dent in the problem. I really wish the poor people could go home and never had to leave in the first place.

Morning!

Lots of fabulous pics to come

We do what we can do to help Susan xx

Have have asked for a pause in posting now until Monday 22nd February, really don't want things to go awol or get tucked up at the sorting office.

And we are away next week, so apologies now for radio silence, back on Monday 22nd..

Blackeyed, you may not be making much of a dent in the problem, but for the one person who gets each item you are bringing love and warmth where there is none. A blanket is enormously more than no blanket and combined with the aid that others are sending can help save lives.

And when history judges all of this, you will be able to tell your grandchildren or great grandchildren that you were one of the ones that helped, when so many turned away and shunned them.

We just can't understand how folk can do nothing, worse than nothing, take active steps to ignore, often justify it as we need to look after our own. Well these folk are our own.

Thank you OYBBK agree with everything you say

Thank you again to MrsHathaway and friends. More beautiful treasure for our Refugee Project. Xx

For our Refugee Project, this stunner is beautifully made by the very lovely pterobore Tis just gorgeous. Thank you so much xxx

Super snuggly and cosy. Gorgeous. This beauty is from the very lovely AF for our Refugee Project. Love it. Thank you. Xxxx

Beautiful squares for joint blankets, thank you lovely Zing xxx

84 year old E, we salute you! Fabulous squares for our Refugee Project. You star. Thank you! Xxxx

Such a fantastic Refugee Project blanket, thank you so much to all who sent separate squares and to lovely AM for putting it together so beautifully. Fabulous. Xxxx

Thank you BD. Fabulous squares for our Refugee Project. Brilliant. Xxxx

Thank you so much to all who sent separate squares for this fantastic Refugee Project blanket, and to lovely Fizzy and Ninja for putting it together so beautifully. Xxxx

JK's first attempt at hats! Fabulous, squares too and all for our Refugee Project. What a star. Thank you xx

Enormous thanks to ALL members of the craft club and congregation at Mount Pleasant Baptist Church who have made this fabulously big and super cosy Refugee Project blanket. You truly are all wonderful. xxxx

A fantastic collection of 14 hats all for our Refugee Project from the very lovely Zing The most enormous thanks Xxxxx

Thank you lovely Mhw02 for his cosy treasure for our Refugee Project. Brilliant. You star. xxxxx

Thank you lovely Zing for his fabulous blanket for our Refugee Project
Just fabulous. You star. xxxxx

Thanks to all members of the craft club and congregation at Mount Pleasant Baptist Church who have made this fabulous Refugee Project blanket. You are all wonderful. xxxx

Thank you HG. Beautifully warm and cosy and all for our Refugee Project. Bless you xxx

Beautiful and for our Refugee Project from the very lovely HG. Just fabulous, you star. Thank you so much xxx

Gorgeous! Thank you KimsColourways for this treasure for our Refugee Project. Fantastic. Xxxx

For our Refugee Project from lovely P, tis super snuggly. Brilliant. Thank you. Xxxx

Hope that we are up to date now!

I sent a parcel off first thing on Monday morning with a variety of bits including a hat for the Refugee project. It was sent 2nd class but I thought it would have arrived by now... sigh!