A blanket for Jo Cox's family.......?

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I started a thread in chat and was directed here. I don't normally get involved in WH threads as I'm not a knitter but have been thinking of her husband an children. Could WH do them a blanket? I am happy to donate some wool!

running lou, you knit or crochet a square in the required colours/size and send it off to knotty and pisty. someone puts all the square together. there is usually a colour scheme for each blanket. often with initials or ideas for thing the family likes.

have a look at the woolly hugs website for more info.

what a lovely idea :)

Everyone, thank you so much, so many ideas and thoughts here, so much love, compassion and kindness. We really do want to do something, but haven't had a chance to speak to each other, both not around this weekend, then straight into next week, so we plan to speak on Tuesday, and then will be back here.

Thank you so much everyone. The best of the viper's nest, right here.

My vote would be for one big blanket so as not to leave Brendan out, but I think two smaller blankets would be lovely too.

And I agree about the blanket standing to represent the lost person and therefore only being meaningful as a direct gift, not an auction item.

I really like the idea of doing a blanket for the family, the quote from Brendan Cox about bathing his children in love resonates so much with what WH try to do.

It's very early days for the family though and being so much in the public eye they probably have many offers of help and support. They may not be ready to consider something like WH for a while yet.

Would it be a good idea to do two blankets, one for each of her girls?

Just thinking it would be nice for them to have one each to snuggle into.

I'm in too - never been involved in a WH project before - will watch out for instructions xx

It's very early days for the family though and being so much in the public eye they probably have many offers of help and support. They may not be ready to consider something like WH for a while yet.

I absolutely agree. Autumn/winter project at the earliest, I would have thought.

At the risk of sounding indelicate, after a time the general public will forget Jo Cox - someone and something else will be in the news and focus will shift. The Cox family will never forget her: it's when she seems to be drifting away that we should be saying "Jo mattered; she made a difference; let us help you remember".

Hello, I can't knit at all I'm afraid but I was wondering if I could help by giving some money towards wool? I have given to woolly hugs in the past but not or some years so if some one could remind me of the procedure that would be great

Completely agree about this being best done as a longer term project. Would like to contribute if it goes ahead.

Great idea, and one each for her girl and boy would be lovely - and would keep them warm on their camping trips. And one for her husband as well if there are enough squares. Happy to donate wool.

Apologies I must have misread somewhere that she has two daughters

I think one of Jo's friends is on here. She was on a thread that was started after Jo had been attacked but before news of her death was announced. She may have some advice.

Count me in to knit done squares.

*some

I agree to ask friends if can. Do think selling one for charity would be better or for someone family going through equally tough time that perhaps has v limited other support. If Prime minister and president of United States ring you personally as well as all public support its not same as providing one for someone who would really be touched. Guessing family will be sent all sorts anyway. That's just my opinion I understand others feel differently.

then how about people doing two squares, so that one can go to Jo's family blankets and one to a refugee or other project in her name, as it seems that she supported that from the news coverage.

also I think that offering/sending blankets in a few months when she has dropped out of most peoples news would be better. often it is later on that it gets hard for grieving families, when the support drops off far too soon.

Just because she was well known doesn't mean her children shouldn't be covered in MN love. I think a blanket for each of her children would be lovely.

I'd happily make 3 squares. 2 for the children, one for an auctioned blanket. And I'd love to bid on such a blanket, too!

Can someone tell me who i should send some wool too please?

Knotty and Pistey will be along soon with details.

I think a blanket for the family would be nicer to raise money to donate, as others have said there is already fundraising for her charities, and this shows the love gone in from lots of people and will take time to do and when people are moving on with their lives it will be what it says in the tin, a woolly hug.

Sorry that doesn't read right, I think it's better for the family to have the blanket than just making one to auction.