Zombie and Woolly Hugs. Come and find out about Candy's Hugs, we need your help.

[KnottyAndPistey]

Our lovely Zombie (who has said she doesn’t mind being outed as Candy) has long been a supporter of Woolly Hugs, bless her for it! Recently she made a very kind donation to us, and we would love to start an Ongoing project to honour this remarkable woman, who we have both had the privilege of meeting, dancing and drinking with. She is utterly fab-u-lous. :)

After a chat with Zombie we have made a plan which she loves. We would like to make comforting cosy blankets with love in every stitch for women going through treatment for breast and other cancers, and at times these may form part of palliative care. They will be called Candy’s Hugs.

Zombie is a bright and beautiful woman so we have chosen a palette to reflect this which we call Vibrant Riot; it is inspired too by a blanket that was made for her to give big hugs as she goes through treatments.

Will you join with us? If you would like to be involved in any way, we’d love to have you on board. Please post on this thread and PM with your offers: crafting, donating, need wool, etc, we can help you with all of it.

The yarn is Stylecraft Special DK. Just this please for consistency, and in these colours...

Vibrant Riot Palette
Boysenberry
Claret
Empire
Fuchsia
Grass
Kelly green
Lavender
Lime
Lipstick
Magenta
Meadow
Petrol
Plum
Pomegranate
Saffron
Sherbet
Shrimp
Spice
Turquoise
Tomato
Violet

Squares to be 12 inch or 6 inch, crochet or knitted equally welcome, please use 4mm hook or needles. No blocking necessary and please sew in ends, and make sure any colour changes are firmly knotted.

All crafting abilities genuinely welcome, squares made by beginner or expert will be equally cherished. Simple, complex, single colour, mixed colour. It really is the love and thought that counts.

If you would like to learn how to knit or crochet in 2017, crack on! We have help for the complete beginner here…. And are on hand to help talk you through as well. YouTube has lots of tutorials, you WILL find one that suits! :)

If you feel ambitious and would like to make a whole blanket, then that is wonderful, we are aiming for blankets approx 48 inches by 60 inches, certainly no smaller.

Candy’s Hugs will be an ongoing project, our first posting date is to be January 28th. Do message for posting info when ready.

We are on Facebook - Woolly Hugs and Twitter too @Woolly_Hugs both are good ways to keep in touch.

Thank you so much xx

Zing drama. You know me?! I love a wool warehouse hit!

Have messaged you

Thanks [book], I can't begin to imagine how many messages they're dealing with at the moment!

Bold fail book

I am definitely a failed bold Madison - I suspect they are inundated!

Hopefully the recipients of the last squares I knitted have forgiven me! I'm up for it! I wouldn't worry Chipped . I said last night that I could NOT crochet, despite trying very hard and having a very lovely lady try her best to show me. My wool order is on it's way so naturally, I found myself in Hobbycraft today, as you do, and I've bought myself an idiots guide to crochet. I WILL crochet a square. It'll be crap and it could take some time. It'll accompany my knitted squares that will be Full of Character . Absolutely not wonky. No.

Hopefully I've replied to all PMs.

I need to go settle our new kitten... she's a beautiful handful at the mo.

Will reply to queries early tomo.

Thank you all

Oh, this is lovely! l have a beautiful stash of Stylecraft Special DK so l'll get cracking with my crochet hook! Also followed on FB and twitter.
Thanks for this! :D

X and I on our second batch, slipstitch pattern - I started one in orange and pink and she wanted to try it, so she's doing one in grass and kelly green
Beautifully bright!

One Spike and one Waffle finished.

I know we don't block squares but should I block embellishments? @KnottyAndPistey

From left to right that's Sherbet, Petrol and Meadow.

Plum, Lavender, Lipstick and Claret in shot

Thanks Zing looking forward to my delivery , will let you know when it arrives.

Oh and thanks to little Zing for the hugs 😀

Oooh I just ransacked my attic 24 moorland pack chrimbo pressie and I now have lime violet and plum :)

As it was a pressie from dh if I run out later in the cal I will just have to top up to finish it (getting excuses ready now)

Are there any colours under represented in the palette? Just in case I pass a wool shop?

I am finishing some WH squares so that when my wool arrives I can get cracking. My fingers are itching to get going :)

MOrning all!

Yes, you can block embellishments if you feel the need. Just don't try ironing them

KITTEN??

Pictures required

I'm in - I've definitely got a few of those colours 😀

KITTEN??? You can't just post that and run away. We NEED PICTURES

I'm with Jules and BigApple. Casually mentioning a kitten isn't enough - we absolutely REQUIRE a picture! It's MN law

Did somebody mention a KITTEN??!! Aw. Come on now. Play by The Rules. PHOTO or it's not real .

My wool has arrived. Super quick delivery from The Wool Warehouse. The colours are glorious .

Thankyou to my kind wooly donor, wool has arrived safely and I've already made a start

Pistey here this time, I have met this glorious kitten and she is totes ADORABLE!! :)

Excellent news that woolly wool is already arriving with crafters, thank you again to our wonderful donors. We heart you

Eek!

Those are considerably larger balls than I was expecting!

I have received balls of Kelly Green, Fuchsia Purple, Boysenberry and Empire this morning -the arguing will commence shortly as to which balls of yarn my daughter will want for her squares! Thank you very much for them!