Woolly Hugs. Snugs for Looked After Children and Young People

[KnottyAndPistey]

We are delighted to be introducing a new project we are calling Snugs.

We are aiming to make blankets for children ( 0-16 years) who are being looked after within the Children's Family Trust.The Children's Family Trust work with these children aiming to give them stability and security through to adulthood, helping them achieve their full potential, with the ideal being fostered within a family for life. We would like to make these children something permanent, that they can take with them wherever they are.

Initially we will be working with the group based in the 'South Central' area, so Southampton, Portsmouth, Hampshire, Surrey and Dorset.

We would love for you to help us. We have funds to help if you need yarn, many thanks to the super generous donation from Ruth in memory of her beautiful "Little Mum' Joan.

There will be extra love in the Snugs from them both.

Crafting Info

• Yarn is Stylecraft Special DK just this please, inc for any embellishments.
• Squares to be 12 inch ideally, or 6 inch if that is too much.
• Knit and crochet equally welcome.
• Beginner or more experienced crafters also equally welcomed.
• Please use a 4mm hook or needles.
• No blocking please, and please ensure you are knotting off very thoroughly when colour changing or finishing, leave a 6cm end and use a needle to sew it in.
• We are asking folk to avoid using a magic ring (crochet) to start as find that these don't seem to always stand up to the pressures of wash and wear.
• Please read the list of colours in our palette carefully, the list is below.
• Squares to be single colour, multi colour, textured, whatever you like, they will be wonderful, thank you.
• If you'd like to make a whole blanket, please use these colours too, makes thing easier at the giving stage! Whole blankets to be 48 by 60 inches, we would like them all to be single bed size no matter what age the child.

The colours are a twist on a rainbow theme...

Aspen

Aster

Bluebell

Cloud Blue

Cypress

Duck egg

Lapis

Lavender

Lincoln

Lipstick

Lobelia

Magenta

Meadow

Pistachio

Plum

Pomegranate

Saffron

Sage

Sherbert

Spice

Storm Blue

Tomato

Violet

Please message us if you need the postal address, but it will be the South Coast one

The last posting date for this first round will be March 3rd.

Thank you so much, these blankets will be very special indeed for these children and young people.

Just a reminder..

Collection dates – our first is March 3rd, for squares and whole blankets, followed by Saturday 21st April and Monday 2nd July.

Has my blanket arrived yet, do you know?

I received my wool for the next one, thanks

Costa - yes it has! Apologies, Knots was away over HT, was with her yesterday and I've seen it, it is extraordinarily beautiful, so much work too, just wow. She is hoping to take the photos today. Thank you so much, it made me feel teary of the child receiving it

And great news re the wool, WW don't hang about do they?!!

Glad to know it arrived safe, I’m into the last 15 rows of the Chernobyl blanket and will do some squares with the leftover wool as before...then start another snug

I did say I was addicted to the hydrangea pattern didn’t I?

You are incredible Costa!

Morning all

⛄️ Important! Please read!

We are extending the March 3rd deadline for a week, new date is March 10th. No one risk running out to the PO for us please!

Projects affected below plus posting for our Craft Sale! THANK YOU xxxx

Squares and whole blankets for our Snugs project. Last posting for crafts for our Spring Sale. Last posting for squares for Niffler and Iwant2move. ALL NOW MARCH 10th. ❄️

That’s great! I spent yesterday doing squares for this project as I didn’t want to chance going to work and not being able to get back. It’s such a shame I wasn’t organised enough to bring stuff home on Tuesday so that I could work from home!

Er... that wasn’t supposed to sound sarcastic. . I meant that it was good that I would be to do more before the new deadline!

Will aim to do some for this after the Chernobyl deadline.

Lovely project. I'd love to contribute but am I too late? With a small baby I'm not getting much time to knit these days!

Ach just seen you have more dates to send stuff by. Great, I use this yarn a lot and definitely have some of those colours so will get cracking on using up some of my stash!

Morning loves!

Afternoon! Just posted off a Chernobyl blanket; 2 hats and a little hug. Hope they arrive ok!

I've just posted my Snugs squares to you, so glad of the extended deadline!

Oooh, good work Costa

I'm going to attempt a hat for the first time this week.

They were my first hats, and not too impressive, but hopefully they’ll perform function over form

Just realised this is the snug thread, sorry (I do have a snug blanket on the go)

Don't think it matters really - all for a good cause!

Finally posted the squares from DD and me yesterday (the one warm sunny day in between the snow and the rain)!

Morning!!

Hello! I'm about to post my Chernobyl bits and start on some for this!

Morning Knotty et al

And I'm off!

Okay so no knitting for a while for me (too pointy) but apparently it IS possible to crochet and bf a baby at the same time. Have done a few squares and might even manage a whole blanket for Snugs