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.

Hello!

I'm going to attempt to make a blanket from scratch - this could take ages....when is the next collection date???

4x12" ready to post in the morning.

And another one from me to be posted tomorrow.

@KnottyAndPistey - my Snugs blanket is nearly finished. Plans have been scuppered slightly by my need to order more yarn (so much for the excuse that this was helping me stash-bust) BUT if I don't make the fast-approaching April deadline it'll be on it's way very soon after.

on its* way. How did that apostrophe get in there?!

K&P did my squares ever arrive on the South Coast? I'm a tad worried

Mrsjones and me. It's 2nd July. Iv just found wooly hugs this is amazing and I'm hoping to make some squares

Does anyone know how much yarn I would need for a square or a whole blanket?

Has anyone a simple granny square pattern for this please. I'm new to crochet.

hello green
here are a couple of basic tutorials
on youtube
and if you prefer or find it easier for pictures
Little Tin Bird

with the 100 gm of Stylecraft Special DK, I get almost 2 12" basic granny squares, but you do use more with different patterns, and depending on your tension :)

a whole blanket is 48" x 60" - so 80 x 6" squares, or 20 x 12" squares

Thankyou v much @bookbook. I'm a knitter but used to crochet simple blankets years ago. Can't wait to get started

Thanks! I have a feeling it won't be done! I've managed 8/80 so far - not to mention the fact that they'll then need joining and a border

If anyone would like to help with a big Woolly Hug project, very sadly a new one is starting this afternoon

Thank you xxx

Most unlike me. 34 squares of the same pattern (albeit in different colours). Until now, my most-repeated was the classic granny, at the grand total of three.

I've finally finished my very first woolly hugs project, yay! Will use my leftovers to make some plain squares too. Can someone please pm me with the address to send this blanket to? I need to pack it off soonish as am away for much of June.

Would you love k at that!! Beautiful squares, stunning blanket. Just wow!! What s treat to open MN to!

I’ll pm but on phone at the mo so bear with

Thank you doesn’t come close xxx

Love

Lasso - wow! - that is lovely

K&P and book thank you , it's a very nice easy crochet pattern that I'm happy to post up here if you're interested! I've still got quite a decent amount of yarn left so I'll work on some 6 inchers as well

That's lovely. I'm just starting out doing my first whole blanket Lasso so it's great to see others!

Morning woolly chums!

Hello K&P - this is next on my 'to-do' list - when is the next collection for please ( I have a feeling it may be July 2nd? ) . Will be starting this week ( closes eyes to housework )

I'm going to do some squares for this as my blanket won't be done by July!

I'm using the crochet as a good excuse to procrastinate too book

book I've just looked and it is the 2nd, it's the last posting date before the Summer hols (haven't they come around quickly!!)

I've got some that I've already done to send then.

Thanks Madison :) - I was sure I had read it somewhere.
If I get my finger out, I am hoping to get a complete blanket done, but its a race for time!
I have been really kind to Wise Badger - I allowed them to still send their newsletter via email, so they gave me a 15% discount voucher to use before 26th June. Got to love the GDPA . Mmmm - just need to decide what to buy ....... .