Thread 2! Woolly Hugs. Chernobyl 2018 is HERE!!!

[KnottyAndPistey]

You find us busily setting up a new home for our wonderful project. Will be making a special cosy corner for Soupy's poor blind cat - recently blinded by fiesta and her very bright blanket kit

As has been since the first year, this has been an astonishing team effort, folk never fail to amaze. THANK YOU! x

Our first project thread is here.... That was the one where we frantically made SQUARES and some folk made whole blankets, there was a lot of gin and the word characterful was used a lot

On the last thread we reached the dizzying heights of 64/100 absolutely gorgeous finished blankets, so here's hoping this thread sees us through to target...

Ooooo, and this will be the thread where we share the Early Bird 2019 info if anyone has been inspired or just wants to get ahead!

The photo is from last year, tis the wonderful group who came to Portsmouth.

Cracking on then

I'm still looking for my hooks - they're in a box I haven't yet unpacked. I need a couple of days off to finish the job off, instead I get a load of stuff to do on the weekends 😢

Isn't it a good reason to get a new set of hooks? You know, that set you've been lusting after for sooooooo long ? And then you need to try them with all these different types of wool, don't you? Oh dear, you only seem to have SSDK, and you must try some of this truly lovely stuff.......www.pascuali.de/en/vicuna-100-vikunjawolle-ein-exklusives-hochwertiges-strickgarn/a-60816/

Bother! This stuff www.pascuali.de/en/vicuna-100-vikunjawolle-ein-exklusives-hochwertiges-strickgarn/a-60816/

I've got my wool, it's just my hooks. All if my hooks. Even the really naff ones, but more importantly my really lush soft handled ones. And my knitting needles. 😭

Madison - well done to your DS on his degree ! - have you room for all the extra stuff he has brought home ? . ( We ended up buying a shed for all the extra books DD1 brought home ) Hope all is returning to calm for you .
Jux - you are naughty!
Hope you find your hooks soon Witch

Did no one notice the price of that wool I linked to . You really need to check it......

I did ! - thats why you are naughty

Oh my word! Is it pure gold or something? May stick to Stylecraft for now and not just because I have enough to last a lifetime

Morning all. I'm still looking 😭 however work and scouts and other life stuff is getting in the way somewhat! DH has offered to look tonight so I guess I'm exhibiting withdrawal symptoms 😂

How much is that wool in £'s? I'm guessing it was gold plated or something? 😁

Just sliding in to say that Poor Blind Cat died of a non yarn related heart attack at the weekend. His colour criticisms will be sorely missed :(

Oh Soupy. My condolences

Witch £237.86 but that's just for 25g!

Soupy I'm so sorry

Book thanks! All unpacked now, a lot has gone to the charity shop! He didn't actually bring many, if any, books back home. He's mostly been using the libraries at the university and in the Library of Birmingham. Any books bought were shared with his girlfriend and their flatmate as they were all doing the same course. Thankfully we didn't need to purchase a shed

Jux good luck to your daughter! The wait for A levels is a horrible one!

Oh Soupy I am sorry.

Thanks all. He was 10 and happy and healthy (bar his burnt retinas) so on the whole a good way to go if that makes sense!

sorry to hear that Soupy , but yes , a nice way to go .

Sorry to hear about the loss of your cat Soupy, run free on rainbow bridge little one 💕

Over £200 for 25g???? 😱 That's shocking! I'll have to tell DH, which should ensure he is through in his search 😂

You couldn't even make very much with that amount could you!

Hope he finds them tonight!

Oh Soupy I'm so sorry. It doesn't matter how old they are, it's never old enough. We lost two cats in the last year or so, and although we've replaced them with kittens for DS, I still call the kittens by the names of the old cats. They were special, and I sure "Blinded-by-Fiesta" cat was too. Hope the house isn't feeling too empty...

Oh Soupy no!

Huge love to you and the DC, that is such sad news, bless him, our cosy corner will forever be dedicated to the poor fella who was blinded by fiesta, you tales of him made us laugh. He will live in our memories for sure.

Hugs darling, that is very sad xxxxx

Thank you.

We got him at 3 months when he was the last kitten left in the litter having been rejected by a family because he was “too dark”. Their loss was our gain because he was awesome and has left a generously proportioned cat shaped hole in our home.

Just catching up, been so busy with RL non-yarny stuff...

Soupy So sorry to hear about your lovely cat. The SpiralCats send their condolences too

He found my hooks 😁 He may have been inspired by my threat to order a new set plus more wool....

I'm happily hooking a virus blanket, which I have been yearning to do ever since my hooks went walkabout.

So our penultimate Chernobyl 2018 delivery is ready to go to the 8 girls and 8 boys visiting Bristol, tis stunning!!

We have the added joy of being able to deliver these in person at the weekend, happy sigh... 😍

The most enormous thanks to everyone, this is extraordinary, add in too the Hugs for Heads, all the extras and ice cream money too, and it is all absolutely AMAZING!!

coooo - look at the difference, Ayrshire's pic taken in the same place not that long ago!