A warm woolly welcome to C2019! Chernobs ahoy!

[KnottyAndPistey]

We are absolutely delighted to be launching our Chernobyl Project 2019!

All help welcome, and needed! Some different info this year PLEASE READ if you are keen to take part in any way!

It’s all here.....

www.woollyhugs.org/2019/01/14/the-chernobyl-project-2019/

Please post below if you need help with yarn to be able to take part.

Not all groups host every year, but we are delighted to confirm the following for 2019…

Aberdeen
Ayrshire
Bristol
Chet and Waveney (Norfolk)
Fife
Gloucester/Glossop (children will be splitting their trip between these two)
Isle of Wight
Mid Suffolk
Northamptonshire (Helpston)
Shropshire (new to us!)
St Ives
Swindon

Let's get to it! The magic number of blankets needed this year is 135!

THANK YOU SO SO MUCH!! xxxxx

Morning!!

10 blankets already!!

Is there a list of extra little treats for the children available yet?

Absolutely yes Madison Avenue, thank you very much!

www.woollyhugs.org/2019/01/14/the-chernobyl-project-2019/

11/135!
Simply glorious! Such a beautiful Chernob blanket arriving from two fabulous friends, Sophie D and Liz R.

Thank you so much! xxx

Love the colour blocking

sorry I don't know how to do links on app, but I found these sanitary towels on Amazon yesterday. My DD is petite and she says they are a lot more comfortable than normal sized ones. I have no idea why they are so cheap, apart from the not immediate delivery. Just in case anyone is buying to send.

Lil-Lets teens smartfit 14 petite pads with wings https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B007HKJ53O/ref=cmswwrcppapiii_yxewCbHP4C0SQ

Ok just seen pricing is for orders over £20 😁.

How is everyone getting on. I'm on the last round of edge of first blanket that my Mum and I did together, so hopefully will be posting off this week.

All the blankets that have come in so far are lovely. Looking forward to seeing the rest.

I made up my own square which I'm rather pleased with. I hope I've not copied it subconsciously.

Not that it's amazing or anything

It's beautiful Okki - indeed it's lekker

I'm always envious of you clever people who can combine colours so well. I'm getting better but I love seeing the colours on the Chernobs blankets.

hello everyone !
The blankets are absolutely gorgeous
I am away atm , have been hooking the last seven squares I needed for my blanket . It will have to wait until I get home to join though :)
Mine are quite simple - just 4 colours, in grannies and circle to squares .
Okki thats a lovely colour combo and pattern!
( By the way, there is no way you are old enough for teenage children!!! )

Hi, do the squares need to be blocked?

Oh nice Okki and bookbook
No thatwould, blocking is not required

Thanks TwitterQueen1 😙

I'm doing a stripy blanket. Here it is represented in ascii art (not to scale ):

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plus a border. So I'm getting there! I've also been doing some granny squares in the near-dark while up with DS (we're night weaning - what fun!).

I like the colours book - nice and cheery. What colour will you join in or will that spoil the surprise? Thanks for the compliment, though I was horrified last week to discover that I am old enough to be my son's teacher's mother!

Thanks Woolly- though I can't claim I chose the colours. I just looked at Kinship spice and took colours off there. My colour creations look great in my head but not so much in reality 😂

Spin I'm really looking forward to seeing yours. That's the one you'd started at the meet up isn't it? Good luck with the night weaning.

Thatwould don't forget to show is your creations - I love seeing other people's colours and patterns.

TQ - what are you up to now?

Joining in Emperor ( dark purple) to follow the rainbow theme Okki :) as I say, playing it safe!

I'm on another Candy's Hug because of the shortage over Christmas. It's a pretty uncoordinated one though - just really bright and colourful! Having spent so long on my 'fancy' one with lots of complicated patterns I fancied doing something more spontaneous!

Those are lovely and colourful TQ. Have you got a link to the pattern for that ridged looking one? I really like that.

No pattern Okki but it's dead easy. It's alternating one DC with one front post DC. I start the usual way with ch4 then 3 doubles alternating 3 chains to get the square, then I start alternating. It takes more wool of course but I like the look..

Actually I've just found one - they call it mosaic ridge

Thanks. I shall have a go when I have a quiet (child free) hour.

Okki - will do, I love seeing knitting and crochet projects (I can while hours away in Ravelry projects)too. I'm heading off to woolwarehouse (armed with discount code) I may be some time and with considerably lighter pockets by midnight

Spidelina, how do you crochet in poor lighting? Do you use those hooks with the wee lights? Would love to know if they're worth it!

Okki, forgot to say it's US DC, English treble....

I've been doing quite a few of the mosaic ridge ones TQ, although I didn't realise that they had a name, I just saw someone's work on Facebook and they explained how to do it. It's so easy isn't it and they look lovely!

Your squares are beautiful! How are you feeling?

They do look good don't they?! Madison
The drug effects are beginning to make themselves known, which is not unexpected, just a nuisance. My arms feel as though they weigh double their normal weight and I've struggled a bit with my daily walk this week - I need to cut it down a bit, tx for asking.