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

that I'm doing it mostly by touch. There's a night light that I can use to peer if needs be, but I can do a granny square mostly without looking.

TQ I hope you find plenty to distract you from side effects.

Ah wow Spindelina, not a chance I can crochet without looking, at best I can sort of crochet and watch tv - although recently discovered this is nigh on impossible when its subtitled

Granny squares are the only thing I can do - can only get hook accurately in spaces not in stitches! And joining at they end of each round is a bit dicey.

I've mastered granny squares in semi-darkness too Spin
I've also put daylight bulbs in the two lamps we have in the main living room (I bought them by mistake and the kids hate them!) and while they don't make the room as light as day, the tone of the light given out helps.

I WAS LOGGED OUT!!!

The light is blue, so I am having to pick my colours carefully - the pinks I've got in my stash reflect very very little light in the wavelengths emitted by the gro clock and so they appear black! So my squares are, so far, mostly duck egg.

(thus endeth today's physics lesson)

12/135!

Super bright and cheery on such a dull day. This glorious Chernob project blanket is from the very lovely Jane S!

Thank you so much xxx

Beautiful squares, love the colours. TQ hope you are having a better day today xxx

13/135!

Absolutely stunning! This beautiful Chernob project blanket is from the very lovely Redbrook! It’s so dark the colours aren’t being done justice. The lightest green there is actually pistachio!

Thank you so much xxx

14/135!

All the way from Faye in the 🇺🇸 this wonderful Chernob project blanket is an absolute beauty!

Thank you so much xxx

15/135!

Made by a group of friends for lovely Ursula, this glorious Chernob project blanket is beautiful inside and out.

Thank you so much F and everyone. xxx

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This beautiful rainbow Chernobyl blanket is a stunner! Glorious.

Thank you so much lovely Anne J! xxx

Wow! These are amazing!

Just popped in to say how utterly lovely the blankets and squares are. I follow on FB, and just love to see them popping up to remind me how wonderful you all are.

Sorry to be soppy - I may have had a small libation or two.

I've started my Chernobs using the Attic24 hydrangea pattern. I don't know if it is the comments saying to watch for the foundation row being too tight but I'm constantly checking to see if it's out of shape.

I love that pattern Woolly - I've used it for a few squares and it seems to hold it's shape fairly well. Two more rows plus border on DS's ripple blanket, and then I'll start on some squares. Quite liking forward to it after the monotony of 85 rows of ripple!

Thanks for the reassurance diamante. The edges look straight (so far) so I think it will be ok.

Those blankets are gorgeous! Feel the need to apologise in advance for my literally ropey seams (plus point is that they're robust), the flowers and the dots should both be the same width but had to fudge the seams with some squares 😣 Would appreciate any tips for idiot proof seaming instructions! (note - this'll be the last 12" that consists of anything more than four blocks to seam, forgot how much I hate and am rubbish at it)

@thatwouldbeanecumenicalmatter I can't see a problem and I admire you for joining blocks! I only do it if I can use the join as you go method. There's a good reason why my blankets are usually stripy.

Ah thank you TheWoollybacksWife, I've made a conscious effort to nake the other corners match up - I'd be rubbish at quilting!

Thanks for the tip, going to try to join as I go for other squares

Looks like we're all cracking along nicely.

thatwould I like that.

Woolly I'm going to try the join as I go method with this blanket. I started by making a load of squares but am now actually trying to plan a repeat and work out how many more I have to make before I can start joining. This is how far I am.

Afternoon!

Beautiful treasure on here! Thank you so much everyone

Could someone send right now? So hungry

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This beautiful Chernobyl blanket is a stunner! Glorious.

Thank you so much lovely Camelia S! xxx