Woolly Hugs. A Blanket for the very lovely Etotheipiplus1equals0 and her children. Crafters and donors, we need your help.

[KnottyAndPistey]

Very sad news we are afraid, the lovely Mumsnetter Etotheipiplus1equals0’s wonderful DH died suddenly and shockingly on February 24th. There are no words, we are incredibly sorry that life has been so cruel. She and their two little children (just 9 and 6 years old) are very much in our hearts and thoughts and we send so much love Her thread in bereavement is here….

We were so glad when she accepted our offer of a woolly hug, she will be able to wrap herself and the children in it and know it comes full of love from so many. So we are coming with a request for your help, either crafting or donating

From lovely Etotheipiplus1equals0…
He was an astronomer with a great love of music, the beach and watching sport on the tv.

From this we have devised our colour palette, so the main colours…
Blues including very dark nighttime shades please.
Purples
Silvers

Then for accents, embellishments and details…
Black
Yellow, this one please.. Drops merino extra fine DK no 24 ‘light yellow’
Red, but one of these two please, Drops Merino Extra Fine 11 Red, or Jenny Watson Pure Merino DK WM6 ‘Ruby’ please
Taupe
Greens
Oranges

Be wonderful to have a swathe of starry skies for him.

The Yarn we will be Using….
Debbie Bliss Rialto DK ( can only be bought from Love Crafts)
Drops Merino Extra Fine DK
Jenny Watson Pure Merino DK
Katia Merino 100% DK
King Cole Luxury Merino DK
Sublime Extra Fine Merino Wool DK Currently on sale on at Black Sheep Wools
Patons Merino Extrafine DK Currently on sale at Lady Sew and Sew Knits

Just from the brands listed please because we know they combine for wash and wear. If you still have any of our wools that have been discontinued - Artesano Superwash Merino DK, Debbie Bliss Cashmerino DK or James C. Brett Pure Merino DK in your stash, please do use them.

Our listed yarns are all easily available online

Important crafting info
Squares to be six inches, using 4mm needles or hook. Please knot off VERY carefully when finishing or changing colour and sew your ends in, thank you! No blocking please, makes it much easier to join squares.

Simple or complex, made by beginner or expert, we genuinely welcome them all. It really is the love and thought that counts.

I am on a lengthy jury service and would really appreciate it folk could wait until June 1st to post. Otherwise DH tends to just pile things up in random places, it would be much safer to hang back!

Last posting for this project is July 1st.

Sending so much love to Etotheipiplus1equals0 and their beautiful children.

Thank you so much lovely Woolly crew.

My squares for all the current blankets.

Lovely @FluffandBuzz and @SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius.

I love seeing everyone’s squares, can’t wait to see them all together.

Hello everyone!

Beautiful treasure arriving safely. Thank you so much lovely crafters. You are amazing!

MW in a Rick turquoise blue, gorgeous knits and crochet. Absolutely gorgeous

@SpiralArchitect Beautiful in navy, one with a gold star, the other silver. Fantastic

AH A beautiful C2C in royal. Super

@Pauleen beautiful stars and music note On navy. Fabulous

@ScienceRocks A beautiful knit in a rich purple/blue. Super

@MadisonAvenue Gorgeous crochet. Wonderful gold stars on navy. Music notes too. Brilliant

LJ Beautiful in blues. A gorgeous heart design plus mixed grannies. Lovely

@Yiayoula Her beautiful star and heart knit. One in silver, the other a rich purple. Gorgeous

@BlueEyeshadow Stunning crochet. Beautiful stars and grannies in mixed blues and silver. All absolutely gorgeous

All absolutely gorgeous. Thank you so much

Fluff, I'm so impressed

All done and going in today's post.

A couple of squares will hopefully be in the post on Monday - I'm trying to parcel up a few to send at once.

Mine should be with you soon.

Posting tomorrow

I sent 3 navy knit squares a couple of weeks ago. Hope you received?

There are a lot of really beautiful crocheted squares here. Maybe I should learn to crochet....

Just finished these 4 squares . The green and blue one is supposed to be a river running through.
There is a star and the last two are the sky at night.
Bank Holiday here Monday so they will go into post on Tuesday .
Sending huge love .

Beautiful squares, everyone. It will be beautiful blanket.

Hola! Absolutely BEAUTIFUL treasure, thank you so much everyone!

My quarantining family have gone now, so things a bit more organised here and I'll be catching up over the rest of the week, so do stand by.

Thank you so much everyone xxx

These are on their way, made with much love. I spotted the missing last round on the lacy cross and fixed that before sending!

Mine went in the post on Friday - sorry they are late!

Morning!

Beautiful treasure arriving safely from lovely crafters. The most enormous thanks to everyone

@bookbook Fabulous squares, the astronomical signs for the sun and planets and a music note square too. Gorgeous

@iluvnettletea Three beautifully textured knits in navy. Absolutely gorgeous

@Bearfrills Beautiful crocheted treasure arriving n green snd a rich purple/blue. Mixed grannies and a super star

@TheNinjaGooseIsHooking Beautiful crocheted squares. On navy, beautiful stars, shells and hearts. All fabulous

@HoggyTruffle Beautiful stars and a shooting star on navy. Brilliant

Gorgeous treasure. Thank you so much again everyone. More coming!

More beautiful squares. Honestly crafters, you are amazing. Thank you so much

@Trumpton Beautiful knits, inc a mitred corner, wavy stripe and yellow flower. Fabulous

JG Embroidered moon and stars, plus music notes too. Both on blue knits. Wonderful

@jetSTAR A gorgeous circle design. Navy on denim. Fantastic!

@PiggyPlumPie A super traditional granny in midnight blue. Stunning.

@SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius Her glorious knitted flowers, in yellow on navy. Beautiful

@Okki Beautiful crocheted hearts, beautiful designs. In two shades of blue. Lovely!

Beautiful treasure everyone. Thank you so much

Still they come. Just fantastic squares. This will be such a beautiful blanket. Thank goodness everyone

@Ginisatonic Beautiful textured knits in a dark navy and a french navy too. Stunning.

@MNP Beautiful starry skies on navy. Really beautiful

@FluffandBuzz Stunning crochet in navy, teal and purple. Super stars!

@Iwantacampervan Two gorgeous knits, on turquoise, the other navy, both with a star design. Amazing

@RaptorInaPorkPieHat Oh beautiful! Constellations on night skies. Truly fantastic

@ToadyPoady Beautiful starry skies, gorgeous crocheted treasure in navy

Smashing squares everyone. Thank you so much again. Don’t go anywhere! More to come

More beautiful squares. What a pleasure it has been going through them all. Thank you so much everyone

@ZingDramaQueenOfSheeba Gorgeous traditional grannies in blues, duck egg and yellow. Fabulous

@PurpleFrog A gorgeous planet on navy, the equation e to the I, so clever and a fabulous solid granny with cross. Lovely

@Zhx3 Stunning crochet, beautiful designs, purples and navy. Gorgeous

@WitchDancer A wonderful collection of crocheted treasure in dark purple and navy. Stunning

@AmaDablam Two beauties in lavender and silver. Super designs. Glorious

@Redbrook A beautiful star design, yellow on purples, and a gorgeous circle to square design. Just lovely

KB The beautiful willow design and a flower. Turquoise on navy. Stunning

AM Beautiful crochet in midnight blue and turquoise. Fabulous designs. Totally gorgeous

@TheWoollybacksWife Two gorgeous squares. A super star knit and fabulous solid granny. In midnight blue. Beautiful

SB Gorgeous solid grannies and traditional grannies in shades of blue. Wonderful

@Lilyofthevalleys Truly beautiful crochet. A stunning midnight sky plus a beautiful circular design too. Amazing

Thank you so much again everyone. Such astonishing treasure

These two beautiful knits arrived. Apologies, can’t find a name. But they are just lovely.

And even more!

@FiveGoMadInDorset Two super knits in midnight blue. Gorgeous garters!

Thank you so much again

Hi everyone. @KnottyAndPistey sent me the link to this thread and it’s been lovely looking through the wonderful squares and reading your messages.
It has come at a time when I needed an uplift. A couple of months after my husband died I was diagnosed with breast cancer. I have had a mastectomy and am due to start chemotherapy on Tuesday, which will take a few months and then be followed by radiotherapy. My prognosis is pretty good but it feels like a very long slog ahead, especially when the grief is still so very overwhelming. Reading this has lifted my heart a bit. The kids are doing as well as can be expected, we’ve made it through birthdays and other ‘firsts’, but I do worry about them as they’ve been through so much. They keep me going.
Thank you everyone for your hard work.

Oh my love, bless you, this is an awful lot for you, sending so much love to you and the children. We are so glad we can make this for you, know already it will be beautiful. You are all very much in our thoughts xxxxx

Oh my goodness Etotheipiplus1equals0 this is such a hard road you have been forced to walk .
Sending so much strength and love - I hope the love in the stitches can get through to you , even before the blanket is with you