Woolly Hugs. Sad news we are afraid. Making a Blanket for lovely Mowly77's family

[KnottyAndPistey]

You may have heard the dreadfully sad news that lovely Mumsnetter Mowly77 died on November 18th. Cancer is a devastating, insidious and indiscriminate disease. Life has been very cruel to them all. Her daughter is still very little, only 5 this year. Bless her heart. Mowly77 had been organising the Stage 4 Cancer thread on Mumsnet, not a place anyone wants to be, but she did so with resilience, rage, humour, alongside absolute love and support.

We are so glad we can make a Woolly Hug, we hope it may give whatever comfort it can. There will be love crafted into every stitch. We want it to be a celebration, tribute and to help her daughter keep memories.

So we are now asking for help once again. We shall need crafters and donors of funds and wool, can you help us? We’d be so grateful. Thank you so much.

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.

Ideas from her wonderful friends.
Initials are F and T
They LOVED cats, so all the cats please!
The family live at the seaside, so anything there please.
Her relatives are from the US, so a flag would be good.
Books/newspaper, typewriter would be good, she was a journalist.
She loved doughnuts, so this could be a fun square.
She loved music, particularly Madonna and Kate Bush.
She often wore red lipstick
Big bright flowers - she had a big coat she wore on the beach, covered in these.
Parks, countryside - she loved walking

The Colours
Sky and sea blue
Greens
Rich purples

Then to create the above ideas, so accents/ not whole squares
Cat colours, whatever you need for cats, greys, orange, black, browns etc
Red, just this one please Drops Merino Extra Fine DK 11, Crimson red.
Yellow, this one please.. Drops merino extra fine DK no 24 ‘light yellow’ can be bought here..
Pinks

(Please shout if you need any others to achieve this)

The Yarn we will be Using….
Debbie Bliss Rialto DK only available on Love Crafts
Drops Merino Extra Fine DK
Jenny Watson Pure Merino DK
Katia Merino 100% DK
King Cole Luxury Merino DK
Patons Merino Extrafine DK

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.

It is very nearly Christmas and we know this is a very busy time, but are keen to get underway. We will have a last posting date of January 27th, so plenty of time we hope. Posting will be Teddington, please message if you need the address. If you'd like to include a card for her family , please send with your squares. And please don't forget to include your name!

Thank you lovely crafters

Thinking of wonderful Mowly77.

@IoWfairyonthechristmastree YES! Thank you. That’d be awesome.

As an aside I love the phrase ‘blousy blooms’

I am on the stage 4 cancer group started by the lovely Mowly. She was so kind and generous to all of us on there and always lifted us up with her humour. I was so sad to hear the news and am thinking of her family and her daughter, bless her little heart. I am very happy to knit a couple of squares for Mowly's daughter's blanket, one from me and one from my lovely friend who also knew her on here, and will make a start after Christmas.

With the initials 'F' is the Mum (Mowly) and 'T' is her daughter. We thought it would be nice to have the 2 initials together or in a heart though not sure what's possible not being a knitter but some way of showing her Mum's love for her daughter.

I could do a US flag but what about colours?

I have the right Drops Merino 11 red and could buy some purple to use instead of royal blue, but what about the white? Or, two shades of blue and light cream?

I'm happy to do some squares onceu school breaks up if there's any yarn available?

I'm in, will pm now.

Sending love to Mowly's loved ones

I cannot knit but would donate yarn

So sorry to hear this news. I will do some squares and hope it brings comfort to little T. xxx

I’m in and am happy to do flowers squares if I can have some wool please. I’ve pm’d you Knotty, thank you.

I’ve made a small donation as I cannot knit or crochet
your blankets are wonderful

I would be honoured - I could do the initials if no one else has volunteered .
Much love to the family

I'm so sorry to hear this. I will crochet a few squares - I have yarn x

I’m happy to donate towards wool or any other expense as my knitting days are over due to arthritis in two fingers that are very much needed for knitting.

where can we send a donation pls?

oh what incredibly sad news. Her poor tiny daughter. 😭

cancer is a bastard!

@MrsFloof

thank you for sharing that, I'm so glad she got home.

I read a few of her posts, I'd have liked to have known her IRL.

K&P I'll message you soon (I'm out just now)

This is me too. No knitting skills but would like to buy wool. Anyone who can find the space and heart while facing that situation deserves to be
Remembered by us all ❤️

I’m a total knitting beginner, but would be honoured to do a couple of block colour squares? I can buy yarn if I’m told what to buy.

What an amazing response! Just wonderful. Thank you all so much

I have been booted off the desktop and so will be sling in the morning to help those who are kindly offering yarn and those who need donations.

Sending love and condolences to all who loved Mowly, life can be so very unfair.

I can make some crochet squares if you don't mind matching me up with a donor?

I can't knit - not at all - but I have sent you a PM

@devildeepbluesea

how about onr of these?

https://www.woolwarehouse.co.uk/yarn/drops-merino-extra-fine-all-colours

maybe that gorgeous sky blue colour?

you’ll get 2 squares out of one ball

Donated. Sending love. Still appreciating my woolly hug so much, nearly seven years on 💐

I can do this if you’d like? I can do the initials with a heart? I need to check my wool stash @KnottyAndPistey I’ll let you know if I need any colours tomorrow if that’s ok? With much love as always, and hugging my little one just a little bit tighter after reading this sad news xxx

Sorry @bookbook just seen your message about doing the initials, I’ll pick something else no problem