Packed Up and Nearly Ready To Go

A big thank you to everyone who has helped to fill the boxes for the Syrian refugee's.

Sent down to London last week and today the Hand in Hand for Syria team along with local volunteers are helping to crate up all the items that have been collected for the Great Winter Drop. I wish that I lived closer so that I could help too.

So what was in the boxes

My stuff, lots of things to show you in more detail later.

Jean from the craft Fair

Day Unit Blanket
Thanks mostly to Hilda 87 years old and partially blind
Judy 85 years, Carolyn 82years.

Lynn-Beth from Loving Hands

Diane from Loving Hands

Ann from Loving Hands

Barbara from Loving hands

Maria from the Day Unit
Maria is 92 years old and donated these woollen blankets because she can no longer knit as she is blind and has arthritis in her hands.

Phylis from the Day Unit 82 years

Doreen from the Day Unit 75 years.

Maisie from the Day Unit 85 years

 
final count

Blankets- 9
Scarves- 16
Hats - 41
Mitts/gloves/fingerless - 35pairs
cardigans/tops/jackets - 14
socks - 33 pairs (knitted and bought)


An amazing effort thank you so much to everyone who has helped, we are now working to fill more boxes for the Big Spring drop.


Have a great weekend!

Blue Blocks Throw

Thank you so much for all the feedback about knitting versus crochet.  It was very interesting to read your comments and I do think it's fun to compare the two when working on various projects.  I will follow this subject up at a later date and I hope you will join me in my knitting challenge which I intend to start at the beginning of the new year but more about that later.

If you remember back in October I had all this yarn I wanted to bust.

I loved the combination of colours and wanted to make something really special with it, well I think I succeeded with this, what do you think?........

I think this is a case where crochet really does comes into it's own

Most of the blankets and throws I make are crocheted and I find them much easier and quicker to make than knitted ones.  I find them easier to join, they lie better, it's easier to weave in the ends and in most cases they are reversible too.

This throw was one of the easiest I have ever made and it grew very quickly too. 

It is crocheted in strips, you make one strip then when you begin the next strip you join it as you go, so no sewing! Yes there are quite a few ends but I weaved as I went and found it was no problem at all.

The pattern is simply one dc/sc one chain and then edged with the same pattern, easy peasy and what a great result even though I do say so myself.

Made with Aran yarn and a 6 mm hook it took 750grams. 
Find the pattern here

It's soft warm and luxurious and would be a great gift for anyone. I may just make one for myself.

This one is on it's way to the Syrian refugee's.

on completing the blanket I had this much yarn remaining.

A great stash-buster too. :)

The Monday Smile

I have woken up to a dark,windy rainy day this morning, I certainly need cheering up! I hope you have all had a great weekend and I hope this sets your week off with  a smile. :)

Doug Smith is on his deathbed, knows the end is near.

His nurse, his wife, his daughter and 2 sons, are with him.

"So", he says to them:

"Bernie, I want you to take the Mayfair houses."

"Sybil, take the apartments over in Pall Mall."

"Jamie, I want you to take the offices over in City Centre."

"Sarah, my dear wife, please take all the residential buildings on the Thames."

The nurse is just blown away by all this, and as Doug slips away, she says ,

"Mrs. Smith, your husband must have been such a hard-working man to have accumulated all this property".

Sarah replies, "Property? ... that's his paper round!"

Thank you for the laugh Val.

Here

Have a great week everyone!