(Maybe) the last word on the subject

I'm still full of busy from the BIG Knit.  Two blankets fully completed, squares put together,

borders crocheted

and ends sewn in,

were delivered to the Hospice today.

And the ladies of our knitting group are working hard on sewing up another four!

And then just before leaving for the hospice the sun was shining I decided to photograph the blankets on the lawn.  As there was dew on the grass this meant I needed to lay out our old picnic blankets first.  And underneath the blankets in my dining room (now renamed the yarn room) was another bundle of 49 squares!

How amazing is that?  Seven blankets which will decorate the day room and individual bedrooms at the hospice and keep chilly toes warm.

What has also been so lovely is how many people who asked if we would organise another event.  So we are!  And there has been a little bit of re-branding.  I have updated the facebook page to explain that the BIG Knit Fundraiser will be an annual event in association with The Hospice but we shall also hold BIG Knit Gatherings from time to time to meet as a bigger group to knit, chat (and drink coffee and eat cake).  The first Gathering will be on 9 November at one of our local community halls, the details will appear on the Facebook page and Ravelry forum

If truth be told I am also keen to get back to my stash-busting project.  Not that blanket squares are not a good stash buster but I have this

and this...

waiting in the wings to make up into something glamorous (red) and warm (green/grey) that I am longing to get my needles into

xx

C

Wool gathering

In case anyone has missed it, Saturday 15 June will be the day of the Basingstoke BIG Knit!  You can find us on Ravelry, Face book, and Twitter .  In just two weeks there will be people all over Festival Place Basingstoke knitting.

Its part of World Wide Knitting In Public Week  At the BIG Knit we are planning to knit a blanket in a day and raise money for our local hospice, St Michael's.  We need lots of yarn and it's started to arrive from the generous knitters of the town

A bit of a jumble but I have begun sorting them out into colours

blues and greens

reds and pinks

 AND

yellows and creams

I'm beginning to see themes here.  It would be fab if we could make three blankets in these colours.  They are not going to be huge, lap rugs really so perhaps its doable...

If enough people turn up!

PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD

I also found some knitters treasure in amongst the bags.  If  you have an eagle eye you may have spotted it already.  Some lovely old (1950s or 1960s, I think) Patons 4 and 3 ply 80% wool in some great colours.

As a spin off from the BIG Knit we are thinking of making a really fabulous afghan for the hospice to auction or raffle at their winter fundraiser.  This yarn might just be the right stuff to use

What do you think?

xx

c