Time to move on....

I have had word from Japan that the ladies who survived the tsunami  have now made their own knit and natter groups and are producing sufficient blankets for themselves and to send to areas that still require aid. So, for now, our 'mission' to make and send blankets has stopped.

Thank you all who have joined in - those who made squares, those who crocheted and knitted, those of you who sewed together and turned piles of squares into comforting blankets.

Thank you for the blankets that arrived weekly, the toys that were made, the scarves and hats.

Thank you to those who helped with postage, who donated wool and yarn, thank you to those of you who helped host the Yarnival event we held to raise funds for postage ......

To all of you, each and every one of you

thank you xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Oh yes, pity the poor postie

As he'd better get his blanket delivery arms ready!

All this wonderful creating and sharing spirit

Hooks have been hooky-hooking

Knitting pins have been flying back and forth

The kettle has been keeping us going.

And

The postman is going to be busy!!

Not only have we been busy with the making 

and the sewing 

and crocheting 

and the knitting

we've also been winding HUGE balls of yarn

into

smaller ones

so that we can all share the blankie-making-action

what fun!

All ages were roped in to wind and untangle

Phew !

I think I need a nap to recover :)

thank you 

Angela, Marta, Gillian, Lynne, Ann, Carol, Jennifer 

and the mighty Tash!

The spoils of wool

Excuse me a mo' about to pop down to the post office, so thought I would share with you the reason why....

byeeee!

More glorious grannies - big and small, teddies and love are winging their way over to Japan.

Snuggly blanket with coordinating teddy

This blanket was super soft

A giant granny square blanket

Another giant granny square blanket

Super cuddly ted

teds and blankets just before being wrapped

Thank you ladies - once again you have made some gorgeous blankets and teddies, keep 'em coming!

Hi Ho off to the post office we go

Squares - courtesy of Angela - thank you 

Light coloured edging and red-ted -thanks to Jak

Dark edging and teddy in waistcoat - thanks to Gillian

Blankets, teddies, yarns and thank yous!

Update - We held Yarnival to help raise funds for postage and yarn and it was successful on both accounts!


So thought I would share some pictures - 

A woolly crochet blankie - warm and heavy

Thank you Gillian!

A snuggly blanket made by Jak (thank you!) with yarns from Fiona (thank you!)

And a cute teddy in the same colours (Jak)

A bobbly teddy - really squishy and cuddly (Jak)

Happy smiley kawai cuddlies for little people to love and hold. (Marta)

A Basket full of yarns (now distributed among the knit and natter ladies to crochet and knit)

Progress photos to follow.

There are more images of blankets and teddies - just need to charge my camera battery then will share :)

Thank you to all of you who've helped, crocheted, knitted, donated 

and spent time sending squares and yarns.

Kindness of others

Fiona from TizDuster very generously posted to me 7 balls of yarn to add to our blanket making stash and they arrived yesterday morning..Of course I instantly reached for my knitting needles and got making!!

Thank you Fiona!!xx