I learn to Knit today!

Wednesday 23 October 2013

I learn to Knit today!

Good Afternoon,

As I have said in previous posts, our Jersey Textile Showcase 'Festivals Challenge' is ending in November. This is the last chance to make a Square and send it for our special Challenge. So all Squares need to be here by 30th November. Thank you. All details are on here. I am also collecting Squares with Bunting Knitted or Crocheted on to it. If possible the Bunting must be in these colours, purple, orange, fuchsia pink, lime green, red and turquoise. But please do not worry if you haven't got them all.

joyce28. Thank you for the Bunting Square. Why not Make a 6" Bunting Square for Macmillan nurses 'Jersey Textile Showcase?'.

Today bonsall sent in two Squares for our Blanket. 'Festivals of Colour' why not indeed! A fantastic idea and these Squares are definitely very colourful bonsall. I love them thank you.

bonsall (UK) Such pretty Squares thank you!

At 11.30 this morning I visited Irene our 90 year old Knitter.

We had a lovely chat and I came away with these colourful Squares that Pat and herself had Knitted for us.

We chatted about Knitting and as Irene had already started a Square

I asked her if she would show me how to Knit.

She showed me plain and purl and next time I visit she is going to show me how to

cast on. What fun we both had this morning!

I asked Irene if she would take a photo on my phone. I don't know

why this went to Black and White. But here it is.

Our 90 year old teaching me to do Plain and Purl! x :)

ha.ha.!!

Anyway I have come away with enough Squares for 4 Blankets at least.

So more Blankets for the Elderly!

Thank you Pat and Irene.

Just thought I would let you know too that yesterday I did this.

ITV’s ‘This Morning’ has been asking people to tell them about their ‘Moment of Kindness’. I thought it would be nice if I told them about what we did yesterday. For everyone filling out the form they will donate £5.00 to the Text Santa appeal.
Here’s the Link.

So I told them about us making the Sunshine Blankets and delivering 18 to Stennards Care Home yesterday.
x

Thanks for visiting today!

x Sue x

2 comments:

Una23 October 2013 at 16:27
The great thing about knitting is that there are really only 2 stitches to learn and we call them the same in every country. Crochet would be much easier if it had an international language.
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Mrs Twins 23 October 2013 at 17:10
and....you are very good at it too Una ! x
Thank you x
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Welcome to 'SIBOL'

Hi I'm Sue,

Married with Twin Daughters.

I live in the UK.

With the help of my on-line friends we

are making and donating Sunshine Blankets

to Elderly Residents in Care/Nursing Homes.

Would you like to help us?

We no longer accept Squares but we do accept

your Crocheted and Knitted Blankets. We also

accept Knitted and Crocheted Shawls.

My address is only available by email.

Sue on sueatpigsty@virginmedia.com

All details are on

www.sibolchallenges.blogspot.com

The project was started in Memory of my

Grandmother.

Thank you!

One of the Residents trying one of our Shawls on.

Important Notices

Please Note.

Donations of Sunshine Blankets/Shawls/Butterflies can be accepted between these dates.

1st March to 30th November 2016. Thank you.

I am often asked if there are 'collection points' around the country. Some Ladies find the cost of postage too expensive. There is a way round this. Why not make your Sunshine Blanket and donate it to your 'local' Care Home? If you want to contact me for a a pdf 'label' I will willingly send it to you. You can do this on behalf of our Group 'SIBOL' if that would help you. On the understanding that you would send me a photo of your blanket and the name of the Home where you have donated it to. I can then count this in to our totals.

Lists of Care Homes are available by contacting me.

This would be a great way of getting Sunshine Blankets to the Elderly in other parts of the country and not just 'Birmingham'.

If I can help you please contact me

I'm Sue on sueatpigsty@virginmedia.com

Thank you.

The Lost Stash by Sally 'Chunky Hooker'.

Whilst rummaging in the scrap cupboard, I heard a plaintive cry " She never looks in our little bag, Can you tell me why? " A voice replied, "We're old and tatty, A little bit worn out, Our colours dull, our fibres matted, Now don't give me that pout!" "But I want to be a 'Sibolette', I really, really do! To be part of a Sibol, Made by the lovely Sue. It's my destiny, my dream, my fate!" The voice was getting higher, "I may be old but it's never too late, I'm not ready to retire". "Oh gosh", I thought, That sounds like me, Slightly worn, with a dodgy knee. So I'm off to college, A Diploma to gain And the voices of the Lost Stash? "Sibolettes" they became!