I love Butterflies!

Good Morning and what a hot one too!

I was just putting the laundry away upstairs and on looking out the window I saw a car pull up. Mr. Twins was washing his car and a Lady got out of the car and walked across to him. She gave him a plastic bag full of Butterflies. By the time I got downstairs she was driving off but she managed to wave across. The note inside was from Val. I have emailed Val to thank her. What a surprise! A bag absolutely full of Butterflies. All in different colours these Butterflies are just the prettiest things.

Butterflies started around Blanket no 7. I had put one on to decorate the Blanket and Salma in Kuwait said we should decorate each Blanket rather like a 'trademark'. So that's what we have been doing. Well
what a fantastic idea. The Ladies in the Homes really love the Butterflies, they hang them on their zimmer frames, door knobs and I have had Ladies who collect them too. Of course when I have taken a Basket full to the Homes they choose their favourite colours. Sometimes it is quite a difficult decision there are so many beautiful ones.

Val thank you ever so much. I can't get over how many you have made. They really are fantastic. It must have taken you ages. They will definitely be very useful.

For anyone else who would like to have a go at making them please follow this link to Netties Blog in Australia.

I had fun this morning playing with Butterflies, a change from doing the Laundry. How excited I was!
Thank you Val.

 I love Butterflies.

x Sue x 

Bumper Delivery Day!

Hi everyone!

Well today I have been getting the 'Marie Curie Cancer Care Daffodil Blankets' ready for the post and while doing so I had an alert come through on my iphone to say that joyce28's parcel had arrived at the local convenience store so off I went to pick it up. Came back opened up and what did I find inside? A book called 'Needled to Death' by Maggie Sefton the author of Knit One, Kill Two, Challenge Squares and 3 Blankets.

Joyce you have been busy.  Made a cup of tea, knock came to the door and it was another courier! This time a parcel from 'cosseted' in Wales. Wow! What a lot of work you sending my way today! Another cup of tea I think....

Where do we start? Let's take a look at Challenge Squares from joyce28 first I think.

Squares for Wartime Challenge.

Gardening Challenge.

Festivals Challenge.

What great designs joyce28!

Kite, Mardi Gras, Hanukka 'Festival of Light'. These Squares are going to look great in our Blankets. Some really lovely ideas once again thank you!
Colourful too, great!

I'm going to move on to the Blankets joyce28 sent in now. The first Blanket is one that joyce28 has assembled for me. I would like to thank everyone for these pretty Squares!
A very pretty border, I love these colours together very fresh looking! It's called 'Ice Cream Sundae' a great name!

A beautiful Knitted 'Stars and Stripes' Blanket next wow! Just look at this one. You certainly are very talented joyce28 to make such a beautiful Blanket. It's a lovely large Blanket too and it's really lovely and warm. I just love the colours thank you so much. Can you imagine an Elderly person's smile on
receiving this one!

I was expecting 'Stars and Stripes' to come in the post but I didn't expect a 3rd Blanket.

Once again in the same colours it's another stunner!

What a fantastic Blanket again!

I wonder what this one will be called?

We certainly have some very talented Ladies in our Group.

Thank you so much for keeping me busy!

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Not only did I receive Squares and Blankets from joyce28, 'cosseted' (Wales) has also been very busy. She also sent me 3 Blankets, Squares and also Butterflies which are so pretty!
A couple of Squares for our Challenges which are lovely 'cosseted' thank you so much. Blankets too, what beauties! 'cossseted' very kindly put together a 'take a bag' for me and what a splendid job! Thanks to everyone that sent in Squares for this Blanket, they really are lovely. A great job of assembling too! Pretty Squares in this one! I just love the next one.... What great colour combinations! 'cosseted' also donated the one above and the next one. Such lovely Granny Squares. How quick you make them 'cosseted!' Nothing like the Granny Square. The Black and Cerise one is made with textured yarn and when I was taking the photos this evening the yarn was really sparkling!


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Well there you are I have been busy today. 6 new Blankets for 'SIBOL'. Our Blankets are piling up again, looks like another delivery very soon! Thanks to 'joyce28' and 'cosseted'.
Sorry about the photos rolling in to each other, I can't seem to correct it.
Enjoy your evening. x Sue x 

Marie Curie Daffodil Blankets

Good Morning,

On Thursday September 13th I started a new Challenge off. I had the idea to make 9 Daffodil Blankets for the 9 Marie Curie Cancer Care Hospices here in the UK. I invited Ladies over on RAVERLY and in Blogland also on Flickr  to help me by making a Daffodil Square. The task actually was quite daunting and there was a time when I thought no...... we will never be able to complete this Challenge, but with the help of Ladies worldwide I am very happy to be telling you that it is now finished.

Yesterday the final Blanket was finished by wilfi and I send her my thanks.

We have now made 9 Blankets which will be donated to the 9 Hospices up and down the Country. Marie Curie Cancer Care have Hospices in Belfast Ireland, Bradford, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Hampstead, Liverpool,  Newcastle and the West Midlands.

These are the Blankets which will be donated to the Hospices.

The 10th Blanket which we made will be auctioned on EBAY.

If you are interested in purchasing this Blanket yourself why not email me
Sue on sueatpigsty@talktalk.net
All reasonable offers will be considered.

Now I will prepare the Blankets for sending off to the Hospices and I will do my best to ask them for some photographs of them receiving them.

I will let you know when the Blanket is ready for auction too if it hasn't been sold through a private sale.

All money raised will be given to the Marie Curie Cancer Care organisation.

I would like to thank everyone for their fantastic support with this Challenge.

Each Square has been lovingly created by Ladies worldwide and I can't thank you all enough!

x Sue x 

Two new Sunshine Blankets arrive today!

Good Morning,

A couple of months ago I went to visit the Mother of June 'the Chairman of the Solihull Craft Group' to pick up some Squares from her. She is 90 years of age and she loves Knitting. June very kindly told her about our 'SIBOL' Group and she started Knitting for our Blankets.  I'm very pleased to be showing you the two Blankets that have come in today from Sally who very kindly assembled them for me. Sally has made a wonderful job once again of putting these Squares together for me. I love both Blankets and I'm sure you would like to take a look at them.

A friend of June's Mother also Knitted Squares for us and I would like to thank both Irene and Pat.
The Pastel one is so delicate with all the lighter colours and the one at the top is slightly larger than normal but that doesn't matter at all, it is going to be so warm for an Elderly perston to snuggle up under. Great colours in the top one too, I loved the striped Squares.


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I hope you can view the Slide Show. Thank you Sally very much indeed a superb job and thanks to Irene and Pat too, although I'm not sure whether they will be on-line! :) I would also like to show you some pretty Squares that have arrived today from 'jean nock'. I am going to put 7 of them into our Gardening Challenge as I am short of Squares. Thanks ever so much for making them for 'SIBOL', I know they are going to look great in our Blankets. x Sue x 

Transport Challenge is finished.

Good Morning! Welcome!

I am very pleased to say that we have now finished the 'Transport' Challenge. The Squares have been amazing once again. I would like to thank everyone who made a Square.

We had 31 Squares for this Challenge. All great ideas you certainly have used your talents once again!

Thank you so much!

x Sue x 

Our Marie Curie Cancer Care Challenge is finished! Pop in and see these beautiful Blankets

Good Evening,

A very hot day here in the UK today and to be honest I have spent the whole day virtually on-line up-dating our 'SIBOL' Blog. There is always so much going on in our Group and I do like to keep everything up to date for you.

First of all I do hope you will scroll down to previous post and view the beautiful work from wilfi over in the Netherlands. It just can't be missed!

On Thursday September 13th I started a new Challenge off. I had the idea to make 9 Daffodil Blankets for the 9 Marie Curie Cancer Care Hospices here in the UK. I invited Ladies over on RAVERLY and in Blogland also on Flickr  to help me by making a Daffodil Square. The task actually was quite daunting and there was a time when I thought no...... we will never be able to complete this Challenge, but with the help of Ladies worldwide I am very happy to be telling you that it is now finished.

Yesterday the final Blanket was finished by wilfi and I send her my thanks.

We have now made 9 Blankets which will be donated to the 9 Hospices up and down the Country. Marie Curie Cancer Care have Hospices in Belfast Ireland, Bradford, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Hampstead, Liverpool,  Newcastle and the West Midlands.

These are the Blankets which will be donated to the Hospices.

The 10th Blanket which we made will be auctioned on EBAY.

If you are interested in purchasing this Blanket yourself why not email me
Sue on sueatpigsty@talktalk.net
All reasonable offers will be considered.

Now I will prepare the Blankets for sending off to the Hospices and I will do my best to ask them for some photographs of them receiving them.

I will let you know when the Blanket is ready for auction too if it hasn't been sold through a private sale.

All money raised will be given to the Marie Curie Cancer Care organisation.

I would like to thank everyone for their fantastic support with this Challenge.

Each Square has been lovingly created by Ladies worldwide and I can't thank you all enough!

x Sue x 

A bumper parcel arrives from the Netherlands.

Good morning to you all!

Yesterday I received a bumper parcel from wilfi over in the Netherlands.  What did I find inside for our 'SIBOL' project? 6 Crocheted Blankets, 3 spools of Ribbon, Squares for Stash and Challenges and a Square from her friend 'ans'. I didn't have time to take photos yesterday as we had visitors in the afternoon so I thought I would get up really early and take some photos while all was quiet in the 'Two Times' household. The question is where do we start? It's taken me ages to write this post and load all the photos but I've enjoyed every minute!

wilfi I first of all have to thank you for donating such a generous amount of Blankets, how very kind of you! Thank you so much. Such beautiful Blankets have all been made in beautiful colours and designs. Let's take a look at them now.

wilfi has named this one 'Viva La France'. A little card tells me this Blanket was made in France and after the holiday she finished the border.  Every time she looks at the Blanket she gets that sunny feeling and it relaxes her. She hopes that the person receiving this Blanket has the same feeling of love and happiness that she had when making the Blanket.

Simply beautiful wilfi and I love the variegated yarn. I think it is one of Patons? I've used it before, it's lovely to work with if it's the same one.

The next Blanket is called 'Glitter Flowers'. What a gorgeous colour combination! wilfi tells me that she had a spare ball of glitter yarn that  she thought she would use in this Blanket. It gives it a great sparkle and glittery feeling. Such a stunning Blanket wilfi, thank you!

wilfi has been busy! Let's take a look at the Blue Blanket now. It's called 'Blue Lagoon'.

wilfi has used odd bits of yarn put together in this gorgeous Blanket. She loves trying out new patterns and making them into a 'SIBOL' Blanket. That's the nice thing about our 'SIBOL' Group not only are we doing something worthwhile for the Elderly it gives us chance to practice our skills! Thank you!

                         

Just take a look at the next Blanket. Do you like Black? Wow! This is fantastic! It's called 'Black Flowers'. wilfi takes her stash balls everywhere with her in her yarn bag and when there is time she hooks flowers! She has made them into a Blanket and she hopes the person who receives this Blanket enjoys it as much as she enjoyed making it! Thank you wilfi!

                        

The next Blanket is called 'Little Stash Flowers'. Stash! Stash! A big bag full! wilfi has to take the bag with her every where and when she has to wait for her children she hooks flowers! It's surprising what you can hook in half an hour or so! This is another pretty Blanket wilfi! Thank you! Such wonderful colours in this Blanket. 

                        

The last Blanket is a special one, because it is to be donated to the 9th Marie Curie Cancer Care Hospices. wilfi offered to make one up herself and this is simply beautiful. What a treat!

Look at these beautiful Daffodils! I love the colour of the background Squares. You really have made a great job of this one too wilfi! Thank you!

                       

I am very pleased to say our Daffodil Challenge is now finished. We now have 9 Daffodil Blankets for the Marie Curie Cancer Care Challenge, one for auction too!  Such a colourful Blanket and beautiful Daffodils, simply beautiful. wilfi thank you so much for this donation. I know the Hospice is going to be so pleased.

I'm over the moon with these Blankets wilfi, thank you so much! Not only did wilfi send these gorgeous Blankets she also sent Squares for Challenges and Stash, simply wonderful! 

                                                               Stash Squares 

                         

                                                           Challenge Squares

(Top Left) - 'Festivals'! Great Square. wilfi has a Concert by the Sea and she very kindly made a Square with this idea.

(Top Right) - 'What a Wonderful World!'

(Bottom) - - 'Transport' Challenge.

I love these Squares I hope they have inspired you to have a go for our Charity Challenges

Here's the Link.

                         

Pretty Ribbon too wilfi, you are sweet thank you so much for everything in the parcel for 'SIBOL'.

I am terribly grateful to you.

                        

I would also like to thank ans for the pretty hat Square. It's lovely! 

                        

A busy morning I do hope you enjoy the Slide Show now! I hope it's working for you.

Thanks for popping in today!

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x Sue x

Lavender Love Crocheted Square. (CLOSED NOW)

Good Evening,

Edit:  This Challenge is now closed thank you!

Our present Challenges are drawing to a close but I still need 11 Lavender Lace Squares to finish off a Blanket. Why not have a go and send it to me. The Squares will be assembled in to a Blanket and donated to one of the local Nursing/Care Homes here in the UK.

 Debi's - 'Lavender Square Challenge'.

Here's the Link.

Make 1 Square
6" x 6" (15cms x 15cms)
Crocheted
Acrylic yarn
22" Length of Lavender Ribbon to be used on your Square please.
Please make the Square in Lavender.

Please attach a label to your Squares with your name and state which Challenge.
As soon as possible please. Thank you!

My dear friend Debi over in the States from Hooks and Yarn has very kindly designed a Square for SIBOL.

It is called 'Lavender Love' and it is such a pretty Square, I love it!

Debi has made a great tutorial for this Square and she has added Lavender ribbon on round 5.
Now it does say on her tutorial this is 'optional' but I think for our 'Sunshine Blankets for the Elderly' it would be nice if you could please add a length of ribbon. I think the ribbon would really make it extra pretty for our Elderly folk.

Thank you so much Debi for helping me out on this Challenge.

I do hope you will have a go it is such a pretty Square.
Thank you

x Sue x

Challenge Squares arrive today!

Good Afternoon and welcome to 'SIBOL',

I would like to thank PurlyGalore and Maria-Jesus for the beautiful Challenge Squares received today.
These are for the Transport and Wartime Challenge. As well as the Squares I received some really pretty Butterflies, such wonderful colours thank you both very much!

Here are the Transport Squares from PurlyGalore!

What wonderful ideas!

The balloon is lightly stuffed and what a brilliant cable car!
I love all of them and they will look great in our Blanket.

Beautiful Butterflies thank you!

Maria-Jesus I love the idea of the Freeform Square too! Thank you! This will be for our
Wartime Challenge.

I will start on the Blanket now!

Thanks everyone!

x  Sue x 

Think Pinks arrive at Breast Cancer Care Office today!

Good afternoon,

I'm very pleased to be telling you that our 3 Think Pink Blankets have arrived at the offices of Breast Cancer Care today.

Lisa said,

"WOW we received the blankets in the post today – they are absolutely beautiful!

Here you can see Emma from Breast Cancer Care opening them as they arrived

Thank you once again for your kind and beautiful donation."


 Lisa has forwarded me some photographs for you!

Here's Emma opening the parcel.

Our 3 Think Pinks!

You are a pretty girl Emma!

Thanks ever so much for having your photo taken!

I do hope they raise some money for Breast Cancer Care.

I'd be interested to know how you got on!

Thank you for accepting them.

Sue at the SIBOL Group

x

Think Pinks are donated to Breast Cancer Care here in the UK.

Good Afternoon and welcome to 'SIBOL',

I'm very pleased to be telling you this afternoon that I have just posted off 3 beautiful 'Think Pink' Blankets. Breast Cancer Care 'North and Midlands' have very kindly agreed to accept them from us.
As you know these Blankets are some of our special Charity Blankets. We have already raised a substantial amount of money ourselves by the sale of other 'Think Pinks' on EBAY. I thought it would be nice to try something different with these Blankets and that's why I contacted them.

Lisa from Breast Cancer Care has told me that they will be used for Strawberry Tea parties which are taking place over the next few months and I really hope they will be useful to them in their fund raising.

We had such fun making these Blankets. Ladies in our Group are very generous donating their time and energy to making a Square and I would also like to thank Joyce, Fiona and Marion for their hard work too putting them together. Several Ladies in our Group have experienced Breast Cancer themselves so these particular Think Pinks do mean something personally too.

These are the Blankets which have been sent off to them.

Marion's Blanket.

Fiona's Pink Ribbon

Blanket Joyce made up for us.

Good luck to all at Breast Cancer Care and thanks to everyone who helped me with these special 'Think Pink' Challenges.

x Sue x