NEW _ WINTER CHALLENGES!!!!!

Dorothy · **Posted:** Tue Jan 13, 2009 6:24 pm

It's great to see the pics back on the thread Lou, so thanks for taking the time with your little helpers to photograph them.

Nita don't put yourself down, those teddies looked great (very happy) and I liked the bags you made. Is it a plain material with picture squares stitched on or does it come with the pics. already printed :?:

Dot

iloveironing · **Posted:** Tue Jan 13, 2009 6:42 pm

What great work - so much talent!! Well done all!!!
Thanks Lou for letting us all have a look.

It could be just me but it gets the old creative juices flowing and the needles flying don't you think. Looking forward to the next challenges.

Hope to send off a parcel next week with things already made.

Lesley x

Charlie · **Posted:** Tue Jan 13, 2009 9:07 pm

Nita wrote:

Everyone's work looks soo beautiful. Maybe my knitting will be as good as some of those lovely items one day- if I keep practising
Well done everyone
Nita

Compared to mine your work is brilliant Nita.

I am hoping to improve with time.

Abi · **Posted:** Wed Jan 14, 2009 12:36 am

Its fantastic to see everything you have all sent in.

I'll be sending some in but it wont be in time for the challenge deadline unfortunately.

Abi

Nita · **Posted:** Wed Jan 14, 2009 2:57 pm

Thanks for the encouragement, I always think my knitting is not up to scratch, as I've only taken it up again recently. But even I can see that I've improved so there's hope for me yet

Dot, the bags are made from curtain lining with the squares cut out from patchwork fabric and sewn on. I should have made more but I got bogged down with other stuff I'd promised to do so I'll do some and send them off but they will miss the challenge deadline. Still I'm sure Lou will use them somehow
Nita

Pippa.s · **Posted:** Wed Jan 14, 2009 7:10 pm

OOOOO what a lot of lovely pictures, I love to see what we have all been working on and all the different things well done everyone, and thank-you Lou for posting the pics.

I have a few things almost ready to send off, I also have a BIG ball of crochet cotton, its more of a silky thread really, so I'll send that into you Lou as I am sure you will find a good home for it :wink:

Anne
x

Lou · **Posted:** Wed Jan 14, 2009 7:19 pm

Getting there girls - just a couple of posts and two more boxes to open and I will be able to give you the totals for the winter challenges :0) Bet you are all excited to see them!

Last night a parcel van dropped off a big box of goodies from Pat Carey in West Sussex - thank you so much Pat - there were 8 large crochet blankets, 4 scarves, 1 kids jumper and 5 kids cardis - what a great donation Pat - thank you so much!

From Sian Storer 10 teddies and 1 boob ready to be stuffed and finished off - thanks Sian!

Jellybeansjo has sent us 3 teddies and 1 scarf - perfect timing for the totals Jo - lovely contribution!

From T. Davies 2 sailors hats, 1 lovely baby sleeping bag, 1 baby jacket and 2 squares - thank you very much!

Julie Arthur has sent in 6 baby cardigans, 6 baby hats and 1 pair of bootees - thank you Julie - these are lovely :0)

From Mrs G J Yates there was a parcel containing 2 pairs kids mitts, 3 prs kids socks (all hand knitted) and 1 kids hat - thank you Mrs ates they are lovely :0)

Finally from Arlene 7 beautiful stitched baby burial gowns, 1 knitted prem cardi and 3 knitted prem hats - thank you Arlene your gowns - as always - are lovely :0)

Right I am off ot open these last two boxes and get them listed before I share the totals with you :0)

Lou · **Posted:** Wed Jan 14, 2009 9:04 pm

Here we go girls - the final parcels for today - Parcel van turned up at 5 with a huge box from Karen Collins - you have been a busy girl Karen - what a collection of goodies! 18 sailors hats, 6 scarves, 3 blankets,3 teds ready to be finished off, kids jumper and 1 kids cardigan - what lovely work Karen - everythng is beautiful - thank you :0)

Then around 5.15 Dave turned up on his way home from work with a giant box of goodies from his lovely wife Aileen - you really will have to come yourself next time Aileen or I'm keeping him :wink:

Aileen has been beavering away along the road in Saline making lots for the winter challenges - 14 blankets, 1 sailors hats, 30 baby hats and a darling knitted burial gown - well done Aileen - hopefully you will feel up to joining us at the Kelty Group on Monday afternoons very soon - they are a nutty bunch but very friendly :0) :wink:

So there we are - I will of course update the totals after two or three days to allow any late parcels to come in - right off to type up the totals page!

Lou · **Posted:** Wed Jan 14, 2009 9:15 pm

OK girls - I have kept you all waiting long enough - can we have a drum roll please :lol:

The Winter Challenge totals as of today 14th January, 2009!!!

Teddies 140 (19 of them are sitting here beside me waiting to be stuffed and finished off before I pop them into their box to post off to Alice tomorrow).

Teddy Bags 80

Blankets 158 - these have been vacuum packed ready to be handed over to Kathy Henry and her hubby tomorrow afternoon - Kathy's church group will be taking the blankets over to Zambia for Aids Orphans there.

Sailor's Hats 302 - all boxed and ready to take to the post office tomorrow morning before I go to meet Kathy at the other side of the Forth Road Bridge,

It is a rather large box - glad I have Kelly here to help me move it and get it into the post office :wink:

Pyjamas and Nightdresses - sadly this was a bit of a non starter as we still haven't found a source of materials yet. We have had 14 pairs of pyjamas and 8 nightdresses made so far - hopefully we will be lcky and find a supplier willing to donate some material for these later and can revisit this challenge then - we have increased our pile of items for Linda McDonald over this quarter - she is sooooo delighted with all you do for her and has mentioned us in her newsest newsletter :lol:

There are still more to be added to the above totals so I will wait about a week and then add the late items on - well done everyone - I will post up the new Spring Challenges in the morning so watch this space........

Jacqui · **Posted:** Wed Jan 14, 2009 9:28 pm

What a fabulous result!

Well done to everyone for all their hard work and especially to you Lou and your family for co-ordinating everything and making all our efforts come together for such worth while causes

Love Jacqui

Busy Lizzy · **Posted:** Wed Jan 14, 2009 9:42 pm

Excellent!! Well done everyone!!

AnnG · **Posted:** Wed Jan 14, 2009 10:29 pm

Brilliant totals everyone. I have been off work today and I think you can feel the excitement of everyone on the forum just waiting for Lou to make the announcement. Now waiting for tomorrows challenges. Well done to Lou and all her helpers and to everyone in Loving Hands.

AnnG

Dorothy · **Posted:** Wed Jan 14, 2009 10:49 pm

Shame we didn't make the targets on blankets or teddies and bags but I suppose considering it was the Christmas period and we must have all been doing a fair amount of knitting for family and friends we didn't do too badly

Thanks for putting on the totals for us Lou. By the way the package off Mrs G.J. Yates is my sister from Wootton Wawen. She doesn't have access to a computer but I will tell her I have seen a pic. of all her knitting.

Dot

Lou · **Posted:** Wed Jan 14, 2009 11:20 pm

Thanks for that Dot - I did love the name of the town it made me and Kelly look twice at the adress :0)

mrs-moneypenny · **Posted:** Thu Jan 15, 2009 11:27 am

brilliant work everyone

again a fantastic amount, it's always lovely to see the totals.

Cant wait to see what the next challenge is

lovinghands

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