summer donations

brillmini · **Posted:** Thu Jul 02, 2009 9:11 pm

You are a real star Lou!! The pics are great I'll get mum round on Sunday for a coffee and a look to. I'm a bit late joining for the summer challenge but we've managed to nearly finish off 4 little sun tops. I'm on hols for a week from 11/7 to 18/7 so fingers crossed I'll get them posted off before I go then I can look forward to the new challenges on my return!

xxx

Helenknit · **Joined:** Mon Sep 22, 2008 10:03 am **Posts:** 123

Thanks for posting the photos & great so see that the pics are viewable on the forum again.

What a huge amount & variety of donations !

Lou & team, I expect you love opening the parcels to see what is inside them

Well done everyone

Keep up the good work !

HKX

Lou · **Posted:** Tue Jul 07, 2009 11:56 am

Right I am going to try to whizz through and bring these donations and pictures up to date while all is working - I am waiting for the dentist service to call me back as Miss Jenna has a terrible toothache and has had us up all night crying with it. Hopefully they will call and say bring her right over - fingers crossed - getting too old to have to watch my wee one crying in pain and she won't swallow tablets to help (the calpol and paracetamol liquid we have been giving her doesn't seem to be working for her :0(.

Here we go then - lots to get through so I will just get them all down as fast as I can :0)

first we had two parcels from the same person with no name on - both in brown envelopes and neither of them had any postage on so I was charged £2.41 for each of them by the post office! I don't know if this kind sould just got mixed up and thought that as we are a charitable group we don't need to pay postage on our parcels - sadly not we have to pay through the nose just the same as everyone else :0) Never mind the thought was there - whoever you are - thank you for the five adults hats you enclosed in your packages :0)

from Gillian Harber we had 3 burial gowns, 2 sleeping bags, 3 baby hats, 1 pr of prem mittens and 1 prem bodywarmer - thank you Gillian :0)

from Coral Burrows there were 2 prem cardies and 1 prem bodywarmer - lovely Coral - thank you x

from Lillias (tenpin765) there were three more lovely doggy coats - thanks Lilias! I put them in Nias box for the animals in Wales :0)

from Jacky (hadenmaiden) 3 pairs of prem bootees, 3 burial gowns and 2 prem blankets - lovely - thanks Jacky x

from Ilona in Germany (Charley) we had 8 lovely pairs of kids socks, 2 boobs and 1 knitted pinafore dress - lovely Ilona - thank you! x

from our lovely Granny Do two amazing gents waistcoats - beautifully tailored by a very talented lady :0) These are fantastic Do and just perfect as you said for the gents at Blythswood - Suzanne would love to make some too if she can get her hands on a pattern for some. Well done you (as always) xxx

from an anonymous donor who says anothe rmember gave her our address (the note was written on the back of a Hooe Village Parish Survey) :0) 73 crocheted squares all made up from 4 smaller crocheted squares jopined together along with 8 more small ones to make two more big ones if you catch my drift :wink:

These have all gone back to e
Edinburgh with Anne (Skye) as she made the mistake of volunteering to sew some squares together for us when she came over on Saturday afternoon to drop off things she had made :0) Thatll teach her - it is very dangerous to volunteer in front of Loopy Lou :roll:

from Pam Bennett her mum Brenda and auntie Elaine there were 5 scarves, 3 kids hats, 6 toys and 1 oxfam jumper - thanks a lot girls these are great - the toys are so nicely done :wink:

from Pat (our lovely Silver Surfer) 3 blankets, 4 bodywarmers with marching hats, 4 angel wraps, 1 stretchy hat, 1 tam o shanter (very pretty in the sparkly white fluffy yarn), 1 adult hat, 1 baby cardie and 1 very stern looking octopus (we loved him!). Thanks you so much for a wonderful first donation Pat - you have certainly made your mark already both on the forum and here xx

from Helen (helenknit) 1 pair of kids trousers and a sun top, 2 knitted scarves and 52 st pads for the project washables appeal - brilliant Helen - Suzanne was delighted with these!

another package with no name and no note this time containing 2 pairs of adult bedsocks and 8 baby hats - thank you so much xx

from Kelly Canning now - 2 lovely blankets - thank you Kelly! x

another box from Janette (knitnatter), her mum Margaret and Margaret's friend Kath. from Janette we had 1 sands blanket, 1 baby blanket, 1 animal blanket, from Margaret there was 1 baby blanket, 1 baby hat and 1 toy and from Kath we had 1 osfam jumper and 2 pullovers - wonderful work as always girls - thank you all so much xx

now from Julie (Tooties) we have 5 blankets, 1 boob, 5 prs kids socks, 5 jumpers and 3 baby cardies - what a great pile of donations Julie - thank you!!! x

from Sue Garlic and the Happy Hookers group who meet in Ashton Library in Wigan we had 13 jumpers, 3 kids scarves, 2 toys and 4 kids hats - wonderful donations all - thank you so much xxx I had a lovely chat with Sue at the weekend and persuaded her to get signed on here which she has done. She gave me the great news that from next week the Happy Hookers will be 30 strong and are making things for lots of great charity projected including ourselves - keep up the good work Sue and it was great talking to you!

from Jenny Hill we had 1 blanket, 1 scarf, 2 kids hats and 1 urial gown and bonnet - thank you Jenny - these are just perfect :0)

from Kate Grant and the Knitwits Group (from St Andrew's United Reformed Chirch in Scarborough) we had 4 blankets, 5 cardies, 1 bolero and - wait for it - 46 kids jumpers!!!! Well done all of you we were thrilled with such a huge donation from one place - it is lovely to get big contributions from our wonderful wee groups out there xxx

and finally for this update we had a visit from Anne (Skye) and her lovely hubby Aleck on Saturday afternoon - many thanks to Aleck for taking time out to bring Anne over from Edinburgh to drop off her work - I did bake a lemon sponge but Aleck never had any as he had just had his lunch vefore he came over - I think Anne nejoyed it though xx

In Anne's amazing donations were - 30 st covers, 25 st pads, 16 wonderful quilted pet beds (Suzanne loved these when I showed her and the ladies at the Cat Shelter and Perthshire Abandoned Dogs Society were delighted with them as I delivered them at the weekend!), some wool Anne thoguht she wouldn't get round to using up, 1 oxfam jumper, 1 sun top, 7 cardies, 1 pair of baby socks, 4 baby hats and 2 pairs of bootees. What a great pile of goodies Anne - thank you so much xxx

Right I have got an appointment for Miss Jenna for 2.45 so will try to distract her with some hot chocolate and a movie until then (I can knit while we watch :0)

ella · **Posted:** Tue Jul 07, 2009 2:55 pm

Great contributions and I hope Jenna's trip to the dentist was a success and she's no longer in pain.

I have some goodies to post off this weekend, hope I'm not too late for the summer challenge.

Roamin in the Gloamin · **Posted:** Tue Jul 07, 2009 5:44 pm

I am always amazed at the quality, amount and generosity what fantastic contributions everyone has made. My parcel will get away on Thursday or Friday of this week.
I have used up all the towels I nabbed from the camper, the bathroom, linen kist and the airing cupboard OH I also managed to cut up a bath robe, some towels destined for wet dogs in the winter and even a couple of beer mats. I will be strung up if I grab any more towels........I have however, asked my French conversational English class (ok Scottish as I am the teacher) if they had any towels, so if anyone comes up trumps I will continue to make them, if I am too late for the end of the challenge I shall just post them direct to the Algerian Action.
I have thoroughly enjoyed the summer challenge, I do feel I became a wee bit addicted to the project washables cause but that's no bad thing and I now look forward to the Autumn one........roll on the 18th July for the launch! Think thats when your announcing it Lou - and no sneaky launch early this time..........or else!
Jean in wet France today
xx

Helenknit · **Joined:** Mon Sep 22, 2008 10:03 am **Posts:** 123

Glad to see that my parcel arrived safely :wink:

Some of my ST's came out a bit on the big side, but I am sure they will go to a good home

Thank you for posting the photos
The photos just amaze & inspire me everytime !
Every donation whether big or small is made with such love & dedication

Keep up the good work everyone

Watch out, Ive just posted another parcel !

HKX

brillmini · **Posted:** Tue Jul 07, 2009 8:23 pm

Wow they all look lovely! I'll get my first little parcel off by the end of the week as I'm on hols next week (taking my knitting with me though.LOL)!
Having only joined a couple of weeks ago I'm really enjoying the challenges and can't wait for the next one.

Alison xx

Molly Lawton · **Posted:** Thu Jul 09, 2009 10:54 am

So many beautiful things and so much hard work to produce them. Fantastic.

Molly

Tinyholt · **Posted:** Thu Jul 09, 2009 5:05 pm

Hi Lou,
A small parcel of things is on its way to you, just posted it today. 3 hats, 3 cardis, pair of socks, and a hooded striped jumper ( I actually started this for my nephew when he was a baby, hence he is 8 now!!) Found it in a tidy up, finished it off and sent it for LH, I'm sure it will come in useful. Also I have put a donation in a envelope for postage costs for the white wool and things for my craft group.
Not much this time in parcel, but next on will be bigger, especially when we know what the next challenge is.
Hope these are ok for LH.
Cheers,
Sue.

AnnG · **Posted:** Thu Jul 09, 2009 7:02 pm

Hi Lou guess what I'm still here have been awful quiet for a while, I don't have enough hours in a day at the moment. We have been very busy in the store and I have been knitting squares for South Africa,But I do have a parcel or two to send. I have just to finish a bit of border for a second Sands Blanket and Jackie has given me a pile of hats and scarves and a couple of customers have given in some new baby clothes to send. We have been working away at fundraising for our various charities and I will send a cheque to you soon for the end of the challenge to help with your costs. Will get back to normal soon I hope.

Lots of Love

Ann

brillmini · **Posted:** Thu Jul 09, 2009 7:17 pm

Hi Everyone

My first parcel was posted today so should reach you Lou within the next couple of days. I'm off to the gorgeous Berwick upon Tweed for a weeks hols on Saturday but will be on here once I get back to see what's instore with the new challenges!

Have fun knitting and I'll catch up when back best go now as I have a mound of ironing to do - what joy!!!

Alison xx

Dippy Mama · **Joined:** Fri Apr 03, 2009 9:54 am **Posts:** 80

Hi All,
I posted my parcel last Friday Lou, hope it got to you ok. I'm off on my hols tomorrow so will check back next weekend - home for 2 days then off again for another week!

mrs-moneypenny · **Posted:** Tue Jul 14, 2009 9:15 am

brilliant photos well done everyone

i hope genna got on alright at the dentist Lou

i posted a mixed bag off to you at the beginning of last week-i hope it arrives safely in time to be included with the final totals.
cant wait to see what the new challenges are that you will set for the autumn

Lou · **Posted:** Wed Jul 15, 2009 11:28 am

Right onw with the updates before we start on the mammoth pile of parcels in the other room - I can feel another box filling and uplift coming on for tomorrow :wink:

Especially as I have a wonderful lady coming with her hubby on Friday to donate a pile of yarn to us - I will tell you all about her in another post :wink:

I was just coming home from last weeks meeting when I found Stephanie (Ellie) with two bemused male colleagues in her car outside my house writing a note :0) As always Stephanie has said if any of our other Glasgow knitters needs anything brought over at any time she will be happy to do it as she comes to Fife regularly for work. She is also keen to help with a Glasgow group as there are lots of Glaswegian members now and it would be lovely to have another group over there :0)

In Stephanies bag oif goodies from herself her mum and her auntie were 3 sands blankets, 13 baby cardigans and 2 baby jumpers - thanks Stephanie! xx

from J Beasley in Halesowen there were 1 sun top, 4 baby hats, 4 prs bootees and 7 doggy coats - wonderful!

from the G32 postcode area a parcel with no name (and a sewing up needle entangled in the contents if you are looking for it and wondered where it had got to! ;0) were 23 baby hats and 1 ball of white dk - thank you!

from Annie (PippaS) we had 2 scarves and 4 boobs - thank you Annie xx

from Jane Segaran we had a lovely parcel with 12 baby hats, 4 baby cardies, 4 prs mitts, 7 pairs bootees and 1 kids hooded jumper - wonderful Jane!

from Nicola and the St Mary's Church Knitting Group were 12 wonderful brightly coloured boobs - I have also had a lovely letter from them this week asking me to make sure they are included in the next challenge as well - thank you!

from our lovely Dot there was 1 pet blanket, 1 dog coat, 1 sands blanket, 1 kids jumper, 1 pair of bootees, 1 towel, 2 squares and 1 summer top - a wonderful donation as always Dot - keep up the great work xx

from Diana (Mrs Moneypenny) 1 sands blanket, 11 covers, 13 pads, 1 sun hat, 1 0sfam jumper, 2 kids caps, 1 scarf, 1 t shirt and 1 shorts and top set. Thank you Diana what a wonderful pile of donations!

from Marjory a big box containing 4 hats, 2 prs socks, 7 cardigans, 1 jumper, 5 tank tops, 4 prs mitts, 1 pr gloves, 2 scarves, 4 dog coats, 4 dog blankets and 11 cat blankets - brilliant work Marjory - thank you!

from Jen (winterknitter) a big box of goodies mostly perfect for the shoeboxes - brilliant pile of goodies Jen! There were 4 toothbrushes, 2 toothpastes, 4 prs glasses, 4 prs socks, 4 facecloths, 5 prs kids pants, 1 hat, 7 t shirts, 1 talc, 1 nappy cream, 1 pack cotton buds, 1 sands blanket, 1 baby cardie, 3 knitted purses, 2 kids hats, 1 soap, assorted toys and 1 pkt coloured pencils! Fantastic!

from the Western Isles Volunteer Centre there were 3 boxes delivered this week - all you ladies up there are alwsys very busy on our behalf!

In the first box were 10 kids jumpers with fair isle yokes - these are amazing!

in box 2 were 7 kids hats, 5 kids jumpers, 4 kids cardies, 9 toys, 1 boob, 7 blankets, 2 scarves, 12 baby cardies, 15 bby hats and 4 prs bootees!

and in box 3 were 14 kids hats, 3 baby cardies, 6 blankets, 6 baby hats, 3 prs bootees, 2 prs mitts, 4 hooded cardies and 6 cardigans. what an amazing donation - all those fair isle jumpers were fabulous and you should have seen Frances when I showed them to her (she is our local district nurse and a coordinator for Scotia Aid which sends items to Serbia - as you can imagine temperatures are beyond our imagination so these will keep some of the children lovely and warm!).

Right had better get dressed and put my 'hair' on and go get Kelly - a busy afternoon ahead for us here!

Mag · **Posted:** Wed Jul 15, 2009 11:54 am

What a wonderful lot of donations from a lot of tallented knitters/crocheters/sewers.
I'm worn out just looking at it all. Well done everyone. EVERYTHING IS JUST BRILLIANT.

Mag x

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