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Comment by Pam Antink yesterday

Jigsaw arriving, here's the link : http://forum.knit-a-square.com/forum/topics/jigsaw-clothes-the-arri...  !

Comment by Pam Antink yesterday

I would you are right Jan.  We'll know more once they start checking them over, have seen some pics, and it is quite a haul! The pics will be shared soonish.....

Comment by Jan Wilcox yesterday

The USA Jigsaw squares must have been sent to G.B. to be sent to S.A. with theirs as otherwise they would have arrived in about 2 weeks as there is only one way to send them in US.  This is the first notice Jigsaw squares have arrived.

Comment by Debbie Posmontier on Saturday

Thanks, Helen, for the alert on changes at the PO. We hope that doesn't trigger duty fees in SA. If the squares are listed as a "gift," that may be enough. We'll see. Amazing news about the Jigsaw UK donations!

Comment by Helen M. Flagg on Saturday

I couldn't remember when I was posting how many Jigsaw squares she mentioned so I went back and checked her letter.  She said 36,000 squares arrived from Jigsaw and are now in the GS4 basement.

Comment by Helen M. Flagg on Saturday

Hi,All.   I went to the local post office for a mailing this week and learned that nation-wide the post office has put in a new computer system in the U.S. and the clerk will no longer classify the value of a package as zero.  Everything has to be listed as worth at least one dollar.  In fact, without a dollar valuation, the computer will not complete the transaction.  I wrote Ronda about this, and she replied that we will just have to wait and see what it does to any custom fees at her end.  I was also concerned that each package must now be classified as a gift in the computer.  Previously packages did not have to be listed as gifts.  The clerk left my valuation as zero on my custom form but had to list one dollar in the computer.  On a happier note, Ronda says the many thousands of Jigsaw squares collected in the UK have arrived safely in SA.  Wonderful news.

Comment by Debbie Posmontier on May 16, 2012 at 2:47pm

Good information, Helen. I'll check it out...thanks!

Comment by Helen M. Flagg on May 15, 2012 at 1:33pm

Debbie, you can find the unlined poly bags on ebay.  I use the 19x24 size for mailing the church donations and can buy the bags for about 38 cents each.

In a bag this size, I can get 85-90 squares.

Comment by Debbie Posmontier on May 15, 2012 at 1:09pm

Mary Anne...good advice to Dana about postage. Thanks for the tips. I have not seen the unlined poly bags anywhere. I reuse the ones I get in the mail!

Comment by Helen M. Flagg on May 15, 2012 at 6:35am

Hi, All!  I just finished a Cuddle and this is just an FYI: I used a yarn called Northampton Bulky that I ordered from WEBS.com yarn.  Usually a knitted Cuddle needs the yarn doubled, but this wool is so sturdy, it only took one strand to make a Cuddle the weight of a very heavy sweater.  That fact really cut the cost of making the Cuddle.  I paid 5.99 a skein and needed 4 1/2 skeins using a size 13 needle.

Today I went online and WEBS has Northampton Bulky for 4.19 a skein. That is quite a savings.   And there are many colors to choose from.  If you are thinking of making a Cuddle any time soon, take a look at the WEBS.com yarn website.

I highly recommend one strand of this yarn for a Cuddle.  It is quite heavy enough to keep the babies very warm.  (P.S.  I also made a hat to go with the Cuddle, but I used a lighter yarn.  I think this yarn is too heavy for a hat.)

 

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