Wow, what fantastic discussions everyone about the September challenge. I have included everything that was possible in the challenge, including your requests for it to go beyond one month. There are also many options to become involved in, so no one needs to feel under pressure - please just chose what you feel you can do - every contribution will make a difference! Here are the options:
Challenge 1 – Jabulani Khakibos Boys' Blankets
35 blankets made of 35 squares each = 1,225 squares in sturdy boy type colours and yarns. Just nominate below anything from 1 square to 35.
Challenge 2 - 35 GO-OVERS (next week!)
Select a boys name and size for this challenge. (I am waiting on their names, sizes and ages) from Stephanie. But you could indicate in the meantime if you intend to knit or crochet a GO-OVER. (BTW, once their names are published, we can add an initialed square for their blankets if you would like.)
Challenge 3 – The Hill Kids - 30 felted blankets
30 x 40 = 1,200 felted squares. For this challenge we are suggesting that you felt an old existing wool jumper of garment such as shown on the site here, rather than knitting a square and then felting it.
Felting a pure wool jumper is easy (as long as it is not washable wool). You just pop it into a hot wash with lots of soap and then put it into the tumble dryer. We got 40 squares easily out of 3 middle sized jumpers and a little bit of a moth-eaten old wool blanket, all of them were second hand from opportunity shops. Click here for the site instructions on felting squares.
For those of you who are sewers, we are just checking with Ronda as to whether we should risk sending a whole blanket regarding duty, it may be best to send strips or just piles of squares. Wandile and the Parish ladies are very happy to crochet together blankets but I will get back to you all in a day or so. We had dozens of great ideas about how to join felted squares and we will publish them in this thread.
Challenge 4 - 100 Hill Kids hats, knitted, crocheted and sewn fleecy hats
These need to be warm and cosy and however you want to make them. We would suggest that you make them for 8 - 18 year olds. We felt that we could not know exactly who was living up in those hills, but certainly Eloise will find a way of getting needy children warm hats who live outdoors. Even in summer a hat would be useful in the middle of the night.
Hope this has captured everything, look forward to an exciting month(s).
PLEDGES to 3 September - Go team!
Mary Lokken - 1 GO-OVER, hats
Sandy McDonald - 40 felted squares, 4 knitted squares
Ann De Boer - 7 hats, 19 squares, 1 GO-OVER
Christine Johnson - 1 GO-OVER, 8 hats
Dawn Laverty - 1 GO-OVER
Jeanne Haessler - 1 GO-OVER, 1 hat
Suzanne DeFalco - 1 GO-OVER, 5 squares
Linda & David Maltby - 35 squares
MrsRCm - 3 squares
Janet Emily Mangione - As many felted squares as possible, 1 GO-OVER, 3 hats
Andrea Palmatier - 1 GO-OVER, as many felted squares as possible
Karen - 40 felted squares, 10 hats
Galereh Taj - 1 GO-OVER, as many hats as possible
Zanny Blew - 2 knitted squares, 2 crocheted squares, 1 GO-OVER, 2 hats
Tina Davis - 1 Go-OVER and hats
Dochas22 - 35 squares
Kalai McDonald - I'll try my hand at felted squares this month, will let you know the tally
Anne Powell - 4 GO OVERS
Laurie Hake - 1 hat
Jacqueline Sousa - hats
Claire O - 5 hats for Hills kids, 5 squares for Jabulani boys
Elaine Jones - 1 GO-OVER, 1 hat
Angela Deakin - squares and hats
Jen Phillips - 1 GO-OVER, 2 hats, squares
Rebecca Westcott - 35 squares for Jabulani boys, at least 5 hats for Hills kids
Sue Gillman - 35 squares
Cluadia Brau - 3 wool squares (Jabulani) & erasers
Anne Lokken - 1 GO-OVER, 2 hats
Katelen Lowry - 15 squares (Jabulani)
Julia Kempton - 2 hats, 5 crochet squares
Laurie Hake - 35 squares
Pam Lee - felted squares
Posted items:
Mary Lokken - 3 big boys beanies
Zanny Blew - 2 big boy beanies
JabulaniKhakiBos Boys
AGE NAME & SURNAME sizes
9 Thembani Ncube (7-8yrs)
11 Anathi Mthethwa (11-12yrs)
11 Kabelo Legodi (9-10yrs)
12 Sandile Zondi (13-14yrs)
12 Shane Kocha (11-12yrs)
12 Lebogang Springbok (10-11yrs)
14 Idris Kasongo (12-13 yrs)
14 Mbulelo Mbayimbayi (8-9yrs)
15 Lucas Khumba (14-15yrs)
15 Teboho Makatsa (14-15yrs)
16 Jessy Tshilumba (Large)
16 Mohau Legodi (13-14yrs)
16 Odirile Maboya (13-14yrs)
16 Slad Makumba (15-16yrs)
16 John Kumbe (15-16yrs)
18 Lemosh Wamusse (16-17yrs)
17 Lisborn Maseko (Medium)
17 Luyanda Ntsuka (Medium)
18 Angelo Wamusse (16-17yrs)
18 Tshepo Mpine (Medium)
18 Tshepo Hlatshwayo (15-16yrs)
18 Amis Nzirubusa (16-17yrs)
19 Donald Maseko (Medium)
19 Sphiwe Mahlangu (Medium)
20 Phumlani Mbayimbayi (Medium)
20 Yandisa Fanaphi (16-17yrs)
21 Thabiso Mokheledi (Medium)
21 Omari Nzirubusa (Medium)
21 Buhle Hlatshwayo (Medium)
22 Sibusiso Nkosi (Medium)
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Hmmm, there should be an icon somewhere...and you should just be able to click it to take a photo. Otherwise I'd look in the computer controls menu. Hmmm. Got a "help" menu for the controls for the webcam? Somebody who's wiser--HELP! ;)
Hi Kalai, I am putting my 4 squares for the blankets into the mail today! Still to go the felted squares. Oh Linda, fingerless gloves would be fantastic.
Linda Simmons > Sandy McDonaldSeptember 30, 2009 at 7:25pm
Thank you Sandy, will get on it as soon as finished baby blankets. It's still in the theme of a square, will let you know how the first one knits up.xx
You have a point, Linda, a fingerless glove is basically a square (or rectangle if you want the cuff longer) sewed up two sides, with a thumb added partway up one side. Not a whole thumb, but a few rounds to enclose the thumb joint. A member here generously made me a pair and they're very handy now we're into chilly autumn. Mind you there are MANY patterns for pretty fingerless gloves, and plain ones, on the Net. Checking Bernat yarn's site or Lion Brand Yarn's site would give several free patterns I am sure.
Linda Simmons > P. Jeanne HaesslerOctober 1, 2009 at 10:38am
Yes Jeanne you are so right about the making, have adapted a pattern to suit,first prototype finished, knitting it in chunky wool works great. I did it with only one seam leave hole for thumb, my hubby was my model and sure enough you don't need to knit the thumb, the rib covers the base nicely, basically I used:
Chunky wool and kept it real simple.
6mm needles casted on 30 stitches, worked 2" in 2k, 2p rib
changed to 7mm needles knitted 6" in st, st, one row plain, one row purl
6mm needles 2" in 2k, 2p rib
cast off
Fold over sew up to thumb position leave hole sew up to top. 10" in length perfect.
Linda Simmons > Linda SimmonsOctober 2, 2009 at 12:23am
OOps! so sorry I guess my grey matter is failing me, I casted on 36 stitches in chunky not 30, for the fingerless glove, sorry for any confusion.xx
You're very welcome. It only took me like 20 minutes to remember where the heck I stuck it and then find it, LOL. I am not brilliant around computers! :D
Linda Simmons > P. Jeanne HaesslerOctober 2, 2009 at 10:23pm
Me neither, I'm desperate to put a photo of the gloves on, my netbook has a built in webcam but do you think I kind find out how to use the darn thing, if any body can help me I would be most grateful.xx
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Chunky wool and kept it real simple.
6mm needles casted on 30 stitches, worked 2" in 2k, 2p rib
changed to 7mm needles knitted 6" in st, st, one row plain, one row purl
6mm needles 2" in 2k, 2p rib
cast off
Fold over sew up to thumb position leave hole sew up to top. 10" in length perfect.
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