Community Afghan

purplemb

Tax bills finally all folded and stuffed, christmas boxed up for next year ..and I am now ready to border...

hope all had a great holiday and a wonderful new year

lvtwoqlt

I got a small box of unbordered squares in the mail last week to Madison. I hope that they will work. this was my first box.

Sheila

jenni__ca

ok squares are boxed up ... will try to stop by post office today and mail them out ....

jenni__ca

ok liz and madison - a box to each of you went out today .... so maybe wednesday or thursday should get there ... i had too much to send one big box so broke it up into two smaller ones .....

dlrcpa

Yay Jenni and Sheila.  Happy new year to all. I hope to have more knitting/quilting/gardening time in 2010. I think I will quit cooking to make more time for the other stuff.  Stay well, sisters.

lizws

jenni......got your box yesterday.  Thank you SOOOOO much! 

 Madison is in Georgia with her pregnant DD.  She has been put on complete bed rest.  The doctors are striving to get her to 34 weeks and she's now 30.  Please add her to your prayers.

 Now the Christmas is over and this weekend begins a new year, I plan to finish the afghan I started and will begin another.

Thank you all so much for your help.  We appreciate each of you.

Happy New Year.....Liz

Madison

DH is home so he will be able to check the mail and get the box of squares.

Shelia,  your squares are great.   I took them to GA and hope to be able to sit long enough to get them bordered.  

 I am trying to wash all the baby things and get the nursery in order.   I know the baby will be in neonatal icu for a bit, but still wanted to get things in order.  

Thanks all.....

Have a great new year

jenni__ca

madison - gentle hugs to your daughter

liz - you're welcome !

donna - gardening and crocheting are good ... cooking not so much 

Anonymous

I have a box o' squares ready to go!

Liz - Should I send them to you as usual?

hollyann

Hugs Madison..Where are you in GA?........If you are close maybe we could meet while you are down here...Best of luck to the baybeee and mom......Is it a boy or girl?........

Bren-2007

I wanted you gals to know how much my friend Mike loved his afghan.  I've copied a portion of a letter he sent to me after he received his beautiful gift.

  I was so surprised to receive an afghan!  It is beautiful and it couldn't have come at a better time.  I suspect that you had something to do with me being selected to receive an afghan and I really do appreciate it!

Mike died on January 1st, and I attended his service today.  I'm so grateful he received his hug-afghan when he really needed it.  I'm sure his daughters will treasure it forever.

Much love,

Bren

dlrcpa

Bren, I am sorry you lost your friend. I am glad he knew he mattered to a lot of people.

I will have a small box ready sometime next week I think. I am doing some other things so have not spent so much time knitting squares.  I am well-stocked on yarn though --

purplemb

Ok the last few squares are finally getting bordered, so you can send me more if you want....

Bren so glad your friend could feel the love, please lknow we are thinking of you and his family 

take care

elliem1207

liz,

i have a box of bordered all set to go-- i usually send them to madison, but since she is spending time with dd, i'll send them to you, ok?

mb, any time you need help--send them squares along.

ellie

xx

Madison

I am back home and starting on the afghans again.    I was sick last week and didn't work on the afghans.

  Ellie, please send them to Liz (I still have some of your squares).   

 Thank you all.......I'm back in the afghan business.

Hugs,

Madison

elliem1207

madison,

glad you are back with us and feeling better. how is your daughter feeling?

ellie

xx

mthomp2020

I'd like to crochet some squares to contribute to the project.  It'll give me something to do with all those odd-ball skeins of yarn I have sitting around!  The link for the warmup america instructions apparently is no longer valid/available.  Could someone pm me the info and where to send the squares to?  Thanks!

jenni__ca

mthomp welcome ! i know liz and madison will check in here to let you know more but thought i'd quickly say:

7 x 9 inches (or 9 x 7 inches if you like to do landscape)

machine washable/dryable, medium weight yarn

crochet, knit or niftyknitter

plain, pattern, stripes, pettable, fancy, you name it .... the more the merrier !

and yes i've used up bits and pieces of the yarn in my closet and other people's closets too .... makes for wonderful variety ....

dlrcpa

Here is a link to the "instructions" for a basic square from Warm Up America. We adopted their sizing initially just to have a standard size for everyone to aim for.

http://www.craftyarncouncil.com/patterns.html

You will have to adjust the stitch count or needle/hook size depending on what yarn you use.

Thanks for joining! The variety is what makes the afghans so interesting and the "love" makes 'em warmer.

When you have some ready, just post here to see who is running low and needs the squares for assembly.

Madison

mtomph,

Thanks for the help with this project.

If you can't find any instructions, please let me know and I can send you some simple instructions.

Madison

palaminoridesagain

There isn't a time that I don't feel good after coming here.  Look at all the lives you have touched.  It's just amazing - the gift of love.

nnn

lizws

Hi everyone,

 I have started on another afghan and hope to have it done soon.  The holiday's were so very busy.  mtomph nice to meet you and thank you so much for joining us.  Madison and I hold this project so dear to our hearts.

Thank you all so very much for all you do and have done. 

Hugs,  Liz

livesstrong

Hello you wonderful ladies,

 Just wanted to share an email my DH got from his childhood friend who you so graciously made a hugaphan for.

"I'm back at Johns Hopkins.  This week is the second round of chemo and the stem cell "transplant."  I had chemo yesterday (malphalan this time), with another infusion today.  They gave me lots of anti-nausea med, so I didn't get sick.  Unless something shows up on my bloodwork, the stem cell "transfusion" is Thursday.

Please tell Valerie that I have the afghan with me and sleep under it every night.  I love the colors, the feel of it, and most of all, the prayers and positive thoughts that come with it."

All I can say is you ladies ROCK!!!

 Thank you again.

Valerie

lizws

Thanks Val for sharing that.  There is a purpose to this project and that is to make sure those who receive them know we are all here and care.  We send love as well. 

jenni__ca

liz and madison - how is the stockpile of squares? have enough?

goody

Hello,

I have squares to send ... please give me an address so I can mail my squares ..I know that every square helps...

Thanks,

goody :-)

lizws

Hi girls,

Madison is finishing an afghan tonight and I will finish one tomorrow night.  I had to work late today preparing for the winter storm they are predicting for us.

jenni.....we always welcome squares.  Send them to either of us. 

goody....I will send you a PM with my address.  I share squares with Madison and am preparing a box for her now.  I will wait until I get yours to add to it. 

I cannot thank each of you enough for continuing helping us.  We have mailed so many boxes of hugs.

Big hugs to each of you!

Liz

jenni__ca

liz - i'll try to get the box out tomorrow (rain ... major rain ... permitting) ... should be there thurs/fri then ... lol i even have a couple of "fancies" in there ... hugs hope you are feeling better !!

lizws

Hi everyone,

 MB & ellie I got your boxes.  Thank you so much.  I hope to be able to finish bordering the afghan I am working on this evening.  We are expected a winter storm so I've been trying to get ready for it as well.

Hugs to each of you and again thank you all so very much.

Artemis

Madison ~ a box with 32 blocks is on the way to you!  I had 20-something ready, and then I realized the box was bigger than I thought so I kept making blocks and tossing them in until it was full.

I'm excited and nervous!!!

Hugs to all,
Artemis