Just Nicky

For the puppies, please May 28, 2005

When I decided to knit dog jumpers for the puppy farm refugees I jumped onto eBay (as one does) and snapped up as many cheap lots of yarn as I could. I did all of this in a bit of a frenzy before going to hospital and wasn’t really paying attention to the actual quantity of yarn I would have.

It all arrived while I was away and, although when Mark brought it in to show me it looked like a lot, I didn’t really understand just how much there was until I went through it this morning.

When added to the stuff from my own collection that I planned to use there really is Rather A Lot. More than I can knit up in the next few weeks even if I do nothing else.

There’s nothing to say that I HAVE to use all of this yarn for this effort and in the next few weeks (rescue dogs will go on needing jumpers after this lot), but I would like to get as much done as I can, so I have an idea. Another shot in the dark.

If any of you would like help by knitting or crocheting jumpers or blankets or blanket squares, I’ll supply the yarn from this collection. If you want to knit a jumper I’ll get a pattern for you - most of them are dead simple. All you need to do is supply your own knitting needles or crochet hook and some of your time.

If all you have time for is one plain knitted square to add to a blanket then that’s fine. If all you know how to do is double crochet, that’s great.

IT DOESN’T MATTER HOW LITTLE IT IS I WON’T REJECT IT.

That said, you need to commit to get something back to me in the next 3 weeks. The puppy farm closes in July and I imagine that the co-ordinators will want to have all the stuff together a week or so before they get the dogs. I’ll get the yarn to you as soon as I can, you just get the result back to me as soon as you can.

I’ve also offered to act as a collection point for donations generally. Things such as food, medications and collars have been looked after through begging from large companies, but they’ll still need old blankets and towels, containers which can be used as feed & water bowls (icecream containers, tupperware that’s lost its lid, etc.), dog crates (cat carriers can be used for tiny breeds and baby pups) and that sort of stuff. Even a few dog toys might be nice… If you have anything you’d like to donate you can give it to me, or for those who live too far away from us, I can find out where there’s a collection point near you.