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Muffy, please leave this on the board. I will have a look at it tomorrow. Off for a quiet night.

Julia in Derbyshire

I can't !!! Ridiculous isn't it !!! I can cross stitch, use a sewing machine and allsorts but i'm afraid knitting and me are a no no.

My mother begged me to stop asking her to teach me in the end and taught me some recipes in the kitchen instead...I drove her berserk....kept losing count and concentration for some reason lol x

Surely you can knit a blanket Muffy even I can do that I just cant follow a pattern.

Not sure I'm allowed to do this..but it's not charity in the sense of asking for money...and it's for a REALLY good cause so I hope it's ok..*fingers crossed*...found this on FB earlier and thought of those crafters on here who might be able to oblige....sadly I just CAN'T knit .....

Battersea is asking crafters across the country to help its most sensitive dogs, by knitting them a special security blanket.

The blankets are for Battersea’s dogs, who stay with foster carers for short periods of time if they are stressed by kennel life, or are recovering from an illness or operation. Battersea is hoping to have enough blankets to put one in every doggy bag, which also include food, bedding and toys, and are given to foster carers when they look after a dog. When the dog is rehomed, they can then take their blanket to their new home.

The blanket has been designed by Lauren O’Farrell, who knits under the name 'Deadly Knitshade', and designs patterns on her website, www.whodunnknit.com. Lauren is also the founder of the Stitch London craft community.

She explains: “Most people had a special toy or blanket when they were young which they loved to bits. The plan is to make blankets which Battersea’s foster dogs can love just as much. It will be a woolly treat to put in their doggy bags, and they can take their blanket to their new home, so it will smell really familiar and be a handmade friend in a new place.”

The free pattern can be downloaded at www.battersea.org.uk/blanket