New member

Thank you for allowing me to join your group of dedicated stitchers! Love your group site! I am new to charity stitching. I am working on my first piece which is a bear from 101 Bears with Personality for WOCS. I am excited about stitching 25 Things for Charity through-out the year.
Janice

#21 and #22

I finished two projects, both to support the troops. One is a single crochet afghan I made from a counted cross-stitch pattern. I'll send it to Soldiers Angels so that they can provide it to an injured service member for their flight back to the United States.

The other project was a bunch of those cool ties that have the water-absorbent gel. I am counting them as one project. Sent them in two different packages, one to a soldier and one to a Marine, both serving in Iraq. I found them through anysoldier.com.

New Member

Welcome to Janice!

Introduction and first 5 things

Sorry it took a couple days for me to post my introduction. My husband just got out of the service and we just moved back to MA. My head is pretty much always spinning right now. I signed up for this because I thought it would be a great way to stay motivated, I knit for charity when we lived in Alaska, but I would like to try to keep my life more organized now. I'm 25, and a stay at home mom of three great kids, and am looking to go back to school in the fall. Enough about me I made five scarves for the Mary Read Memorial Scarf Knitalong I plan on dontaing them locally since I missed the ship date. I personally think it's an awesome cause. Right now I think I'm going to work on some preemie hats.

Item number 11 and 12

Two more hats for the Hottentot Holland Hospital helpers. A larger beret (bear wanted to model) and a premmie hat.

Ruth

Way behind in posting..but not in crafting

I seem to have gotten behind in posting my contributions for this year. The shipping date for Dulaan is fast approaching so it's time to step it up a notch. More details and bigger photos are available on my blog of these projects in progress. Sorry for the quick catch up!

New Members!

I have three new members to announce:

Sherry, Minotte, and Jill.

Welcome to you! Look for your invite in your e-mail box and then post and tell us something about yourself.

Item #5...I think

I've lost count already, but I think I'm at item number 5 (I'll have to go through my list and count them again). Anyway, I had originally done this scarf for a co-worker, but wasn't sure if she would like the colour. I took a ball of the yarn into work, not telling her about the scarf, and showed it to her. Her response was something like, "Eww, that's not a really great colour is it?"...so, no scarf for her! I'll do another one for her in a different colour though.

So, since the scarf is no longer for my co-worker, I am adding it to my 25 Things for Charity list. It's called the Cat's Paw Lace Scarf. Here's a pic: It's made with sangria coloured 100% alpaca yarn from Elann.com and is a lace pattern - very easy to knit too I might add. I used roughly 1 1/2 balls on size 6mm needles.

Warm Up America Square samples

Items 6 and 7

I have completed eight more "Warm Up America" blocks. Counting 4 as "1" row = 1 project, these are #6 & #7 on my 25 things list.
I am also getting ready to ship my batch of preemie hats when I get money after the first of the month. Two persons responded with suggested charities, so this batch will go to the first batch will go to Emmazing Grace, and I plan to make a second batch for the second charity suggested to me.
I have also taken an interest in the Love Quilts 2007 Children and am trying to get a pattern and supplies together for a cross stitch square for a quilt for a little girl who likes kittens. I am also interested in doing a square for a child who likes jungle animals, but am having a bit more trouble finding a suitable pattern.

Item number 10

Here's the latest offering for Hottentots Holland Hospital, a pair of very small booties. Definitely premmie sized.

They haven't turned out terribly well - hence no close-up shots, and the pattern has been quietly disposed of, but they will keep someone warm. I'll hand them over at the next quilting guild meeting along with some other goodies.

Ruth

Stitchers Desperately Needed for Love Quilts

My daughter just received an email from Cathy, founder of Love Quilts.

Love Quilts is a charity that puts 50-block quilts together using individual, cross-stitched blocks done by 50 different people around the country/world. The quilt goes to a child with a terminal illness. Each quilt has a theme based on the child's likes. (sports, princesses, sea creatures, Winnie the Pooh, etc).

Cathy said they are desperate for stitchers at this time, particularly for 2 children in the very near future.

If you would like to stitch a block, please visit www.lovequilts.org for details. You have to sign up and make sure your design is approved first(they want each block the same size but a different pattern). One thing I so appreciate about Love Quilts is that they are very good about posting pictures and feedback from the recipient's families . When my daughter saw her baseball Pooh square on a quilt for a little guy named Chayce who loved sports, Sarah was beaming at the smile on Chayce's face. It was worth every stitch (and sometimes ripped-out/redone)stitch! (Some of you have seen this before, but here's the picture again for inspiration.)

Please hop over there if stitching is your gift and you can commit to doing a block in the next couple months.

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Hello!

I am so happy that I stumbled on this great group! I joined the Charmed Knits Knit-along last week (making Harry Potter hats). This is a great way for me to keep the momentum going after the k.a.l ends. If anyone is interested in projects, Knitting for Peace is on deep discount (7o% off) on Amazon at the moment. Who knew you could buy good karma for only $5.99?

Natalie

Deborah C. & Warm Up America

Hi, I'm Deborah. I'm disabled and spend a lot of time crocheting. I was previously invited to join in March, and have already completed 20 7" x 9" "Warm Up America" squares. Counting four squares as a "row" being "one project", I have completed 5 projects for charity.

If anyone is interested in joining my Warm Up America effort, my "current batch" of squares will be joined into laprobes for chemotherapy patients at a local cancer clinic where my best friend is currently receiving treatments for breast cancer. If you're interested in a project to use up scrap "worsted weight" yarn, feel free to contact me; you can send me scrap yarn or completed squares and I'll add them to my collection for this project. Info about the Warm Up America program and patterns for knitting or crocheting these squares can be found at http://www.warmupamerica.com . Right now, my preferred color scheme is deep shades: Navy, Burgundy, Deep Teal, Hunter Green, Deep Purple, Dark Plum, Vivid Orange, Bright yellow, off white. However, all colors will work for this project.

Glad I've joined and looking forward to watching all the wonderful charitable projects you all share here.

I have about a dozen crocheted preemie caps that need a good "home". I'd welcome your suggestions as to a charity in need of these.

New Member

Everyone welcome Natalie.

Item number 9

It's been a long time since I finished anything for charity. These socks are item number 9 in my commitment.

I'm pretty pleased with how they turned out, except the toes are pointier than I would have liked. The yarn was passed on to me by Shelly when she was inundated by yarn for her blankie. Thank you Shelly, it's just starting to cool down, so these will keep someone's feet warm. The are going to the Hottentots Holland Hospital in South Africa. I also cast on for a bootie in the same yarn last night and cast off in the car on the way to work this morning (don't worry husband was driving) - it is very cute, but small - so for the premmies I think.

I still am slow to jump in...

I swear I'm going to be making some things soon. I'm really waiting for end-of-year school activities to slow down. It's a mad rush to bring everyone here, there, and everywhere for the next 3 1/2 weeks.

Now, where is the biggest need and what do I start with?

Beth

Chemo cap & PICC sleeve

Number 5 & 6
Pi Topper Chemo Cap
Yarn: Elann.com Esprit

PICC Sleeve
Yarn: Joann's Tesoro wool

Chemo Cap

This cap will be going to a 15 year old boy who will be starting chemo soon. I heard about him on Crochetville.