More Hats...Plus Socks...

While hanging out with my knitting friends at our Friday group, I happened to mention The 300 Hat Project. Right away my friend, Marilyn, said she had a few hats that were knit out of wool that she would give me to send.

So we caught up with each other this past Friday for lunch and she presented me with these six beautiful hats. She knits so many beautiful hats...and each year she does a bunch for the Head Start kids here, too.
She has a lot of patience to do colorwork in changing all the stripes - but, she does make good use of all her yarn...and her color combinations are always pleasing to the eye.
Hard to pick a favorite here -but, you know some people are going to be warm!
In addition, she gave me some socks - five pair - are they not adorable. I think she said she uses a pattern called Warm Woolies.

Marilyn, thanks for the donation. My friends over at 30o Hats are going to be thrilled.

So the total from this corner of New Hampshire is 22 hats and 5 pair of socks! And they are shipping out this week!

300 Hat Project...

Recently my friend, Julie, mentioned something about helping out with The 300 Hat Project! I decided that I could knit a few hats for the project too...

While at my local yarn shop HodgepodgeYarns, I mentioned to Sue (the owner) that I needed to get some worsted weight wool yarn to make a couple of hats for this project. She asked if I could use some hats to send them...and I said yes. She mentioned she had a couple that had been at the shop without selling for a while and she was looking for a charity to give them to. She walked back with a bag full of hats...

So, these beauties are on their way to keep someone warm!!! 16 of them! Thanks a bunch, Sue!

A Good Day...

Today was the day hats and mittens were delivered...Check out the happy faces! Each child (one at a time) came up and picked out their own hat. It was so cute! And, so darn heartwarming to see them look at each one and see their little faces light up! This is one of the classes.

And, Cameron loved the hat I made enough to make it his own!

The children have signed releases so their photos can be used. This is especially useful for the newspaper guy who will be coming by tomorrow to write the story - using my photos!

And, in the spirit of thanksgiving, today I am thankful for small children who can warm the heart with just a huge smile!

Love Reaches Out...

Janet suggested over at her blog something called Love Reaches Out. Basically, each time you knit a charity item you honor a friend...

This is my first time to knit mittens...aren't they cute??? And, so small. I knit the hat and mittens as part of the group knitting project that the group I knit with on Friday afternoon does. But more on that tomorrow.

I am choosing to honor my friend, Ann.

She has been such a wonderful friend to me during this past year. She has laughed with me, cried with me, and cussed with me, but most important she has encouraged me to do what is best for me and my family and helped me learn how to move on.

She taught me that when life hands me lemons to grab the tequila and call her! And, we'll get it solved!

There were a lot of firsts for both her and I during this year...and we both grew and learned...therefore - these mittens are a symbol of the firsts in our lives and of getting things done and learning.

Thanks, Ann. Love ya!

In the spirit of thanksgiving - today I am thankful for friends (yes, again...one can never be too thankful for friends and family!!!)

Finished Blocks

The blocks are finished. Think they turned out rather nicely. Everything matches up! It is probably one of the best jobs of matching seams up that I've done in a long time. They still need to be squared up to 12-1/2 inch blocks - but for the life of me I still cannot find my 12-1/2 square inch ruler. It is still in some box I am sure!

Didn't realize how much I missed sewing...and putting together some pieces of fabric and making something pretty. I haven't touched my sewing machine since I moved into my new apartment in May. And, it is nearly the end of September! That is not going to happen again!

I so love the feeling I get when I sit down and put pieces of fabric in some orderly manner and they turn out to sometimes be gorgeous! I don't even think I can explain the feeling...maybe if you are another quilter you will understand what I mean.

The purple star will go into a quilt that is comprised of blue, green and purple stars. I haven't seen the other blocks that everyone is making but it should be beautiful! The person receiving this quilt needs the comfort that it will bring her - not just the warmth from the fabric itself - but, knowing that people she doesn't know have made a block for her and put their best wishes into it and cared enough to do so.

The red star block will go into the quilt that we will raffle. All the stars will be different reds. Have no idea why but these red star quilts go over so well - and we make quite a bit on the raffles. The monies will provide many massages for the terminally ill - and the therapists will get a portion of what they normally charge in payment from this quilts proceeds.

I will do my best to get photos of the completed quilts so that you can see them.