All Blog Posts Tagged 'charity' (20)

High Fiber—Progress on All Fronts

I've been spinning some Knit Picks Full Circle Spinning Roving in various colors. Currently, I have "Pigeon" on the wheel. Here are all the colors together:

All that's missing from the photo is the fiber currently on the wheel (although you can see some of the pale-gray "Pigeon" already spun in the…

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Added by Peggy Stuart on April 29, 2013 at 8:30am — 27 Comments

High Fiber—Mat Finish!

Here's a new yarn for you: plastic bags!

(My thanks to Angelkarhu, aka Angel Bear in the Knitting Community, for coming up with this suggestion. Her grandmother made something like this for use in the sauna.) I found the cutting instructions …

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Added by Peggy Stuart on April 8, 2013 at 8:30am — 16 Comments

Mitts of Steal - What a Beautiful Charity Project

THIS BLOG POST HAS BEEN UPDATED JANUARY 15, 2012 TO PROVIDE UPDATED TAGS. PLEASE NOTE WE HAVE SUCCESSFULLY DONATED MITTS TO TWO LOCATIONS IN THE PORTLAND OREGON AREA. AS OF THIS DATE WE HAVE A RAVELRY MEMBER ORGANIZING DONATIONS TO THE APPLETON WI AREA. WE HAVE ALSO HAD REQUESTS FOR MORE MITTS IN THE PORTLAND AREA. SO PLEASE CONSIDER DONATIONS. PLEASE CHECK OUT THE…

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Added by cherylbwaters on January 15, 2012 at 3:26pm — 59 Comments

High Fiber--Finishing Fiber Projects

Our Common Threads group had a small attendance last week.

This is the time of year many Park City residents leave town. The skiing is starting to decline, the snow is starting to melt and opportunities for recreation start to dry up...or wet up might be a better term. (We call it "Mud Season." I'll let you guess why.)

However, Lynda and I showed up at Karan's house, Lynda sporting her crocheted vest made from the yarn… Continue

Added by Peggy Stuart on March 28, 2011 at 8:30am — 21 Comments

50% of Pattern Sales to Aid Japan

Effective Immediately: 50% of all Fiddle Knits pattern sales until the end of March will be donated to the American Red Cross to help aid their efforts in Japan after the… Continue

Added by Erica Jackofsky on March 11, 2011 at 10:29am — 2 Comments

High Fiber--Goodbye to Sarak, Hello More Fiber Fun!

Sarak and I visited the Utah Olympic Park in Park City this week.

It was the venue for bobsled, luge, skeleton (visible behind us) and ski-jumping events during the 2002 Winter Olympics. Here are the two big ski jumps:

After viewing the runs and jumps there, we moved on to the Post Office for a tearful goodbye. (For more about Sarak and The Knit Wits Podcast, see previous…

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Added by Peggy Stuart on March 6, 2011 at 8:46pm — 26 Comments

Capra Timber Needed for Charity Project!

Knitters: Do you have some Capra Timber you don't need? Angelkarhu needs some to finish up the fingerless mitts she is working on for dialysis patients.

She says, "I am working on some mitts for charity and I ran out of yarn. I just need a little bit of Capra in the Timber colorway. I just need enough to do 5 rows on hand of mitt and 5 rows of thumb plus a cast off. If anyone has extra or partial balls I will pay you. --Angelkarhu"

Added by Peggy Stuart on March 2, 2011 at 3:14pm — 22 Comments

Charity Work

Do you knit or crochet for charity? If you do then I'd like your feedback on which charities you love to donate your handmade items to. Or perhaps you don't give to a specific charity, but drop your goods off at a local animal shelter or hospital. I'd like to know about those things to. Why? I'm gathering information to put online so folks without much experience can read through and get ideas for what items to make and where those items would be useful.

Another question,… Continue

Added by Erica Jackofsky on February 9, 2011 at 4:46pm — 14 Comments

The Knitter's Gift Basket

For several years now my husband and I have been supporting Heifer International a charitable organization which gives animals to needy families around the world enabling them to become self sufficient and productive citizens in their own countries.

Heifer International does this by collecting donations from people everywhere and using that money to purchase animals that they know can provide good incomes as…

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Added by Frances Tornese on November 19, 2010 at 3:57pm — 18 Comments

New Crochet Circular Shawl

Ok! The new crochet circular shawl is completed and here are the photos.

Went to the… Continue

Added by PJ Crafts in Austin on August 26, 2010 at 3:49pm — 3 Comments

Lacy Square Afghan Project Hey everyone, Since reorganizing the knitting room, I found an old favorite crochet pattern I would like to share with you. The pictures are the progression of the pr…

Lacy Square Afghan Project

Hey everyone,…

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Added by PJ Crafts in Austin on June 11, 2010 at 7:47pm — 5 Comments

Finally Making a Bigfoot shawl! And Blessing Preemies

Dear ones, In the last months I have done two things.

I finally found the Bigfoot shawl in a the comfort shawls book, It has been an adventure to knit!! I had gotten up to near 300 stitches on my first 2 tries, but the darned item began to spring like a slinky!!! I could not figure out why... so I went back to the start of the instructions and REread the neck. I am still not sure if I am doing this correctly but this time, the third try, it… Continue

Added by Fibersofgrace on May 11, 2010 at 5:23pm — 2 Comments

Four Eyes Project

Personal stuff first...

I got new glasses! And not just one pair, but three pairs! I managed to find a great deal on glasses for running and on sunglasses, which made me very happy. They're still nice glasses, but wow were they cheap. I really lucked out with them. The running glasses I intentionally went to the bargain wall and picked out a pair that had nose pads (because the plastic frames without nose pads slide all over when you exercise).… Continue

Added by Erica Jackofsky on March 5, 2010 at 6:46am — 3 Comments

A finished scarf and a new hat!

I finished the scarf for Tails of Hope Foundation 10,000 scarves by Nov1. I used fun fur by itself without a carry along, and I love the feel of it...I wanted to give it an animal look of sorts...but I think I got a caterpillar instead...LOL

www.lovesmanyclothsblog.info…

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Added by Dana Jonsgaard on February 10, 2010 at 2:58pm — 2 Comments

Scarf for new challenge

I love Fun Fur and most novelty yarns. I knit with it and crochet with it...here I am knitting on size 11. The scarf is going to a challenge for a good friend of mine. Linda Blick of Tails of Hope Foundation, Inc. The foundation helps families with pet loved ones with cancer and related life threatening diseases. The challenge runs from Feb 1 to Nov 1 2010. Up to 10,000 scarves are needed.…

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Added by Dana Jonsgaard on February 2, 2010 at 6:28am — 2 Comments

Here is Gumdrop!

I finished my Gumdrop last night..I just need to practice on the faces....but she will do.....

I think Wilson really likes her..he is falling head over heals "in love"..LOL…

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Added by Dana Jonsgaard on January 24, 2010 at 12:00pm — 2 Comments

November Fiber Guild Meeting

We had out monthly fiber guild meeting this evening. It will be our last meeting for the year, as several members have so many committments in December that a meeting was nearly impossible. We will meet next on January 9 for our annual dinner meeting (usually held at Christmas)

At today's meeting, we discussed plans for our dinner, reviewed several acknowledgements received by members or friends of members. Our guild leader Marlene participated in the Foot Hills Art Festival and won… Continue

Added by Susan the Blue Lake Knitter on November 15, 2009 at 4:00pm — 9 Comments

Ten Stitch Twist

I just started knitting Frankie Brown's Ten Stitch Twist Blanket. She has the neatest charity concept - she's selected a charity close to her heart - the Children's Liver Disease Foundation, and offers her patterns free on Ravelry, hoping that those who use her patterns will donate to the charity. This is a great way to support a charity when you select a… Continue

Added by Tina on September 1, 2009 at 10:00am — 11 Comments

Back to School!

Around here this seems to be the week that students of all ages are heading back to school, much to the relief of some of the moms I know. :)

The students at Platte Cove School in Elka Park, New York started classes this week, and I hope the transition from summer to school was slightly less painful when they got to their classrooms and discovered we sent a new pair of knitting needles for each student involved in their charity knitting… Continue

Added by Angela on September 4, 2008 at 1:22pm — 3 Comments

something worthwhile...

http://warmwoolies.org/

I just found out about this organization. They send warm clothing and blankets, made by charity knitters and crocheters to kids who really, REALLY need them.

And if you don't happen to live in Denver, if you send them a baby blanket you made, or something similar, they will send you yarn to make more for their project.

I just found them this weekend, and have a small baby blanket going to them tomorrow.

They have a real need for socks and baby… Continue

Added by Nisha on April 20, 2008 at 3:04pm — 1 Comment