Knitting and Crocheting and More to Aid The Homeless

Thank you Sarah S for this thoughtful donation of knitted and crocheted goodies for our homeless friends.  Sarah has been busy, as you can see with knitted wonderful soft and warm hats, and crocheting cotton washcloths.  

Sarah has also included rain poncho's in her donation.  The orange pouches are rain poncho's.  This is a great idea!  Additionally she's added two large packages of socks.  We're thrilled to have reached beyond our goal for socks with more coming in.  Warm dry feet is the end result that many will benefit from.  Even though we've reached our goal, I'm happy to see more coming in.  Our sock donations over the last couple of years have diminished, thus the lower goal...so with reaching and surpassing that goal, we'll be able to raise our goal for next year.

Many thanks for your generous donation Sarah, please keep up the good work.  And extra thanks for tagging your hats with size, really helps the volunteers at the shelters.  And I like to ask how you made you hats, there's double and so nice and warm.  Are they made like a tube somehow?

**The counts on our progress bars are current. All donations regardless of size and number are valued. All donations are appreciated. The Power of One is awesome, and when we work together The Power of One becomes The Power of Many.

Lots of Hats for Homeless and More

Many thanks Sandra R for this generous donation of knitted goodies.  She's been busy knitting hats, cotton washcloths, and scarves and mittens.  

Please click to enlarge so you can see details.  Each hat is nicely tagged with size.  Sandra has a variety of hat styles, colors, and sizes.......something to fit all heads.  Some colors work nicely for women, others for men, and some can be either or.  If you look closely you'll see there are some sets with matching hat and mittens.  YIPPEE for mittens.

Sandra must have included some sunshine for me in her donation cause we've had some nice weather lately.  Sure hope that continues.  A week ago we were still getting nights below freezing; but lately not...so have my toes and fingers crossed.

Please notice our hat goal graph.  With these hats we're now over 50% of the way to our goal!

Many thanks Sandra for your long time support of Bridge and Beyond, please keep up the good work.

**The counts on our progress bars are current. All donations regardless of size and number are valued. All donations are appreciated. The Power of One is awesome, and when we work together The Power of One becomes The Power of Many.

Helping the Homeless A Worthy Cause

Look who's been busy!  Our good friend Sandra R from the sunny state of Florida.  Please click to see everything, as I had to take photo a little father away than normal to get it all in.  WOW!

Sandra has knitted up a storm with hats, scarves (some are sets nicely put together), cotton wash cloths, and of course Mittens!

Lots of wonderful colors, some suited to the ladies, some to the men, and some that work for either.  Lots of variety in sizes also to warm many different sized people in need.  All hats nicely tagged with size......YIPPEE!!

AND in the upper right corner, notice a lavender bag?  Several people of late have been including canvass totes or similar material.  What a great idea.  Folks living in shelters and the elements often need to move around to stay safe.  So, having a bag can be very helpful.  After a couple of people included bags with their donations I looked around and found several here I wasn't using and added them to my last delivery to Homeless Families Foundation last week.  

Many thanks Sandra for your long time support and your always generous donations.  You've made an important difference in the lives of many.  Keep up the good work.

**The counts on our progress bars are current. All donations regardless of size and number are valued. All donations are appreciated. The Power of One is awesome, and when we work together The Power of One becomes The Power of Many.

Knitting And More Help Homeless

Thank you Laura E for this wonderful donation.  As you can see, Laura has been very busy with her knitting needles and yarn.  She's included the corner to corner cotton washcloths (granny's favorite), hats,  and scarves.  Click to enlarge as you'll see the set on the far right matching hat and scarf nicely tied together...makes for such a nice gift.  She's also included person care items (toothpaste, toothbrush, and soap).

AND, she's included 9 pairs of warm socks!  Drum roll here, as her 9 pair of socks now puts us over our goal for the year.  Take a look at our graph.  Thrilled to reach and exceed the goal so early in the year; as last year we were pretty light which is why our goal was lower.  So..........let's keep this going.  No need to stop sending socks just because we reached that goal.  Thanks to everyone that helped make this happen.

Many thanks Laura E for your on going support of Bridge and Beytond and Ohio's Homeless and those in need.  You've made a difference, an important one.

**The counts on our progress bars are current. All donations regardless of size and number are valued. All donations are appreciated. The Power of One is awesome, and when we work together The Power of One becomes The Power of Many.

Crocheted Cotton Washcloths

Thank you Fran M for your thoughtful donation of cotton washcloths.  Not sure what stitch you used, but these have such nice texture.  Love the variety of colors as well.  Not sure I've come across the variegated in the left top corner before.  Very pretty indeed.

Cotton washcloths are always so well received by shelters, and those living in the elements because they have several uses.  For people on the go that like to work on small things they can tuck into their purses cotton washcloths are a great idea.

It's been awhile since I've made any myself and was just thinking I should check my stash to see what cotton I have.  Might be a good thing to just leave in the car in a zip lock bag for working on here and there.

Hope you're all keeping your hands busy and staying well.  Good luck to all getting your vaccines.

Many thanks Fran and please keep up the good work.

**The counts on our progress bars are current. All donations regardless of size and number are valued. All donations are appreciated. The Power of One is awesome, and when we work together The Power of One becomes The Power of Many.

New Helping Hands for Bridge and Beyond

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Say hi and welcome to our newest pair of helping hands, Gabriella S. 

 Gariella has been busy knitting cotton washcloths and scrubbies.  These will indeed be welcomed.  As you know if you've frequented this blog, Bridge and Beyond; you know the cotton washcloths are used in a variety of ways.  They are used by those homeless getting a night in the shelter for showering, they are used as washcloths and or dishcloths for those living in the elements, and they are packed in welcome home packs as people transition from shelter living to a more permanent housing situation.

The colors and sizes vary too, something for everyone here, male or female.

Many thanks Gabriella for joining us here on Bridge and Beyond to make a difference in the lives of those less fortunate.  Hope to see you here often.

**The counts on our progress bars are current. All donations regardless of size and number are valued. All donations are appreciated. The Power of One is awesome, and when we work together The Power of One becomes The Power of Many.

Warm Dry Feet Help the Homeless

Thank you Sarah S for this generous donation to aid the Homeless.  She's included scarves, cotton washcloths, socks and rain poncho's.  Please click to enlarge to see details.  As you'll notice the rain poncho's are nicely packaged either in zip lock bags or a little pouch. Great idea!!

WOW..check out the socks folks, 48 pairs!  48 pairs of feet are going to be very very happy, dry and warmer.  Such a necessary item all year long.  She's been busy with her hook also, some nice scarves in great solid colors suitable for men or women.  AND she's also crocheted and donated the ever popular cotton washcloths.  Again in colors suitable for men or women.

**Back up folks and take a look at our graphs/goals for socks!  This is amazing and awesome.  we're at 96% of our goal already.  I don't think we've ever done that.  Let's keep the momentum going.  There have been years when we've had higher sock goals, but join me in clapping please.  Pretty exciting.

Many thanks Sarah S.  Your on going support of Bridge and Beyond and Ohio's homeless is so appreciated by many.  Keep up the good work!!

**The counts on our progress bars are current. All donations regardless of size and number are valued. All donations are appreciated. The Power of One is awesome, and when we work together The Power of One becomes The Power of Many.

Potpourri of Sorts for The Homeless

While Potpourri really applies to flowers, petals ..a mix thereof, it was the first word that came to mind when I looked at this generous donation of LOTS of different things.  PLEASE, click so you can see everything.

Our friend Laura E has been busy both shopping and with yarn.  She has knitted, cotton washcloths, hats, and scarves.  Also please note how she's tagged everything with size.....AND nicely tied the sets of matching hats and scarves.  Putting them together makes a nice gift set, I think.......don't you?

 She has shopped and included a huge variety of personal care items: toothbrushes, toothpaste, toothbrush holders, soap, razors, wipes, brandades, and female sanitation products.  Really an awesome variety.

AND Socks.  Nothing worse in my opinion than cold wet feet.  And wet feet happen all year long, be it rain in the summer, or freezing rain, sleet and or snow in the winter.  So having socks......clean, dry socks to change into can be a huge improvement in the individuals living circumstance, be they someone living in the elements or someone getting nights here and there in a shelter.

Many thanks Laura, please keep up the good work and know what a difference...an important difference you have made.

**The counts on our progress bars are current. All donations regardless of size and number are valued. All donations are appreciated. The Power of One is awesome, and when we work together The Power of One becomes The Power of Many.

Hats, Scarves, Mittens and More

Thank you Sandra R for this awesome donation.  Folks if you missed the previous post, please scroll back, it shows 3 afghans which were also a part of this donation from our good friend Sandra R from sunny Florida.  It looks to me like she doesn't sleep!  Look how many hats, cotton wash cloths and mittens in addition to those 3 afghans...........AND

Scarves!  Please click the picture to enlarge so you can see the details.  She's knitted has with several different styles.  The 2nd row from the left are tube like hats that can have a folded brim, where the other hats are more rounded with lots of different texture.  AND of course you know I was clapping when I saw the mittens.  So many different colors in both her hats and scarves.  Such a nice variety.  All the hats and mittens are tagged with size.  Special thanks for doing that, it really saves time for the volunteers at the shelter.

As always, many thanks for all you do Sandra R, and please keep up the good work.  You really make a difference, an important one.

**The counts on our progress bars are current. All donations regardless of size and number are valued. All donations are appreciated. The Power of One is awesome, and when we work together The Power of One becomes The Power of Many.

Knitting Warm Goodies Helps Homeless

Thank you Laura E for this thoughtful and generous donation.  She's been very busy with her knitting needles and yarn.  Click to enlarge so you can the picture better.  Laura has included lots of hats, all nicely tagged with size.......YIPPEE!!  She's also knitted some scarves, and cotton wash cloths.  The cotton washcloths is the always popular, Grandma's favorite, knitted corner to corner.  

She's included personal care items and socks in donation.  Something for everyone.  AND did you notice...she packaged up some sun from Florida for me, lol.  Seriously, you don't often see in the pictures that sunshine is coming through the window when I'm photographing donations, so I'm giving her credit for adding it to the box of donations, lol.

Folks check out our numbers, we're close to the end of the year.  We've hit goal with our afghans and mittens.  AND we're just over 75% of our goal for cotton washcloths and the same  for socks.  It's exciting to see the numbers go up.

Stay safe all.

**The counts on our progress bars are current. All donations regardless of size and number are valued. All donations are appreciated. The Power of One is awesome, and when we work together The Power of One becomes The Power of Many.

Scarves and More for Those in Need

Thank you Cynthia B for this awesome donation.  As you can see she has been very very busy with her crochet hook.  Lots of wonderful scarves to warm those in need.  Please click to see all the colors.  In the center of the picture, you can see scarves layed out, while the top and left side the scarves are folded.  Did this in order to get them all in one photo.  I love the mix of colors making the scarves good for for men and women.

She's also included socks which is so necessary, and 3 cotton washcloths.

The year is winding down, and what a year it's been.  I think during these difficult times, all the donation you all have knitted and or crocheted have even more meaning to those that receive them.

Thank you Cynthia B, please keep up the good work and know you've made a difference in many lives.

**The counts on our progress bars are current. All donations regardless of size and number are valued. All donations are appreciated. The Power of One is awesome, and when we work together The Power of One becomes The Power of Many.

Knitted Warmth Aids Ohio's Homeless

Thank you Laura E for this generous donation of knitted goodies.  As you can see our friend Laura E has been very busy.  She's knitted the always popular corner to corner cotton washcloth, the pattern most of know as Grandma's favorite.

She's included lots of person care items and socks, as well as Hats galore, plus scarves.  Please click to enlarge the picture so you can see the details.  Her personal care items include wipes, female products, soap, razors, and packages of band aides.  Great idea!

The hats have some interesting details so, please do check them out.  Special thanks too Laura for adding the size tags to all your hats.  Also, please notice how she's tied the matching scarves and hats together, what a nice touch.  As you read this post, I venture to say somewhere someone is wearing your hats and being warmer; as I have already delivered these items.

Many thanks Laura, and please keep up the good work.

**The counts on our progress bars are current. All donations regardless of size and number are valued. All donations are appreciated. The Power of One is awesome, and when we work together The Power of One becomes The Power of Many.

Knitting Warms Homeless in Need.

Thank you Phyllis G for this wonderful donation of knitted goodies.  Phyllis has been very busy knitting hats, wrist warmers, cotton washcloths, slippers, and mittens.  Please click to enlarge the picture so you can see the details.  Phyllis has made several matching sets.  Some sets are mittens and hats, some are wrist warmers and hats, and one a scarf and matching hat.  She has the sets tied together which makes the sets look like a special gift.

Phyllis has also included several pairs of slippers, sorta bootie style.  This donation has something for everyone.  Such a generous donation.

Thank you Phyllis and please keep up the good work and know you've made an important difference to those in need.

**The counts on our progress bars are current. All donations regardless of size and number are valued. All donations are appreciated. The Power of One is awesome, and when we work together The Power of One becomes The Power of Many.

Clapping for Mittens and More

Thank you Sandra R for this awesome donation.  As you can Sandra has been very very busy.  She's knitted hats, and mittens ( you know I'm dancing in the street), cotton washcloths and scarves.

Sandra has been a long time supporter of Bridge and Beyond and our primary mitten maker!  Many many thanks Sandra.  As always, please click the picture to enlarge so you can see details.  She tagged all hats and mittens with size, special thanks!  There's a variety of sizes and colors, as well as different hat styles.

I had delivered last week to both Homeless Families Foundation and Rae, our friend who prepares hot meals for the folks living out in the elements.  So these wonderful items, along with those posted in previous days are already in the hands of those who need them.

I hope you're all staying safe from The Covid.  

Many thanks Sandra and please keep up the good work.

**The counts on our progress bars are current. All donations regardless of size and number are valued. All donations are appreciated. The Power of One is awesome, and when we work together The Power of One becomes The Power of Many.

Crocheting in New York Aids Ohio's Homeless

Thank you Annemarie D from New York for this awesome donation of crocheted goodies.  She has been very busy, as you can see.  Please click the picture to enlarge so you can see details.  Lots of hats, all nicely tagged with size.  Lots of variety in colors, sizes, and styles.  She's also included a couple of pair of mittens.......see me clapping!  AND cotton washcloths.  Very nice.

AND this awesome brown and tan checkered afghan.  I really like this design.  No clue how hard or easy it is to crochet, but really like it.  It's a great color too for either male or female.  

Many thanks for your long time support of Bridge and Beyond and takin care of Ohio's homeless so in need.  

AND, there's more.  I ran out of floor space so needed to take a 2nd photo.  Some more cotton washcloths here, another hat, and scarves.  Whew,  Annemarie's been busy indeed.

Keep up the good work and know you've really made a difference.

**The counts on our progress bars are current. All donations regardless of size and number are valued. All donations are appreciated. The Power of One is awesome, and when we work together The Power of One becomes The Power of Many.

Knitting and More for the Homeless

Thank you Laura E for this thoughtful donation of goodies for our homeless friends.  Laura has been busy knitting cotton washcloths, hats, and scarves.  Please click to see details.  She has paired a couple of the hats with scarves and tied together to make a nice gift set.  

She has a wonderful array of personal care items from toothpaste, and toothbrushes, to soap, band aides and more.  Band aides such a good idea.  She's also included female sanitary products and wipes.  Very nice selection of needed items.

And with the cold damp weather socks are such a plus.  She's included socks for both men and women.  Many thanks for your generous donation.

As always, please keep up the good work.  AND ...if you clicked to enlarge picture, did you notice the ray of sunshine?  We've not seen much of that lately, so am giving Laura credit for boxing some of that up along with her donation, lol.

**The counts on our progress bars are current. All donations regardless of size and number are valued. All donations are appreciated. The Power of One is awesome, and when we work together The Power of One becomes The Power of Many.

Knitted Goodies for Ohio's Homeless

Thank you Michelle N for this thoughtful donation of knitted goodies!  Michelle has included slippers (left side bottom in fall colors), knitted washcloths (right bottom), and 2 hats, and a scarf.  As you can see the hat and scarf make a nice set.  I usually lay out slippers and cloths so you can see them, but she's made them like a gift bundle by tying them nicely and adding a tag...I wanted to leave them that way.  So thought I would tell you what they were.

Many thanks Michelle for adding the nice tags with size etc.

Please know you items will be well received and very much appreciated.

Thank you and please keep up the good work.

**The counts on our progress bars are current. All donations regardless of size and number are valued. All donations are appreciated. The Power of One is awesome, and when we work together The Power of One becomes The Power of Many.

Socks, Cotton Wash Cloths and More for our Homeless Friends

Thank you Sue S, for this awesome donation to help Ohio's homeless.  Sue has knitted the always popular corner to corner cotton washcloth, Grandma's favorite.  As you probably know, these popular cotton cloths have several purposes.  When a person lives in the elements and get's a night in a shelter and get's a hot shower, these are far softer on their skin.  Living out in the elements can be very hard on your skin.  When someone/family leaves shelter living for a permanent housing situation, they're given a welcome home pack and these cotton cloths often make their way into those packs.  They can be used in the shower and or in the kitchen.

Sue has included a nice variety of personal care items.  One thing imparticular I wanted to point out (please click to enlarge the picture, so you can what I'm referring to), those 2 blue packs...they're small first aid packs with Band-Aids wipes.  What a great idea.  

Sue has included some super warm heavy duty socks that will truly be needed as the weather continues to cool off.  She's also knitted a scarf.

Many thanks Sue S for your long time support of Bridge and Beyond and Ohio's homeless.  Please keep up the good work, and know you continue to make a difference.

**The counts on our progress bars are current. All donations regardless of size and number are valued. All donations are appreciated. The Power of One is awesome, and when we work together The Power of One becomes The Power of Many.

Donations from Sunny Florida Help Ohio's Homeless, Thank You!

Thank you Sandra R for this awesome and very generous donation of knitted and crocheted goodies!   As you can our good friend and long time supporter, Sandra R from Florida has been very busy.  I've said before I don't think the woman sleeps, and or that her needles and hooks must be smoking for the speed and volume of her donations.  I'm tired just looking at them.  She's knitted the always popular corner to corner cotton washcloth, often referred to as Grandma's favorite.

She'd knitted a variety of sizes and styles and colors of hats.  AND thank you for taking the time to tag all your hats with size, it really helps the volunteers get items to those in need faster. 

AND......you know how excited I get when we get mittens.  Again, she's provided a good variety of sizes and colors and taken time to tag them all with size!!  YIPPEE!!  There are more hats in this 2nd picture and some crocheted scarves as well.

Awesome and generous, many thanks Sandra for all you do.  Please know how much it is appreciated by many.

Keep up the good work.

**The counts on our progress bars are current. All donations regardless of size and number are valued. All donations are appreciated. The Power of One is awesome, and when we work together The Power of One becomes The Power of Many.

Crocheting Warmth and Love for Ohio's Homeless

Thank you Tara B for this cheery bright colored Afghan.  It's certainly appropriate to welcome in the autumn season.  It's hard to believe summer has past, but as I type my fingers are cold and so I am reminded that it is September and the last 3 days it's only been in the forty's in the morning.  So warmth is indeed needed for our homeless friends.  Tara's afghan is crocheted and sized large enough for a family to enjoy it.  

She's also been busy crocheting hats and scarves.   As you can see, there are several matching sets.  Please click to see details and notice the bagged personal care kits.  She's included 2 cotton washcloths, toothpaste and wipes in each baggy.  What a nice way to gift wrap it.  She's tied the two cloths together also, which is such a nice touch.

Some time back Tara had the brilliant idea to set up a sock order on Amazon.  I thought this was such a smart idea.  She doesn't have to take time to go shopping or repackage them to send here.  She set it up on Amazon and they mail directly to me.  The idea of the year, IMHO.

Many thanks Tara and please keep up the good work.  You truly are making a difference in the lives of those less fortunate than us.

**The counts on our progress bars are current. All donations regardless of size and number are valued. All donations are appreciated. The Power of One is awesome, and when we work together The Power of One becomes The Power of Many.