Colorful Crocheted Donation

Thank you Lori R for this thoughtful donation of crocheted cotton washcloths and hats for our cold homeless folks here in Ohio.  Really like the bright green in the washcloths, it does make me think of Spring.......so very tired of this long, cold winter.........surely Spring will come ...sometime.  Though I fear it's a long way off.  I know the calendar says it's due on March 20th, which is only 16 days away...........but remember our friend Mr. GroundHog...6 wks longer, and really here in central Ohio it is often cold, frosty etc long after that.  But, how nice to see those bright spring colors in the washcloths.

The hats will warm 5 heads, and while I like Spring Colors, I appreciate that you choose nice darker colors for the hats.  Well done, please keep up the good work.

2014 Donations:
Hats: 228+5=233
Scarves: 92
Socks: 46
Afghans: 11
Slippers: 25
Rain Ponchos: 
Mitten: 9
Cotton Washcloths: 100+18=118
Shawls, Sweaters, Vests, Poncho's, Skirts, etc. : 5
Neck warmers, cowls, gators, wrists warmers and other misc items aren't tabulated; as well as personal care items.

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 Donation Perfect Timing for those in the Cold

Thank you Lori R for your thoughtful donation of crocheted goodies.  Lori has crocheted hats, scarves, mittens, and an afghan.  Whew!  she's been busy.  We've recently had a request for hats, as the weather has turned cold a bit early this year, so your timing is awesome.

Thank you Lori for tagging your hats with size, it's greatly appreciated by me, and by the many volunteers at the various shelters.

November is hat month folks, please take time and read the hat tab....even if you've donated to us before.  It's important our hats meet the needs in terms of size, colors, and fibers.


2013 Donations:

Hats: 664+11=675
Scarves: 417+3=420
Socks: 251
Afghans: 49+1=50
Slippers: 189
Rain Ponchos: 208
Mittens: 98+1=99
Cotton Wash Clothes: 657
Shawls, Sweaters, Vests, Poncho's, Skirts etc. : 16
Misc. Items: include personal care, headbands, hand-warmers, cowls/gators/neckwarners and all meal prep related items, Dolls, associated items, stuffed/crocheted/knitted toys... etc aren't tabulated.

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 Afghan for Homeless Families Foundation

Thank you Lori R for this beautiful crocheted afghan.  I love this look and asked Lori what stitch she used to do her basket pattern.  Her answer is TC.  Great color combination too!   ANd...please keep up the good work.  This will be donated to The Homeless Families Foundation for project, "Welcome Home".  I know whomever received this will be thrilled.

2013 Donation Totals:


Hats:  321
Scarves: 248
Socks: 152
Afghans: 16+1=17
Slippers: 112
Rain Ponchos: 202
Mittens: 22
Cotton Wash Clothes: 213
Shawls, Sweaters, Vests, Poncho's: 4
Misc. Items: include personal care, headbands, handwarmers, cowls/gators and all meal prep related items, etc aren't tabulated

***and this blog post is #1,000. WOW..what a milestone.  Hope you all are as excited as I am.  Please pop in tomorrow to see the results of the contest that started on March 23.***

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.

Afghans for Homeless Families Foundation

 Thank you Lori R.  What an awesome donation.  2 Crocheted afghans, bright and cherry.  The blue and yellow will surely make a little boy feel comforted and the orange and green will bring a smile to any little girl.  These are sized well to be ghans for children, and or lapghan size for teens.  Beautiful work Lori.  I love all the texture in the orange and green one.  Be sure and click to enlarge both photo's folks so you can see what I'm talking about.  And remember you can always click any picture here on the blog to see something better. 

In addition to the two afghans, Lori has crocheted and donated 4 cotton wash cloths.

Thank you Lori for your thoughtful donation, and continued support.  We sure appreciate you.

Today is the last day of March...wow, where does time go?  Tomorrow will be April and our focus for April is scarves.  Please remember we do not make scarves for infants and toddlers.  Please check details of size so the donations meet our need.  In addition to focusing on scarves during the month of April, I like to continue focusing on afghans and quilts.  We've not yet received any quilts, but am hopeful we will since adding quilters to our fold.

*Please remember to tag hats, mittens, and slippers with the size you've made.  The above white tags work well, but you can also cut index cards and attach.*

**Have you joined the facebook group yet?**

2013 Donation Totals:
Hats:  279
Scarves: 232
Socks:130
Afghans: 8+2=10
Slippers: 107
Rain Ponchos:202
Mittens: 20
Cotton Wash Clothes: 159+4=164
Shawls, Sweaters, Vests, Poncho's: 4
Misc. Items: include personal care, headbands, handwarmers, cowls/gators and all meal prep related items, etc aren't tabulated

***and this blog post is #986 just 14 post away from 1,000. I'm announcing a contest right now. Starting today and running through the 1,000th post. Everyone who visits and the blog and leaves a comment on the blog will have their name entered into a hat....I will draw a name or names......depending on how many entries we have and the winners will receive...............goodies. I'll leave it at that, goodies. Now who doesn't like to win something? Help us celebrate our longevity and this milestone blog post.***

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.

Slippers, Hats, Scarves, and More

 Thank you Lori R from Ohio for this wonderful and warm donation of scarves, slippers, and hats.  Special thanks for pairing and tagging the slippers with size.  That is most appreciated.  Look at the variety of colors and size folks!  These slippers are made, I believe with double thickness yarn which is always such a good idea to make slippers sturdy and warm.

 Oh these pretty bright colored crocheted cotton wash cloths make me think of Spring.  I really need to think Spring too, it's been so dark and wintering blah here of late.  Beautiful made, and nicely sized for adults.  Thank you Lori!  Please keep up the good work.

**We'll soon be at the end of February, hard to believe how fast time flies by.  The focus for both January and February was slippers.  Just because the focus on feet with slippers and socks comes to an end soon; doesn't mean you can't still make slippers and send socks.  Both items are always needed and always appreciated.  Our monthly focus is just to nudge specific items needed or give you an idea if you're not sure what you want to make.

March will focus on afghans and rain poncho's.  In addition to the afghan I assemble (or get help assembling) from your donated squares you can knit and or crochet completed afghans.  You can also make a quilt.  Guideline for colors and size etc can be found in the


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2013 Donation Totals 
Hats:  129+2=131
Scarves: 97+4=101
Socks: 34
Afghans: 3
Slippers: 49+6=55
Rain Ponchos:2
Mittens: 15
Cotton Wash Clothes:75+15=90
Shawls, Sweaters, Vests, Poncho's: 4
Misc. Items: include personal care, headbands, handwarmers, cowls/gators etc aren't tabulated


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 for Ohio's Homeless

Thank you Lori R from Ohio for this thoughtful donation of 16 crocheted squares...so many pretty colors, 5 hats so nicely tagged with size, and 6 nice warm large scarves.  Awesome donation.  Please welcome Lori to our group, it's so nice to have another new pair of helping hands.  Please keep up the good work.

We hope to see you here often on Bridge and Beyond.


2013 working calendar is not yet posted, but our focus for January is slippers.  Please see slipper tab.

**Please remember tag your items (except scarves) with size.  Hats, mittens, slippers should be tagged with s-m-l...adult, child.**

Donations: 2012 

Hats 1008+5=1013  (44 more hats then we donated last year)
Scarves: 656+6=662  (191 scarves over what we donated last year)
Slippers: 148 (20 over last year)
Sweaters, Ponchos, Shawls, vests:9
Afghans: 51  (4 short of last year)
Mittens: 299 (41 more then last year)
Squares: 950+16=966 (114 more then last year)
Socks: 280 (53 less pairs then last year)
Rain Poncho's 213 (3 less then last year)
Cotton Washcloths 570 (279 more donated then last year)
Misc Items are not counted individually (such as personal care items, headbands, gators, yarn, wrist warmers/fingerless gloves, face-masks, neck warmers, t-shirts, soap, deodorant, shampoo, toothbrushes, hand and foot warmers Teddy Bears and footies etc)

**I will continue to add numbers to the years totals after Dec 31st, so all donations received by years end will be counted in the year they are received.  Since each donation is a day, they will be some over flow into January.  Thus year end numbers won't be finalized until then.*



All donations regardless of size and number are valued. All donations are appreciated, and all donations keep someone warm. We help, one stitch at a time. YOU truly DO make a difference. THANK YOU!