Crocheted Gifts for the Homeless

Thank you Sandie P for this thoughtful donation.  She's crocheted 2 scarves and the other item is called a chest warmer.  The design of the chest warmer is from a mutual friend that both Sandie and I knew from being involved in several charity groups together.  I believe from memory her nickname from those groups and blogging was Ghost.  Her real name is Diane.  Sandie P has obtained permission from Diane's family to post her patterns.  She was really quite creative.  Sandie is in the process of posting Diane's patterns.  The link to Sandie's blog, where's she dedicated a page to Diane's patters is HERE.

Diane, prior to her death was an active supporter of Bridge and Beyond.  Please check out Sandie's blog.  She has wonderful tutorials as well as other patterns.

I'm so pleased to see the chest warmer pattern available to people again.  

Please keep checking in as I'll be 

Some of the charities aid the homeless, some pregnant women, some kids transitioning out of foster care, and native Americans on Pine Ridge Reservation.  Locations vary, so you might find one of the charities listed is in your area, or close to you like a border state; making postage perhaps less costly.

Below is the listing with a very brief description, but PLEASE click on the links to see details about what they accept, what fiber to use, who benefits from the charity and where to mail items.

Afghans for Pine Ridge (Ravelry Group completed Afghans with options for 6-8- and 12 inch squares)

Red Scarf Project (benefits kids transitioning out of foster care

Warm Up American (Benefits homeless and others in need, rectangles, hats and scarves, or make your own full afghan).

StreetKnit (Benefits homeless in Oklahoma, accepts afghans, lapghans, hats, scarves, gloves, mittens, socks (not store bought); as well as yarn and knitting needles.

Homeless Families Foundation and Faith Mission (benefits homeless for those that are local and can deliver donations in Columbus, Ohio.

Salvation Knitters (Ravelry Group)(benefits two charities in Lansing Michigan, that focus on pregnant mothers and their babies, getting them off the streets.)

Welcome Blankets, Lapghans for Refugees (knitted, crocheted, sewn and or quilted)

**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 for the Homeless

Thank you Sandie P for this nice donation of fun colored crocheted scarves.  The ladies will like them I'm sure.  Hey folks, please click to enlarge so you can see the fun textures Sandie got with her variety of stitches.  Lots of interest.  AND check out the matching hat and scarf with the textures!!

The scarves are large enough to wrap up in which will make folks warmer, YIPPEE!!  Trying to decide which color combination I like best, and I think it might be the one on the far left...the gray and turquoise mix.  

AND the two nice solid colors, dark burgundy and green will be perfect for the men folk.

Many thanks Sandie P for your long time support of Bridge and Beyond.  Stay safe, I've been seeing how Covid has really taken hold in your state of Louisiana.  Stay in and keep your yarn company, lol; and of course your hook busy.

**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 Louisiana Helps Ohio's Homeless

Thank you Sandie P for this generous donation of crocheted goodies!  Sandie's included cotton washcloths (always a hit), and a cowl/neckwarmer, hat, and scarves.  I'm lusting after the two toned gray scarf!!  I love cable effect in the middle of the scarf.  I assume???  It's made with front and or back post DC?  And if you haven't already, do click to enlarge the picture so you can see the details/texture I'm referring to.  Also, the scarf on the far right, the gray goldish tan mix.  I don't know what stitch that is, but it's yummy texture.  

Sandie P from Louisiana has been a very very long time supporter of Bridge and Beyond and Ohio's Homeless.  We've known each other for years now through charitable work with yarn.  Thank you for all the support and your skilled hands through the years Sandie.

Look how we're doing folks with our goals.  With the last couple of donations we're over 50% on our hat goal...58% to be exact.  AND we're almost at 50% for our scarf goal at 46%.  Hope you're as excited by these numbers as I cam.  

Please keep up the good work and know what a difference you make.

**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 Scarves Always Help Those in Need

Thank you Sandie P for this wonderful donation of crocheted scarves for Ohio's Homeless.  As always, remember you can always click on photo's to enlarge and see details.  You really need to do that with this picture of Sandie's scarves so you can see the texture she has created with her variety of stitches.  She has some fun colored scarves, some nice solid colored scarves, and some with gradient type coloring.  What a nice mix.  

Scarves can make such a difference in how warm someone is.  They can be wrapped around multiple times, or pulled up to cover ones nose, or wrapped inside a coat for added chest warm.  Scarves are a true must in Ohio's cold winters.  Today when I awoke it was 4...4 is really cold.  I wear scarves inside most of the winter, so you know how needed they are for folks living out in the elements.  Or those who need to spend the day outdoors before they can get a bed inside at a shelter.  

We have had more snow, and colder temps this winter it seems to me than we've had in the last couple of years.  Though hubby and I wonder if because we're getting older, we just notice the cold more?

Many thanks Sandie for your long time support of Bridge and Beyond, and please keep up the good work.  Normally I would want you to send us some warmth, but weather reports show me you're too are experiencing a colder than normal winter. 

**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.

Bright Colored Strips Make a Fun and Warm Afghan

LOVE how this bright colored collection of strips, our good friend Sandie P crocheted donated some time ago, turned out.  There are 7 strips all doubled edged in black except the center strip.  I felt I needed a bit more width so added additional rows of black on the sides of the middle strip.  Got it spread out here to show you, but need to collect it and toss in the laundry and then be able to lay it out to dry and block.

Sandie, I’ve forgotten what stitch you used for these, do you remember?  Is it the afghan stitch?  These bright colors will cheer someone up, and keep them warm, be they male or female.  AND it’s large enough for a nice family afghan.  Had fun laying this out to determine how and where I wanted the colors to appear.

Many thanks Sandie P, and 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.

Crocheted Scarves For Those in Need

Our good friend, Sandie P from Louisiana is back at it with more scarves.  These crocheted scarves are both made with yarn that changes shades.  The turquoise is so pretty, I'm sure one of the ladies will really be happy to wrap up in this.  

The grayish-purple-blue will work well for a male.  Please click to see the details in the texture of the stitches she used to make this scarf.  Very cool, particularly I think with the way the shading shows it off.

Not sure what type of yarn Sandie used, but it's very nice and soft.  Well done Sandie and please keep up the good work.

I often wear scarves in the house, having a warm neck helps keep the rest of me warmer, so I know how well received scarves are for our homeless friends.

**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.

Last Donation of the Year, 2020

Thank you Sandie P for this awesome donation of crocheted scarves!

If you've visited this blog before you probably know Sandie P from Louisiana is our longest standing donator.  She and I belonged to a charity group way way back on Crochetville.  To tell you how long ago that was, the charity was helping Katrina victims.  Somehow it seems fitting, given our long history that Sandie's donation marks the last donation for 2020!

Love the scarves, nice variety of sizes and colors.  Shockingly the day I photographed her donation there was actually a wee bit of sunlight coming in the window......trust me when I say that doesn't happen very often here in Gray Cloudy Central Ohio.

Sandie's 7 scarves brings out total of the year to 146 for a percentage of 0.6697% of our goal, which was 218, 72 short of our goal.  

Please know you have helped many people throughout the year with your donations Sandie, and keep up the good work.

I'll be posting final numbers in a few days, and new goals for 2021, so please keep checking back in folks.  Let's hope 2021 brings us a better year on many levels.

**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.

Louisiana Aids Ohio's Homeless

Thank you Sandie P from Louisiana!  Sandie has been very busy with her crochet hook, as you can see.  She included cotton washcloths and scarves in her generous donation.  Both are items always well received.  

The cotton washcloths have so many uses from using on your body to the dishes.  They are used when folks get a night in the shelter, as they are kinder to the skin than many store bought cloths.  They are used in welcome home packs when folks transition from shelter living to a permanent housing situation.  They are used by the folks under bridge, as well as those in the shelters.

Scarves, you never can have too many.  When you're out in the elements you might need one for you neck, your head, and or shoulders.  LOVE the colors Sandie.

Many thanks for your long term support of Ohio's Homeless and 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.

Crocheted Cotton Washcloths from Louisiana Help Ohio's Homeless

Sandie P from Louisiana has been keeping her crochet hook very busy!  Look at these wonderful crocheted cotton washcloths.  I LOVE the blue - green, makes me think of summer...the beach, perhaps the Caribbean.  Doesn't that sound nice right now as winter looms over us still.

Thank you Sandie for your long time support of Bridge and Beyond, I always look forward to your donations.  Extra thanks for taking the time to launder your cotton cloths, much appreciated.

Sandie often shows us how to do a particular stitch or tells us about new yarn she's purchased to test on her blog, so please do check it out.  Click Here for Sandie's profile and blog.

**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 Scarves from Louisiana Help Ohio's Homeless

 Thank you Sandie P for this donation of crocheted scarves.  Folks, these was 2 different donations/pouches; but since I'm playing catch up her 2nd pouch came before I got the first donation posted.  So you can see 4 wonderfully crocheted scarves.  The size of these scarves are awesome, all 4 are large enough to wrap twice even on a good size man.  Being able to wrap round twice and being wide enough really adds to the warmth factor.

The scarf in this picture is misleading, it's not white; but gray.  The light must not have been very good the day I took this photo.  Sandie has been a very long time supporter of Bridge and Beyond and Ohio's Homeless.  Thank you Sandie for your thoughtfulness and your on going support.  It's awesome.

As always keep up the good work, and thank you for helping!  Please notice how nicely our numbers are growing folks.  Check the goals in the right side bar.

**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.

Heat Wave Yarn Helps The Homeless

Thank you Sandie P from Louisiana for these great crochete scarves.  The first picture, the solids...all great colors.  AND Sandie recently shared she'd tried out a new yarn.  Red Heart Heat Wave.  Very interesting, heat generating yarn.  It's machine washable and comes in a 3.5 oz 198 yard skein.  It's sunlight activated even on cloudy days according to the wrapper.  I had no idea such a thing existed, but.........she did and tried it out.  The feel is still soft.  Someone with more physics background might understand how this is possible, goes it sure goes over my head.  Thank you Sandie for spreading the info.

These two additional scarves are fun, the blend of the 3 colors on the left (not stripes, but blocks of color, love it!)and a very lightly changing colored of gray, taupe and purple on the right.

Many thanks for your long time support of Bridge and Beyond and Ohio's Homeless in Need.  You've made such an important difference in the lives of many through the years.  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.

Long Time Supporter, Sandie P, Thank You for your Donations

 Thank you Sandie P for these awesome crocheted scarves.  The blue-green scarf is super soft Lion Brand Homespun Yarn.  You can see it has a bit more texture, partially due to the yarn and partially due to the different stitch Sandie used.  Sandie has been one of the longest supporters of Bridge and Beyond and Ohio's Homeless.  Her work is always beautiful.

Sandie maintains a blog where she often does tutorials about how to do a particular stitch or how to work with a particular pattern.  If you've not visited her blog, please do.  These two donations of crocheted scarves came in 2 separate pouches at different times, but because I'm playing catch up, I'm posting them here together.  Notice there's actually sunshine on the 2nd picture with the 3 nice gray scarves..........we don't see much of that this time of the year.  Seriously, today as I'm typing it's just warmed up to 28 degrees.......yes that means it was colder earlier.  It was 20 when I got out of bed this am.  I'm cold here in the house, so it's beyond my comprehension how cold it must for folks living out in the elements.  So, truly these warm scarves that are long enough to wrap around and wide enough to really cover the neck and chest are perfect.

Folks, please refresh your memory about what sizes, colors, and fibers are needed by reading the information in the tabs across the top of the blog for the item you're knitting or crocheting.  It's important to be sure our donations meet the needs of those we serve.  Please remember to stay away from white, and pastels and suede or novelty or wool yarn.  We need items made that can be washed and that hold up well.  If you have question not addressed in those tabs across the top of the blog, please sing out.

Thank you Sandie for your long time support and your giving heart.



**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 Louisiana Help Ohio's Homeless

Our good friend and long time supporter, Sandie P from Louisiana has donated 2 lovely crocheted scarves.  Please click so you can see the texture in her stitches.  

And notice the the blue one, how it changes hues.........so pretty, and yet still suitable for a male or female.  A most versatile donation that will help warm anyone and put a smile on their face at the same time.

Many thanks Sandie for all you've done through the years for Bridge and Beyond.  Keep em coming my friend.

Hey folks, are you notices our numbers?  Our graphs in the right side bar...keep an eye on them.  I get pretty excited when the numbers grow and hope all you who help do too.

**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.

Thank You Sandie P for Donating to Ohio's Homeless

Our good friend and long time supporter, Sandie P has been very busy with her crochet hook.  4 Beautifully made warm soft scarves to help Ohio's Homeless in need.  Sandie, loves blue......What's great about the color blue is it works for everyone.  It works for men, for women, for adults, for teens; as well as the younger set.  These scarves are nice and big and will warm adults who will be thrilled!

The plum colored scarf is also great, as it's a color that won't show the dirt.  Laundry is not something many homeless are able to do easily.  That's why we ask our crafters to stay away from white, beige, pastels etc.  

Many many thanks Sandie for your long time support of Bridge and Beyond.  Please know you 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.

Crochet Scarf Helps Those in Need on Bridge and Beyond

Oh my, I can hardly look at this picture.  I've had a bad bout of Vertigo for several days, and think I was dizzy when I took this picture.  So sorry for the blurred vision folks.  Didn't see it was so bad until I loaded it to write this blog post.

This pretty scarf (really it is, just ignore the picture), is from our good friend, and long time supporter, Sandie P from Louisianan.  It's a great greenish blue color and so very well made.  Her scarves always are.  And it's nice and long so people can wrap up and really be warm with it.

Thank you Sandie, please know you continue to make a big difference, an important difference in the lives of many people.  So sorry for the lousy picture.  

The Vertigo is really not fun folks, had a day where I couldn't walk more than 2 or 3 steps at a time without feeling like I was going to fall.  That my excuse, my story and I'm sticking to it.  But.........if you've been here before to Bridge and Beyond, you've no doubt seen how nice Sandie's scarves are.....truly!

**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.

Teal Crochet Scarf Donated, Though Lost in Space

LOVE this color!  Click to see the details of this awesome scarf from our good friend Sandie P from Louisiana.  Folks this crocheted donated scarf has been lost in space.  By that I mean somehow lost between my phone and my computer..

Let me explain, as best I think I understand what happened.  In case any of you experience something like this.  I stopped using my camera to take pictures for the donations here on Bridge and Beyond some time back, as the pictures on the phone were actually turning out better.  There are several methods to transfer photo's from your phone to your computer

1. Plug in with USB port and follow prompts
2. Click share button your phone and email them to yourself, then open on the computer and save to the computer
3. Send as attachment in an email to yourself from the phone, and again open on the computer and save to your computer

Most of the time I use the 3rd option.  Plugging in with USB port for a few pictures just seems cumbersome and time consuming, and if I'm emailing as attachment vs sharing, I can send 2 or 3 pictures at the same time in one email.

You get a prompt it's been sent, and then I generally delete it from my phone gallery when I load it/save it on my computer.  For some weird reason, it wasn't on my computer, it didn't fully get sent to the computer, it was like it was limbo...in neither place.  Then out of the blue (a week or 10 days later), I got the email it had somehow been in the send loop all that time.  Strangest thing.......never had that happened before.

All that to say is, this wonderful scarf has now appeared.......truly lost in limbo, in the airways or something??!!

Thank you loads Sandie P, always wonderful work.

Has anyone else had anything like this happen?  Don't know if it matters, but my computer is windows (10), my phone is Android.

**Came back to edit to let you know the scarf is Teal, and Sandie told me what type of yarn she used, Yarn Bee Soft & Sleek Chunky, Teal.  It's really pretty.

**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.

Donated Crocheted Cotton Wash Cloths, Help Homeless

Thank you Sandie P from Louisiana for this nice donation of crocheted cotton wash cloths.  If you're new to this blog, you might wonder how or why cotton wash cloths.........knitted or crocheted make for a good donation for Ohio's Homeless.  If you're thinking well they don't keep anyone warm, you would be right.  They are though used in a variety of ways, by both women and men in need.

When you live out in the elements, and bathing is infrequent, taking care of your skin can be a very difficult thing to do.  Your skin gets chapped from the cold and the damp, and or from the sun, and wind.  Knitted or crocheted cotton wash cloths are far softer and nicer to the skin then store bought wash cloths.  Shelters use them when someone get's a night in the shelter and get's to take a shower, shelters use them in their welcome home packs where they can be used as wash cloths for showering or dish cloths.  Truly an appreciated item.

Many thanks Sandie, for your long time support of Bridge and Beyond and Ohio's Homeless.  You've made a huge difference in the lives of many throughout the years.  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.

Colorful Crocheted Donation

Thank you Sandie P from Louisiana for this fun colorful crocheted donation of strips.  Lots of color, lots of strips.  I'll be joining these to make a fun afghan, so please stay tuned to see it's progress.  Still debating about what color I want to use to edge and join it.  First impulse is black....will look, I think like stained glass.  Will lay this out side by side to determine what order I want the strips in and perhaps lay various colors of yarn along side to determine what color I'd like to use to pull it all together.  But, as always open to thoughts and suggestions from you all, so please chime in below in the comments.

As always, Sandie's work is beautiful and I look forward to playing with these fun colorful strips.  Many thanks Sandie and please keep up the good work.  Together, we here on Bridge and Beyond can make an important difference in the lives of many.

**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 Blue Scarf Warms Homeless

Thank you Sandie P from Louisiana for this awesome blue scarf.  Folks please be sure to click on the picture to enlarge it so you can see the texture.  Very nice indeed and who doesn't like blue!  Blue works for adults men or women, blue works for teens......again male or female.  Lovely scarf.

Many thanks Sandie for your many years of supporting Bridge and Beyond and Ohio's homeless through your crocheting.  You do make a difference and we're grateful for your dedication.

Not quite ready to close the books and give you final totals for donations during the year of 2018....please keep checking in folks.  And when you come and visit and read, please do leave a comment.  If you don't, I don't have anyway of knowing you were hear.

**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 Chest Warmer

Thank you Sandie P from Louisiana for this thoughtful donation.  Folks Sandie is one of our most long term supporters of Bridge and Beyond.  She and I have known each other on line through crochet groups for MANY years!!  This is a crocheted chest warmer.  Many years ago a mutual friend to Sandie P and I, Ghost made and donated a chest warmer.  Sandie, as you might know is a Master Crocheter and often tests patterns that others write.  Thus is the case with this chest warmer.  

Our friend, Ghost is smiling from above no doubt that this many years she is still so fondly remembered.  Sandie and I have discussed how this item is easy to make and quite versatile...in that you could leave as is above, or add buttons like Ghost did (follow link above), or use ties to join the garment.  It certainly adds a layer of warm and makes sizing less of an issue.  

Anyone wanting to make it really simple...how bout shoe strings for ties?  Thank you Sandie for your work on this project and for bouncing ideas about how it could be used with me.  Much Appreciated.  Sandie's blog has lots of very helpful information folks, so please pop over for a visit.

As always, please keep up the good work and know YOU do 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.