Colorful Donation from Wisconsin aids Ohio's Needy

Thank you Sue VK from Wisconsin for this awesome, and very colorful donation.  Sue has donated 79 squares which will become fabulous afghans for our friends at Homeless Families Foundation for Project Welcome Home, 5 warm soft knitted hats to keep people warm, and 21 pretty cotton washcloths.  Well done Sue VK.

 Sue if you have a Facebook or Ravelry profile page, please let me know so I can switch the list you're on.  It's helpful.
**Folks, please remember to pair your mittens and slippers, and please tag hats, mittens, and slippers with size.  A tag attached right to the item is best as the volunteers who receive these items at the other end can them get them to the right group.  Additionally, they are often separated on shelves to distribute by size, so it's best not to tag a bag that says all hats are medium.  They'll be removed from the bags, please tag each item with size.**


This is post 893, wow only 7 more until we hit yet another milestone.  900 Blog post will be here before we know it!  Thanks to all that make that possible.  The more blogs equates to more donations....Awesome

Donations: 2012 

Hats 956+5=961  (8 hats from the number we donated last year)
Scarves: 595  (124 scarves over what we donated last year)
Slippers: 143 (15 over last year)
Sweaters, Ponchos, Shawls, vests:8
Afghans: 45  10 short of last years
Mittens: 299 (41 more then last year)
Squares: 871+79=950 (98 more then last year)
Socks: 196 (137 less then last year)
Rain Poncho's 213 (3 less then last year)
Cotton Washcloths 547+21=568 (277 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)


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!

Fun and Unique Cotton Knit Washcloths for Homeless

Washcloths, wonderful soft, colorful, knitted and crocheted cotton washcloths made by our newest pair of helping hands Sue V.K. in Wisconsin, and donated to help Ohio's homeless and others in need. WOW. The one in the middle is super fun. Click to enlarge this, and all photo's so you can see details. I think this might involve a skipped stitch? Looks like dashes running across the cloth...very cool. I've not seen this pattern before.
Color, color, color....even after going shopping specifically for cool cotton colors, here's some I've not yet seen. The larger cloths are crocheted and such nice sizing for the men. Ripples, stripes, variegated and more.
This orange one also looks very different and is I think made with slip stitches somehow from previous rows? Knitted. We're happy to have you join us Sue and appreciate your helping hands.
Sue donated 30 washcloths, squares for our current months focus, and a nice heavy hat.

2011 Donations:

Scarves 227
Hats 445+1=446
Mittens (gloves) 117
Socks 90
Slippers 62
Ghans 29 (2 went to Pine Street Earlier)
Squares 285+2=287
Sweaters 5
Ponchos 58
Cotton Washcloths 240+3=270

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!