Knitted Warmth for Ohio's Homeless

Thank you Yvonne S for this awesome donation.  Look at all the variety in color, size,and style of her beautifully knitted hats.  8 more warm heads!  She's included lots of personal care items that are always needed by everyone; those on the streets and those in the shelters.  A cute pair of warm cozy slippers to make someone's feet happy and 2 really nice warm pair of gloves.

What a thoughtful and generous donation Yvonne.  Many thanks and please keep up the good work.  You've made an important difference for folks in need.  The temps as I type this are bone chilling, so the homeless truly need our help.

I'm going to try something a little different with keeping our stats.  I'm listing our end numbers from 2015 and will subtract our current number as means of keeping our goal in front of us.  I'll show the goal number in Red.  Let's strive not match last years numbers, but.........work towards even more.  Thank you for all you do.  As time goes on, we won't see the year end numbers, we'll see the previous goal and subtract the new donation from it.  Hopefully we'll find this helpful and not too cumbersome...if so, we'll return to our previous format.



2016 DONATIONS:
Hats: 443 -8= 435
Scarves:184
Mittens/Gloves/Wrist Warmers: 123 -2= 121
Slippers: 105 -1= 104
Rain Poncho's:  105
Cotton Washcloths: 448
Afghans: 22
Socks: 201
Cowls/Hoody Combo's, headbands:  11
Shawls and shrugs 1
Misc: items like personal care and things don't fit into above categories aren't counted

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 and Personal Care Items for the Homeless

Thank you Thank you Yvonne S.  What a nice donation of warm fee.  16 pairs of socks so very necessary for our folks living in the elements.  Truly it doesn't matter what time of year or the weather, clean dry socks are so needed.  She also included lots of personal items in her thoughtful donation.  Personal care items such as toothpaste, chapstick, toothpaste etc.

Many many thanks!  So nice we have such caring folks to help those in need.

2015 DONATIONS:
Hats: 284
Scarves 125
Mittens/Gloves/Wrist Warmers: 46
Slippers: 67
Rain Poncho's:  105
Cotton Washcloths: 269
Afghans: 18
Socks: 157+16=173
Cowls/Hoody Combo's/ 17
Shawls 2
Misc: items like personal care and things don't fit into above categories aren't counted

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.

Personal Care Items Donated for the Homeless

Thank you Yvonne S for this thoughtful and much needed donation of personal care items.  Yvonne has been a long time supporter of Bridge and Beyond.  We so appreciate your longevity and this donation.  Yvonne has included rain ponchos, toothbrushes, deodorant, feminine hygiene products and socks.  These items are needed all year long, regardless of the seasons and needed by all the shelters as well as those living in the elements.

Many thanks Yvonne and please keep up the good work.

Folks we're 20 days into this month with the time ticking away on the contest.........don't forget to get in on the fun.

2015 DONATIONS:
Hats: 218
Scarves 80
Mittens/Gloves/Wrist Warmers: 45
Slippers: 63
Rain Poncho's:  53
Cotton Washcloths: 161
Afghans: 11
Socks: 131+10=141
Cowls/Hoody Combo's/ 17
Shawls 1
Misc: items like personal care and things don't fit into above categories aren't counted

HAVE YOU READ ABOUT THE CONTEST?  HAVE YOU STARTED?  DETAILS HERE

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.

Warming Homeless Head to Toe

Thank you Yvonne for this thoughtful donation of personal care items, socks, and knitted hats.  Special thanks too for tagging your hats with size.  I encourage everyone to please do that.  Yvonne could you pass along the hat pattern you used?  Would love to add this knitted hat pattern to our hat tab.  It's shaped so nicely and I love that it has a brim, and the texture shows up so well between the brim and the rest of the hat.  Cute cute decoration also on the orange hat.  

Yvonne has donated socks which as I sit here in the house with a fleece on and cold feet am reminded what an awesome and necessary item socks are.  Clean dry socks aren't easy to come by when you're living in the elements, or even in shelters where you're spending days outside before you're able to get a cot for the night.d

Many thanks Yvonne, please keep up the good work.

Looking back to this date last year, we had collected and donated 235 pairs of socks, which is 134 more then our current number.  Socks are an item anyone can donate, you don't have to be a knitter or a crocheter to donate socks.  If I could ask each of you to tell 2 people, be they friends, neighbors, co-workers, or family members about the need for socks in an effort to boast these numbers and to help spread the word about the need to non-yarn people.  Many people like to help others, some just don't know how and need to be invited to participate.

**edited to add this information regarding the pattern from Yvonne.  I'll be adding the link to the hat tab as well so hopefully, with it being in multiple places those looking for a good hat pattern will see it.**

Astronomically Awesome Hat by Caroline Kobetitsch and it is free pattern from Ravelry. It's pretty easy and quick to knit. I will adjust the needle size and length if I want a larger or smaller hat but I am not too precise since there is a wide variety of head sizes!


2014 DONATIONS:
Hats: 569+2=571
Scarves: 312
Socks: 101+9=110
Afghans: 15
Slippers: 69
Rain Ponchos: 55
Mittens & Gloves: 64
Cotton Washcloths: 238
Shawls, Sweaters, Vests, Poncho's, Skirts, and Shrugs etc. 13
Neck warmers, cowls, gators, wrists warmers/fingerless gloves and other misc items aren't tabulated; as well as personal care item

**Reminder to please remove hair (both human and furry friends), odors (from smoke or pets, cooking etc) from your donations.  Since all items require washable fibers, laundering your items before mailing is very helpful.  Laundering not only removes the hair and odors, it softens the fibers and gives a more finished look to all 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.

Knitting in North Dakota to Help Ohio's Homeless

Thank you Yvonne S for this thoughtful donation of gloves, hats, socks, personal care items and awesome hand warmers.  All items are so very much appreciated and needed. The style hats are great, so nice and stretchy which can fit many sized heads.

Please keep up the good work, and hope you're staying warm there in North Dakota.

End of year totals not to far off, so please keep checking in.  While we are indeed into the new year, 2014...these and some remaining donations were received in 2013 and will therefore be added to 2013 totals.


2013 Donations:

Hats: 989+4=993
Scarves: 617
Socks: 402+3=405
Afghans: 52
Slippers: 218+1=219
Rain Ponchos: 208
Mittens: 171+4=175
Cotton Wash Clothes: 777
Shawls, Sweaters, Vests, Poncho's, Skirts etc. : 17
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.

Keeping Ohio's Feet Warm

Thank you Yvonne for this great donation.  Cute knitted slippers and awesome warm socks.  That long neck on the sock will add to the warmth factor too.  Great idea.  I appreciate your tagging and pairing your slippers...very nice.

Keep up the good work Yvonne!

Folks, if you missed yesterdays post, please scroll back and read.  I've included a graph of how we're doing with each of the items we knit and crochet and donate and compared it to this time last year.


2013 Donations:

Hats:  388
Scarves: 314
Socks: 224
Afghans: 31
Slippers: 153+3=156
Rain Ponchos: 203
Mittens: 77
Cotton Wash Clothes: 445
Shawls, Sweaters, Vests, Poncho's, Skirts etc. : 14
Misc. Items: include personal care, headbands, hand-warmers, cowls/gators and all meal prep related items, Dolls &and ; 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.

Keeping Feet Warm for Ohio's Homeless

Thank you Yvonne, love the slippers, the socks and all the personal care items you've donated.  17 pairs of warmer feet are going to be happy feet because of your generous heart.  Please keep up the good work.

**Just noticed your sock donation doubles what we had thus far.  Anyone out there into numbers?  Is this a sign, an omen perhaps?  Anyone lucky...want to use 17 and buy a lottery ticket?  lol  When I noticed the number it made me smile and I thought, what's the statical likelihood of that happening?  Getting the exact number and all?  AND....with these 3 pairs of slippers....look what the slipper count currently is too.  WOW**

We're about half way through February, which as you know focuses on feet.  Both slippers and socks are the focus for February.  The focus for next month, for those who like to know ahead; will be afghans, and rain poncho's.  March can still be quite cold, but in preparation for April and rain thought we'd jump ahead a bit and make rain poncho's a focus.  The afghans are giving out with families transition from shelter living to permanent housing.  Afghans keep them warm, congratulate them on the accomplishment of moving out of the shelter living, and wish them luck for the future.

2013 Donation Totals 
Hats:  115
Scarves: 82
Socks: 39+17=56
Afghans: 3
Slippers: 14+3=17
Rain Ponchos:2
Mittens: 14
Cotton Wash Clothes:59
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.

Milestone Record

Drum roll please and thanks! Why, because with this fabulous donation from our good friend Yvonne..............this is post #800. Can you believe it! I'm quite excited by that. 800 p0sts about the good work so many wonderful people have done. 800 blog posts about the skillful hands that knit, and crochet and loom. 800 posts that represent how big hearted you all are. WOW

WOW

Thank you Yvonne for your thoughtfulness, thank you for your on going support. We appreciate it so much. These hats, slippers and gloves are awesome.


Hope to see you here often on Bridge and Beyond.

2012 Donations:
Hats: 497+5=502
Scarves: 285
Slippers: 125+1=126
Shawls: 2
Sweaters 3
Vest 1
Afghans: 30
Mittens: 259+3=262
Squares: 359
Socks: 124
Rain Poncho's 209
Cotton Washcloths 369
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 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!

Donatons from The Peace Garden State

Thank you Yvonne for your thoughtful donation of 2 ponchos and 3 cotton washcloths. We appreciate your on going support. Yvonne as you may know hails from the state of North Dakota, known as The Peace Garden State. It has a large peace garden on the border between the US and Manitoba, Canada that looks like a clock. The International Peace Garden Park was established in 1932 and has 150,000 flowers.

Please keep up the good work Yvonne.

2012 Donations:
Hats: 328
Scarves: 212
Slippers: 65
Shawls: 2
Sweaters 3
Vest 1
Afghans: 22
Mittens: 141
Squares: 332
Socks: 116
Rain Poncho's 175+2=177
Cotton Washcloths 254+3=257
Misc Items are not counted individually (such as personal care items, headbands, gators, yarn, wrist warmers/fingerless gloves, facemasks, neck warmers, t-shirts, soap, deodorant, shampoo, toothbrushes etc)

**Asking you all to hold mailing squares for the time being. I have a large supply on hand, and need to free up some space before accepting anymore. Just lay them aside for the time being. After making up a few more ghans, I'll design a few more and will sing out to let you all now. Thanks.**

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!

Donations for Toes and Fingers

Mittens and gloves keep fingers and hands warm and socks keep feet warm and dry. Taking care of the tips of our extremities here. Thanks so much Yvonne for this wonderful donation, we certainly appreciate it. The personal care items are also great.

Folks these mittens are so nicely made, soft and warm. Yvonne included a note for us (you know how I'm always wondering what pattern someone used), she used Bev's "The Mitts" pattern and the bright pink wrist warmers/fingerless gloves (I really never know what to call them or what's more accurate) are from a pattern on Ravelry called "Easy Fingerless Mitts" by Roxanne R. Richardson. Thanks Yvonne for including that info, I'm sure I'm not the only one who appreciates it.

2012 Donations:
Hats: 98
Scarves: 27
Slippers: 9
Shawls: 2
Afghans: 7
Mittens: 70+5=75
Squares: 78+1=79
Socks: 35+7=42
Misc Items are not counted individually (such as personal care items, headbands, gators, yarn, wrist warmers/fingerless gloves etc)

Have you read about the contest? If not, please do. Scroll back to the 14th for the info. Get rollin and get your name in the hats....3 prizes will be awarded. Have fun and good luck all.

**Reminder to please send animal free donations. That is to say, please remove furry friends furr with a lent roller and or launder your items to aid not only those who receive your donations with allergies, but....me as well. Truly helps my allergies.

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!

Smiley Faces make me Smile

Personal care items, socks, slippers, and 2 knitted hats from our good friend Yvonne from the state of North Dakota.
AND a darling no sew fleece blanket. How adorable is this! I flipped the corner so you could see the color on the reverse side. This adorable blanket will surely make some little one smile. Who can resist smiling faces after all. Many thanks Yvonne for your on going support of our people in need here in Ohio. The blanket was donated to Project "Welcome Home", and by the time you all read this scheduled post is already keeping a child warm.

**Received unidentified donation of 17 hats, could you please make contact? Also, could Ruth P from Michigan make contact, I don't have an email from you.

2011 Donations:

Scarves 473
Hats 969+2=971
Mittens 258
Socks 333+4=337
Squares 920
Rain Ponchos 216
Cotton Washcloths 419
Sweaters/Poncho's 11
Slippers 128+1=129
Afghans 55+1=56 (2 sent to our friends at Pine Street)
Misc Items I've not counted misc items like all the personal care items, the neck warmers, head bands, shawl, hot packs, or yarn etc.

**Remember items that came in before the end of the year are still being counted in the 2011 totals, and remember all posts are scheduled to post in que, PLEASE keep checking in for the final tallies**

***Notice differences, changes, additions to the blog? Please take time and look around. Mitten tab has patterns, and This is Mitten Month!***

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!

Yummy Donations from Yvonne

Day 2 of Jack Otis Memorial Month

Thank you Yvonne in North Dakota for your thoughtful donation. Fabulous warms socks (6) for our men..........perfect for our Jack Otis Memorial Month! A fabulous and stylish and warm scarf and hat...both are knitted, I think. Would love to have your scarf pattern Yvonne if you can share it. Love the detail in it. Remember folks you can always click to see the picture better, to enlarge it and see the details of some of the fabulous work people do. Personal care items are always needed, the 5 deodorants for the men folks will be well received.

Many thanks Yvonne for your on going support of our cause, it's greatly appreciated by so many.

2011 Donations:

Scarves 358+1=359
Hats 737+1=738
Mittens 143
Socks 147+6=153
Squares 516
Rain Ponchos 84
Cotton Washcloths 324
Sweaters/Poncho's 7
Slippers 90
Afghans 40 (2 sent to our friends at Pine Street)
Misc Items I've not counted misc items like all the personal care items, the neck warmers, head bands or yarn etc.

**Do you think it's possible for us to reach 500 scarves this calendar year? That popped into my head as I was updating our numbers. How fabulous that would be. Scarves for men, women, and children (not the wee ones...school age and up).**

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!