This afghan is one I tried hard to finish to add to our numbers for 2017, and just didn't make it. It wouldn't have made us hit our goal; believe we would have been within 3. So instead it will start us out on this years goal which is 36 afghans (the average of the last 5 years). It's a bit eclectic in nature, different than those I've made more recently; but I actually like it's weirdness. The yellow and white striped square was donated some time back by Ann M. I laid it aside until I could work on it to make it large enough to be an afghan.
It's bright, cheery, and large enough for a family afghan. It's sorta made in the log cabin style. It's currently drying as it's being blocked and will get added to the deliveries that are currently packed in my trunk. By the time you all read this scheduled post, it's already been delivered. Team effort, thanks Ann for the start.
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 these two interesting scarves. I love the fun colors. This is a type of yarn that changes folks vs changing yarn and tucking edges. Oh how I love that idea. Would knitting or crocheting with this yarn be fun in making an afghan? Well...really in anything, but I think especially in an afghan where you really don't know when it's changing on you. Sandie says this yarn is Yarn Bee Sugar Wheel. I've not seen it at the stores, but am going to make a point to look for it..........like I need more yarn, lol. Sandie says it comes in 7 oz skeins and has lots of different color combinations to pick from.
Sandie has been a long time supporter of Bridge and Beyond, perhaps the very first one. If not the first pretty close to that from my memory. Thank you Sandie for your longevity. Folks you can pop over to Sandie's blog, it's listed in my blog list on the right hand sidebar. She's posted several variations of this fun yarn with recent projects. Check it out.
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 Karen S for this wonderful donation of warm hats with a scarf that matches 2 of the hats. Thank you also for tagging your hats with size, that is such a benefit--both to me and to all the volunteers at the various shelters. It aids the item getting on the right shelf; which in turns gets necessary items into the hands of those in need quicker.
Folks you may have noticed the new progress bars in the right hand sidebar. I'm hoping this will help us see where we are in relation to where we would like to be...to meet our goal of donated items for the homeless that Bridge and Beyond serves. However, I have discovered that I need to add the numbers to the progress bars when I'm typing the blog posts. 99% of the time, the posts are written and scheduled to post later. I often type several posts in one sitting and have them scheduled to post even if I'm not sitting here on the computer. So, the downside of this new system is that what you see in the progress bars reflects whenever I last wrote blog posts, and will typically be ahead of the posts you're reading. Example. Yesterday's post, this one and the next 2 are being written...so the numbers for those 4 blog posts are reflected in the numbers in the progress bars. I'm currently going to try and figure the percentages out once a week, to keep from prefiguring the percentage with each blog post I write. I had thought, the percentages would be automatically updated, but apparently the html code doesn't do that.
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.
Where are You and Your Yarn From?
I'm trying to identify where everyone is from, partially for fun. Take a look at the map. Also, believe it will aid me in cases where we have several people with the same name. Please look at the lists of bloggers and non bloggers and see if I have the state you hail from. If not, please leave a comment and let me know.
Additionally, we've had help from Scotland, England, Germany Puerto Rico, Canada, and France! They don't appear on the map, but their help is still greatly appreciated.
