Ends, Blogging Alphabetically

How do you weave in, tuck in your ends when you're crocheting?  This is a concern when changing color, when you come to the end of a skein of yarn, and especially when your crocheted item is complete.  Sadly, it's not uncommon for me to receive donations sometimes where this hasn't been done.  I use all 3 of these methods.......but most often I use the first one listed when finishing an item.  

1. Weave through the stitches. Run that needle through a couple stitches, change directions and run it vertically, then weave it in the opposite direction. ...
2. Whipstitch the stitches. ...
3. Weave as you crochet

When I receive items that have ends sticking out, tails at the end of the finished item; they do not get donated as quickly.  They are laid aside until I can take the time to finish the item by working in the ends.  Sometimes, an item that wasn't quite finished with a tail hanging has started to unravel and needs to be fixed.  Thankfully, not often.

When knitting, I do pretty the same thing......but, if you have a stretchy piece here's a u-tube video that shows a method I also use
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-p4qsiyuI8

The important thing is, to NOT tie a knot and cut...and to not leave tails dangling so your item looks unfinished and or unravels.

The other important thing to note in the 3 methods listed above...the lack of tying a knot and cutting the yarn very close to the knot.  When I receive items that this method was used, they require more work on my part before they can be donated.  In a few cases, I've unraveled and added some of my yarn in order to make a good finish that will not unravel with heavy use.



**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.

Donating Cotton Wash Clothes

Cotton Wash Clothes Galore!!!  Thank you Marlene R from North Dakota for this thoughtful donation for Ohio's Homeless.  Marlene has included wash clothes in many different sizes and colors.  Most are crocheted, but some are knitted as well.  I'm particularly fond of the brown sorta camo knitted washcloths.  

Cotton wash clothes have several purposes as they reach those we serve here on Bridge and Beyond.  They are used for both body and dishes by those who live out in the elements, they are used by those who get a night here and there in the shelters for showering, and they used by those transitioning from shelter living to permanent housing.

Marlene is our newest pair of helping hands here on Bridge and Beyond and we hope to see here often.  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.zes

Knitting and Crocheting for Homeless

Our good friend, Karen S has been very busy with her crochet hook crafting wonderful warm scarves using her special technique.  I LOVE the way they look.  What's particularly cool with this donation is, she made two of the blue and gray...so, I've laid them out so you can truly see the light and dark side to fully appreciate it.  

Additionally, she's been very busy with her loom and knitted 6 hats, some of which match the scarves to make sets.  She always takes the time to make these cute size tags for her hats.  The beauty of her method is...you don't have to purchase special tags.  Small pieces of colored paper, cute with pinking shears and tied on with yarn scraps.

I stress the tags because we still get hats, mittens, and slippers without size tags and would really like again to request that all hats, slippers, and mittens have size tags attached.  This takes less time for the maker, then for all the volunteers to guess when sorting.

Many thanks Karen, and as always, 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.

Thank you Peggy F for this thoughtful donation of a crocheted scarf.  Peggy is our newest pair of helping hands.  AND, we're always thrilled to have more helping hands here on Bridge and Beyond to help with the mission of warming homeless people in need.  As always, you can click any picture here on the blog to see it in more detail...and larger.  I know I often need to that just to make it easier on my eyes.   When you click on this picture, you'll see the variation in the color of the scarf and how pretty it is.  It is not a solid color.

The scarf is a wonderful size so someone can wrap it around more than once to keep warmer.  Thank you for joining us here on Bridge and Beyond, Peggy.  We hope to see you here often.

Please keep up the good work and know you're making 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.