Crocheting and Donating to Help Homeless

Awesome!  Look at this nice warm afghan from our good friend and generous supporter, Karen S.  I LOVE the nice dark colors and how warm it is.  This afghan is great both in size and color for either a man or a woman.  I know whomever wraps up in this will be thrilled.

And...Karen's included 20 crocheted cotton washcloths in her donation.  The green works for either men or women, and so does the tan white camo....and I LOVE the fall blend of brown, orange and green.  I've not seen that particular color blend before.  Very nice indeed.  Cotton washcloths, knitted or crocheted have so many uses and are always so well received.  They're used as personal washcloths and are so nice on the skin...more so than purchased washcloths, for those that have been living out in the elements.  They're used as dishcloths as well.  Folks getting a night in the shelter use them, they're put in welcome home packages when people transition from shelter living to a permanent housing situation.  Men, women and children use them.

Look at our numbers folks, with this afghan we're now just past 3/4th of the way to our goal of donated afghans!!  It's almost Halloween, will we make it?  Are you working on an afghan, as we speak?  I'm hoping to have one finished shortly...how about you?

**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 and More for the Homeless

 Fun cheery colors in this little stripped rectangle.  This was crocheted and donated by Ann M.  I've layed this aside and will look through my stash on down the line for appropriate colors to make this little rectangle into an afghan.  Initially it would seem these colors would make this appropriate for a young girl, or teen, but who knows how it may change want's it morphs into an afghan.  Stay tuned folks.  I've got a few ghans going at the moment so this will be down the line.

 Likewise these 3 squares/rectangles.  Hopefully the darker blue can become a more male afghan...or at least initially that's what pops into my head.  I'll have to play around a bit with the other two when I take a look at my stash and see how they progress....

 Ann's been busy making scarves too.  Love the dark colors in the upper right corner.  They'll work for either male or female.

She's also included some smaller ones for the younger set.

Thank you Ann, please 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.

Knitting with the Loom Helps Ohio's Homeless

Thank you Karen N for this thoughtful donation of knitted goodies.  Karen N is our newest pair of helping hands.  We're thrilled to have you join us Karen and hope we'll see you here often on Bridge and Beyond.

As always, folks remember you can click pictures to enlarge them so you see details better of the wonderful donations folks send.  Karen has sent quite an assortment, cotton washcloths (upper left corner), hats of several styles (some with ear flaps for the younger set, knitted on looms), mittens, slipper socks and a Christmasy scarf.  

She's tagged items with size, which is always so helpful.

Thank you Karen!

**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.

Knitting in Tennessee Helps Ohio's People in Need

 Thank you Anna W from Tennessee for this awesome donation of knitted goodies.  Anna is our newest pair of helping hands. She's knitted matching hats and scarves...in nice dark solid colors that work well for either men or women.  Thank you Anna for taking the time to package them so nicely as a set.  I've opened one, the blue one you see below in order to show you how nice they are, and the black set in the first photo far right.

I love how nicely sized they are so that someone can really wrap up in the scarf to keep warm.  I fear as busy as the squirrels have been, we're in for a hardy winter which will be very hard on our homeless friends.  She's also included the two hats in the first picture and a pair of very nice wrist warmers.  These wrist warmers are long enough they will really help keep arms warmer.  

And then there's the two fun multi-colored scarves which are made, I think like a tube?  They're doubled in thickness, so perhaps made in the round...or knit double wide and folded over.  Either way, they are extra warm in their design.

Thank you Anna, we're thrilled to have you join us here on Bridge and Beyond and look forward to seeing you 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.