Joy to The World, Joy to the Fishes and the Deep Blue Sea

Thank you, Thank you!  My old friend Joy D.....yes I couldn't help but think of The 3 Dog Nights Joy to the World......  But, back to Joy, you can see she been super busy with yarn and her speedy crochet hook.  Joy is another one of my high school friends, who I recently saw at our 50th High School Reunion.  I've known Joy many years, as we also went to Junior High together back in the day.  I knew her Mother well, as she was a pink lady at the hospital where I was a Candy Striper.  Pink Ladies are volunteers, who's uniforms were pink, back in the day.

Joy's work is very special.  Click the picture to make it larger so you can see all the colors and styles of hats and scarves she has crocheted.  Her work is always super warm because it's nice and thick.  I really don't know how she crochets so tightly, it would make my arthritis go bonkers.  Joy has included hats and scarves, many are matches sets.

A few posts ago I posted another donation from one of my previous classmates.  I think it's pretty special that friends I knew that many long years ago are using their talents to help Ohio's Homeless through their donations here on Bridge and Beyond.  Joy lives in Delaware.  It was so awesome getting to visit with you at the reunion; but like so many truly not enough time to visit with everyone for any period of time.

Thank you for your long term friendship and your long time support of Bridge and Beyond, and please keep up the good work and know you've made a difference in the lives of so many people.

**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 Karen S, Crocheted Scarves Help the Homeless

Thank you Karen S!  I bet by now most of you who frequent my blog, Bridge and Beyond are able to recognize Karen's donations before I give her name!  Her signature stitch, is very recognizable.  I've posted video's a few times of how to do this stitch of many names.

Seriously this stitch is known by lots of different names:
Cro-hooking
Crochenit
Reversable Tunisian Crochet
Double Ended Crochet.........are just some of them.  Click here for the video if  you've not watched before or want to see how it's done.

Karen has also included a toothbrush and paste.  Which brings me to something about personal care items I thought I would pass along to you all.  I've often mentioned collecting those little samples as you travel for leisure or business.......I've done it myself often when traveling; but........apparently some hotel chains are starting to do away with that for environmental reasons.  In an effort to reduce the plastic, they are going for larger, refillable containers with soap, shampoo and conditioner.  I know Marriott has announced that it's phasing it in and I've seen in thus far in a few hotels in my travels.  I'm not familiar with others; but thought I would mention it here, so you can at least be aware.  Due to being members, we always stay at Marriott's.  I would imagine other chains are doing the same thing?

Many thanks Karen for your donation, and your on going support of Bridge and Beyond and Ohio's homeless.  Please know we truly appreciate you, and your skillful hands.  Please keep as the good work and know you do make a difference in the lives of many.

**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.

Knitted Hats From Florida Help Cold Ohio Homeless

Thank you Cheryl G for this donation of knitted hats.  A little background here folks is Cheryl G is a classmate of mine.  A hundred years ago we graduated from high school together.......well maybe not a hundred years ago.......half that.  We recently celebrated our 50th reunion.  Cheryl returned to Ohio from Sunny Florida where she has no need of these nice warm hats for the reunion and hand delivered these hats to me at the reunion!  I thought that was cool, and wanted to share with you all.

These hats are super stretchy...you may not be able to tell that from the picture; but with the ribbing these hats will fit a large variety of head sizes which is awesome.  I love variegated especially because they're good for the men folk (well not the ones with pink, but you know what I mean).  

Cheryl I know I've asked you before for your pattern and thought I had added it to the hat tab, but didn't see it.  Could you send it to me again, love to post it.  I'm assuming you can adjust the size by the number you cast on?  If you wanted the hat to be longer?  It seems like this would be a good pattern and give people the ability to go up or down in size if they wanted to?

Wonderful to see you again at the reunion, I just wish there had been more time to talk.  Cheryl and I graduated with a large class...the number somewhat debatable, but around 480 we think.  No we didn't get that many people at the reunion, but we had over 100, so trying to talk to everyone wasn't an easy task.

Thank you for your on going support of Bridge and Beyond and Ohio's Homeless.  So nice of you to keep thinking of us while you're down there in Florida enjoying the sunshine.

**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.

Donations from Tennessee, The Volunteer State

Thank you Anna W!  Anna hails from Tennessee, The Volunteer State.  As you can see Anna has been very busy volunteering.  She's crocheted loomed hats in 2 different styles.  The hats vary in size (many thanks for labeling with size).  AND look at all the nice dark colors.....

She's also been busy looming those great wrist warmers/fingerless mitts.  This is a really nice pattern, as they're nice and long and truly come up the arm for added warmth.

I'm adding the link to the blog post showing how to make them.  Click HERE

The wrist warmers/fingerless mitts are also in the nice dark colors and match many of the hats she's made.

Many thanks Anna for your volunteering.....keep up the good work and know you're truly appreciated.


**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.