I'm Pouring the CHAMPAIGNE, bring your glass!!!!!!!!!

2 Hats, #177 and 178, both crocheted from Dear Dear Sweet Sandie (22 needed to meet goal of 200). Both these hats are crocheted and as always fabulously done. All of Sandie's work is awesome.

Scarf, also crocheted, also from Dear Sweet Fabulous Sandie is..................#100!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We've met our goal of 100 scarves. This is just wonderful exciting news. I can't tell you how happy this makes me. Please take time and swing over to Sandie's blog. She always so very busy crocheting and donating to many worthy causes, not just ours. Some of you may not know Sandie is a Author, check out her books.

Sandie has been very supportive of this charity, by blogging about it to help spreed the news, and by crocheting constantly. Many many thanks Sandie for all you've done. Truly it is appreciated. It is appreciated obviously by me and others here in our group, and more importantly it is appreciated by those we don't know. Those that strive to help, to let them know they are cared for, prayed for and in our thoughts.

If you've not explored her page, I really suggest you do; and as thank you to Sandie...see if there's one of her charities you can support in some way.
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PLEASE keep knitting and crocheting hats, scarves, and mittens. Though we've met the goal of 100 scarves we'll continue our quest.

Doing a Happy Dance!!

These are soooooooooo darling. Look at these fabulous hats knitted and donated by Linda down in Florida. All are cute; but I'm particularly partial to the pink one with ear flaps!!! My hubby wants one and so, I'll be contacted Linda to see about sharing a pattern. These are hats #177-178-179-180

She also knitted 2 fabulous pair of mittens (another pattern I think I need to see about). These mitts are stretching enough to fit several sizes with a nice cuff for warmth. Mittens #42-43

And a neck Gator...now, how perfect is that. Florida Gators after all, lol

Many many thanks Linda.

Every time I open a box or an envelope I'm like a kid at Christmas. I get so giddy with excitement and feel truly grateful for all the wonderful kind and caring people out there willing to help others.

You are All Fabulous in my book!!!!

Goals:
Scarf 99 done 1 needed for goal
Hats 176 done 23 needed for goal
Mittens 43 done 57 needed for goal

Here's a close up of the darling pink hat I was telling you about.

Inching our way to our Scarf Goal

Ever so close...this is another of Sandie's beautiful donations and is scarf #99. Can you believe it...we only need 1 more to hit our goal. But, please don't stop at our goal.

Sandie's scarf is crocheted and trimmed with a darker shade of blue...nice touch!

Many many thanks Sandie for all you've done, you're ongoing support is supercalifragalistic-expealadoses

HUGS

GOALS:
Hats 200 176 completed 24 needed to hit goal
Scarves 100 99 completed.......1 needed to hit goal
Mittens 100 41 pair completed 59 pairs needed to hit goal

LOL...as I posted this picture, had a flash to the movie I watched last night The Devil Wears Prada, and the whole deal she went into about the color BLUE. lol

Scarf

Finally, I got my blue and green scarf done. It's quite large, color blocks of 15 rows of each color section, 7 color sections and measures 10.5 inches wide and is 80 inches long (6 ft 6 inches). Little larger than I usually make, but wanted something for a larger man...and or something that could wrapped around neck and chest for warmth.

We've had a fair amount of sunshine of late, but still are getting very cool temperatures at night. Dipped below 40 again last night so warm items are still needed. We still have heavy blankets on our bed, and most days the windows are closed.

This makes scarf #98 (just 2 shy of our original goal of 100). Please keep them coming the need hasn't gone away yet weather wise...though fingers crossed I do think we're getting close. When that happens we'll store and be ready for when the weather turns rather than having to play catch up.

As always many many thanks for all who've helped with knitting and crocheting, all who've helped by placing blog notices and our blog badge to spread the word, all who've sent money to purchase socks. It is truly amazing what we can do together.

HUGS

**royal blue and hunter green, not sure the green shows up that way in the picture. This is the first thing I've actually been able to finish since Mom passed, had some issues with that; but am feeling better about that now

Very Special Scarves!!!

I'm posting pictures of 4 scarves that might have you thinking of St. Patty's Day...they're beautiful and green which makes me think of lush green grass that needs to be mowed (maybe I'll do that tomorrow, just didn't feel like it today). These 4 scarves are donated by our Dear Sandie. PLEASE visit her page and offer a special thanks. All donations are wonderful, all are appreciated by these seem even more special to me. A friend of Sandie's, Carolyn Toups recently passed and left yarn for Sandie. It is this yarn she used to make these scarves. How special is that. A wonderful way to honor and remember this lady through Sandie's generous crochet hook.

People are AWESOME...I say that a considerable amount and really believe it. If only we could hear more about how awesome and caring people are on the 6:00 news instead of all the negative stuff.

My deepest condolences for the loss of your friend, Sandie AND my sincere Thanks for turning a sad event into a meaningful positive one with remembering your friend with this donation.

Scaves #94-95-96-97
Our goal 100..........3 to go (though don't stop making them, love to go beyond that)

Close to below freezing last night!

Spring is here in central Ohio; but.......it's so unpredictable. Days can be warm, though it's been cool for about a week again. Rain again today, but.. last night we were only a few degrees above freezing, so these latest donations are very much appreciated.

Thanks and HUGS to Sandie for Scarf #93 (100 was our goal, we're getting close)

As always such nice work. I love the color combination!

Thanks and HUGS to Ghost for hat #176 (our goal was 200...inching our way there).

I LOVE the neat border, look how much the reddish strip adds to the look! Bravo Ghost.

I'm working on (not as much as I should) a scarf. Having trouble doing it.

Summer is approaching, a time when many of us find it harder to knit or crochet. Yarn sticks to sweaty fingers; so could I ask...if you've not (and I know many of you have) added our badge to your blog would you please do it now? I believe that will help spread more awareness and perhaps get us a few more helping hands. Those in cooler climates might still knit and crochet, or those who are able to have the a.c. on alot.

Thanks for all you've done, you are all FABULOUS!

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To add our badge to your blog:
1-right click and save to your computer
2-add widget to your blog
3-add url where indicated which is: http://homelessbridge.blogspot.com/
4-click ok or save

Wala...you've done it.

????Does anyone know how to obtain code for it? For our friends without a blogspot and or someone who prefers not to add widgets. I don't know, but would love to learn.