Bright Colored Strips Make a Fun and Warm Afghan

LOVE how this bright colored collection of strips, our good friend Sandie P crocheted donated some time ago, turned out.  There are 7 strips all doubled edged in black except the center strip.  I felt I needed a bit more width so added additional rows of black on the sides of the middle strip.  Got it spread out here to show you, but need to collect it and toss in the laundry and then be able to lay it out to dry and block.

Sandie, I’ve forgotten what stitch you used for these, do you remember?  Is it the afghan stitch?  These bright colors will cheer someone up, and keep them warm, be they male or female.  AND it’s large enough for a nice family afghan.  Had fun laying this out to determine how and where I wanted the colors to appear.

Many thanks Sandie P, and 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.

Scarves Warm the Homeless and Those in Need

Welcome Leila G, our newest pair of helping hands!!!  Leila has crocheted some scarves to aid the homeless, here in Ohio.  Bridge and Beyond is always thrilled to welcome new helping hands.  She has crocheted some nice solid colored scarves, and some mix of this and that.

I think all the scarves work for a male or a female,  given their mostly darker colors.  Remember folks, homeless do NOT like to call attention to themselves by wearing bright fun colors.  Sadly, they are often subjected to police brutality.  So darker colors are not only good for not calling attention to; but also better for not showing dirty.............when doing laundry is obviously a big problem.

Welcome Leila, we hope to see you here often of Bridge and Beyond and hope you know how much your donation aids those in need.

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.

Crocheted Afghans for Homeless

Thank you Marsha M.  This is a continuation of the large number (I'm still not telling you the number, lol), of ghans/lapghans I picked up at her house awhile back.  If you've not been seeing them, or reading the posts, the short version is I'm chipping away at laundering and blocking them for her, as she's a primary care giver.  This one is actually shades of blue, not gray as it looks in the picture, but it was a cloudy day when this one was laid out to dry and even with the light on, the true color didn't come through.  It's a center square of sorts, but not the traditional granny type stitch, then as it widens, she moves into the granny style stitch.  Will make a nice childs ghan or lapghan, doesn't everyone like light blue?

Crocheted side to side.  What fun colors.  This might be with a bit lighter yarn as it's quite light weight.  Reminds me of sun, heat, and sky.  

This style is very open and lazy and also light weight.  4 triangles perhaps?  Or maybe it's crocheted sorta in the round?

And six big granny squares joined and edged for this style.  Another fun color combination.  So....thus far Marsha had 30 that were counting in 2020, and these 4, plus the previous 3 gives her a total of 7 thus far in 2021, and her combined total of 37...........but no, I'm not done with laundering and blocking, so please keep checking back.

**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.

Hats, Scarves, Mittens and More

Thank you Sandra R for this awesome donation.  Folks if you missed the previous post, please scroll back, it shows 3 afghans which were also a part of this donation from our good friend Sandra R from sunny Florida.  It looks to me like she doesn't sleep!  Look how many hats, cotton wash cloths and mittens in addition to those 3 afghans...........AND

Scarves!  Please click the picture to enlarge so you can see the details.  She's knitted has with several different styles.  The 2nd row from the left are tube like hats that can have a folded brim, where the other hats are more rounded with lots of different texture.  AND of course you know I was clapping when I saw the mittens.  So many different colors in both her hats and scarves.  Such a nice variety.  All the hats and mittens are tagged with size.  Special thanks for doing that, it really saves time for the volunteers at the shelter.

As always, many thanks for all you do Sandra R, and please keep up the good work.  You really make a difference, an important one.

**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 and Crocheted Afghans for the Homeless

Woot Woot!  We're getting such a good start on our goal for afghans!  Thank you Sandra R from sunny Florida for these awesome afghans.  This first afghan is crocheted, corner to corner with a shell type stitch.  It's nice and warm, very solid. LOVE the colors, cherry but dark enough to work for a man or a woman.  

This second afghan is knitted with a dozen large squares and is, to my way of thinking a very modern take on granny squares.  I love the look.  Basically 6 colors with the off white as the joiner, primarily and the 7th color.  This must have been fun to make because it's so new and different.  AND this is sized so nicely will be suitable for an entire family.

And this one is the very traditional crocheted granny squares 14 in a row and 10 rows.  LOTS of changing colors and tucking ends.  But, oh so pretty.  Again the style, and color will work for a man or a woman, AND the size is nice and large for a family.  Well done Sandra R.

With these 3 afghans our count is climbing fast to 6 with our goal being 30, 1/5th of the way there.  I'm feeling really good about us hitting and surpassing that goal.

Please pop back in, this isn't Sandra's whole donation, I have more pictures of goodies for 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 For Those in Need

Our good friend, Sandie P from Louisiana is back at it with more scarves.  These crocheted scarves are both made with yarn that changes shades.  The turquoise is so pretty, I'm sure one of the ladies will really be happy to wrap up in this.  

The grayish-purple-blue will work well for a male.  Please click to see the details in the texture of the stitches she used to make this scarf.  Very cool, particularly I think with the way the shading shows it off.

Not sure what type of yarn Sandie used, but it's very nice and soft.  Well done Sandie and please keep up the good work.

I often wear scarves in the house, having a warm neck helps keep the rest of me warmer, so I know how well received scarves are for our homeless friends.

**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.